Hi All :)
    As a member of that *HUGE* group that didn't get to attend Interex this
year.... I question what is going on..... Even the military doesn't exclude
the press like HP is trying to do!

    Where is the explanation from HP????

    On a Side note.... it does indeed sound like the Interex conference has
finally become HP World in that HP is now dictating what may be done and
not done....   I firmly believe that the Board of Directors did not vote
uninamously (sp) to agree to this exclusion from a meeting... but the vote
did go in favor of HP's excluding the press....

 Art "following the saga.... " Bahrs

----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry O'Brien" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Letter to Interex Members


> Although Interex made a mistake, they came out and admitted it and
corrected it.  And I continue to believe that the various board members
such as Denys Beauchemin are independent thinkers and continue to guide the
direction of Interex without being under the control of HP.
>
> The real mistake here was the HP PR people that made the request and they
should apologize to the Interex members.
>
> I thought the HP World was one of the best shows for attendees, vendors,
and speakers.  I very much enjoyed it and don't think poor form on HP's
part and a mistake on Interex's part should distract from the overall show.
>
> Terry O'Brien
> Dynamic Information Systems
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wirt Atmar [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thu 10/3/2002 12:06 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Letter to Interex Members
>
>
>
> Ron writes:
>
> > Our Interex members have made it clear, however, that they want the
press
> to
> > be
> >  granted full access to cover all roundtables and sessions at future
Interex
> >  events. In response, Bob Combs, Chairman of the Board, said that, "I
am now
> >  working with the directors on a resolution that will allow the press
to
> > attend
> >  all HP World meetings open to members at all future HP World
conferences.
> Of
> >  course we will also address those other instances wherein an NDA may
be
> >  required of attendees and press to participate in confidential
sessions
> > hosted
> >  by HP and/or other speakers. Once passed, that resolution will become
> > official Interex policy."
>
> This is an extremely weak excuse. Worse, it is clearly indicative of what
has
> been a fundamental failing in Interex for the last 10-12 years. Interex
is no
> longer a user-representative organization. Rather, it has become nothing
more
> than a sycophant for HP. If Interex were performing the mission that most
> users still believe that it is, the answer would have been a strong "Hell
> no!" the moment the topic of excluding the press was first brought up.
> There's nothing complicated about coming up with the "right" answer
> spontaneously -- if you know who you are and who you're representing.
>
> Wirt Atmar
>
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