PUG Challenge Americas is an independent user group organized meeting for users and developers of Progress OpenEdge and Progress 4GL or ABL based Business Applications.
Join worldwide Progress® users at the inaugural PUG Challenge Americas Conference, June 5-8, 2011 in Westford , MA, USA – a face-to-face forum for exchanging ideas, tips and best practices on Progress’s suite of technology tools. Workshops begin Sunday June 5, 1:30 p.m. with an evening Opening Reception. Sessions start early Monday morning and run until Wednesday noon with evening events on Monday and Tuesday nights.
Expert speakers from Progress Software and the community present over 40 technical sessions plus many workshops, info exchanges and commercial sessions, this conference is the destination for guidance on real-world OpenEdge innovations. The conference mixes both the old and the new with practical, technical insight. Browse through session speakers and choices at http://pugchallenge.org/agenda.html.
PUG CHALLENGE AMERICAS SPONSORS include: Progress Software, Cyberscience Corp., Progress E-Mail Group (PEG), Ford Audio Visual, Allegro Consultants, Consultingwerk, Tugboat Software, CornerStar, App Technologies, BravePoint, BCP Software, web4biz, ProStar Software, Certec Consulting, OneStep Charge. Visit http://pugchallenge.org/sponsor1.html
Registration: Our low-priced conference costs just $460 for Early In-Person registration and $495 for Regular In-Person registration (US dollars). Early Remote is $225 and Regular Remote registration is $250 (US dollars). We’ve relocated to Westford Regency Inn in Westford, Massachusetts, USA. Rooms cost $99 per night with complimentary wifi, free parking, and no resort fees. To obtain the special room rate, you must book early and call the hotel directly. See http://pugchallenge.org/hotel.html.
Join us June 5-8, 2011. Explore hot issues driving applications today, network with peers and business partners, and enjoy a fine selection of great beer!
Register today at http://pugchallenge.org/register.html
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Visit our website: http://pugchallenge.org/
TOP REASONS TO ATTEND
* Hands-on workshops from OpenEdge experts
* Sessions by industry authorities presenting best practices, tips and code samples
* Panel discussions with OpenEdge authorities exchanging ideas and
solutions
* News about the latest on OpenEdge product direction, including Release 11 features
* Get tips and ideas applicable to older Progress installations
* Technical "how-to" expositions of other Progress
products
* In-depth demonstrations of products and tools
* Interact with Progress product specialists, industry experts and Progress business partners
* Network with peers from around the world
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This is a must-attend event if you're a technical executive/manager, DBA, consultant, programmer or developer who is:
* Responsible for developing or managing an OpenEdge-based application
* Wanting to learn more about best practices for OpenEdge programming and DB
* Interested in modernizing an OpenEdge application
* Interested in Progress strategy and direction for OpenEdge and other solutions
* Looking at new Progress Software product capabilities and technologies
CONNECT WITH US!
Visit our website: http://pugchallenge.org/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/PUGAmericas
LinkedIn: http://tinyurl.com/PUGChallenge2011Li
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/PUGChallengeFB
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/PUGChallenge2011FB
PUG Challenge Americas conference Preliminary Agenda includes these sessions: Database (12), Development (9), UI (5), OO (5), Success Stories (2), Security (1), Messaging (1), Other (6).
Expert speakers from Progress Software and the community include: David Abdala, Adam Backman, Rich Banville, Tom Bascom, Sunil Belgaonkar, Gus Bjorklund, Scott Blaubach, Alon Blich, Shelly Chase, David Cleary, Scott Dulecki, Marian Edu, Mike Fechner, Dan Foreman, Dustin Grau, Bruce Gruenbaum, Paul Guggenheim, John Harlow, Peter Judge, Paul Koufalis, Tim Kuehn, Jeff Ledbetter, Dmitri Levin, Chris Longo, Thomas Mercer-Hursh, Mike Ormerod, Brian Preece, Marv Stone, Rob Straight, Mary Szekley and Ken Wilner!
Browse through session information—speakers, title, difficulty, and outline—at
http://pugchallenge.org/agenda.html.
Join worldwide Progress® users at the inaugural PUG Challenge Americas Conference – a face-to-face forum for exchanging ideas, tips and best practices on Progress’s suite of technology tools on June 5-8, 2011. With over 40 technical sessions, many workshops, info exchanges and commercial sessions, this conference is the destination for guidance on real-world OpenEdge innovations.
