Ed, There will be handouts...
Tom Harper -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ed Gould Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 2:31 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Plugs Big Iron to the College Crowd on 6/4/05 2:18 PM, Tom Harper at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Shameless plug for my daughter's session at Boston: > > Session Title: The Relationship Between College, Mainframes and Assembler > Language. Oh Wait, There Isn't One! > > Session Abstract: As a recent computer science graduate from the University of > Arizona, I was not surprised by what I learned, but by what I didn't learn. > Unfortunately, there seems to be a strong stigma associated with the terms > "mainframe" and "assembler language." I have been a fan of assembler language > for years and understand the power of and need for mainframes, but trying to > convince anyone in college of this is nearly impossible. I will share my > experiences with you, give an overview of what is being done about this lack > of interest, and share some ideas I have to possibly increase awareness and > make the mainframe and assembler language "dinosaurs" more appealing to > today's generation of programmers. > > http://shareweb.share.org/SCHEDULE/sess105a.nsf/845c1a92314a75c686256e900041af > e0/8e17a6ff4947f327882570050018f1c5?OpenDocument > > --SNIP------ Tom, Thanks!.. Let us know if there are handouts. Ed ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
