IDUG 96 Agenda and Information
Bob Harbus
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Subject: IDUG 8th Annual No.American Conference: June 2-6, 1996
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International DB2 Users Group (IDUG)
8th Annual North American Conference
"Proven Solutions in a Changing World"
June 2-6, 1996
Wyndham Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- ATTEND THE WORLD'S LARGEST DB2 USERS CONFERENCE! This year's IDUG
provides a solution-oriented program with THREE CONFERENCES-IN-ONE:
Choose from technical sessions, panels, and keynote presentations on
DATA WAREHOUSING/MINING, DB2 COMMON SERVER and ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS.
IDUG continues its focus on the DB2 FAMILY with in-depth sessions on
DB2 for UNIX, NT and OS/2, DB2 for MVS/ESA, and other important
extended family members. Get the latest DB2 Family product info from
IBM's Santa Teresa & Toronto Labs. Hear and share DB2 client/server
user experiences with leading-edge designers & system implementers
from around the world...over 115 technical sessions and panels to
choose from! VISIT THE EXHIBIT HALL where you'll enjoy product demos
from leading industry vendors on client/server development tools,
data warehousing and mining solutions, connectivity products,
performance monitors, tuning utilities - all under one roof!
INVALUABLE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES: Avoid costly mistakes by
learning from experienced users in SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP sessions.
...DON'T MISS THE DB2 FAMILY USERS EVENT OF THE YEAR!
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- Call/Fax/Email IDUG TO REGISTER OR REQUEST A CONFERENCE BROCHURE:
312-644-6610 (or voicemail: 312-527-6777); Fax: 312-321-6869; Email:
7241...@compuserve.com. Visit IDUG on the web: http://www.idug.org
- For hotel reservations call Wyndham Anatole at 214-748-1200 directly
- CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEE:
$1245 Early Registration (by April 14)
$1345 Advanced or On-site Registration
(Multiple Attendee Discounts and Corporate Badges are available)
=> Fee includes conference proceedings, all technical sessions,
panels, Special Interest Group sessions, the exhibit hall, vendor
hospitality suites and receptions, all meals & social functions,
and a one-year IDUG membership (includes subscription to the
leading DB2 technical publication, the "IDUG SOLUTIONS JOURNAL"!)
- BELOW IS A LIST OF THE CONFERENCE SESSIONS...PLEASE PASS ALONG THIS
INFORMATION TO ANYONE INTERESTED. Please contact me if questions:
=> Mike Swift
IBM Liaison to the IDUG Board of Directors
msw...@vnet.ibm.com, 408-463-4105, Fax: -4633
DBSWIFT at STLVM6, Tie:543-4105, Fax: -4633
IBM Santa Teresa Lab Executive Briefing Center
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IDUG MISSION: IDUG is an independent, not-for-profit, user-run
organization whose mission is to support and strengthen the
information systems community by providing the highest quality
education and services designed to promote the effective utilization
of the DB2 family of products.
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IDUG 8th ANNUAL NORTH AMERICAN CONFERENCE PROGRAM
(* IBM speakers denoted by an asterisk)
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KEYNOTE SESSIONS:
- "DB2 and an Olympic Experience"
by Mark Ryan, Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG)
- "An Optimistic View of Tomorrow"
by "Dr. Tomorrow", Frank Ogden, 21st Century Media Communications
* "Data Warehousing With DB2" by George Zagelow - IBM Santa Teresa Lab
* "Open Systems Data Management: Technology in Support of Efficient
Data Mining" by James Hamilton - IBM Toronto Lab
* "Voyages of the Database Enterprise"
by Roger Miller - IBM Santa Teresa Lab
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TECHNICAL SESSIONS (Grouped by the 3 solutions sub-conferences):
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DATA WAREHOUSING/DATA MINING SUB-CONFERENCE (2 sessions per timeslot):
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* "Information Discovery via Data Mining"
by Dr. Evangelos Simoudis (IBM Almaden Research Center)
* "DB2 Parallel Edition Overview" by Glen Sheffield (IBM Toronto Lab)
- "DB2 Parallel Edition User Experience"
by Steve Valentine (AutoZone)
* "DB2 Parallel Edition Design Experience"
by Jerry Palmisano (IBM ISSC)
- "Lessons Learned From Implementing Commercial Parallel Systems"
by Ken Rudin (Emergent Corporation)
- "Designing a Data Warehouse Optimized for Multidimensional Analysis"
by Jeffrey Bedell (MicroStrategy, Inc.)
