Dear Interex Member, PARTICIPATE IN A FOCUS GROUP AND HELP US BUILD THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM! The 2003 HP World Solutions and Technology Conference is coming up soon. In addition to the excellent paper submissions received through our Call for Papers efforts, Interex is looking for engaged members to help guide conference program content. A series of focus groups will provide the insight used to develop some of the conference program. TOPIC AREAS: We need IT professionals who have expertise in one or more of the following topic areas: *IT Directors and MIS Managers *Storage IT professionals *HP-UX environment IT professionals *Linux environment IT professionals *IA32 server IT professionals *Management Software IT professionals (OpenView/UDC) *Security *High Availability/Disaster Recovery Please note other topics such as OpenVMS, Tru64, Novell, MPE, Oracle, and SQL Server will be handled through another process. TIMELINE: To help you determine if you have the time to commit to this program, please review the following timeline summary. (The total estimated time for this process is approximately 6-7 hours) * 3/19 Participants receive materials for review * 3/20, 3/21 or 3/24 Participants engage in a 2 hour call to discuss content/topics * 4/2 Review compilation of notes in preparation for second call * 4/3, 4/4, or 4/7 Participants engage in a 2 hour call to discuss content/topics * 4/9 Submit final notes on proposed content * 4/16 Review final report by email RSVP: If you are interested in sharing your expertise and benefiting the Interex membership by participating on one or more Focus Groups, please visit http://www.interex.org/focusgroups.html, fill out the appropriate application and send it to [log in to unmask] by Noon EST on Monday, March 17, 2003. We look forward to having you as part of the team! Sincerely, Pamela Stevenson, Director of Membership Interex * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *