Cross-posted to the IBMVM, Linux-390, and IBM-MAIN discussion lists.
The 2013 VM Workshop will be conducted at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in beautiful downtown Indianapolis, IN from about 9AM Thursday June 20, through about 2PM Saturday, June 22. For more details, see: http://www.vmworkshop.org/2013 Some of the sessions being planned, or already submitted for consideration, include: * A live, online zVM Installation lab (seats limited to about 18) * A live, online Linux on System z Installation lab (seats limited to about 18) * Intellinx - A Real-time Auditing, Monitoring and Fraud Detection Solution for System z and others * zIFL Consolidation Sizing Process * Strike up the Band - How to Make Great Events Happen with the z/VM Intra Network Data Ensemble * Sharing the Love of z/VM 620 Clustering Solutions * IBM zEnterprise Technology Update * Mz - a new open source systems management package * Automating Oracle on System z * Real examples of z/VM and Linux Guest Monitoring and Automation * Options for Backing Up and Restoring z/VM and Linux Guests * The z/VM Platform: Fit-for-Purpose - Proven for Linux Many of the sessions listed above are 'vendor' sessions. Those should be terrific. Yet, the description of the original VM Workshop includes at http://www2.marist.edu/~workshop/ "The VM Workshop is an annual event which is essentially an "immersion program for systems programmers". It is 3.5 days of intensive discussion and presentations about the VM operating system and related subjects. The Workshop began in 1977 as an alternative to the more formal (and expensive) conferences such as SHARE and Guide. Over the years, it has remained a completely grass-roots effort, with its organization being handled by volunteers from various colleges, universities and corporations. Its emphasis is on participation and the exchanging of ideas and information." After a long respite, a grass-roots effort in 2011 revived the VM Workshop as a 2.5 day conference for the "modern era", including "Linux on System z" as a key topic. Those past VM systems programmers freely shared their personal experiences with the VM system: tools they had written, solutions that they had discovered, clever ways to do things that everyone has to do, and much more. A key point of the original VM Workshop was "Its emphasis is on participation and the exchanging of ideas and information." The z/VM and Linux on System z Community really needs those personal, non-professional, volunteer sessions now, too. Please look at the "Desired Sessions" listed below to decide if you could deliver a personal, non-professional presentation on one of those topics, or another, to a small group of your soon-to-be friends. Some other "Desired Sessions" we'd like to see presented include: * VMSES/E Introduction (SERVICE, PUT2PROD and BEYOND...) * CMS Admin Boot Camp * Rexx intro and scripting (basics) * Where Do I Start? (Configuring: IBM, ISV, and common free utility tools recommendations) * "Virtualization Comparison" What other session ideas would you like to see presented? Reply here with your ideas about sessions you'd like to hear. With what are you struggling? Your thoughts may inspire additional valuable session topics. The VM Workshop Volunteer Committee will sort through the posted ideas, adding those that fit to the "Desired Sessions" list. Besides all those, and any new session ideas others may come up with, we plan to hold a ""Stump the Old-timers" Q&A session, and informal nightly "End of Day" discussions in the Tower dorm building "commons" areas. These are intended as a "Free Fire Zone" where those too shy or intimidated by z/VM or Linux on System z can feel comfortable asking any question in the midst of friendly folks who have already "been there, done that". Session presentation ideas (even if the session materials have not yet been completed) can be submitted at: http://www.vmworkshop.org/node/246 The Session Submission web page is expected to remain open only until about May 1. Don't dawdle! :-) Volunteers need time to sort through the submissions and fit those that apply into the limited 2.5 days of session slots. Thanks! Mike Walter 2013/2014 VM Workshop chairman ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