- "The Reality of Multi-Dimensional Design in DB2 for MVS/ESA"
by Gregg Johnson (Allstate Insurance Company)
- "DB2 Common Server Based Datamart Using IBM Visual Warehouse"
by Robert Groeger (Ingram Book)
* "The IBM Visual Warehouse - Successful Implementations"
by Chuck Ballard (IBM Santa Teresa Lab)
- "A Framework for Business Intelligence Solutions"
by G. Sharma (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
* "DB2 for MVS/ESA V4 Query Performance Measurement Results"
by Fred Orosco (IBM Santa Teresa Lab)
- "The Parallel World and DB2 4.1 - User Experience"
by Steve Crocker (Barclays Bank PLC)
* "Sysplex Query Parallelism in DB2 for MVS/ESA V4"
by Bryan B. Smith (IBM Santa Teresa Lab)
- "Data Warehouse - A Parallel Solution"
by Jay Marquez (The PRAXIUM Group, Inc.)
* "Data Warehousing and Mining Using DB2 for MVS/ESA"
by Jaya Srikrishnan (IBM Poughkeepsie Lab)
- "Improve Performance of Queries Executed in Parallel"
by Namik Hrle (Independent Consultant)
* "An Information Catalog Solution - IBM's DataGuide"
by Jacques Labrie (IBM Santa Teresa Lab)
- "Logical Data Staging for Data Warehousing With DB2"
by Vincent Dupuis (Information Engineers)
- "Data Warehousing on a Budget"
by Carol Gagne-Cestone (ITT Sheraton Corporation)
* "A Framework for Information Delivery"
by Jim August (IBM Santa Teresa Lab)
- "Designing and Implementing the Data Warehouse"
by James Riggio (Price Warehouse)
* "Decision Support Solutions: IBM's Strategy"
by Mike Biere (IBM Santa Teresa Lab)
- "Warehouse Driven Repository Deployment"
by Robert Seiner (Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania)
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DB2 COMMON SERVER SUB-CONFERENCE (2 sessions per timeslot):
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* "DataJoiner - DB2 Based Multidatabase Server"
by Jim Kleewein (IBM Santa Teresa Lab)
- "Moving DB2 for MVS/ESA to DB2 for AIX"
by Joe Carola (Shared Medical Systems)
* "DB2 Products on Windows, Windows 95 and NT"
by Rakesh Goenka (IBM Toronto Lab)
- "3-Tier Client/Server and the DB2 Family"
by John Bradford (Greenbrier & Russel, Inc.)
* "DB2 Common Server - Latest News from Toronto"
by Bill Wong (IBM Toronto Lab)
- "Implementing DB2 for OS/2 Across the Enterprise"
by Dan Goetz (United Parcel Service)
* "Connecting LAN PCs and Mobile Users to DB2"
by Leon Katsnelson (IBM Toronto Lab)
- "The Procedural DBA: Triggers and Functions and Procs, Oh My!"
by Craig Mullins (PLATINUM technology, inc.)
* "Do Distributed Databases Imply DBA's Everywhere?"
by Larry England (IBM Santa Teresa Lab)
- "Surviving the Move from MVS to AIX/CICS/DB2"
by Scott Hayes (Systems and Computer Technology Corporation)
* "DB2 Common Server V2 Optimizer"
by Bernhard Schiefer (IBM Toronto Lab)
* "DB2 Common Server V2 Performance Measurements Results"
by Bill Wilkins (IBM Toronto Lab)
- "DB2 V2 Common Server Performance Management"
by Martin Hubel (Martin Hubel Consulting, Inc.)
* "Defining Your Own Types and Functions in DB2 Version 2"
by Dr. Donald Chamberlin (IBM Almaden Research Center)
* "Designing an Active Database"
by Dr. Donald Chamberlin (IBM Almaden Research Center)
* "IBM DataBasic for Developing DB2 Client/Server Applications"
by Gary Chan (IBM Santa Teresa Lab)
- "Experiences Migrating From DB2 for OS/2 1.x to DB2 for OS/2 2.1"
by Michael Coon (United Parcel Service)
* "DB2 Common Server V2: The Secrets of Physical Database Design"
by Gene Kligerman (IBM Toronto Lab)
* "DB2 and Serial Storage: Configurations and Performance"
by Jean-Marc Halbout (IBM Somers)
- "RISCy Business" by Frank Ingrassia (IMSI)
* "Do I Need a TP Monitor *AND* a Database?"
by Cathie Dwyer (IBM Santa Teresa Lab)
* "Backup and Recovery in DB2 Common Server Version 2"
by Jay Lennox (IBM Toronto Lab)
* "DB2 Common Server Problem Determination"
by Dwaine Snow (IBM Toronto Lab)
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ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS SUB-CONFERENCE (6 sessions per timeslot):
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* "The Tradition Continues: DB2 for MVS/ESA"
by Carl Chamberlin (DB2 Product Manager, IBM Santa Teresa Lab)
- "Integrating 5,300 Remote Microsoft ACCESS Databases with DB2"
by Elizabeth Moore (American General Life & Accident Insurance Co.)