See our PUG Challenge Americas 2011 Sponsors:
http://pugchallenge.org/sponsor1.html
REGISTRATION
Our Super Early Discount has been extended. Our low-priced conference costs just $425 for Super Early In-Person registration, $460 for Early In-Person registration, and $495 for Regular In-Person registration (US dollars). Super Early Remote registration is $200, Early Remote is $225, and Regular Remote registration is $250 (US dollars). We’ve relocated to Westford Regency Inn in Westford, Massachusetts, USA. Rooms cost $99 per night with complimentary wifi, free parking, and no resort fees. To obtain the special room rate, you must book early and call the hotel directly. See http://pugchallenge.org/hotel.html.
Explore hot issues driving applications today, network with peers and business partners, and enjoy a fine selection of great beer!
Register today at http://pugchallenge.org/register.html
PUG CHALLENGE AMERICAS CONFERENCE JUNE 5-8, 2011
HAS RELOCATED TO WESTFORD, MA
Due to unfortunate issues with the original venue, we’ve relocated PUG Challenge Americas 2011 to Westford Regency Inn in Westford, Massachusetts, USA. The hotel will honor our original room rate of $99 per night with complimentary wifi, free parking, and no resort fees. We’re now closer to Progress Headquarters!
Join worldwide Progress® users at the inaugural PUG Challenge Americas Conference – a face-to-face forum for exchanging ideas, tips and best practices on Progress’s suite of technology tools on June 5-8, 2011. With over 40 technical sessions, many workshops, info exchanges and commercial sessions, this conference is the destination for guidance on real-world OpenEdge innovations. The conference mixes old and the new with practical, technical insight. Browse http://pugchallenge.org/agenda.html for enticing topics.
PUG CHALLENGE AMERICAS SPONSORS include:
Progress Software Corporation, Cyberscience Corporation, Progress E-Mail Group (PEG), Allegro Consultants, Consultingwerk, Tugboat Software, CornerStar, App Technologies, BravePoint, web4biz, ProStar Software and Certec Consulting Inc.
REGISTRATION:
Our Super Early Discount has been extended. Our low-priced conference costs at just $425 for Super Early In-Person registration, $460 for Early In-Person registration, and $495 for Regular In-Person registration (US dollars). Super Early Remote registration is $200, Early Remote is $225, and Regular Remote registration is $250 (US dollars). To obtain the special rate at $99/night, you must book early and call the hotel directly. See http://pugchallenge.org/hotel.html.
Explore hot issues driving applications today, network with peers and business partners, and enjoy a fine selection of great beer!
Register today at http://pugchallenge.org/register.html
Register up today at http://pugchallenge.org/register.html. Join worldwide Progress® users at the inaugural PUG Challenge Americas Conference – a face-to-face forum for exchanging ideas, tips and best practices on Progress’s suite of technology tools on June 5-8, 2011 in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA.
Find out more at: http://pugchallenge.org/
See preliminary list of speakers and sessions
Hope to see you there!
Join worldwide Progress® users at the inaugural PUG Challenge Americas Conference – a face-to-face forum for exchanging ideas, tips and best practices on Progress’s suite of technology tools on June 5-8, 2011 in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA.
With over 40 technical sessions, many workshops, info exchanges and commercial sessions, this conference is the destination for guidance on real-world OpenEdge innovations. Here is an EARLY list of speakers and session topics. The preliminary agenda will be published soon.
Including Rich Banville, Sunil Belgaonkar, Gus Bjorklund, Shelly Chase, Wayne Henshaw, Peter Judge, Laura Stern, Mary L. Szekely (who was Progress’ first employee!)
Including David Abdala, Tom Bascom, Alon Blich, Scott Blaubach, Mike Fechner, Dan Foreman, Bruce Gruenbaum, Paul Guggenheim, John Harlow, Jeff Ledbetter, Dmitri Levin, Julian Lyndon-Smith
Including:
* Guidelines for OpenEdge in a Virtual Environment
* What are you waiting for? Reasons for waiting around!
* I accidently left the next generation Sports DB prototype on a bar stool!
* Multi-tenant Tables: Administration - easier than you thought it would be
* Progress and Oracle
* Swimming With The Bees, The Buzz About Alternate Buffer Pools.
