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CALL FOR PAPERS: International DB2 Users Group (IDUG)
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CALL FOR PAPERS: International DB2 Users Group (IDUG)
8th Annual North American Conference
June 2-6, 1996, Wyndham Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Texas
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** ==> Your abstract should be at IDUG no later than September 15 <== **
************************************************************************
SHARE YOUR DB2 EXPERIENCES
**************************
Help shape the progress of the relational technology field by sharing
your unique DB2 experiences and knowledge at IDUG's 8th Annual North
American Conference, June 2-6, 1996 at the Wyndham Anatole Hotel in
Dallas, Texas USA. This conference offers the international community
of DB2 users an unmatched opportunity to share information and exchange
ideas.
WHAT DO I NEED TO BE A SPEAKER?
*******************************
To present at the IDUG conference, select a topic with which you are
familiar or would like to research. Abstract submissions are due no
later than September 15, 1995.
PRESENTATION FORMATS
********************
There are four possible lengths for
your presentation: 25, 70, 90 or 120 minutes.
PRESENTATION TOPICS
*******************
Suggested presentation topic categories include (but are not limited to):
* Client/Server * Very Large Databases
* Data Administration * Database Administration
* OLTP * Parallel Database
* Data Warehouse * Performance and Tuning
* Distributed Challenges * Repository Challenges
* Application Development * Object-Oriented
* Connections to the DB2 * Integrated Solutions Using the
Product Family DB2 Family of Products
YOU MIGHT BE A WINNER!
**********************
IDUG has several awards for speaker participants. The winners of the
"Best Presentation by a User" will be sent, at IDUG's expense, to
present their paper at either the IDUG 5th Annual European Conference,
in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, or the IDUG 2nd Annual Asia-Pacific
Conference in Sydney, Australia.
PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS
*************************
The only requirement is that your presentation feature at least one
member of the DB2 Product Family. Presentations also must comply with
THE IDUG MISSION STATEMENT:
************************************************************************
*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. *
************************************************************************
Notice: Presentations promoting products or services are not accepted.
Separate Vendor-Sponsored Presentations are available for this purpose
through IDUG Headquarters: 312/644-6610.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
********************
You may submit up to four different presentations, although only one
will be accepted from a single speaker. It is very important that you
provide ALL of the information requested below when submitting your
presentation(s) for review.
1. SPEAKER INFORMATION: include you name, professional title,
organization name, business address, city, state or province,
country, ZIP or postal code, telephone and FAX numbers (include city
and country codes if outside the United States) and E-mail address.
Items 2-6 should be submitted with EACH presentation. Please limit
this information to no more than two pages for all information in
items 3-10 combined.
2. PRESENTATION TITLE in 50 characters or less.
Titles should be clear and concise.
3. PRESENTATION LENGTH
Indicate whether this is a 25-,70-,90-,or 120-minute presentation.
4. PRESENTATION ABSTRACT
Provide a 100-word abstract of your presentation. This section is
critical to the selection process, so be as concise as possible.
(See example below)
5. PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Provide a high-level, five-point outline of the main topics covered
in the presentation. Together with the abstract, this will determine
whether or not your paper is selected. (See example below)
6. PRESENTATION HISTORY
Indicate whether you've given this presentation before. If yes, tell
us where and if this version contains new and/or updated information.
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
***************************
September 15, 1995 - Paper submission due at IDUG Headquarters
November 1995 - Papers selected by Conference Planning Committee
January 1996 - First draft of paper due at IDUG Headquarters
March 1996 - Final paper due at IDUG Headquarters
DELIVERY INFORMATION
********************
Please retain copies of all submitted materials for your records as
IDUG cannnot return any materials submitted. Send all information to:
Cheryl Kapustka
c/o IDUG Headquarters
401 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL USA 60611-4267
312/644-6610, ext. 3531
312/527-6777 Voicemail
312/321-6869 FAX
e-Mail: 7241...@compuserve.com
>>>> Begin Sample Submission <<<<<
SAMPLE SUBMISSION:
******************
Abstract:
Physical design is an important component of your system. This pre-
sentation will cover inputs required (both data and process) and how
to use a spreadsheet to arrive at physical design decisions. Real-life
examples will be included.