* "IBM, Lotus, and DB2 - The Whole Story" by Joe Davis (Lotus Corp.)
- "DB2 V4 in Production at TRW" by Helen McMillan (TRW, Inc.)
* "DB2 for MVS/ESA - Stored Procedures & Client/Server Futures"
by Curt Cotner (IBM Santa Teresa Lab)
- "DB2 for MVS/ESA V4 Experiences at Southern California Edison"
by Jim Barrows (Southern California Edison)
* "Accessing Your DB2 Family Data Via the Information Highway"
by David Fallside (IBM Santa Teresa Lab)
- "DB2 for MVS/ESA V4 Early User Experience"
by Richard Crider (Dillards Department Stores)
* "DB2 for MVS/ESA V4 Selected Performance Topics"
by Akira Shibamiya (IBM Santa Teresa Lab)
- "DB2 Performance Design: Solving the Tough Issues"
by Richard Yevich (RYC, Inc.)
* "MORE Things I Wish They'd Told Me" by Bonnie Baker (IBM Florida)
- "A Look at DB2 Utility Use at BellSouth - Tips and Techniques from a
Large User" by Mark McCormack (BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.)
* "IBM Data Replication Solutions"
by Rob Goldring (IBM Santa Teresa Lab)
- "150 GB Client DB Serving Multiple Sites & Platforms"
by Teresa T. Blong (The Prudential)
* "Making the Right Connection"
by Cindy Saracco (IBM Santa Teresa Lab) )
- "Data From Anywhere - RDRMS Connectivity"
by Judy Finnessy (Deere & Company)
* "DB2 Client/Server Performance And Capacity Planning"
by Robert Gilles (IBM Santa Teresa Lab)
- "DRDA: Implementation Experiences" by Bill Lewis (Mellon Bank)
* "Legacy Systems to Client Server in One Step" by Chris Tett (IBM UK)
- "Visual Age: Developing a New Breed of Programmers"
by Matt Garich (Great American Insurance)
- "Implementing 'OO' Applications on the Mainframe"
by Patrick Morrison (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce)
- "Practical DB2 Performance Tips" by David Beulke (Spiegel, Inc.)
- "Outer Joins and the Nested Table Expression"
by Betty Gray (Independent Consultant)
- "Complex SQL: I Can Do That in One SQL Statement"
by Sheryl Larsen (RYC, Inc.)
* "DB2 for MVS/ESA V4 Data Sharing Overview"
by Dr. James Teng (IBM Santa Teresa Lab)
- "Data Sharing - How to Get There!"
by Karen K. Lloyd (Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd.)
- "Know DB2 for MVS/ESA Version 4: Facts and Effects"
Judy Nall (Computer Business Int'l Consulting & Education)
- "Achieving 24 x 7 Availability with DB2 Data Sharing"
by Sandy S. Smith (Hewitt Associates)
- "Migrating to DB2 for MVS/ESA Version 4 - A Planned Approach"
by Linda Claussen (THEMIS, Inc.)
- "Reducing Locks in DB2 for MVS/ESA V4"
by Timothy Lenahan (Allstate Insurance Company)
- "Row Locking, LOCKMAX, and UR"
by Gabrielle Wiorkowski (Gabrielle & Associates)
* "Whither DB2 Utilities?" by David D. Schwartz (IBM Santa Teresa Lab)
- "Disaster Recovery - Exploring the Options"
by Janet LeBlanc (National Defense)
- "One Client Server to DB2 Solution"
by Dan O'Donnell (Wilmington Trust Company)
- "Getting Connected: Legacy Data Access Alternatives"
by Susan Lawson (PLATINUM technology, inc.)
- "The Distributed DBA, Managing Database Change"
by Kim McIntyre (The Redstone Marble Company)
- "Enterprise Client/Server Database Design"
by Tim Quinlan (TLQ Consulting)
- "Client Server Capacity Planning"
by Joel Goldstein (Responsive Systems Company)
- "Boundary Issues: Strategies For Stored Procedures"
by Carl Eric Johnson (Carl Eric Johnson & Company)
- "The Invisible Connection - Issues of the Network"
by Al DiGiovanni (American International Group Tech Services)
- "Performance in Hiperpools" by Patrick Gannon (KeyCorp Bank)
- "Turning Ho-Hum Into High Performance"
by Andrea Bajew (Programart Corporation)
- "Better Performance in a Minute: 60 Tips in 1 Hour"
by Steven Liszewski (Greenbrier & Russel, Inc.)
