A "COMMON" Experience
Have you heard of "COMMON"? It’s an organization for users of the iSeries and AS/400 IBM midrange systems. It is setup to be a forum for education and networking to further develop and enable users. They have webinars, webcasts, seminars, and a yearly conference. That conference this year will be at the end of April. I have been fortunate enough to be going.
I have been a blue collar man for so long. It is different to be getting such an opportunity. Work is footing the bill. I could never afford such an expense. There will be tons to learn. They are having like 500 sessions. There are technical sessions, professional development, business strategy, PHP, Websphere, RPGIV, and much more. I have only recently been perusing the session guide. It is actually a bit overwhelming. There is quite the emphasis on Web Applications. I want to take some classes that will help me with some current projects. I also want to learn some things that will help me as I move forward with my career. I will probably only take a few classes that lean towards IT Management. I am going to decide on a course of study in the next couple of days.
Decisions, decisions. I’ve heard the best choice is the firm choice. You pick something and stick with it.
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