Description:
Contact: Jim Westfall
Cities covered: Des Moines
Group Detail: A group to expand the knowledge and skills of those administrators, developers, and others interested in IBM WebSphere.
Description:
Group Owner: Darnley Etienne
Group Contact: Richard Niles
Cities covered: Dublin and Columbus
Group Detail: Welcome to the Central Ohio WebSphere user group site! The primary focus of this site is to foster a community full of enthusiastic Administrators, Engineers, and Developers.
Our common goal is to drive the implementation of solid solutions.
Join TODAY!
Your feedback is always welcome - email me anytime!
Announcement:
We are pleased to announce that Rich Niles will take over the COWUG as the IBM liason.
Description:
Cities covered: Naperville, Oakbrook, Schaumburg, Lombard
Group Detail: Chicago NW Suburb WUG focuses on the WebSphere and open source developers. We welcome the exchange of ideas and contributions to these communities.
Description:
Chicago WebSphere User Group - WindySphere
Cities covered: Greater Chicagoland area
Group Detail: The Chicago WebSphere User Group, WindySphere, provides product information, strategic direction and best practices for WebSphere users in the greater Chicago area. WindySphere meetings are held once or twice a year. Meeting attendance is typically in the 60 to 100 range and there are usually about 7 to 10 different presentations. The presentations broken into interest tracks and include WebSphere Server, WPLC (Workplace, Portal & Collaboration Products), MQ and development.
Content is driven by users and presentations are based on user interest and demand. All presentation are given with a focus on educating the WebSphere user community.
The activities of the WindySphere user group are directed through its Board of Directors for the benefit of its members. The Board of Directors is comprised of:
Bob Moore President
Earl Hokens Treasurer
Roland Krocin Registration
Gordy Nellis IBM Liaison
Description:
Contact: Michael Adams
Cities covered: Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland
Group Detail: The Cleveland WebSphere User Group was created to promote and facilitate the exchange of information and knowledge between Websphere users. Through regularly scheduled group meetings, we hope to create a community atmosphere where users can share their experience and lessons learned. Through IBM and partners, we invite technical experts who can make presentations on Websphere topics of interest. We hope to influence future versions of Websphere by contributing our collective comments to IBM.
Description:
Detroit WebSphere User Group
Contact: [ Krista Valentine ]
Cities covered: Detroit, Troy/Southfield and all of SE Michigan
Group Detail: We are the Southeast Michigan WebSphere Users group. Our first meeting was in Nov 2001. We have over 1000 members currently. Our members come from around the metro Detroit area with vast experiences in WAS and developing J2EE applications. Our large WAS Customer base in the Detroit area allows us to have distinguished speakers from all levels of IBM and Partners. Our meetings are located at the IBM Building in Southfield.
Announcement:
Membership to this WUG allows you to get free IBM Certification Testing for the WebSphere Product family. More information is found on www.websphere.org.
Come and see for yourself!
Detroit WUG Leader: Krista Valentine
Email: kvalentine@open-logix.com
IBM contact: Ron Pepper
IBM email: rpepper@us.ibm.com
Description:
Contact: Rabi Bohra
Cities covered: Indianapolis
Group Detail:
We are a group of over 200 (and growing) diversified WebSphere users from the state of Indiana. We present topics associated with WebSphere and J2EE technologies. Also, IBM provides timely updates.
Description:
Kansas City WebSphere User Group
Contact: [ Mike Cunningham ] [ Clay Goforth ]
Cities covered: Kansas City
Group Detail: The Kansas City WebSphere User Group, based in Kansas City, Kansas, USA, represents a WebSphere community comprising local Business Partners, IT professionals and business users. Our members come from around the metro Kansas City area with vast experiences in WAS and developing J2EE applications. It is a forum to communicate experiences, ideas, issues and technical expertise related to the use of WebSphere and related products in Kansas City.
Our purpose is to share knowledge and practical experience in the use of the entire WebSphere product suite and related tools through educational presentations, case study discussions and networking.
All are welcome to join and attend meetings - this is a technical forum and we ask that you not attend to directly solicit business. Please join us and do invite others who may be interested in participating, presenting and attending.
IBM contact: Rama R Turaga; Tyler Henderson; David Graves; Preston Romney
IBM email: ramat@us.ibm.com; tylerhenderson@us.ibm.com; dcgraves@us.ibm.com; pjromney@us.ibm.com
Upcoming / Most Recent Meetings:
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Meeting Date: Dec 2nd, 2009
Meeting time: 3pm -5pm
Meeting location: IBM Office in LeaWood KS (Near Sprint Campus) on Nall just north of 119th st, and Just West of Town Center Plaza, white building with parking, also has Ericsson offices there, 3rd floor, Shopping Center 11550 Ash Street Suite 350 Leawood, KS 66211 913-907-0000
Meeting topic: Kansas City Region WebSphere Users Group December Meeting
Agenda: IBM Office - Plaza Room
3:00 - 5:00 PM
Meet and Greet, 30 minutes
Service Oriented Architecture: A Discussion of Practical Implementation, 90 minutes
Neil Kolban, author and IBM WebSphere Technical Specialist, will lead a discussion and demonstration of practical implementations of SOA.
Jython Scripting for WebSphere Application Server, 90 minutes
Tom Alcott, author and IBM World Wide WebSphere Infrastructure Specialist, will talk through use cases and demonstrate best practices in Jython scripting for WebSphere Application Server.
Directions: (Near Sprint Campus) on Nall just north of 119th st, and Just West of Town Center Plaza Shopping Center , white building with parking garage, also has Ericsson offices there, Enter Parking Garage on off Nall side, 3rd floor,
11550 Ash Street
Suite 350
Leawood, KS 66211
913-907-0000
Summary: The meeting will be technical focus, We are having the meeting at the IBM office, there will be snacks and drinks,
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