Peter (and the rest of the list), I have been intimately involved in arranging the sessions and speakers for the MQ and WBI sessions for almost 10 years now. I can honestly tell you after having been at both conferences that we customize content based on what the attendees want to hear, not on what IBM wants to present. The speakers from Hursley and Raleigh have a lot more time to sit down with attendees in the nightly social time (called SCIDS) and talk about all sorts of things. They're not rushed off to have "power dinners" with "high profile" customers.
Just as an example, we've had sessions on WBI Message Broker V5 since last August. You couldn't see those sessions anywhere else in the US at a conference. And in Long Beach, we're having a nostalgic 10th birthday party for MQ with a session that will go over the history of the product and there will also be some surprises for long-time MQers... If we don't see some of you "listers" in Long Beach, we hope we'll see you in New York in August! Regards, Gary Gary Ward SHARE DATA Program Mananger (and interim MQ Project Manager) -----Original Message----- From: MQSeries List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Heggie, Peter Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 3:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Websphere Technical Exchange? Thank you, that is helpful information, in many ways. Peter Heggie -----Original Message----- From: MQSeries List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of WR Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 2:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Websphere Technical Exchange? At 10:07 AM 2/12/2004, Heggie, Peter wrote: >Can someone compare the MQ content gained from Share vs. T&M >conference? I've been to several conferences, but never to Share. I >should describe myself as an intermediate level MQ administrator. A >trip to New York will be easier to justify than a trip to Las Vegas, >but if the conference content is significantly greater, then I'll stick >to the conference. Having attended several of both, my opinion is that Share offers more variety and specificity, thereby allowing me to be more selective. Also, since Share is a non-profit user group, the presentations seem to be more honest and candid. A lot of the presenters are "real-world" users of the products who are not afraid to tell horror stories as well as success stories. There are always a lot of IBM folk presenting as well, but because they are invited guests rather than the "owners" of the conference, there seems to be more credibility in what they present. Maximum cost is $1,595 for a full week attendance. Discounts apply if you are a member of Share, your company is a member, you register early, or if you opt to only attend certain days. My impression of the T&M conferences is that they tend to be more "broad-brush", and since they are run by IBM, the sessions all seem to follow the "party line" and present products in the best possible light. Maximum cost is $1,925 for a full week with similar discounts as for Share. -Will Instructions for managing your mailing list subscription are provided in the Listserv General Users Guide available at http://www.lsoft.com Archive: http://vm.akh-wien.ac.at/MQSeries.archive This e-mail and any files transmitted with it, are confidential to National Grid and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please reply to this message and let the sender know. Instructions for managing your mailing list subscription are provided in the Listserv General Users Guide available at http://www.lsoft.com Archive: http://vm.akh-wien.ac.at/MQSeries.archive Instructions for managing your mailing list subscription are provided in the Listserv General Users Guide available at http://www.lsoft.com Archive: http://vm.akh-wien.ac.at/MQSeries.archive
