Insider #73: Highlights: IDUG/IIUG Europe Conference Vienna 2-6 October 2006

IIUG Insider (Issue #73) July 2006 Highlights: IDUG/IIUG Europe Conference Vienna 2-6 October 2006 Welcome to the International Informix Users Group (IIUG) Insider! Designed for IIUG members and Informix user group leaders, this publication contains timely and relevant information for the IBM Informix community. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Contents: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- * Editorial * Highlights IDUG/IIUG Europe Conference Vienna, 2-6 October 2006 * Conference corner IDUG/IIUG Europe Conference Vienna, 2-6 October 2006 IDUG/IIUG NA Conference San Jose, CA 6-10 May 2007 IBM Information On Demand 2006: Anaheim, CA 15-20 October 2006 * Education IBM Training * Developer corner New on developerWorks External Backup and Restore * Calendar of events * Useful links * Closing and credits ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Editorial ----------------------------------------------------------------------- My country is at war. I know for most of you it is something you see in the movies or television or read about it in newspapers and books. But to me it became a daily experience. Unfortunately this is not my first war. It is not even our cities are bombed and innocent civilians are killed. And yes, I realize in Lebanon it's even worse. I just hope it will be over so we can all continue with our normal lives. I know that war in the Middle East has no influence on Informix but it does on the particular Informix user writing these lines. Between listening to the news, jumping to every phone call and hosting friends from the northern part of Israel and my real work, I am doing my best to review the draft presentations for the Vienna conference and write the July issue of the Insider. My apologies if it is less then usual. Gary Ben-Israel IIUG Insider Editor IIUG Board of Directors gary@iiug.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Highlights ----------------------------------------------------------------------- IDUG/IIUG EUROPE CONFERENCE VIENNA 2-6 OCTOBER 2006 The IIUG/IDUG conference is the first ever real Informix conference in Europe. As a matter of fact it is much more.I have been participating in Informix conferences for many years. Way back before the acquisition. As part of the Vienna conference planning committee, I am confident it will be a unique experience. It is not only the first Informix conference in Europe, it is the first time we will have the best presenters from Europe and the US under the same roof. Join us in Vienna and meet John Miller, Jonathan Leffler, Guy Bowerman, Cosmo, John Dryburgh, Stefan Hummel, Darryl Priest, Hal Manner and many others. We will have 34 Informix technical sessions and two half day educational seminars. Do not miss this unique opportunity to meet the people behind the code from IBM US, UK, Germany and the Czech Republic. Take advantage of the opportunity to meet you Informix colleagues from all around Europe. The IIUG board is looking forward to meeting you in Vienna and is offering a warm welcome and a superb educational experience. Gary Ben-Israel Europe Conference Planning Committee ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Conference corner ----------------------------------------------------------------------- IDUG/IIUG EUROPE CONFERENCE VIENNA 2-6 OCTOBER 2006 Go Further at the leading user-driven technical event for DB2 and Informix professionals. IDUG 2006 - Europe - 2-6 October 2006 - Vienna, Austria - http://www.iiug.org/conf Register today for IDUG 2006 - Europe - download a print-friendly version of our registration form at http://lyris.smithbucklin.com/t/643389/21420940/49820/0 You can also download a copy of the Advance Program, highlighting the many educational and networking opportunities available to you. The IDUG 2006 - Europe conference schedule, featuring more than 100 technical sessions, is also available for your use at http://lyris.smithbucklin.com/t/643389/21420940/49468/0. View the online schedule for sessions that go beyond traditional classroom training and allow you to experience real-world, independent insights into topics essential to advancing you and your company. Use the 'Search' feature to find the program content that will take you to the next level in your quest to learn more about DB2 and Informix. And, take advantage of your opportunity to win a free registration to IDUG 2006 - Europe! Fill out the online form at http://lyris.smithbucklin.com/t/643389/21420940/49822/0 by 7 September or visit http://lyris.smithbucklin.com/t/643389/21420940/49823/0 for complete rules and regulations. Register Today! SPECIAL IDUG 2006 - EUROPE DISCOUNT FOR LUG MEMBERS To show our gratitude to our LUG volunteers and members, we are offering a 50 Euro discount off the IDUG 2006 - Europe conference registration fee to members of each LUG, provided they have not yet registered for the conference. To take advantage of this discount, simply print and complete the attached form and mail or fax it with your completed conference registration forms. This discount will be applied to the registration rate for the date on which we receive the registration form. Please note that the LUG discount can only be honored by attaching the coupon when mailing or faxing the registration form, and LUG members cannot have already registered for the conference. Make sure to take advantage of the current early registration rate, which is only available until 14 September 2006, to save an additional 226 Euros off the full conference rate. For more information on IIUG's participation in IDUG 2006 - Europe and to register, visit http://www.iiug.org. You can obtain the coupon in the IIUG Member area: Just go to http://www.iiug.org and hit the login button. We look forward to seeing you in Vienna! SEE YOU IN VIENNA Over ten years ago I attended the first Informix conference in... ok the mind is going, was it San Francisco or San Jose? Wherever it was, I have been to each and every Informix conference since. Now that the IIUG has teamed up with IDUG for the premier database conference event under the IBM Information Management brand, we are branching out into Europe to meet the needs of more Informix users in Europe. This is our first conference for the European Informix community, and if it has even half the success of the IDUG / IIUG conferences in North America the past two years in Denver and Tampa, it will be an outstanding event that is not to be missed. The IIUG Conference Planning Committee is being headed up by two long time Informix users and members of the IIUG Board of Directors, Paul Watson of the UK and Gary Ben-Israel of Israel. They have done an outstanding job of seeking out the best Informix presenters, mostly from Europe but also the USA. Although the conference is named the IUG Conference, trust me - the IIUG plays a significant role in the event and there will be more than enough Informix sessions to make all the Informix attendees happy. Their brains will be spinning from the technical content they will receive, and they will meet other Informix users from throughout Europe, the IIUG Board of Directors and some executives from the IBM Information Management Software group. 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