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TUG Buzz! for Monday May 22nd, 2023

⌚ Last chance to register! Next MoM is:

Wednesday, May 24th, 2023
5:00 PM Eastern Time (2:00 Pacific)

Join us for this in-person meeting at the Monte Carlo Inn & Suites (Downtown Markham) 7255 Warden Ave., Markham ON L3R 1B4

...with live-streaming on Zoom!

NOTE: IBM will have a special table at this MoM, in order to collect product reviews on Gartner Peer Insights to help support and gain feedback on the solution from this trusted group of users. IBM will also be giving away SWAG items to those who complete reviews (including some great activewear, hats, duffle bags, water bottles, etc.)!

* An MP4 recording of this meeting will be available to download for TUG members in good standing, by email request to admin@tug.ca.

SPEAKERS:

	Tamara Vandersluis R2i – VP of Innovation Tamara is one of the three founders of R2i, with more than 35 years of experience in IT. She has been working with IBM i, since it was called System/38! She has spent 29 years of her career at IBM as technical pre-sales and is now the VP of Innovation at R2i. She has spoken at both COMMON and TUG on performance, capacity planning and security. Tamara continues to spend 50% of her time on billable services working along side customers on exciting new projects. She is a strong believer that Tradition + Innovation = Evolution.
Established in 2014, R2i is an IT firm specialized in data centre infrastructure both on prem or in the R2i cloud. Our team has in-depth knowledge of IBM Power systems (IBM i, AS/400, AIX, Linux), x86 (Microsoft Windows or Linux), VMware and SAP HANA. With more than 50 experienced professionals, we're there for you every step of the way including a 24/7 bilingual service and a wide range of high-level managed services offerings. The R2i Cloud meets the highest standards for security and robustness (ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, SOC 2 Type 2 and Tier III, AES-256 data encryption, dark fiber (providing redundancy for R2i sites in availability zones) offering an outstanding availability.

	Jon Paris (Partner400 & System i Developer) Jon's IBM midrange career started when he fell in love with the System/38 while working as a consultant. This love affair ultimately led him to joining IBM. Jon left IBM in 1998 to focus on developing and delivering education focused on enhancing AS/400 and iSeries application development skills. Jon is a frequent speaker at User Groups meetings and conferences around the world, and holds a number of speaker excellence awards from COMMON.

	Susan Gantner (Partner400 & System i Developer) Susan worked in Rochester, Minnesota for 5 years in the AS/400 Technical Support Center. She later moved to the IBM Toronto Software Laboratory to provide technical support for programming languages and AD tools on the AS/400. Susan is a regular speaker at COMMON conferences and other technical conferences around the world and holds a number of Speaker Excellence medals from COMMON.

ABSTRACTS:

Session 1 (5:00 PM)

IBM i Best Kept Secrets

There are still a surprising number of little-known tips and tricks to help you get the most from your IBM i operating system. This wonderful and fully integrated operating system has so many tools and features that are available at no additional cost. Yet sadly, many system admins aren't even aware they exist. Are you using Performance Data investigator, the Plan Cache, condensed Index Advisor, authority Collection, IBM i vouchers… come learn about why you may want to use these tools/offerings and let's discuss tools and features you are using that you may want to share with other TUG members.

Session 2 (7:00 PM)

The New World of RPG Arrays

Have you noticed a common thread in many of the features added to RPG in the last few years? RPG's enhanced support for arrays has been the dominant theme.

We've had new ways to define them, including data structure arrays and varying dimension arrays. There are also new ways to utilize them, such as the For-Each operation and new built-ins like %Split, %ConcatArr and %List, along with the new operator IN. And that's just the start!

In this session, Jon and Susan will explore ways to put this new array support to work with code examples and use cases illustrating where they come in handy.

ALL PATRONS AND STAFF ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE FULLY VACCINATED TO ATTEND THE MoM IN-PERSON.

AGENDA TIMELINE for May 24th MoM

ADMISSION: Free for TUG members (Non-members $60)

• 4:30 PM In-person Check-in

• 5:00 PM Session 1 - IBM i Best Kept Secrets

• 6:00 PM Intermission: buffet dinner

THE BUFFET MENU

TO START:
• Caesar Salad
• Dinner Rolls

MAIN COURSE "Chicken Supreme":
• Pan seared chicken with mushrooms
and onion sauce
• Vegetable penne with tomato sauce
• Seasonal vegetables
• Roasted Potatoes

DESSERT:
• Fruit Platter
• Dessert Squares
• Freshly Brewed Lavazza Coffee & Herbal Tea

• 7:00 PM Session 2 - The New World of
RPG Arrays

NOTE: Once your registration is confirmed, you will receive an email with the meeting link, meeting ID, and password.

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Future TUG MoM Calendar:

DATE / VENUE	TIME / TOPICS	SPEAKERS / SPONSOR
Wednesday MAY 24 Live in Markham	5:00 PM (EST) - Session 1 (live with streaming on Zoom) Topic: IBM i Best Kept Secrets 6:00 PM (EST) - Intermission (dinner) 7:00 PM (EST) - Session 2 (live with streaming on Zoom) Topic: The New World of RPG Arrays	Tamara Vandersluis (R2i) Jon Paris & Susan Gantner (Partner/400)
Wednesday JUN 21	12:00 PM (EST) Noon Zoom MoM Topic: API Examples Using RPG, Node.js, PHP, and Python	Speaker: Alan Seiden (The Seiden Group)
Wednesday JUL 19	12:00 PM (EST) Noon Zoom MoM Topic: TBA	Speaker: TBA (ARCAD)
Wednesday AUG 23	12:00 PM (EST) Noon Zoom MoM Topic: TBA	Speaker: TBA
Wednesday SEP 20 Live in Mississauga	5:00 PM (EST) - Session 1 (live with streaming on Zoom) Topic: TBA 6:00 PM (EST) - Intermission (dinner) 7:00 PM (EST) - Session 2 (live with streaming on Zoom) Topic: TBA	Mark Irish (IBM Rochester, USA)

(See the AGENDA page for details on the the next scheduled meeting.)

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