Canadian Association of Compaq Users Newsletter - March 26, 2003 Edition ***** SPECIAL SEMINAR QUESTIONNAIRE EDITION ***** IN THIS EDITION: 1. ASSOCIATI0N PLANNING TO HOST OTTAWA AREA TECHNICAL SEMINAR IN JUNE 2. DRAFT SEMINAR AGENDA AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AND FEEDBACK 3. WE INVITE YOUR FEEDBACK ON SEMINAR AGENDA 4. OpenVMS LICENCE ON CD - DO YOU HAVE A COPY? 1. ASSOCIATI0N PLANNING TO HOST OTTAWA AREA TECHNICAL SEMINAR IN JUNE The Association, in collaboration with HP Canada and HP Corporation, is planning to host a 2-day technical seminar on June 25 and 26 in the Ottawa, National Capital Region. All members, users and customers of HP technology from across Canada are invited to attend this information-packed seminar for IT Professionals involved in HP technology platforms. Please watch for updates on the planning of the seminar in the 'Events' section of the Association Web site at: http://www.canacu.org/events-home.htm 2. DRAFT SEMINAR AGENDA AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AND FEEDBACK The seminar agenda below is a draft and, as members of the Association of HP users, you will have the opportunity to review the agenda and send us your comments. As with the planning of our previous seminar last fall, we feel that it is important to include your feedback in the planning process to ensure the success of this event. Canadian Association of Compaq Users - Technical Seminar - Draft Agenda Content Day One 45 min - OpenVMS Strategy & Directions (Keynote Address by HP Senior Management) 1 hr - OpenVMS Technical Update 7.3.1 and Beyond 1 hr - OpenVMS and IPF Systems (base OS) 1 hr - Best Practices for VMS Performance for 2002 1 hr - Installing and Configuring Fibre Channel Storage 1 hr - Integration of OpenVMS Data & Applications Day Two 1 hr - The Next Generation of Alpha Systems 1 hr - Porting your OpenVMS Applications to IPF 1 hr - Compaq Secure Web Server Apache with Tomcat 1 hr - COE & UNIX Portability Initiatives 1 hr - Volume Shadowing 1 hr - OpenVMS Hints & Kinks 15 min - Seminar Closing Remarks 3. WE INVITE YOUR FEEDBACK ON SEMINAR AGENDA Please take a moment to review the draft agenda and send us your thoughts and comments by responding to the following questions in your reply to this message: a. Based on the overall agenda topics, will you consider attending the Seminar? Yes/No _____ If no, what will prevent you from attending? _______________________________________ b. Would you like to see any changes to the topics in the agenda? Yes/No____ If yes, what would you like to add/remove from the agenda that will suite your needs? Please indicate below: ____ System Partitioning ____ eBusiness Technology – JAVA, J3EE, WEB Servers, .NET, Web Services ____ IT Consolidation ____ VAX to Alpha Upgrade ____ Preparing for Itanium Architecture ____ Convergence of Tru64-UNIX and HP-UX ____ Storage Technology ____ Clustering and File Systems ____ Migration Strategies ____ Other (please explain) ______________________________________ c. Since the seminar will be within the Ottawa area (National Capital Region), are you willing to travel to attend the seminar if you live outside the Ottawa area? Yes/No____ If yes, please tell us where you will be traveling from. _______________________________ d. Is late June a good time for the seminar? Yes/No____ If not, what time of the year would you prefer? ____________________________________ e. Would you be more willing to attend if the seminar will be one day instead with reduced number of presentations and/or condensed content? Yes/No____ f. Speakers and presenters for the seminar will be experienced HP and industry professionals. What do you think is a reasonable registration fee for the seminar? (We plan to include lunches and coffee for the 2-day seminar.) _____ Less than $100 _____ $100 to $200 _____ $ 200 to $300 _____ $300 to $400 _____ More than $400 General Comments: Please include any additional comments you may have. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire. Dave Wilson, President Canadian Association of Compaq Users 4. OpenVMS LICENCE ON CD - DO YOU HAVE A COPY? One of our members is trying to get a copy of the OpenVMS license on CD media. Our colleagues over at the Montegar Web site are remastering the CDs and they will not be available for while yet. If you have a CD copy of the OpenVMS licence and you are willing to help out a fellow member, please send us an e-mail message to info@canacu.org and we will put you in touch with the member who is in need of the copy. Thanks! 5. SELF MAINTAINERS SIG There has been interest in a new SIG for Compaq Self Maintainers. As you may know, a self maintainer is a firm that does not have a direct service level agreement with Compaq and is therefore responsible for supporting their own hardware and software. The purpose for this new SIG would be for members to exchange information regarding issues pertaining to those self maintainers that specifically deal with internal customers. This is an exciting opportunity to exchange ideas, concerns and questions for those members that do not have specific relationships with Compaq. In addition, the Association can serve as a conduit to Compaq, providing a way for self maintainers to more effectively service their users. If you are a Compaq Self Maintainer, and are interested in participating in this SIG, please let us know at 'inquire@canacu.org'. 6. ON-LINE ADVOCACY Have issues for Compaq? Share your thoughts! Reach Compaq through the "Local Voices...Global Reach" Online Advocacy Program. Your opinions count, so visit today to submit issues or participate in the latest Insta-poll question at the front page of the Asociation Web site at: http://www.canacu.org 7. OpenVMS HOBBYIST LICENSE You can order the OpenVMS Hobbyist License through your membership in the Association. Here are the instructions: - The complete transaction takes place on the OpenVMS site - Go to - Go to the link "License Register". 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