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Please note: The SECOND REGISTRATION DEADLINE (dorm room housing) IS 11:59 PM
PDT, Sunday June 14.
After that, orders for dorm room housing cannot be reliably accepted.
The 2015 VM Workshop will be conducted June 25-27 2015 at Binghamton
University, Binghamton, NY.
Don't miss the z/VSE content, new this year!
Including IBM'ers, at this time there are now 165 "Regular" attendees (and
quite a few spouses). The IBM z/VM Development Lab is in Endicott, NY, under 10
miles away. Many z/VM development and support IBM'ers are attending, and some
from Germany and elsewhere around the world.
Do you want to be the only one to miss this fantastic opportunity to network
with and learn from so many z/VM'ers?
Registration deadlines (extended):
* Before 11:59 PM Wednesday, June 3 to ensure receipt of a quality Polo
shirt in your size (one included for general attendees and
sponsor attendees) or a T-shirt in your size (one
included for student attendees). The 'Shirt Window' has closed.
* Before 11:59 PM PDT Sunday June 14 to reserve a dorm room. Any requests
for Dorm Room housing after that cannot be guaranteed.
* Online registration will remain open, and on-site Walk-in registration
and payment will be accepted - but after the above deadlines,
not for dorm room housing, nor with any guarantee of a nifty Polo shirt or
T-shirt.
All completed, paid registrations submitted before those deadlines are
guaranteed to receive (plus any addition purchases by that date):
* (regular attendees) A high quality Polo shirt in Binghamton
University hunter green school colors, with a Binghamton University logo on the
front left side over the heart, and a VM Workshop 2015 logo on the left sleeve,
* (student attendees) A high quality T-shirt in Binghamton University
hunter green school colors, with a Binghamton University logo on the
front left side over the heart, and a printed on the back: a TRIumph of
Virtualization VM/VSE/Linux (Only 2 registered students at this time, they
will get a polo shirt instead!)
* a reserved dorm room (for those pre-paying for dorm 'nights'),
Shirts will be available for pickup at the VM Workshop registration table
beginning Thursday morning.
WHO:
z/VM, Linux on z Systems, and z/VSE Friends
WHAT:
Choose from multiple concurrent presentations packed full of up-to-the-minute
technical sessions for all expertise levels of z/VM, and
Linux on z Systems, z/VSE, and from Hands-On Labs including:
- z/VM 6.3 SSI Installation or Migration or Upgrade Hands-On Lab,
- Linux for z Systems Installation Hands-On Lab,
- Intro to Rexx Hands-On Lab,
- Unlock your z/VSE data and applications for the mobile world Hands-On Lab.
Sessions (so far):
In addition to the Hands-On Labs, a PDF list of accepted sessions (suitable for
sharing with managers!), and a draft version of the session grid
as of this time can be viewed at:
http://www.vmworkshop.org/2015_Agenda<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.vmworkshop.org_2015-5FAgenda&d=AwMFAg&c=JL-fUnQvtjNLb7dA39cQUcqmjBVITE8MbOdX7Lx6ge8&r=8IJ_T0UkhLdUV8LICklwgw459com4sOgHq605Fq9hSk&m=d2lSbw9fe3DUQnRJjtpft0NSH-nzFDUyvE40dNnYF9U&s=4brvCu7-kB7FvpQDDE9P2Q3MQyBfY5r2bpk6iV3nzDs&e=>
WHERE:
Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY.
See:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Binghamton+University/@42.088828,-75.966972,13z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x73e79cf1ee693edf<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.google.com_maps_place_Binghamton-26-2343-3BUniversity_-4042.088828-2C-2D75.966972-2C13z_data-3D-214m2-213m1-211s0x0-3A0x73e79cf1ee693edf&d=AwMFAg&c=JL-fUnQvtjNLb7dA39cQUcqmjBVITE8MbOdX7Lx6ge8&r=8IJ_T0UkhLdUV8LICklwgw459com4sOgHq605Fq9hSk&m=d2lSbw9fe3DUQnRJjtpft0NSH-nzFDUyvE40dNnYF9U&s=V4PhlqMRVgZ6zMjiQTtmuEB7JgeOFRvE_g2r7F9QxDQ&e=>
Location, travel, dorm room lodging ($45/night/bed single bedroom, or
$55/night/bed double bedroom - each with bathrooms shared by suite-mates; see
details including suite floor plans, and an annotated campus map at:
http://www.vmworkshop.org/2015/housing<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.vmworkshop.org_2015_housing&d=AwMFAg&c=JL-fUnQvtjNLb7dA39cQUcqmjBVITE8MbOdX7Lx6ge8&r=8IJ_T0UkhLdUV8LICklwgw459com4sOgHq605Fq9hSk&m=MQbVtV3FN0_csv1h3JwXYGUFZk4_ETaIyVEV45ZaeOo&s=fiM98bw8UPMOaCNHieefDjS8zE6ehbYzm-ecTTjxUP0&e=>
), travel hints, sponsor information, and registration details for the 2015 VM
Workshop have been posted to:
http://www.vmworkshop.org/2015<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.vmworkshop.org_2015&d=AwMFAg&c=JL-fUnQvtjNLb7dA39cQUcqmjBVITE8MbOdX7Lx6ge8&r=8IJ_T0UkhLdUV8LICklwgw459com4sOgHq605Fq9hSk&m=MQbVtV3FN0_csv1h3JwXYGUFZk4_ETaIyVEV45ZaeOo&s=Taz4JVjJUHYejKcjZkDHaE8Vteh3Auqp-7x_HJYSewg&e=>
WHEN:
Sessions are presented from Thursday morning JUNE 25 until about 1PM EDT (or
so) Saturday JUNE 27.
