A RUG without Claire and Susan is going to be boring! I'll try to send some updates via email.
You might also keep up by joining the Facebook group. http://www.facebook.com/pages/World-Wide-Remedy-User-Group/110221755697745?v=wall Rick On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 8:29 AM, Sanford, Claire < claire.sanf...@memorialhermann.org> wrote: > ** > Susan, > > You just made me cry! :( > > Claire > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > arsl...@arslist.org] *On Behalf Of *Susan Palmer > *Sent:* Monday, October 11, 2010 9:32 AM > *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > *Subject:* Re: WWRUG > > ** > Sam, > > This is the first RUG I'll be missing since 1995 other than the "P" year > and I'm heart-broken. Family obligations require that I be here while they > are visiting (darn) and I couldn't get them to change their week. I'll be > missing the learning and all the people I enjoy talking too :( > > I would have paid for the conference myself if my employer would not it's > that valuable! Everyone starts off inexperienced, but by attending you'll > be exposed to alot of information that you'll be able to utilize for years. > Don't let the mention of party throw you off .... you will receive so much > information I guarantee that you'll wonder how your brain can absorb that > much. > > Take notes. Sure you'll get the ppt presentations (and don't rewrite all > that info) but when you make a note make it thorough. You think you'll > remember some shortened idea until you look at it the following week. > Presenters live for Questions, they feel unloved if there aren't alot of > questions. Don't worry that it's too simple, they love those too! > > Talk to people. People sitting next to you, people waiting in line with > you, people at your lunch table, breakfast area, people everywhere. One > thing about Remedy people, they love to share. If you're shy about > approaching people just ask someone an open-ended question, they'll take it > from there. > > Don't hesitate to say proudly you are new to Remedy. People will take you > under their wing. But make sure you circulate and talk to many people ... > no issue hitting 25 a day minimum. > > Make sure you get enough sleep. A little over loaded at end of first day > will feel fatiguing but if you don't allow for adequate sleep you'll be > exhausted by night with Engineering. This is a great place to move from > group to group and listen. Of course ask questions if you have one, but > these are real people questions, things others have experienced. You may > think it doesn't pertain to something you're doing but a tidbit will be > stored for future reference in your brain and the light bulb will come on > to ask a new question when the time arrives. Don't underestimate Friday's > session. You'll be tired but there may be a repeat of something you missed > due to conflicts or something you want to hear over. It's all about pacing > yourself. Sometimes it's even good to take 30 minutes and find someplace > quiet to sit, your room, a corner (not a bar ... lol) and relax. It will > refresh you. > > I have a few tears welling my eyes because I'm going to miss this, so I'd > like to take solace in knowing a newbie will be enjoying the experience .... > GO!!!! > > GO!!! > > Susan > > On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Samuel A. Morris <s...@up.com> wrote: > >> ** >> >> Regarding the WWRUG in Las Vegas... I'd like to come to it, my company is >> willing to send me, but I have a concern that the sessions are going to be >> so far over my head that little of it will make much sense (read, I'm very >> inexperienced with Remedy, etc.) As an example, I posted a question on this >> list about being able to display certain items in the Atrium Core Console... >> the one reply I got ended with the line "I have a question - how much >> experience do you have with CMDB?", leading me to feel even more out of >> place on this list. (I subscribed to it in hopes of learning more about >> Remedy, Atrium, ITSM, etc. I have to admit that most of the questions posted >> here are beyond my understanding.) I appreciated the gentlemen who tried to >> help me, and I don't think he meant anything negative in what he asked. But >> it did give me cause to worry about spending so much money on the WWRUG >> given my lack of knowledge of the product. >> >> I guess what I'm asking is, will there be some of WWRUG geared to those >> with not a lot of experience with the various products? >> >> Thank you for your time, >> Sam >> ** >> >> This message and any attachments contain information from Union Pacific >> which may be confidential and/or privileged. If you are not the intended >> recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the >> contents of this message is strictly prohibited by law. 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