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  1. 2014 VM Workshop Welcome!

  2. North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University SITE LOGISITICS

  3. North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University • Guest WiFi • Network: aggieguest • ID: guest • Password: guest0103

  4. North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University • Parking • Hang Tags • Purchase in “Parking Services Office” in the parking garage • Parking Garage • $1/hr, $6 max – PER ENTRY. • Leaving and returning restarts the clock. • SURFACE LOT • $6/day, unlimited in/out

  5. WAKEUP! AudienceParticipationCalisthenics!! • • • • • • • • • Whotraveledthe FARTHESTdistance? Whohadthe longesttripin HOURS? Whotraveledby carpool? Whotraveledby air? Whotraveledby train? Howmany paidyourownexpenses? Howmany are beingpaidforby youremployer? Who’sthe newestz/VM’er? Who’sworkedonVMfor thelongest? • • • • • Largest numberof CECs? Smallest CEC? OldestCEC? OldestVM releaserunningproductionwork? Largest loggedon‘LinuxonSystem z’guest count?

  6. Doyou likethe VM Workshop… • • • • Low$100 registration price? IncludedThursdayeveningReceptionandDinnerBanquet? $65 Aggie Onecard debitcardsfor MEALS in the cafeteria? Included2014VMWorkshop poloshirtor T-shirt for students (forthoseregisteredbefore May 30) andtote bag? Thenstopbythe lobbySponsorTablestosay“Thanks!”

  7. VolunteerCommitteeAcknowledgements Sincerethanks to all members of theVM Workshop VolunteerCommittee,whohave dedicatedcountless hoursof personalandbusinesstimeto ensure thebest“up close andpersonal”,andlowestcost technicaleducationconferencearound. Andthanksto members whocouldnotbepresent inpersonthis year dueto other commitments! They continuedto workontaskswhileknowingthat theywouldmiss outon all thefun! VolunteerCommitteemembers standand introduceyourselves. ORANGE BADGES Ifyou havequestionsabouttheVM Workshop,aboutz/VM or Linuxon Systemz, coldfusion,internationalfinance,intergalactictravel,etc.- just lookaround for a VMWorkshopvolunteerwearinganORANGE BADGE. They haveall the answers!

  8. For the first time at a VM Workshop, and acknowledging NC A&T’s mainframe curriculum, we have a few students participating. Please look for those wearing GREEN BADGES and welcome them warmly. The are the vanguard of z/VM and Linux on z/VM’s future. They have yet begun their long careers, while some of us are nearing the end of ours, able to share provide sage advice, historical background, and hard-earned career experience – some examples…

  9. The work week’s progress in stick figures…

  10. SpeakerAcknowledgements Sincerethanks toallthe speakersatthe VMWorkshop, whohave investedtheirtime preparingsessionmaterials forthis workshop, andtravelinghereto present them. Especially: • RichardLewisof IBM,whoalreadyhada calendarso full of otheractivitiesthat each day’s entryprobablyrequiresseveralpages, stillmanagedto preparenotone,but TWOmulti-hourLIVE LAB sessions!And thenbrought allthose laptops anda couple large boxesof labparticipantmaterials. • DavidBoyesofSineNomineAssociates,whosecalendarwears meoutjust hearing aboutit, whoprepareda VPNtunnelappliancefor non-IBM labs,anddonateditto theVM Workshop. • Our futurespeakers.Yes… YOU! We’re avery friendlyaudience. PleaseDOgive serious considerationto preparinga session to deliver yourselfnext year! Ifyou’ve never delivereda publicpresentation, thisisa WONDERFULPLACEtostart! Askany speaker orVolunteerCommitteemember for theiradviceand experience.

