The Canadian Association of Compaq Users - An HP User Group Newsletter - May 30, 2003 Edition ************** COUNTDOWN TO OTTAWA TECHNICAL SEMINAR **************** IN THIS EDITION: 1. SPEAKERS CONFIRMED FOR TECHNICAL SEMINAR 2. SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER FOR SEMINAR TO BE ANNOUNCED 3. INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME TO OUR SEMINAR SPONSORS! 4. OTTAWA ACCOMMODATIONS FOR OUT-OF-TOWN SEMINAR PARTICIPANTS 5. DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO REGISTER! 6. OpenVMS HOBBYIST LICENSE ======================================================================= 1. SPEAKERS CONFIRMED FOR TECHNICAL SEMINAR Confirmation is being received from Hewlett-Packard (Canada) on speakers who will be making presentations at the OpenVMS technical seminar in Ottawa on June 25, 26, 2003. These speakers are technical staff at OpenVMS Engineering from HP offices in Canada and the U.S. Visit our seminar pages for bios on the speakers confirmed to date: http://www.communitywerke.com/seminar-speakerbios.htm 2. SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER FOR SEMINAR TO BE ANNOUNCED We are in the process of confirming a very special guest speaker who's name is synonymous with OpenVMS and Digital heritage technology. As soon as details are finalized, we will make this exciting announcement in the general area of the seminar Web pages. Visit these pages for daily updates at: http://www.communitywerke.com/seminar.htm 3. INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME TO OUR SEMINAR SPONSORS! Please welcome the companies that will be participating as sponsors at the upcoming technical seminar in Ottawa. We have the following sponsors confirmed to date: Nemonix Engineering, Inc. - A partner of HP, the company designs and manufactures a variety of hardware enhancements for the VAX and Alpha platforms. Participating as a Day Sponsor, Nemonix will be making a presentation as part of the seminar agenda to discuss some of their technology solutions. More information about NEMONIX can be found on their web site at: http://www.nemonixengineering.com Cyrano, Inc. - A privately held company, Cyrano builds and distributes multi-platform testing products for software quality assurance, enabling clients to reduce risk, maximize IT investments and ensure that business critical processes remain uninterrupted. Cyrano is also participating as a Day Sponsor and will also be making a presentation at the seminar. More info is available on the Cyrano Web site at: http://www.cyrano.com/ System Resale Solutions - Already a current sponsor of the Association, System Resale Solutions is participating as a Service Sponsor for the coffee breaks at the seminar. A Canadian supplier of used/guaranteed VAX / Alpha and Cisco equipment, the comapny's Web site is located at: http://www.systemresale.com Additional details on our seminar sponsors will become available on our seminar Web pages. If your company is interested in communicating its products and services directly to a focused audience of industry leaders involved in OpenVMS and related technology at the seminar, visit our sposorship info page at: http://www.communitywerke.com/seminar-sponsorshipinfo.htm 4. OTTAWA ACCOMMODATIONS FOR OUT-OF-TOWN SEMINAR PARTICIPANTS The Association has made special arrangements with a couple of hotels in the downtown Ottawa area for out-of-town members attending the technical seminar. These hotels are either within walking distance or in close proximity to Fauteux Hall at the University of Ottawa where the seminar will be held. For complete information on special seminar accommodation rates, please go to the SEMINAR PAGES at: http://www.communitywerke.com/seminar.htm 5. DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO REGISTER! Seminar registrations are coming in and space is limited, so don't wait until the last minute to register. Visit our seminar pages regularly for information updates: http://www.communitywerke.com/seminar.htm 6. 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. ======================================================================= WE LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU! We want you to tell us what you think of this newsletter. Your feedback and suggestions are most welcome. 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