MinnRUG Summer Meeting
   
When: Tuesday June 10
 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Where: Hewlett Packard 
 2025 W. Larpentuer Ave.
 St. Paul, Minnesota 55343
Cost: FREE. Invite your associates if you like, but please RSVP by calling the MinnRUG Hotline at (612) 603-2997 by June 6th.  Please leave your name, company name, phone number and the number of people attending.

AGENDA:
HEWLETT PACKARD ROUND TABLE
2:30 Introduction
2:35 Round Table
3:35 Break
3:45 HP 9000/3000 Focus Groups

The following topics will be discussed

  · What are the mechanics of buying from Hewlett Packard?
· What parties are involved in the process?
  · Sales Reps
· VARS/DARS
· Distributors
  · What are our options as customers?
· How does HP rank and maintain highly competent resellers?
· What are HP's plans for resellers that don't meet quality control standards? (e.g.,, those who are insufficiently educated on products)
· Who do we call as customers if we have complaints on issues?

ROUND TABLE SPEAKERS
Kathy Fredrickson, HP
Wayne Husky, HP
Tim Powers, R.O. I.
Todd O'Bert, Workstations International
Roger Olsen, Productive Software

Please bring questions and/or experiences on these issues.