Dave The U2UG board were discussing webinars at the last meeting.
FYI IBM are starting an interesting ball rolling with some podcasts coming out in the next months - personally I think these are a great idea because a) they are low tech b) I can listen in my car c) they tend to be a little more informal (I had a good CD of podcasts from Microsoft when .net 2.0 was first released) d) they are simple and - e) without video - well, let's just say some of us are less than perfectly photogenic... Webinars will take some organizing and even if they are real time you miss out on all the other stuff that a good conference brings (the face to face and foyer discussions), but we're definitely interested in getting some off the ground and we've already put some topics on the table. The only problem will be time zones.. I already have to hold the board meetings at midnight and unfortunately I lose the power of cogent speech around pumpkin time.. Brian > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Taylor > Sent: 21 July 2007 01:53 > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: Re: [U2] U2 University link > > Wally, > > Since your audience is truly international and we are all > spread out across the globe rather than located in large > groups in a few places, would IBM not be able to reach far > more attendees, and at far lower cost to both the attendees > and to IBM, if these sessions were presented as Webinars? > > Just think of the number of people who will not attend your > classes, the number of people you are missing, due to > location issues, schedule issues, contiguous time away from > the office issues, cost issues etc.. > > Conventional classroom training has to be the least cost > effective training model available, given today's technology. > > How much more often could you "run" these sessions in an > updated format if you could run them as webinars? > > How many more people could you reach if you ran them once a > month for a nominal fee per session? > > Aren't we all in the business of providing critical > information in a timely and cost-effective manner? > > Why do the cobbler's children have no shoes? > > Dave Taylor > CEO > Sysmark Information Systems, Inc. > 49 Aspen Way > Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 > 800-SYSMARK (800-797-6275) > (O) 310-544-1974 > (C) 310-561-5200 > (F) 310-377-3550 > www.sysmarkinfo.com > Your Source for Integrated EDI Translation, DataSync > Integration and Software Migration Authorized IBM Business Partner > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wally Terhune" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> > Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 4:59 AM > Subject: RE: [U2] U2 University link > > > > Phil Walker wrote: > > "Thanks for providing those details the locations and > prices and topics > > at least are better than I expected, so well done. > Hopefully the content > > will satisfy the expectations I have as I am used to the standard U2 > > courses of old, which for me a least as a tutor, were very > basic, excuse > > the pun." > > > > Abstracts are now posted on the web site. Hopefully they > will help you > > decide if the planned technical content meets your needs. > > Here is the link, again. > > > > http://www.ibm.com/software/info/u2/university/index.jsp > > > > I'll be presenting at all of the US venues. Hope to meet > lots more U2 > > users... > > Regards, > > > |-------------------------------+----------------------------- > ------------| > > |Wally Terhune |Register today for the premier U2 > | > > |U2 Support Architect |technical event! > | > > | | > | > > |4700 South Syracuse Street | > | > > |Denver, CO 80237 | > | > > |Tel: (303) 773-7969 T/L | > | > > |656-7969 | > | > > |Mobile: (303) 807-6222 | > | > > |Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | > > |http://www.ibm.com/software/dat| > | > > |a/u2 | > | > > > |-------------------------------+----------------------------- > ------------| > > > > [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg > which had a name of > 10738292.jpg] > > > > [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg > which had a name of > 10376561.jpg] > > ------- > > u2-users mailing list > > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