Wednesday June 24 is reserved for VM Workshop Volunteer Committee site
preparation and lab setup; if you are interested in helping, just up show and
we'll put you to cheerful, fulfilling work! :)
WHY:
Previous VM Workshops have been referred to by the small-minded as: 'a large
number of system programmers with some limited adult supervision' (do you
really want to miss this!??). Expect another wonderful "up close and personal"
workshop with great content, terrific camaraderie, and professional networking.
Come to meet VM old-timers... and *future* z/VM old-timers while learning the
latest technical z/VM, 'Linux on z Systems', ad z/VSE details. Don't know
where to start with Linux on z Systems? This is a great place to start!
PRICE:
STILL UNCHANGED from the previous four years, ** ONLY $100 per attendee**,
optional dorm rooms with full linens are available as listed above. This is
the best bargain out there for z/VM and 'Linux on z Systems' education, and is
quite reasonable for anyone paying their own way. On-site parking is available
for $6 per day.
* Regular attendees and sponsor attendees: The $100 registration fee
for regular attendees includes: access to all sessions and hands-on labs; if
registered before the deadline above, a snazzy 2015 VM Workshop polo shirt (not
just a cheap T-shirt like those high-priced conferences); a Gala Dinner
Reception on Thursday evening; and almost all other meals.
* Full-time Students: A $10 registration fee includes: access to all
sessions and hands-on labs; if registered before the deadline above, a 2015 VM
Workshop T-shirt (sure to become a "must have" at your campus); and optional
($20) attendance at the Gala Dinner Reception on Thursday evening.
* Spouse attendees: A $0 registration fee provides: an optional means
of purchasing a dorm room bed (deadline and pricing as described above), and/or
optional attendance at the Gala Dinner Reception on Thursday evening ($35).
HOW:
Registration is now available online, please check it out soon at:
www.vmworkshop.org/2015<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.vmworkshop.org_2015&d=AwMFAg&c=JL-fUnQvtjNLb7dA39cQUcqmjBVITE8MbOdX7Lx6ge8&r=8IJ_T0UkhLdUV8LICklwgw459com4sOgHq605Fq9hSk&m=d2lSbw9fe3DUQnRJjtpft0NSH-nzFDUyvE40dNnYF9U&s=o2G0q2hBQMGeNNU_6A3VeDK3brJ0IWs_1v6CQ5ko4vk&e=>
... live servers are standing by to take your registration!
On-site registration will be available (cash or credit), but dorm rooms and
shirts must be ordered by the deadlines listed above.
PARTICIPATE (yourself!):
* Compete in the historical (occasionally hysterical) VM Workshop "Ugly
Hawaiian Shirt" contest for a chance to win a treasured, but ugly prize!
(B.Y.O.U.H.S.)
* The VM Workshop began as a way for VM systems programmers to share...
what they do at their sites, what tools they had written, and what they had
learned... let's return to that track of mostly USER-PRESENTED sessions. Don't
have enough to fill an hour? No problem... submit the idea (or multiple ones!)
at
http://www.vmworkshop.org/2015/session<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.vmworkshop.org_2015_session&d=AwMFAg&c=JL-fUnQvtjNLb7dA39cQUcqmjBVITE8MbOdX7Lx6ge8&r=8IJ_T0UkhLdUV8LICklwgw459com4sOgHq605Fq9hSk&m=MQbVtV3FN0_csv1h3JwXYGUFZk4_ETaIyVEV45ZaeOo&s=TVoq0gnZCFBpf0C9lSeefCaXcSSvCx5DMaQ-nuLuznA&e=>
and the committee will merge multiple shorter presentations in to full hour
sessions. Don't be shy, we're all your z/VM and Linux on z Systems
**friends** - no 'flaming' is tolerated.
Place this event on your calendars and please join us at Binghamton University,
Binghamton, NY.
Don't miss this incredibly inexpensive, educational, and fun event!
This was posted on behalf of the 2015 VM Workshop Volunteer Committee, and
Eric Schuler-Dalverny
2015/2016 VM Workshop Chairman
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