- "Performance Modeling for DB2 for MVS/ESA Version 4"
by Richard R. Bolesta (PLATINUM technology, inc.)
- "BP Threshold Management - What's in it for You?"
by Bjarne Nelson (VAREVA Informatik AG)
- "DB2 for MVS/ESA Version 4 Performance Exploitation"
by Charles Gross (Tidewater Consultants, Inc.)
- "EXPLAIN Across the Enterprise" by Nicholette Ross (BMC Software)
- "Matching Buffer Pools and Page Sets for Performance"
by Chuck Hoover (Compuware Corporation)
- "Applying the Application Enhancements in DB2 Version 4"
by William Favero (BMC Software)
- "A Taskforce to Relieve Batch Window Constraints"
by Andre Goetschy (Swiss Bank Corporation)
- "Inside the Outer Join" by Suresh Sane (DST Systems, Inc.)
- "Implementing a Multi-Tiered DB2 Family Application"
by Tom Moulder (BMC Software)
- "DB2 Databases: Searching Out the Hot Spots"
by Ed Woods (Candle Corporation)
- "A High-Performance Real-time MQSeries-Based DB2 Replication"
by Robert Eckerlin (Swiss Bank Corporation)
- "Analytical Modeling For Application Performance"
by Gene Leganza (Canadian Imperial Systems, Inc.)
- "Tuning a Datamodel -- Real World vs Theory"
by Graham Wiltshire (Telecom)
- "Enhanced Security Architecture" by Amy Byron (Ernst Home Center)
- "DB2 Disaster Recovery: A Quick and Easy Approach in a 24x7
Environment" by Daniel Luksetich (Software Alternatives Inc.)
* "Application Development For a Distributed Environment"
by Robert Faigen (IBM ISSC)
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VENDOR EXHIBITS:
- Exhibit hall, hospitality suites and reception rooms provide an
opportunity to investigate products, solutions, and options at one
time and place.
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USER PANELS ON:
- Data Warehouse/Data Mining Solutions
- DB2 Common Server Solutions
- Advanced DB2 for MVS/ESA Solutions
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LEARN STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS FROM THE IBM PANEL:
This year's IBM Panel will close the conference with a lively
discussion of how IBM is addressing the hot industry issues with their
DB2 and data management strategies and offerings. Leading industry
commentator, DAVID STODDER, EDITOR OF DATABASE PROGRAMMING AND DESIGN
magazine, will moderate this session. Join David in "grilling" the
leading technologists from IBM's database research and development
laboratories: ASHOK CHANDRA, DON HADERLE, JAMES HAMILTON,
ROGER MILLER, GLEN SHEFFIELD, and GEORGE ZAGELOW.
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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS (SIGs) DAILY:
- SIGs will bring users from diverse backgrounds and experience
together in an informal setting to swap techniques, war stories and
solutions. SIG TOPICS INCLUDE: Migrating legacy data to DB2;
DB2 for UNIX; DB2 for OS/2; DB2 for NT; DB2 & Oracle; DB2 & Sybase;
Desktop access to DB2; Decision Support Systems & Data Warehouses;
DB2 for MVS/ESA Enhancement Prioritization; DB2 V4 Experiences;
Users of Very Large DB2 Databases; Advanced DB2 Users;
DB2 Application Performance; DB2 Recovery; DB2 Performance Monitors.
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SPEAKERS' CORNER DAILY:
- SPEAKERS' CORNER will feature experts from the DB2 user, consulting,
and IBM community, enabling you to get answers to your specific
questions about performance, connectivity, data warehousing and data
mining, SQL optimization, and advanced development techniques.
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INDEPENDENT SOFTWARE VENDORS PANEL ON:
- Views of Industry Trends
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MEET THE DB2 DEVELOPERS!:
Join your fellow conference attendees for an informal meeting with the
key DB2 developers from the IBM Toronto and Santa Teresa Labs.
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FUTURE INTERNATIONAL DB2 USERS GROUP CONFERENCES:
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EVENT DATES LOCATION
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1996 IDUG No. America 2-6 June 1996 Dallas, Texas
1996 IDUG Europe 21-24 October 1996 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1996 IDUG Asia Pacific 13-15 November 1996 Melbourne, Australia
1997 IDUG No. America 11-16 May 1997 Chicago, Illinois
1997 IDUG Europe to be determined Barcelona, Spain
1997 IDUG Asia Pacific to be determined to be determined
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Bob Harbus (DB2 Technical Sales Support - Toronto)
Supporting DB2: OS/2, AIX, NT, HP-UX, Solaris, MAC, WIN(95)
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