I've attended a couple of SIG3000 conferences, but never made to the
Solution Symposiums mainly due to scheduling conflicts. A couple of clients
of mine have gone to the Solution Symposiums (Symposia?) and found them useful.

At 09:55 AM 8/19/2003 -0400, Jonathan M. Backus wrote:
>Tom,
>
>         Did you or your clients attend either of the Solution
>Symposiums?  How would you view an OpenMPE World as being different then
>them?
>
>Thanx,
>     Jon Backus
>
>
>
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>Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 9:45 AM
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>Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] HP World 2003 Conference Survey
>
>
>Alan,
>
>I like these ideas. This was the first HP World I have missed in years
>simply because I could not justify the cost given the return from
>attending. Quite a few of my clients felt the same way. Having a less
>expensive, 3000-centric conference is very attractive.
>
>At 08:32 AM 8/19/2003 -0500, Alan Yeo wrote:
>
> >One single HP3000 USA event in 2004, not the three we had this year.
> >
> >Make it a combined Homesteading/Migration event
> >
> >It isn't going to be a huge event like HP World, so hold it somewhere
> >inexpensive to get to, and drop all the expensive Razzmatazz like
> >lunches, parties, coaches (its going to be small enough to get everyone
>
> >at one venue anyway). Get the cost down to around $200 to attend.
> >
> >No big exhibition, just have table top booths, like the RUG's used to.
> >Only have it open only late afternoon early evening, to not clash with
> >sessions. Make it cheap to attract both those Vendors offering
> >Homesteading products and services as well as the Migration ones.
> >
> >Have repeated sessions, one to avoid conflict, and two so that if
> >people can only spend one full day there, they can get a good cross
> >section of sessions.
> >
> >Have a couple of the Panel or Q&A sessions hooked up to Webex so that
> >those that can't attend physically, can hear/participate for the cost
> >of an hours phone call.
>
>--
>Tom Brandt
>Northtech Systems, Inc.
>130 S. 1st Street, Suite 220
>Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1343
>http://www.northtech.com/
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Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1343
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