RE: Virtual LUG Speakers was->RE: Another AS/400/iSeries/i5 UserGroup bits the dust

[Glenn Ericson <Glenn-Ericson@xxxxxxx>]

I tend to agree that most LUGs  get greater interests on programming topics.

 I do not  feel it is because Sys Admins are not interested. My bet 
is  the LUG  distribution lists
have a greater percentage of programmers then Sys Admins and others.

Has  anyone ever tried going to their assigned IBM rep and asking for 
a mailing ( email or  USPS)
to their  contacts within the accounts? Target  Sys Admins 
or  whatever  interest groups will help build
your LUGs  Awareness and venues should be in your scope of topical 
concerns. While there  make  local System i  managers aware of your 
LUGs local/low cost education and network values to their business

  Glenn
Glenn Ericson
Ph. (718)898-9805
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At 02:44 PM 10/31/2006, Ketzes, Larry wrote:
> That is true and hard to understand from my perspective.  I love the
> presentations regarding performance, HMC, security, backup and recovery,
> etc.  Our membership's attendance toward primarily programming subject
> matter clearly reflects differently than my interests.
>
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>
> Larry Ketzes
> iSeries Senior System Administrator
>
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> UserGroup bits the dust
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> Oh, and as one other person stated, sys admin stuff is not really a big
> draw.
> Like the Jim Oberholtzer performance one.  Those who were interested
> thought he was one of the best presentations in years.  But most people
> don't seem to care about the performance end, or it's someone else's
> responsibility.  Not that the belief is valid though.
> Could drum up little to no interest in getting Al Barsa.  He's a great guy
> for a COMMON presentation, larger crowd and more sys admin's in
> attendance, and, more people who accept that part as part of their
> responsibilities also.  But our LUG just didn't seem interested.
>
> But beating RPGLE or WDSC to death seems popular still.  Or the member
> company stuff like "how I got to the web".
>
> I wonder how a presentation on a good workflow system we use in Domino
> would go over?  Bring in your non developer people like your quality
> managers, engineering managers, etc.  What do you think?
>
> Rob Berendt
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