Hi Stephen, This is just brainstorming not something that SHARE has officially contemplated as far as I know but what if companies could purchase SHARE credits/SHARE dollars at any time that could be spent within some time period (1, 2, 3? years) similar to IBM education credits. Would that solve the budget vs. conference registration cycle problem for you?
I don't know if this is even possible as there are legal and administrative ramifications I am not competent to speak to but to me the act of purchasing seats should not be limited to a brief period immediately prior to each conference. Best Regards, Sam Knutson, GEICO Performance and Availability Management mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (office) 301.986.3574 It is only when you are pursued that you become swift. - Kahlil Gibran -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bielskie, Stephen Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 11:36 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SHARE Baltimore Thanks Brian. I wish they would open this stuff earlier. Most companies only have so much money for education and when it's gone... One would guess that having this information available at an earlier time might increase attendance at SHARE. Thanks again, Steve ==================== This email/fax message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution of this email/fax is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all paper and electronic copies of the original message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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