The UK DB2 User Group is a Working Group of the UK GSE organisation and covers all aspects of DB2 on both the Mainframe and Distributed (LUW) platforms. We welcome anyone interested in DB2, whether Novice or Expert to join us. If you'd like to be added to our mailing list please contact our Membership Secretary, Sue Alder, at alders@visa.com.
Our next event will be on June 19th at the IBM Offices in Warwick. The agenda has not yet been finalised, so if you have a presentation or some tips you would like us to consider please email our Chairman, Derek Storkey. Submissions of any length are always welcome so please don't feel you're under any pressure to speak for a full hour, and don't forget the new Incentive Scheme which is described below!
Following feedback from those who attended our March meeting we are introducing another new initiative at the June meeting. We will be holding up to two optional 15 minute slots during the lunch break where Vendors and Consulting companies can explain new offerings which might be of interest to those attending the meeting. Please follow this link for more details.
It has now been confirmed that our last event of 2008, the UK GSE Conference, will be held on October 28th and 29th 2008, once again at the Chesford Grange Hotel between Warwick and Kenilworth. Full details will be posted here as soon as they are avalaible or you can also check the UK GSE website at www.gse.org.uk. In the meantime please reserve these dates in your diary.
Our last meeting was held on Tuesday March 4th 2008 at IBM Southbank in London. All the presentation materials along with those from previous events can be found on the Meetings page.
We recognize that it can take a lot of effort to produce a presentation so from our June meeting we are introducing a Presentation Award of up to £200 as an incentive for a 60 minute slot presented by a User. Please click on the link for further details.
We are also delighted to host a website for members of the Scottish DB2 User Group or SDUG. They have just announced that their next meeting will be at IBM Buchan House in Edinburgh on Thursday 1st May. For further details follow the SDUG link at the top of any page.
The group would like to hear from you if you have had any interesting experiences with DB2, whether with new or little used functions, or perhaps using well known functions in a novel way. Remember you don't have to prepare a full length session - contributions of any length are always welcome and if you're a User you may qualify for one of our new Presentation Awards of up to £200. The audience is guaranteed to be a friendly one, and there's no better way of raising your profile in the industry and showing off your achievements.
If you have any experience that you feel could be of interest please contact either Derek Storkey or Phil Nelson. Derek and Phil would also like to hear from you if you have any suggestions on future presentation topics which might be of interest, and we'll do our best to find a suitable speaker.
If you would you like to assist with the organisation and running of our group, and have the commitment, enthusiasm and time to participate, we'd love to hear from you. Details of the current committee can be found here - please feel free to contact any of us if you would like to volunteer or if you have any questions or issues.
Please email our webmaster, steve_thomas@bmc.com with questions or comments about this web site.
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Last modified: April 17th, 2008