Tony, I don't know of a place. Possibly creating a forum on MQSeries.net would be of value?
I know that the IBM MQ webpages used to have listings for local user groups... don't think they EVER advertised competing conferences/seminars there. Regards, Gary -----Original Message----- From: Antony Boggis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 5:01 PM To: MQSeries List Cc: Gary Ward Subject: Re: Websphere Technical Exchange? Gary, I've seen the URLs for various MQ/MQ-related conferences. BUT, is there a single page where all the possible MQ technical gatherings are consolidated. I myself might be able to justify attending at least one gathering here in the US, but I want to make sure that it is going to be the one of most benefit. Regards, tonyB. > -----Original Message----- > From: MQSeries List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Gary Ward > Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 1:45 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Websphere Technical Exchange? > > 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 > > > 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
