Re: Websphere Technical Exchange?

[Michael Dag]

Gary (and others who went),
any interesting news, rumors or anything else to report?
links to presentations?

Michael

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Van: MQSeries List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gary Ward
Verzonden: zondag 15 februari 2004 22:38
Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Onderwerp: 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

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Re: Websphere Technical Exchange?

[Heggie, Peter]

Thanks Gary.. Wish I could make the party in CA! but I'll probably see
y'all in NY. Any clue on where it will be?

Peter Heggie


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From: MQSeries List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary
Ward
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 4:38 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

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Re: Websphere Technical Exchange?

[Michael Dag]

Gary,
as one of the MQSeries.net moderators I can advice on using either the
MQSeries News/Updates or the Links forum to publish links regarding news,
conferences or resources!

Michael

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Van: MQSeries List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gary Ward
Verzonden: zondag 15 februari 2004 23:14
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Onderwerp: Re: Websphere Technical Exchange?


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
>

Re: Websphere Technical Exchange?

[Gary Ward]

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
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>
>
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Re: Websphere Technical Exchange?

[Antony Boggis]

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
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Re: Websphere Technical Exchange?

[Gary Ward]

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

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Re: Websphere Technical Exchange?

[Sid . Young]

Unfortunately they don't hold these in Australia...

Sid

-Original Message-
From: Guy Hochstetler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, 13 February 2004 12:15 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Websphere Technical Exchange?


If you are an MQ Administrator, you would likely get more value from the
Transaction and Messaging Conference
http://www-306.ibm.com/services/learning/ites.wss?pageType=page&contentID=a0
000652.
Someone who is focused on Business Integration would find benefit from
attending WebSphere Technical Conference as there would be many BI topics.



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Anyone been to the Websphere Technical Exchange?  How many MQ topics were
available?  I'm trying to figure out to what degree the product integration
has reached the conferences yet and whether an MQ administrator with no
hands-on WAS duties would benefit.

http://www-306.ibm.com/services/learning/ites.wss/us/en?pageType=page&conten

tID=a723

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Re: Websphere Technical Exchange?

[Heggie, Peter]

Thank you, that is helpful information, in many ways.

Peter Heggie


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Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 2:11 PM
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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

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Re: Websphere Technical Exchange?

[WR]

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

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Re: Websphere Technical Exchange?

[Heggie, Peter]

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.

Peter Heggie


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From: MQSeries List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chase,
John
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 12:24 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Websphere Technical Exchange?


> -Original Message-
> From: Wyatt, T. Rob
>
> Cool, thanks!  That's not enough notice for me to get it approved but
we'll
> definitely look at the next one.  Too bad, though.  It's near freezing

> and rainy here in Charlotte, NC.

The Summer SHARE will be in the "Big Apple" in August -- exact dates are
on the SAHRE website somewhere <http://www.share.org>.

-jc-

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Re: Websphere Technical Exchange?

[WR]

At 07:49 AM 2/12/2004, Wyatt, T. Rob wrote:
Cool, thanks!  That's not enough notice for me to get it approved but we'll
definitely look at the next one.  Too bad, though.  It's near freezing and
rainy here in Charlotte, NC.
Share alternates: east coast, west coast.  The next Share Conference will
be held August 15-20, 2004,
in New York City, which may be easier for you to justify.
-Will

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Re: Websphere Technical Exchange?

[Chase, John]

> -Original Message-
> From: Wyatt, T. Rob
>
> Cool, thanks!  That's not enough notice for me to get it approved but
we'll
> definitely look at the next one.  Too bad, though.  It's near freezing and
> rainy here in Charlotte, NC.

The Summer SHARE will be in the "Big Apple" in August -- exact dates are on
the SAHRE website somewhere .

-jc-

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Re: Websphere Technical Exchange?

[Wyatt, T. Rob]

Cool, thanks!  That's not enough notice for me to get it approved but we'll
definitely look at the next one.  Too bad, though.  It's near freezing and
rainy here in Charlotte, NC.

-Original Message-
From: WR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:05 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Websphere Technical Exchange?

Also consider attending one of the twice-yearly Share conferences.  There's
always lots of WebSphere MQ and BI materials presented along with hands-on
labs.  Many of the product developers from Hursley attend so you get a
chance to learn from the source!

The next one is in Los Angeles in about 2 weeks:
http://w3.share.org/ca/2004/longbeach/

-Will

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Re: Websphere Technical Exchange?

[Wyatt, T. Rob]

As much as I'd like to go to that one, I can't.  We split up and each half
of the team attends on alternate years.  I went to the last one.  I've
suggested to our management that whichever half of the team doesn't go to
the T&M conference should probably start attending the WTE since we are
using WAS more and more.  I expect a lot of it to be beyond the scope of an
MQ administrator, just wondering if there's enough useful info to justify
the trip.

Thanks -- T.Rob

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Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 9:15 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Websphere Technical Exchange?


If you are an MQ Administrator, you would likely get more value from the
Transaction and Messaging Conference
http://www-306.ibm.com/services/learning/ites.wss?pageType=page&contentID=a0
000652.
Someone who is focused on Business Integration would find benefit from
attending WebSphere Technical Conference as there would be many BI topics.



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hands-on WAS duties would benefit.

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-- T.Rob

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Re: Websphere Technical Exchange?

[WR]

At 08:53 PM 2/11/2004, Wyatt, T. Rob wrote:
Anyone been to the Websphere Technical Exchange?  How many MQ topics were
available?  I'm trying to figure out to what degree the product integration
has reached the conferences yet and whether an MQ administrator with no
hands-on WAS duties would benefit.
Also consider attending one of the twice-yearly Share conferences.  There's
always lots of WebSphere MQ and BI materials presented along with hands-on
labs.  Many of the product developers from Hursley attend so you get a
chance to learn from the source!
The next one is in Los Angeles in about 2 weeks:
http://w3.share.org/ca/2004/longbeach/
-Will

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Re: Websphere Technical Exchange?

[Guy Hochstetler]

If you are an MQ Administrator, you would likely get more value from the
Transaction and Messaging Conference
http://www-306.ibm.com/services/learning/ites.wss?pageType=page&contentID=a652.
Someone who is focused on Business Integration would find benefit from
attending WebSphere Technical Conference as there would be many BI topics.



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Websphere Technical Exchange?

[Wyatt, T. Rob]

Anyone been to the Websphere Technical Exchange?  How many MQ topics were
available?  I'm trying to figure out to what degree the product integration
has reached the conferences yet and whether an MQ administrator with no
hands-on WAS duties would benefit.

http://www-306.ibm.com/services/learning/ites.wss/us/en?pageType=page&conten
tID=a723

-- T.Rob

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