Special Informix Day on May 16 in The Hague
Willaert Doris said a Special Informix Day in The Hague on May 16 was cancelled for low enrolment. Captain Pedantic and Ben Thompson said it was too expensive given travel and time out of the office, noting free UK user group events. Captain Pedantic said the UK Infobahn and the technical event were organised by different IBM groups.
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I subscribed for this event, but yesterday I got a mail that this day is cancelled because of the low number of enrolments. Is no one of the European users is interested in this event? http://www-304.ibm.com/jct03001c/services/learning/ites.wss/xx/en?pageTy pe=page&c=a0009740
Special Informix Day on May 16 in The Hague"Willaert Doris" <Doris.Willaert@alcopa2wheels.com> wrote in message news:mailman.15.1147342248.19084.informix-list@iiug.org... I subscribed for this event, but yesterday I got a mail that this day is cancelled because of the low number of enrolments. Is no one of the European users is interested in this event? http://www-304.ibm.com/jct03001c/services/learning/ites.wss/xx/en?pageType=page&c=a0009740 In my opinion, coming from England where we have an ingrained reluctance to pay for vendor events, it's far too expensive, particularly when I'd have to pay travel and subsistence too. Similarly with the IDUG/Informix conference in Tampa.
Willaert Doris wrote: > I subscribed for this event, but yesterday I got a mail that this day is > cancelled because of the low number of enrolments. > > Is no one of the European users is interested in this event? I can't say I knew about it. It looks very interesting actually but I don't know if my boss would allow me or a .NET developer to go. He probably would if we could make a good case for it. It's costly to attend though with the fee, travel, hotels and work not done because you're out of the office. Carlton Doe is a very good speaker but he gave the same or a similar presentation at the UK Informix User Group meeting in Warwick last year which was a free event and we can get there and back in a day, which is not to say that it isn't worth paying for. IBM have been pushing an Infobahn at us through phone calls and emails. That is in London but that seems to be sales driven thing and we're only really interested in technical events. When I told them this they didn't mention this event at The Hague. Ben.
"Ben Thompson" <ben@nomonitorsoftspam.com> wrote in message news:e3v7po$if6$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk... > IBM have been pushing an Infobahn at us through phone calls and emails. > That is in London but that seems to be sales driven thing and we're only > really interested in technical events. When I told them this they didn't > mention this event at The Hague. Because the UK event is organised by IBM UK sales and marketing and the Tech event by someone else completely. Left hand and right hand ....