Association Newsletter - May 27, 2002 Edition IN THIS EDITION: 1. TECHNICAL EVENT QUESTIONNAIRE - WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY 2. WEB SITE LAUNCH SCHEDULED FOR EARLY JUNE 3. MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT TO BEGIN IN JUNE 4. WELCOME TO THE NEW HP - It's officially official! 5. ADDITIONAL MERGER COVERAGE ON WEB SITE 6. SELF MAINTAINERS SIG 7. ON-LINE ADVOCACY 8. OpenVMS HOBBYIST LICENSE 9. EARLUG 10. CTUG TECHNICAL SEMINAR - JUNE 12TH 11. ITUG SUMMIT 2002 12. CETS 2002 1. TECHNICAL EVENT QUESTIONNAIRE - WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY The event questionnaire results are in! Check out what you and your fellow members had to say about Association sponsored events. The full report can be found at: http://www.canacu.org/members-surveyresults.htm 2. WEB SITE LAUNCH SCHEDULED FOR EARLY JUNE If you have visited the Association Web site lately, you will notice that there has been a makeover on the touch and feel of the pages. In the days to come we expect to have new content added daily as we prepare for the site’s launch on the first week of June. Visit our site at www.canacu.org regularly to see our updates! 3. MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT TO BEGIN IN JUNE The next step on the Association's development road map is to invite other Compaq users to join our Association. This membership recruitment program will be carried in several stages in coordination with the launch of the Association web site. Stay tuned for more information on the first part of the program on the first week of June. 4. WELCOME TO THE NEW HP - It's officially official! A special edition of the "Tru64 UNIX and OpenVMS Times" has been published by the new HP. Please take a few moments to read the attached message from Rich Marcello, Vice President and General Manager, High Performance Systems and Scott Stallard, Vice President and General Manager, Business Critical Systems. The newsletter can be accessed at the bottom of the Alpha Systems Division page: http://www.compaq.com/hps/commitment.html 5. ADDITIONAL MERGER COVERAGE ON WEB SITE Additional coverage regarding this week's announcements on the merger can be found on the Association Web site. Visit our Web site regularly for ongoing updates at: http://www.canacu.org 6. 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'. 7. 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. If you have issues specific to Compaq Canada that you think are not appropriate for the Online Advocacy Program, feel free to forward them to advocacy@canacu.org, and the Association board will present it to the Canadian Management Committee through our Compaq Delegate, Matthew MacFarlane. 8. 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". This will take you to a license registration page where you will be required to complete a form - Enter your Association membership number on the ordering form - If you do not know your membership number, or you are not a member of the Association, send an e-mail message to inquire@canacu.org. The license is free of charge. There is a charge of $30.00 USF if you want to receive the software on CD media. 9. EARLUG (Edmonton and Area Local Users Group) EARLUG has their regular meetings on the third Wednesday of the month at The Druid at 5 p.m. - 116 St. & Jasper Ave. For further information, contact Dave Richardson 'DRichardson@interbaun.com' at (780)420-9084. EARLUG has been meeting continuously for more than 20 years. 10. CTUG TECHNICAL SEMINAR - JUNE 12TH CTUG is holding a half day technical seminar focusing on performance issues in the NonStop environment. This event is being held on June 12th, 2002 at the Compaq Canada Training Centre in Markham, Ont. Space is limited, so pre-registration is required. The cost is $25. In addition, Compaq is sponsoring an afternoon education session on ASAP. Information about the seminar, including the agenda and registration details, can be found at: http://www.ctug.ca/sessions/tech20020612.html 11. ITUG SUMMIT 2002 The conference is on October 27-31 2002. The exhibition is on October 28-30, 2002. The event is being held in San Jose, California. For more information or to register go to . 12. CETS 2002 The Compaq Enterprise Technical Symposium 2002 (CETS 2002) will take place October 6-11, 2002 at the Cervantes Convention Center in St. Louis, Missouri. For more information or to register go to . 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