  11. What’sWith theBear? • VM’smascotat SHARE. • Born Edgar BeargeninAugust1989, afterthe originalVM sign was missing atSCIDS. • In yet another shameful example of ‘downsizing’, SHARE’s Linux and VM program downsized Edgar’s role, replacinghim with an inflatable bear! • Moredetails(longstory)on theVMWorkshop web site: • (tabs:“LearnMoreAbout VM”>“Key Bitsof VMandz/VMCommunity History”) SomecandidphotosofEdgar whenhe was notatworkat SHARE,orattheVMWorkshop…

  12. WhyIsn’tthisthe “z/VMWorkshop”, or the “‘Linuxon System z’ & z/VM Workshop”? Answer:Homageto ourpredecessors! Herearepagesfrom the previousworkshops.Notethat someofthese meetings predate theexistenceofthe WWW,andthus donot have live websites. No VMWorkshopswere heldbetween1998and 2011. 14 1990 June 12-15IndianaUniversity-PurdueUniversity, Indianapolis,Indiana 13 1989 June 13-16KansasStateUniversity,Manhattan,Kansas 121988July19-22Michigan StateUniversity,EastLansing, Michigan 111987June 2-5BrighamYoungUniversity,Provo,Utah 10.51987 Feb. 23-27AsilomarStatePark,CA 101986June 3-6 UniversityofKentucky,Lexington,Kentucky 9 1985June4-7Kansas StateUniversity,Manhattan,Kansas 8 1984May30-June1Kansas StateUniversity,Manhattan,Kansas 7 1983June7-10 Wichita StateUniversity,Wichita, Kansas 6 1982June9-11 Wichita StateUniversity,Wichita, Kansas 5 1981JuneWichita StateUniversity,Wichita,Kansas 4 1980? 3 1979AugustCornellUniversity,Ithaca, NewYork 2 1978August UniversityofMaine, Orono,Maine 1 1977 Universityof Waterloo,Waterloo,Ontario 252013 June 20-22 Indiana University-Purdue University , Indianapolis, Indiana 242012 June 27-30UniversityofKentucky,Lexington,Kentucky 23 2011 July28-30OhioStateUniversity,Columbus,Ohio ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 221998 June9-13MaristCollege,Poughkeepsie,NewYork 21 1997 June 10-14McGillUniversity,Montréal,Québec 20 1996 June 25-29UniversityofKentucky,Lexington,Kentucky 19 1995 June 14-17WichitaStateUniversity,Wichita,Kansas 18 1994 June7-11UniversityofNotreDame,NotreDame, Indiana 17 1993 July20-23 MichiganStateUniversity,EastLansing, Michigan 16 1992 June 16-19UniversityofArkansas,Fayetteville 15 1991 June4-7UniversityofKentucky,Lexington,Kentucky

  13. Backto business… Fixthe GRID… • Tonight:18:00-21:00 - The Gala Reception and Dinner BanquetMoved to Smith Technology Center foyer (#53 on the Campus Map) • Need to drive there, campus construction has eliminated the option to walk. Follow the crowd. • McNeil Hall Dorm,room 6202 TheVM Workshop ‘Hospitality Suite’.

  14. 2014 VM Workshop… Whereto next? We will recordyour opinions for the 2014 VM Workshop site at the Closing Session on Saturday. Possible locations include universitiesin theareas of: • GeorgeMasonUniversity,Washington,DC(many nearby governmentsites) • WestVirginia • Ohio • Pittsburgh PLEASEthinkaboutand discuss those4locationsthis week,andwe’ll revisitthe discussion on Saturday. Ifyou won’tbethatthe closingsessions,justwriteyourideason a paperwith yournameand handthem toanyVolunteerCommitteemember (ORANGE badges).

  15. Speakers: Pleasee-mail your session materials to: presentations@vmworkshop.org They willbepostedontheweb sitenext week, or sooner..“itdepends”(sm)BillBitner Who’stheguywith thecamera(still andvideo)? A: EricSchuler-Dalverny,yetanotherORANGE-badgedVolunteerCommitteemember. And… the Chairmanof the VM Workshopwhen this one ends. He’stakingcandidand staged stillphotos this week,andshortvideos andinterviews. Withyourpermission,these willbeediteddowninto a short‘commercial’for theVM Workshop, andpostedonour webpages, and videosonYouTube.Potentialattendees canpointtheirmanagement to thoselocations,showingthat evena$100 workshop can present amazing sessions,foundto beveryrewardingto attendees!

  16. Comments, suggestions, complaints, questions, other? Have a Terrific Learn, Laugh, Week: Love (z/VMandLinuxonSystemz)

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