Location: IBM Toronto Laboratory, 8200 Warden Ave, Markham, Ontario (directions below)
| 08:30 - 09:15 | REGISTRATION / CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
| 09:15 - 09:25 | OPENING REMARKS - Chairperson
| 09:25 - 10:15 | DB2 EXECUTIVE UPDATE
| Bob Picciano, Director, Database Technology IBM Canada Laboratory 10:15 - 10:35
| COFFEE BREAK
| 10:35 - 11:55 | DB2 UDB TRENDS AND DIRECTIONS - A SNEAK PREVIEW OF THINGS TO COME
| George Baklarz - IBM Toronto Laboratory 11:55 - 12:55
| LUNCH (DB2 Certification information available - please see below)
| 12:55 - 02:10 | HOT TOPICS IN STORED PROCEDURES IN DB2 FOR Z/OS AND OS/390
| Rich Vivenza - IBM Silicon Valley Laboratory 02:10 - 02:30
| COFFEE BREAK
| 02:30 - 03:45 | WHAT'S NEW: DB2 CONNECT FEATURES, FEEDS AND SPEEDS
| Leon Katsnelson - IBM Toronto Labratory |
DB2 EXECUTIVE UPDATE
Bob Picciano is is the Director of Database Technology in the IBM Canada Laboratory in Toronto, Canada.
In this role, he is responsible for the Product Management, Development and Customer Support of
IBM’s award winning database, DB2 Universal database.
During this session Bob will talk briefly about the new lab and the projects worked on here,
and will then give an update on what's happening with DB2 in the marketplace.
DB2 UDB TRENDS AND DIRECTIONS - A SNEAK PREVIEW OF THINGS TO COME
What will 2002 bring for DB2 Universal Database on the distributed platform?
This session will explore and demonstrate the new technology that will be introduced into the DB2 product
and how customers will be able to take advantage of these features.
The presentation will also cover any recent announcements that were made for the DB2 UDB product line.
George Baklarz has spent 18 years in IBM working on various aspects of database technology.
From 1987 to 1991 he worked on SQL/DS as part of the product planning department,
system test team, performance team and application development group.
In 1991, Baklarz was part of the team that helped moved the OS/2 ES database to Toronto to become part of the
DB2 family of products. Since this time he has worked on tradeshow support,
vendor enablement, competitive analysis, product marketing, product planning, and technical sales support.
Today, Baklarz is the Manager of the Worldwide DB2 Pre-sales Support Group.
He works with customers to help them understand the new DB2 technology directions and uses
their feedback to help improve the DB2 family of products.
George Baklarz was recently awarded the 'Best Overall Presentation Award' 2002 IDUG North American Conference.
HOT TOPICS IN STORED PROCEDURES IN DB2 FOR Z/OS AND OS/390
The presentation agenda will include:
Rich Vivenza is a DB2 developer at IBM’s Silicon Valley Laboratory, working on DB2 for z/OS stored procedures.
Before joining the DB2 organization, Rich worked in other San Jose, MVS allied organizations,
most recently in DF/SMS PDSE and HFS development.
WHAT'S NEW: DB2 CONNECT FEATURES, FEEDS AND SPEEDS
This presentation will provide an update on DB2 Connect.
Leon Katsnelson is Manager, DB2 Product Development. He is a regular IDUG presenter and panelist,
and has been voted amongst the top 10 speakers at past IDUG North American Conferences.
DB2 CERTIFICATION
Susan Visser, IBM Data Management Certification Manager, IBM Toronto Lab,
will be at our meeting over the lunch hour to discuss the certification exams for DB2 for Linux, Unix, Windows,
and also for DB2 for zOS/390.
Susan will also have material regarding certification to distribute.
Getting to The IBM Toronto Laboratory
IBM Toronto Laboratory is at 8200 Warden Ave., South of Highway 7, North of Hwy 407, and West of Warden.
There is free visitor parking in front of the IBM building. It is possible to get ot the IBM building from either Warden Ave. or Highway 7.
For people wishing to take public transit, there are Markham Transit buses buses which go along Hwy 7 from the Finch Subway station.
In addition, there is a business express bus from the Finch Subway station which stops at the IBM Laboratory.
It leaves at 8:00a.m., 8:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. and arrives at the IBM building 30 minutes later.
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