System iNetwork

August 14, 2007

The Fall Back-to-School Roundup

Since this is the first year COMMON has switched to its single "big" annual conference format, some System i pros may be wondering just what in-person education is left this year. At the spring COMMON conference, I asked COMMON President Randy Default how the transition was going — it was going well, of course, but he also noted that he suspected quite a few members would still be surprised this fall when they started looking for the former big fall event.

Despite the well-publicized moves, it's hard to erase years of conditioning surrounding the iconic COMMON conferences. While there's no big COMMON event, COMMON is still offering sessions this fall, along with a couple of other key System i in-person events. Here's what's coming:

Systems Operations on the Sytem i

This one-day COMMON seminar is devoted to an overview of System i operations and focuses on enhancing your skills in Save/Restore, Operations, and Work Management. It's led by System i pro Al Barsa, and it's in Houston October 1, Austin October 2, Phoenix October 3, and Denver October 4. To learn more, check out: http://www.common.org/seminars/2007/2007seminars.html#1001.

RPG & DB2 Summit

This event focuses solely on the RPG and database skills you need for your daily work — not Java, not Domino, not system administration. As you might expect, it features System i experts Susan Gantner, Skip Marchesani, Jon Paris, and Paul Tuohy, as well as guest instructors including George Farr, Scott Klement, Shantan Kethireddy, and Tom McKinley. It runs from October 2-4 in Minneapolis. To learn more, check out: http://www.systemideveloper.com/conferences.html.

System i Core Decisions: Business Applications Roadshow

This is System iNetwork's roadshow event, featuring Bob Tipton and Dave Ellison, who will walk attendees through collaborative exercises geared to their organization's challenges. The central organizing principle is aligning your core business with your IT efforts. It's in Irvine October 2, Forth Worth October 14, New Jersey October 30, St. Louis November 6. To learn more, check out: http://www.systeminetwork.com/coreroadshow/Index.cfm.

COMMON Focus 2007

This is COMMON's first annual workshop event, which will feature 18 in-depth, all-day educational lab and lecture-style workshops offered over three days. Attendees can attend only one workshop per day. It runs from October 14-17 at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio. For more, check out: http://www.common.org/conferences/2007/focus/index.html.

Missing Any In-Person Events?

If I'm missing any key events, don't hesitate to post a comment with the details!

Live, But Not Face-to-Face

I've got one more event worth mentioning, and even though it's not in-person, it's still live, and that's System iNetwork's RPG & Beyond Web Conference. It's set for September 18-19 and 25-26. To learn more, check out http://www.pentontech.com/onlineconf/isn/rpgandbeyond07/.

Posted by cmaxcer at August 14, 2007 9:30 AM