Presentation Outline:
1. Basics of Logical Design
What is it?
What forms can it take?
What is normalization?
What information can the Data Administration team provide that
is critical to the physical design?
II. Critical Input to Dsign Decisions
Data Flow Diagrams
Process Flows
Pseudo SQL
Critical Transactions
Frequency
Volumes
III. Ready, Set Design
How to set up the design sheet
How to sort the spreadsheet
Information at your fingertips
Variables/Nulls
Denormalization
IV. Real-Life Examples Using the Spreadsheet
V. Conclusion
>>>> End Sample Submission <<<<<
QUESTIONS?
**********
If you have any questions about this call for papers, or any other
aspect of IDUG, please contact directly either:
IDUG Headquarters in Chicago, Illinois USA
Tel (312)-644-6610 or (312)-527-6777(voicemail) or FAX (312)-321-6869
Compuserve: 76212,541
- OR -
Mike Swift, IBM Representative to the IDUG Board of Directors
IBM Santa Teresa Laboratory, San Jose, CA
Tel: (408) 426-6679, IBM tieline: 543-4105,
FAX: (408) 426-4633, IBM FAX tieline: 543-4633
STLVM6(DBSWIFT), msw...@vnet.ibm.com, IBMMAIL(USIB2V64)
**********************************************************************
FUTURE INTERNATIONAL DB2 USERS GROUP CONFERENCES:
=================================================
EVENT DATES LOCATION
----------------------- --------------------- --------------------------
1995 IDUG Europe October 22-27, 1995 Berlin, Germany
1995 IDUG Asia Pacific November 22-24, 1995 Sydney, Australia
1996 IDUG No. America June 2-6, 1996 Dallas, Texas
1996 IDUG Europe October 14-17, 1996 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1996 IDUG Asia Pacific Fall 1996 (date and location to be determined)
----------------> CALL IDUG HQ FOR MORE INFORMATION <-------------------
************************************************************************
--
Bo Taramina
DB2 Family Technical Support
tara...@vnet.ibm.com
************************************************************************
CALL FOR PAPERS: International DB2 Users Group (IDUG)
8th Annual North American Conference
June 2-6, 1996, Wyndham Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Texas
************************************************************************
** ==> Your abstract should be at IDUG no later than September 15 <== **
************************************************************************
SHARE YOUR DB2 EXPERIENCES
**************************
Help shape the progress of the relational technology field by sharing
your unique DB2 experiences and knowledge at IDUG's 8th Annual North
American Conference, June 2-6, 1996 at the Wyndham Anatole Hotel in
Dallas, Texas USA. This conference offers the international community
of DB2 users an unmatched opportunity to share information and exchange
ideas.
WHAT DO I NEED TO BE A SPEAKER?
*******************************
To present at the IDUG conference, select a topic with which you are
familiar or would like to research. Abstract submissions are due no
later than September 15, 1995.
PRESENTATION FORMATS
********************
There are four possible lengths for
your presentation: 25, 70, 90 or 120 minutes.
PRESENTATION TOPICS
*******************
Suggested presentation topic categories include (but are not limited to):
* Client/Server * Very Large Databases
* Data Administration * Database Administration
* OLTP * Parallel Database
* Data Warehouse * Performance and Tuning
* Distributed Challenges * Repository Challenges
* Application Development * Object-Oriented
* Connections to the DB2 * Integrated Solutions Using the
Product Family DB2 Family of Products
YOU MIGHT BE A WINNER!
**********************
IDUG has several awards for speaker participants. The winners of the
"Best Presentation by a User" will be sent, at IDUG's expense, to
present their paper at either the IDUG 5th Annual European Conference,
in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, or the IDUG 2nd Annual Asia-Pacific
Conference in Sydney, Australia.
PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS
*************************
The only requirement is that your presentation feature at least one
member of the DB2 Product Family. Presentations also must comply with
THE IDUG MISSION STATEMENT:
************************************************************************
*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. *
************************************************************************
Notice: Presentations promoting products or services are not accepted.
