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TUG Buzz! for Monday November 3rd, 2025

IN THIS ISSUE:

November MoM with Steve Pitcher (Service Express)
SUMMIT - FREE online Lunch & Learn sessions
Future TUG MoM Calendar - Upcoming Events
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✅ Registration is open for the next
TUG Meeting of Members on:

Wednesday, November 19th, 2025
5:00 PM Eastern Time

This is an in-person (hybrid) dinner meeting at:
DOUBLETREE BY HILTON TORONTO AIRPORT WEST
5444 DIXIE RD, MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO L4W2L2
with live-streaming on Zoom!

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

SPEAKER:

spitcher@serviceexpress.com

Steve Pitcher
(Service Express)

Steve is a world renowned security subject matter expert and public speaker. As an Account Executive and Security Engineer at Service Express, Steve strives to find elegant, cost effective and practical solutions to problems. He is a perennial IBM Champion since 2011 and a long time volunteer and past board member with the COMMON Americas User Group. He has spent his entire 23-year professional career on the IBM i platform.

AGENDA TIMELINE for November 19th MoM

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

• 4:30 PM In-person Check-in

• 5:00 PM Session 1

• 6:00 PM Intermission (dinner)

BUFFET

• 7:00 PM Session 2

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

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Summit Lunch & Learn Series

Get ready for your most productive lunches in 2025!

Please join us — Susan Gantner, Jon Paris, Simon Hutchinson, Patrick Behr, Mike Pavlak, and our guests — for a NEW series of FREE online Lunch & Learn sessions, all focused on practical IBM i development tips and tools.

Each 75-minute technical discussion gives you detailed how-to tips from Susan, Jon, Simon, Patrick, or Mike; a demo of an IBM i development tool or concept; and a live Q & A.

Upcoming dates:
• Tuesday Nov. 4, 1:00 - 2:15 EST
• Wednesday Nov. 5, 1:00 - 2:15 EST
• Thursday Nov. 6, 1:00 - 2:15 EST

Check out the remaining Lunch & Learn sessions and register for as many as you like. Then sit back and enjoy your most inspiring lunches of 2025! See you there!

Sincerely,
Susan, Jon, Simon, Patrick and Mikey
The System i Developer team

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Future TUG MoM Calendar:

DATE / VENUE	TIME / TOPICS	SPEAKERS / SPONSOR
Wednesday NOV 19 (In-Person)	5:00 PM (EST) Session 1 Topic: TBA 6:00 PM (EST) Buffet Dinner 7:00 PM (EST) Session 2 Topic: TBA	Steve Pitcher (Service Express)
Wednesday DEC 17 (Zoom)	12:00 PM (EST) Noon Zoom TUG MoM Topic: TBA	Denise Walstead (Midrange Dynamics)

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