Cross-posted to IBM-MAIN, IBMVM, and Linux390 for those who are interested in technical training for System z, z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE, and Linux on System z.
| I read IBMMain via digest so would not see your questions for a day. | In the past when I've posted about the z Expo, no one says a word. | Thanks for your interest this time. :-) | |Responding to comments and questions that were on IBMMain | |Where's the agenda, abstracts and topics? | The agenda grid with session times/days is not available right yet. | | A list of sessions and abstracts IS available on the conference | web site under "session descriptions". I said it in the | initial posting but it was near the bottom so perhaps you didn't | see it. | BTW, we've asked the conference web people to put a cross link | between the abstract link and the session lists. | | Conference web site where you can click on "Session Descriptions" | http://www.ibm.com/training/us/conf/systemz | Or if you prefer, link to the pdf with the sessions and abstracts | http://www.ibm.com/training/us/conf/systemz | http://www-304.ibm.com/jct03001c/services/learning/pdfs/2009_Expo_Agenda_07-08_GA_JL_PLC_vm.pdf | In the next day or so, the new files will be put up | on the web site -- there will be a list of sessions (w/o abstracts) | and a refreshed list of sessions with abstracts. To see them, | you'll have to go the conference web site and click on | Session Descriptions as I don't have their direct urls at this moment. | | Comments about presenters: | You will see many familiar names and some new IBM names. | Yes, in the past, there were many ISV presenters at z Expo who | provided technical presentations (not just paid product presentations) | And as agenda architects we have greatly appreciated the community | aspect and their contribution to the agenda. However, the org within | IBM that owns conference and legal have implemented a change | across IBM tech conference (not just z Expo) about ISV speakers | and technical presenting. I'm not about to debate there here | because we're asked to comply with this for conference agenda. | ISV speakers can still present as part of their sponsorship | and exhibiting level. | | Customer speakers - yes there are still customer presenters. | | SHARE & z Expo. We're glad there are both events. We know that | your whole dept can't be away at once so it's good to be able to | have a team be able to go to one or the other. | | The z Expo week at a glance is on the web site. | http://www-304.ibm.com/jct03001c/services/learning/pdfs/2009_zExpo_week_at_a_glance.pdf | I don't recall ever having a Wed afternoon off at an IBM conference | (been working on VM tech conferences since the mid-1990's.) | Sessions are held Wednesday afternoons unless you choose to | take them off yourself. I said in initial posting that | breakouts begin Monday afternoon and continue through Friday noon. | (On a side note, in our attempt at humor at share in the late 80's | we'd pretend to schedule a session called P001 (ok..POOL).) | | Numbers of sessions - whether it's share or zexpo, there's seems | to be more sessions available than one can attend during the week. | Expo attendees tell us to have more repeats, so we try | to do that with many sessions. | | Recorded sessions - nice to hear that Share is offering | some of those. We had tried that at the tech conference a few times | with limited success, I think at one conference they tried to | sell a cd recording over and above. | More recently for z/VM, VSE, and Linux we have run Live Virtual Classes | (LVCs) with some of the presentations that we do at user groups and | tech conferences. We've changed LVC broadcast providers so | we are continue do offer them in 2009. (next one for z/VSE is Aug 5) | | Initial posting below for continuity. The next IBM conference for System z, IBM System z Expo, is open for enrollment and in case you didn't see an e-mail about it, there is an early bird discount of $300 (US) until July 31. IBM System z Expo October 5-9, 2009 Hilton Orlando (brand new) web: http://www.ibm.com/training/us/conf/systemz You'll enjoy updates and education on these favorite System z operating systems z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE and Linux on System z and concentrations on System z in general, systems storage, security, virtualization, performance, networking, and more. At a glance: The conference begins on Monday morning, Oct 5,with keynote sessions, followed by breakouts through Friday Oct 9 at noon. There is also a product expo with Monday and Tues evening receptions and Tues & Wed after-lunch exhibit times so that you have time to visit with IBM System z 10 demoers, ISV and BP sponsors and exhibitors. Want to exhibit or sponsor ? Click the Sponsor/Exhibitor packages link on this page: http://www.ibm.com/training/us/conf/systemz Please look at a preliminary list of topics and abstracts on the web site, and please continue to visit the site as we're updating it on almost a weekly basis with revised sessions and abstracts. Click the sessions descriptions link off this page to see what is planned: http://www.ibm.com/training/us/conf/systemz We look forward to meeting you in Orlando. Regards, Your z Expo agenda architects Pam Christina, Glenn Anderson, and Julie Liesenfelt
