NOTE: The meeting is on a Wednesday, NOT Monday.

Location:

     Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith
     World Financial Center, North Tower
     Meeting Room B; Third Floor
     250 Vesey St
     New York, NY 10281-1303

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This is the 100th meeting of MVMUA, and our 25th anniversary! In honor of the occasion we're planning to celebrate our history with VM and the future of VM and MVMUA.

Ying Chu, director of IBM S/390 VM and VSE Business Unit, will join us for the celebration and will present on her plans for VM. In addition we hope to have some long-time friends of VM and MVMUA present sessions on VM technologies, stories, and opportunities.

Since this is a special occasion, we will be hosting lunch and providing special gifts to attendees. It is essential that you RSVP so we can reserve space (and seating will be limited) and make arrangements for any special dietary requirements. Only 3 people from each site, please! You can RSVP to either Bill Munson (212-736-4433 ex. 3298) at bill_munson@ibi.com or Jeff Savit (212-236-5813) at txjeff@vmeth5.ossd.gis.ml.com.

Due to the holiday the day after the MVMUA meeting, we are planning to have most of our activities in the morning, followed by lunch and giving out the MVMUA-branded gifts. Members should feel free to leave early in the afternoon after having shared in the celebration of 25 years.

We hope to see you there,

Bill Munson, President

Session Times and Abstracts

9:00 AM - General Association Business
Chaired by: Bill Munson (IBI)

The MVMUA Board of Directors will report on MVMUA activities and will entertain questions, suggestions, and comments from the members.

9:15 AM - A VM Outlook for the Next Century
Speaker: Jeff Savit, Merrill Lynch

Jeff presents an overview of VM's place in the world, describing VM's unique strengths (and weaknesses), and how it has emerged as a powerful and flexible web server. Success stories and anecdotes will illustrate this talk about the resiliency of VM.

10:40 AM - VM Platform Update
Speaker: Ying Chu, IBM

Ying Chu, director of the IBM S/390 VM and VSE Business Unit, will discuss the state of the VM business line, and also business trends and directions.

LUNCH - Provided by MVMUA
Time: Noon

Other sessions will be announced the day of the meeting. Expect the unexpected!