Separate Vendor-Sponsored Presentations are available for this purpose
through IDUG Headquarters: 312/644-6610.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
********************
You may submit up to four different presentations, although only one
will be accepted from a single speaker. It is very important that you
provide ALL of the information requested below when submitting your
presentation(s) for review.
1. SPEAKER INFORMATION: include you name, professional title,
organization name, business address, city, state or province,
country, ZIP or postal code, telephone and FAX numbers (include city
and country codes if outside the United States) and E-mail address.
Items 2-6 should be submitted with EACH presentation. Please limit
this information to no more than two pages for all information in
items 3-10 combined.
2. PRESENTATION TITLE in 50 characters or less.
Titles should be clear and concise.
3. PRESENTATION LENGTH
Indicate whether this is a 25-,70-,90-,or 120-minute presentation.
4. PRESENTATION ABSTRACT
Provide a 100-word abstract of your presentation. This section is
critical to the selection process, so be as concise as possible.
(See example below)
5. PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Provide a high-level, five-point outline of the main topics covered
in the presentation. Together with the abstract, this will determine
whether or not your paper is selected. (See example below)
6. PRESENTATION HISTORY
Indicate whether you've given this presentation before. If yes, tell
us where and if this version contains new and/or updated information.
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
***************************
September 15, 1995 - Paper submission due at IDUG Headquarters
November 1995 - Papers selected by Conference Planning Committee
January 1996 - First draft of paper due at IDUG Headquarters
March 1996 - Final paper due at IDUG Headquarters
DELIVERY INFORMATION
********************
Please retain copies of all submitted materials for your records as
IDUG cannnot return any materials submitted. Send all information to:
Cheryl Kapustka
c/o IDUG Headquarters
401 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL USA 60611-4267
312/644-6610, ext. 3531
312/527-6777 Voicemail
312/321-6869 FAX
e-Mail: 7241...@compuserve.com
>>>> Begin Sample Submission <<<<<
SAMPLE SUBMISSION:
******************
Abstract:
Physical design is an important component of your system. This pre-
sentation will cover inputs required (both data and process) and how
to use a spreadsheet to arrive at physical design decisions. Real-life
examples will be included.
Presentation Outline:
1. Basics of Logical Design
What is it?
What forms can it take?
What is normalization?
What information can the Data Administration team provide that
is critical to the physical design?
II. Critical Input to Dsign Decisions
Data Flow Diagrams
Process Flows
Pseudo SQL
Critical Transactions
Frequency
Volumes
III. Ready, Set Design
How to set up the design sheet
How to sort the spreadsheet
Information at your fingertips
Variables/Nulls
Denormalization
IV. Real-Life Examples Using the Spreadsheet
V. Conclusion
>>>> End Sample Submission <<<<<
QUESTIONS?
**********
If you have any questions about this call for papers, or any other
aspect of IDUG, please contact directly either:
IDUG Headquarters in Chicago, Illinois USA
Tel (312)-644-6610 or (312)-527-6777(voicemail) or FAX (312)-321-6869
Compuserve: 76212,541
- OR -
Mike Swift, IBM Representative to the IDUG Board of Directors
IBM Santa Teresa Laboratory, San Jose, CA
Tel: (408) 426-6679, IBM tieline: 543-4105,
FAX: (408) 426-4633, IBM FAX tieline: 543-4633
STLVM6(DBSWIFT), msw...@vnet.ibm.com, IBMMAIL(USIB2V64)
**********************************************************************
FUTURE INTERNATIONAL DB2 USERS GROUP CONFERENCES:
=================================================
EVENT DATES LOCATION
----------------------- --------------------- --------------------------
1995 IDUG Europe October 22-27, 1995 Berlin, Germany
1995 IDUG Asia Pacific November 22-24, 1995 Sydney, Australia
1996 IDUG No. America June 2-6, 1996 Dallas, Texas
1996 IDUG Europe October 14-17, 1996 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1996 IDUG Asia Pacific Fall 1996 (date and location to be determined)
----------------> CALL IDUG HQ FOR MORE INFORMATION <-------------------
************************************************************************
--
Bo Taramina
DB2 Family Technical Support
tara...@vnet.ibm.com
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