My original post:
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>Wearing my "IBM" hat, one of the best conferences I attend each year is
>called the VM WORKSHOP for IBM VM operating system. This is a workshop that
>is hosted each year by a university and presentations are made by all sorts
>of people in our "group". It has some of the best, down to earth, and job
>related presentations you can get and is a great medium for meeting with
>your peers and creating contacts. All this for a very reasonable price.
>
>Now that I am wearing an "OSF/1" cap more and more, I would like to find
>a similar conference to attend in dealing with unix system management
>or even better OSF/1. Does anyone have anything to recommend??? or
>Can this be the start of something new :)
Summary:
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The workshop suggestions included:
DECUS (
http://www.decus.com)
Next conference: May 6-11, 1995 Washington, DC
Dec 2-7, 1995 San Francisco
Jun 1-6, 1996 St. Louis
The Unix Systems Special Interest group of DECUS is called
UNIX-SIG (Mailing List: UNIX-SIG_at_DECUS.Org)
LISA (
http://www.usenix.org)
(Large Installation Systems Administration) organized by USENIX/SAGE.
Next conference: Sep 18-22, 1995 Monterey CA.
While I know about DECUS and have attended one (last year), it did not
quite hit home for me and my needs. It is almost too big and impersonal
to suit me. It looks like the LISA conference is better suited for us
alpha-osf-managers ... now if I can only convince my manager :)
Finally, the http pages are well worth keeping around.
Individual Messages:
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The following are all the individual messages that were sent to me.
A BIG THANKS! to all who responded. Jon.
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>Date: Mon, 20 Feb 95 20:37:02 -0700
>From: alan_at_nabeth.cxo.dec.com
>Subject: Re: Any OSF/1 Workshops Around?
>
> DECUS has a fair number of OSF/1 related sessions these
> days.
>
>From warren_at_atmos.washington.edu
>Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 19:51:43 -0800 (PST)
>From: David Warren <warren_at_atmos.washington.edu>
>To: eidson_at_unix4.is.tcu.edu
>Subject: Re: Any OSF/1 Workshops Around?
>
>I would recommend DECUS. Look at http://www.decus.com
>--
>David Warren INTERNET: warren_at_atmos.washington.edu
>(206) 543-0945 UUCP: uw-beaver!atmos.washington.edu!warren
>Dept of Atmospheric Sciences, AK-40
>University of Washington
>DECUS E-PUBS Library Committee representative
>SeaLUG DECUS Chair
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>Date: Tue, 21 Feb 95 09:40:59 +0000
>From: choplin_at_delphi.phys.univ-tours.fr
>Subject: Re: Any OSF/1 Workshops Around?
>
>Know DECUS --> The Digital Equipment Computer Users Society
>
>DECUS, the Digital Equipment Computer Users Society, is a World Wide
>organization of Information Technology professionals interested in
>the products, services, and technologies of Digital Equipment
>Corporation and related vendors.
>
>Membership in the Chapter is free and provides participants with the means
>to enhance their professional development, forums for technical training,
>mechanisms for obtaining up-to-date information, advocacy
>programs, and opportunities for informal disclosure and interaction with
>professional colleagues of like interest.
>
>UNIX Systems
>
>The purpose of the UNIX SIG is to promote the exchange of technical
>information between the membership of the US Chapter of DECUS and
>the UNIX community. In addition, the UNIX SIG facilitates communications
>between the UNIX SIGs of other DECUS Chapters; other UNIX user and
>vendor groups, such as OSF, COSE, USENIX and UNIFORUM; and UNIX vendors,
>such as Digital and others.
>
>SIG Contact: Kurt Reisler, Reisler_at_DECUS.Org
>Mailing List: UNIX-SIG_at_DECUS.Org
>
>SEE the WWW of DECUS ---> http://www.decus.org
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Herve CHOPLIN
>UNIVERSITE FRANCOIS RABELAIS - TOURS - FRANCE
>e-mail: choplin_at_delphi.phys.univ-tours.fr
>Member of DECUS FRANCE Chapter
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>Date: Tue, 21 Feb 1995 07:15:35 -0600
>From: Matt Lemke <lemke_at_mfg.mke.ab.com>
>Subject: Re: Any OSF/1 Workshops Around?
>
>Jon,
> The conference you probably want to attend is DECUS, the next DECUS national
>is in Washington DC in may of this year. DECUS is the Digital Equipment
>Users Society, they sponsor 2 decus national events per year. There are
>200-300 workshops and/or seminars in a week long session. During the same
>time frame
>there is a small trade show for Digital Centric providers. There are much
>larger trade shows (Unix Expo to name one) but the classes and workshops
>can't be beat. For more info call 1-800-decus55. It's free to join decus
>and there may even be a local chapter in your area.
>
>Hope this helps!
>
>Matt Lemke
>Allen-Bradley Co.
>Milwaukee, WI. 53204
>Disclaimer: I don't represent Rockwell or Allen-Bradley's views, these
>views are my own, even if they aren't views... unless of course they are
>someone elses views, in which case don't blame me either.
> Oh and have a nice day!
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>Date: Tue, 21 Feb 1995 08:46:21 -0500 (EST)
>From: Dave Cherkus <cherkus_at_UniMaster.COM>
>Subject: Re: Any OSF/1 Workshops Around?
>
>DECUS is an organization similar to SHARE. Their meetings do have
>some OSF stuff (and they add more each time) but there still is a
>heavy VMS flavor to the meeting.
>
>There is a group called SAGE I believe that is associated with
>USENIX Association. They have conferences called LISA (Large
>Installation Sys Admin) which are very popular and not excessively
>expensive.
>
>--
>Dave Cherkus ----- UniMaster, Inc. ----- Contract Software Development
>Specialties: UNIX TCP/IP X OSF/1 AlphaAXP AIX RS/6000 Performance ISDN
>Email: cherkus_at_UniMaster.COM Tel: (603) 888-8308 Fax: (603) 888-8308
>if (cpu.type == PENTIUM && cpu.step < 8) { panic("Intel Inside!"); }
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>Date: Tue, 21 Feb 1995 17:23:14 -0500
>From: Jon Reeves <reeves_at_zk3.dec.com>
>Subject: Re: Any OSF/1 Workshops Around?
>
>Best conference(s) I'm aware of for UNIX system management are the LISA
>(Large Installation Systems Administration) conferences, organized by USENIX.
>I haven't been to one, but I've seen the proceedings and heard from people
>who have attended. Check out http://www.usenix.org, under SAGE, for
>details. Next conference: Sept. 18-22, Monterey CA.
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Received on Mon Mar 06 1995 - 17:28:43 NZDT