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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