I agree with everything you've said, Charles as I am also a frequent presenter!
I give SHARE lots of credit for taking a risk and being the first mainframe conference of which I am aware to venture back into the realm of in-person events -- albeit with a reduced footprint (only ten rooms and three days instead of 4 1/2). They need our support now more than ever. Any- and everyone that's able to do so should support them and their brave stance by showing up for the Dallas event. It will be their first in-person event since February 2019 in Fort Worth.
SHARE virtual events did allow some folks with limited travel budgets to learn remotely where they might otherwise not have been able to do so in person. With that in mind, SHARE will be LIVE STREAMING three of the ten rooms in Dallas. Wishing to reach as wide an audience as possible, the schedulers will likely try to place what they consider to be their strongest content in those rooms.
So, the Dallas event should be a win-win for everyone!
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Edward Jaffe
Chief Technology Officer
Phoenix Software International, Inc
El Segundo, CA CA
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Original Message:
Sent: Tue November 30, 2021 05:15 PM
From: Charles Mills
Subject: Tired of Virtual Conferences?
Looking forward to SHARE. There is just no substitute for the bandwidth of "in person."
Want to know one thing I miss with Zoom? I am a frequent presenter. In Zoom, you get effectively zero feedback. You explain something you have no idea if everyone is nodding their heads or scratching their heads. You make a little joke, you have no idea whether it went over or not. I am looking forward to a roomful of faces.
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Charles Mills
Original Message:
Sent: Tue May 04, 2021 11:25 PM
From: Edward Jaffe
Subject: Tired of Virtual Conferences?
Are you as tired of virtual conferences as I am? Do you hope, like I do, that in-person conferences will resume soon?
If nothing else, the Western world's response to the pandemic has taught me the value of in-person learning and of networking with industry peers.
What say you?
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Ed Jaffe, CTO
Phoenix Software International
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