October,
2003
We
are pleased to announce that, following a period of non activity, Common Europe
Advisory Councils (CEAC) will be held again. These, as you may know, were held
for a number of years to the mutual advantage of both Common members,
and IBM.
The
aim of these CEACs is the exchange of information between IBM and the CEAC
participants. In these councils, high level IBM developers share with the
attendees their future plans regarding the iSeries Participants can then express
their opinions about those plans as well as suggesting,
if appropriate, alternative approaches, according to their knowledge of the
market place in their own countries.
Attached
you’ll find a letter from Cecelia Marrese, IBM’s Vice President for Product
Marketing IBM eServer iSeries, expressing the value IBM finds in its association
with Common Europe and these Advisory Councils.
These
meetings will be held once or twice a year and will each
last for a maximum of two days, in conjunction with our annual
conference.They will be held in English only. We are now in the process of
selecting candidates (a maximum of 12 attendees will be allowed) for the next 2
years. The meetings will be at a strategic level. Therefore, participants should
have a senior management level and have a good understanding of the industry.
So
if you wish to influence IBM’s future developments and policies regarding the
iSeries, this is your oportunity to
do so by joining these Advisory Councils. If you are interested, please
fill in the attached questionnaire and hand it back to your country Common
organisation. Closing date for receiving applications is Novenber 7th,
2003.
Sincerely
yours,
The
CEAC Committee,
Olga Miralles,
Shrirang Deshpande,
Wolfgang Baum