October 9th 2001
Dear CMG Canada Attendee / Prospect,
It’s hard to believe that we are
embarking on yet another CMG Canada year.
Time seems to fly by at an accelerated pace and the years pile upon each
other. Anyway, last year was a lot of
fun, and I suspect that this year will top it.
To those of you who are currently members - welcome back; if you are new
to us, we look forward to impressing you with a dazzle of great talks.
On behalf of the CMG Canada Board of
Directors, let me just say a special thank you to those who contributed to
making last year a very successful one, either through your attendance or
participation as a speaker. CMG as a
whole continues to be the foremost user group serving the diverse and
ever-changing needs of Data Processing Professionals worldwide. A casual stroll through the various programs
offered by many of the Regional groups and the National Conference within just
the last year confirms this. If you
have not yet attended a CMG sponsored seminar or major Conference, and you are
still serious about keeping abreast or even ahead of this dynamic and challenging
industry, then you owe it to yourself to mark a few important dates - to follow
- on your calendar.
The
Meeting dates for the New Year (2001/2002) are as follows:
·
Tuesday
November 6th 2001 - (½ day) with 2 to 3 sessions, and
lunch
·
Tuesday
February 19th 2002 -
(½ day) with 2 to 3 sessions, and lunch
·
Tuesday April
23rd 2002 & - (2 day seminar) – 8 to 10 sessions
Wednesday April 24th 2002
Please
note that all of the above Seminars will be held at the SAS Executive Briefing Center at SAS Canada Inc., BCE Place, 181 Bay Street, Suite 2220, Toronto,
Ontario.
The feedback on the ½ day seminars was
most encouraging, so we opted for doing it again. The most popular opinion being the facilitation of the personal
discussion amongst attendees over lunch; almost everyone found this to be of
great value.
The program agenda for the upcoming
November 6th 2001 Seminar is included in this package.
The current CMG Canada Board now consists of the following:
Even though the Board communicates
regularly on many events, which help shape the outcome of the seminars, and
topics which are our main offering, we would love to get some feedback from you
on anything you deem to be of interest.
You can communicate to any/all of us via the email addresses above. Other contact information can be found on
our website
regions.cmg.org/regions/cacmg/index.html .
We strive to focus on the topics that
are timely, informative and offer some form of practical methodology with which
you, the practitioner can benefit. The
end result is usually personal gains in professional expertise. To that end, we pursue brand name
talent. Prior speakers were from
companies which include: The Royal Bank
of Canada, The Bank of Nova Scotia, IBM, EMC Corporation, StorageTek Canada, Candle Corporation, Sun
Microsystems, Microsoft Canada, SAS
Institute, and Hewlett-Packard just to mention a few. Still, the most valuable talks at CMG are those which
come from you, the “real” user – and so, we encourage you to participate.
Topic areas usually
include:
·
S/390
·
Client Server
& Network Computing(UNIX, NT, LINUX etc)
·
Enterprise
Systems
·
Performance
and Capacity Management
·
Storage and
I/O, SAN’s, NAS, ESN etc.
·
Internet /
Intranet Applications
·
Database
Technologies
·
Systems
Management
·
Futures
(hardware, software, & methodologies)
CMG
as a whole continues to be the foremost user group serving the diverse and
ever-changing needs of Data Processing Professionals worldwide.
You can visit the CMG Canada webpage at
regions.cmg.org/regions/cacmg/index.html for ongoing details as the program is
being constructed; you can also view past program agendas to give some insight
to the type of sessions conducted in the past. We promise you a slate of
dynamic speakers from many well-known, seasoned industry sources spanning a
wide range of timely topics.
Membership information is included in
this package, and additional membership inquiries can be directed to Don
Melton at (416) 878-2697, or via email at
meltond@acm.org. Again, we have been able to hold our
membership fees to $100 per individual and $350 for a Corporate membership
(unlimited number of attendees per Seminar). I would like to ask that you
personally circulate the mailing to all other individuals within your
organization that might be interested in CMG Canada.
The February meeting will include as
one of its sessions (a short one), our annual general meeting. This is the official notification of it and
I look forward to seeing you there as we conduct some important and necessary
business of the organization.
As
usual, I have taken the liberty of including a few statements about the
purpose and mission of CMG, so that it is easier to share this valuable
affiliation with a colleague or friend.
It is quite common for people to circulate into and out of the sphere of
applicability of CMG, and I certainly want to encourage those of you who felt
that you have drifted out to acquaint your successor with the purpose of
CMG. Of course, those of you to whom
CMG is still largely applicable, let me continue to extend my warmest and
sincerest welcome to you. It has been
remarked several times, by many “CMG long timers”, that the most valuable
affiliation of CMG lies in its membership!!
Globally,
CMG
is one of the most influential organizations in the data processing industry. Its purpose as defined in the overall
charter statement includes the
provision of:
·
extensive
introductory education for new professionals.
·
information
on emerging technology as well as methodologies for existing performance
professionals.
·
forums on the
exchange of information, promotion of new ideas, and discussions of management
information requirements.
·
focus on
practical applications and results oriented methodologies.
·
encouragement
for educational institutions to focus on the IT curriculum.
Who are CMG’s Members and
Leaders?
CMG members are industry professionals
concerned with the performance planning and management of computer systems, in
all aspects of the industry. CMG is led
by people like you who take up responsibilities as officers and directors,
volunteering their time, effort, professional expertise, and their
friendship. The main International CMG
will be held this year in Anaheim, California during December 2nd through 7th at the Anaheim
Convention Centre. Full
information, including the preliminary agenda can be obtained on the website
address www.cmg.org. Visit it today!!
The CMG Canada website (shared with CMG) regions.cmg.org/regions/cacmg/index.html is kept current by Kevin Martin and I
encourage you to visit it to keep informed about all of CMG Canada’s events and
updates. Your suggestions, comments and
concerns are always welcomed. I can be
contacted at (800) 495-3362 x2727 or via email at “mungal_tony@emc.com”. I look forward to seeing you at all three of
these seminars in Toronto.
Welcome
to yet another exciting CMG Canada year.
Respectfully,
______________________
PRESIDENT - CMG Canada
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