Its nearly 2003 and that can mean only one thing......SHARE-time is nearly upon us!!!
Yes, in case you have guessed it, this is your bi-annual, arm-twisting note to recruit volunteers to chair sessions at the upcoming SHARE conference in Dallas. For the "new to the list" folks who may not have heard of SHARE, its a conference held twice a year to provide education and exchange information about IBM technology. Take a look at their web site, www.share.org for more information. SHARE is a volunteer organzation. The speakers are from a wide range of industries and the people who run the various programs are unpaid....OK, we do get a lunch.... The VM and Linux Program is dedicated to bringing the latest information about both the z/VM and Linux operating systems to conference attendees. Many of the people who contribute to this list are speakers. However, we also need help in other areas, such as session chairpersons. This is a "low impact" job which is easy to do and provides a great way of getting more involved without making a long term committment. (I know people love that phrase...%-)) All you need to do to sign up is send me your name and the sessions that you would like to chair. We will provide you with all the information you need. There will be a brief meeting at the beginning of SHARE to give you the stickers, etc. The duties of a session chair are simple, mainly keeping track that the speaker does not run long, that people have a seat, and that there are enough handouts. In exchange, you will be guarenteed a great seat at the session and the undying gratitude of the program organizers. In addition, for those volunteering early, there is a lovely picture of Chance Zimelis. If you volunteer before January 6, you will be eligable to will free snow shoveling for the rest of the winter...courtesy of Rick Barlow and Sons. (We will substitute water pumping for those of you south of the snow belt.) The special grand prize will be a first-edition, signed by the author copy of "Gnorman's Travels" by Neale Ferguson. So don't delay, volunteer now! The following is a list of sessions that are available. Details on what each session is about can be found at www.share.org. Martha Day Time Session Title Mon 04:30p 9100 z/VM TCP/IP Update Mon 09:30a 9101 z/VM Show and Tell Thu 03:00p 9200 100 Things Someone Has Already Done for Your VM Mon 03:00p 9202 The Latest and Greatest on z/VM's Control Program Tue 09:30a 9203 Getting Started with TCP/IP for VM: The Basics Tue 01:30p 9206 Under the Covers: The VM Control Program (CP) - Wed 04:30p 9207 VM Performance 101 Wed 08:00a 9209 VM Networking Overview: RSCS, PVM, and TCP/IP Wed 03:00p 9211 Maintaining z/VM by Using and Understanding VMSES/E Wed 01:30p 9212 z/VM Installation - How Customers Really Do It Fri 09:30a 9219 Hidden Gems on VM: Great Tools You Never Knew You H Thu 01:30p 9221 TRACK for VM - A SysProg Must-have Tool! Wed 09:30a 9255 VM TCP/IP Routing - Part 1 of 2 Wed 11:00a 9256 VM TCP/IP Routing - Part 2 of 2 Thu 08:00a 9259 VM TCP/IP Advanced Configuration Thu 09:30a 9261 Configuring, Customizing and Modifying Your VM Thu 11:00a 9262 Dynamically Managing Hardware I/O Configuration Thu 01:30p 9264 VM Performance Internals - Why It Works That Way Thu 08:00a 9311 Open Source: The Business Case Tue 04:30p 9312 Linux Certifications: What are They? And What is Thu 11:00a 9314 Linux Security Basics for S/390 People Tue 06:00p 9322 Application Debugging Techniques on Linux for Tue 04:30p 9325 Print Solutions Using Samba Mon 03:00p 9331 Linux in an LPAR - Here's How It's Done Wed 08:00a 9333 SCSI Devices on Linux for zSeries - Early Tue 09:30a 9334 Managing Multiple Linux Instances on VM Tue 04:30p 9336 Linux - Disk and Tape Connectivity for S/390 and Tue 08:00a 9337 Securing Linux for S/390 - User Experiences Thu 04:30p 9338 Managing Linux Guests Using Existing CA Mainframe Mon 04:30p 9340 Linux for S/390 - Backing up your Data Wed 04:30p 9342 Linux on the Mainframe: Samba Connectivity Fri 08:00a 9344 Best Practices for Deploying Linux on VM Tue 03:00p 9349 Cloning Penguins: Performance and Capacity Issues Thu 01:30p 9353 Linux for S/390 Installation Lab - Part 1 of 3 Thu 03:00p 9354 Linux S/390 Installation Lab - Part 2 of 3 Thu 04:30p 9355 Linux S/390 Installation Lab - Part 3 of 3 Thu 09:30a 9356 Connecting to Linux for zSeries Mon 01:30p 9357 Accessing Your Linux LPARs/Guests Using Cisco's Wed 06:00p 9359 Linux Debugging for z/OS Veterans (and Others, Wed 11:00a 9360 Monitoring & Understanding Performance for Linux on Tue 09:30a 9363 Managing Server (UNIX, Linux, NT) Consolidation to Thu 09:30a 9365 z/VM & Linux Security Tue 08:00a 9370 A Windows User Moves to Linux Tue 01:30p 9371 Linux in Your Lap Thu 09:30a 9372 Long Distance Linux (a Tele-Commuter's Tale) Wed 09:30a 9380 Linux 101 Lab - Part 1 of 2 Wed 11:00a 9381 Linux 101 Lab - Part 2 of 2
