Toronto Informix User Group: Wednesday, November 12
ONTARIO CANADA INFORMIX USER GROUP (OCIUG) ************************************************* ** INAUGURAL MEETING !! ** ** Wednesday, November 12, 2003, 9 AM - 4 PM ** ** www.IIUG.org/ociug ** ** Reserve your space now! ** ************************************************* Please join us for the first meeting of the Ontario Canada Informix User Group (OCIUG)! There will be a morning and an afternoon session. These events are free and will be an excellent follow-up to the IBM Data Management Technical Conference (http://www-3.ibm.com/services/learning/conf/us/dm/), taking place October 27-31 in Las Vegas (you still have time to register). The latest details for the OCIUG will be posted on our Web site at http://www.iiug.org/ociug or our email list (details below). We hope to see you there! MORNING SESSION Via the efforts of IBM and the International Informix Users Group, the Ontario Informix User Group (OCIUG) is back! Please join us on Wednesday, 12 November 2003 at the IBM Lab in Markham for our inaugural user group meeting, from 9:00 AM until 12 noon. Lunch will be provided. Find out about the new features in IDS 9.4 and product roadmap, learn about new product and other announcements from the Data Management Technical Conference, and experience several products, including Information Integrator, Server Studio, Informix Server Administrator, and Office Connect. Please find below the details on how to reserve your spot and join our meeting email list. We hope to see you there. AFTERNOON TECHNICAL SESSION You are also invited to attend an Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) training event scheduled for the afternoon (geared towards a technical audience). This session will explore details of Informix's latest and fastest release, IDS 9.4. TIME AND PLACE - Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 - Time: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM - Place: IBM Software Lab, Amphitheatre - main level, 8200 Warden Ave, Markham Ontario (directions below) - Hosts: > Ron Flannery, Board Member, International Informix User Group (www.iiug.org), and author of the Informix Handbook > Edward Yee, National Technical Sales Manager, IBM Data Management, and former Informix Sr. Principal Systems Engineer. - RSVP info: Please RSVP if at all possible. To register via email or phone, contact Ron Flannery: ron@iiug.org, 248-887-8470x40. - Contact information: For any ideas, suggestions, or questions, please contact Ron Flannery at ron@iiug.org or 248-887-8470x40. MEETING OVERVIEW - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (noon): Inaugural Ontario Canada Informix User Group - 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Informix Dynamic Server 9.40 technical training AGENDA 8:30am - 9:00am Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00am - 9:20am Ontario Informix User Group kickoff: How to leverage IIUG resources, call for volunteers, plan for future meetings, etc. Speaker: Ron Flannery, One Point Solutions, IIUG Board Member 9:20am - 10:00am Informix Product Roadmap/Why Upgrade to IDS 9.40 Speaker: Edward Yee, IBM National Technical Sales Manager Links: http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/informix/ids/ 10:00am - 10:15am IBM Software Portfolio for Informix Customers / Update on announcements from October user conference Speaker: Edward Yee, IBM National Technical Sales Manager 10:15am - 10:30am BREAK 10:30am - 11:15am IBM DB2 Information Integrator - Product Overview Speaker: Ken Lee, IBM Certified Consulting IT Specialist Links: http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/integration/db2ii/ 11:15am - 12:00pm Office Connect, Server Studio Java Edition, and Informix Server Administrator - Product Overviews and Demos. Speaker: Andre Duquette, IBM Consulting IT Specialist Links: Office Connect: http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/db2/officeconnect/ Server Studio: http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/informix/tools/serverstudio/ http://www.serverstudio.com/ Informix Server Administrator: http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/informix/tools/isa/ 12noon - 1:00pm Lunch IDS 9.40 Training: Hosted by: Jacques Roy, Worldwide Support for Informix Dynamic Server 1:00pm - 4:00pm Informix IDS 9.40 is the fastest, most reliable, highest scaling IDS database ever produced. Jacques Roy will deliver a technical seminar on the new features available in IDS9.40, including the upgrade process from previous versions of IDS. Attendees will also hear about the newest releases of Client SDK and Our Informix focused development tool, 4GL/ISQL. OUR EMAIL LIST Our email list will be used to provide updated information for our meetings and will be used only for activities related to this user group. To subscribe, send an email to majordomo@iiug.org and include this text: subscribe ociug-members end DIRECTIONS The IBM Toronto Lab is located southwest of Highway 7 and Warden Ave., just north of the 407ETR in Markham, Ontario. 8200 Warden Ave., Markham, Ontario, L6G 1C7. Visitors must report to security (905-413-3523) through the visitor entrance at 8200 Warden Ave. Or see our detailed map at http://www.iiug.org/ociug/markham-directions.pdf. ************************************************* ** INAUGURAL MEETING !! ** ** Wednesday, November 12, 2003, 9 AM - 4 PM ** ** www.IIUG.org/ociug ** ** Reserve your space now! ** ************************************************* ________________________________________________________________________ Ron Flannery <mailto:rflannery@one-point.com>, 248-887-8470x40 Lead author, Informix Handbook President, One Point Solutions "Your Complete Reference" "Informix & Data Management solutions" http://www.informixhandbook.com http://www.one-point.com ________________________________________________________________________ sending to informix-list