* What's That User Doing? The OpenEdge Client Request Statement Cache
* Bad Advice
* Tales from the Bunker
Including:
* Expert Database Updates and Delivery with Roundtable TSMS
* Extending the OpenEdge Architect Visual Designer
* How to Generate the new MS Office 2007 File Formats from 4GL
* Integrating OpenEdge, Progress FUSE and Microsoft Exchange: A Success Story
* Lastest in OpenEdge Architect
* Moving from UI to a Presentation Layer: Design and Implementation Principles
* OERA in practice: NSRA
* ProDataSets: Advanced Topics
* Wow You Can Do That? 50 Things You Never Knew You Can Do With the ABL
Including:
* Belly up to the UltraToolBar and Order from the Menu
* Extreme Windows Desktop Integration
* Getting Started with Silverlight and the OpenEdge Silverlight Adapter
* Many Platforms, One Common Solution Developing WebSpeed Apps for Desktops, iPads, Tablet PCs and Smartphones
Including:
* OpenEdge Object-Orientation in Action
* Using object oriented language features with procedural Progress code
* What is My Object Doing Anyway?
Including:
* Multi-tenant Tables: Concepts and Programming model
* OBX - The Openedge Branch Exchange
Note: speakers and session topics are subject to change.
Including:
Progress Sofware Corporation, Cyberscience Corporation, Progress E-Mail Group (PEG), Allegro Consultants, Consultingwerk, Tugboat Software, CornerStar, App Technologies, BravePoint, and Certec Consulting Inc.
We’re happy to announce our low conference costs at just $425 for Super Early In-Person registration (ends soon), $460 for Early In-Person registration, and $495 for Regular In-Person registration (US dollars). Super Early Remote registration is $200, Early Remote is $225, and Regular Remote registration is $250 (US dollars). For the conference at Nashua Radisson hotel, the hotel has assigned a special block of rooms for participants at $99/night with free high-speed internet in every room, WiFi throughout the public areas and without hidden "resort fees"(http://pugchallenge.org/hotel.html).
Explore hot issues driving applications today, network with peers and business partners, and enjoy a fine selection of great beer! Register today at http://pugchallenge.org/register.html
Visit our website: http://pugchallenge.org/
* Hands-on workshops from OpenEdge experts
* Sessions by industry authorities presenting best practices, tips and code samples
* Panel discussions with OpenEdge authorities exchanging ideas and
solutions
* News about the latest on OpenEdge product direction, including Release 11 features
* Get tips and ideas applicable to older Progress installations
* Technical "how-to" expositions of other Progress
products
* In-depth demonstrations of products and tools
* Interact with Progress product specialists, industry experts and Progress business partners
* Network with peers from around the world
This is a must-attend event if you're a technical executive/manager, DBA, consultant, programmer or developer who is:
* Responsible for developing or managing an OpenEdge-based application
* Wanting to learn more about best practices for OpenEdge programming and DB
* Interested in modernizing an OpenEdge application
* Interested in Progress strategy and direction for OpenEdge and other solutions
* Looking at new Progress Software product capabilities and technologies
Visit our website: http://pugchallenge.org/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/PUGAmericas
LinkedIn: http://tinyurl.com/PUGChallenge2011Li
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/PUGChallengeFB
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/PUGChallenge2011FB
Discounted Super Early Bird Registration closes January 31, 2011.
Join worldwide Progress® users at the inaugural PUG Challenge Americas Conference – a face-to-face forum for exchanging ideas, tips and best practices on Progress’s suite of technology tools.
With over 40 technical sessions, many workshops, info exchanges and commercial sessions, this conference is the destination for guidance on real-world OpenEdge innovations. The conference mixes both the old and the new with practical, technical insight. Come and hear from authorities in the Progress community, leaders from Progress Software Corporation, and industry experts about cutting-edge computing issues, modernizing applications, taking advantage of the web, and cloud computing. Be among the first to hear Progress announcements about OpenEdge Version 11, the first multi-tenant database in the Industry, which will be nearing release.
The conference will be held June 5-8, 2011 in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA, which is easily reached from both Boston (BOS) and Manchester (MHT) airports. The hotel is just minutes up the road from Progress Software's Bedford, MA Headquarters, and we expect to see many from PSC at the conference. In these tough times, low cost is paramount, and we’re happy to announce the conference will cost just $425 for Super Early In-Person registration, $460 for Early In-Person registration, and $495 for Regular In-Person registration (US dollars). Super Early Remote registration is $200, Early Remote is $225, and Regular Remote registration is $250 (US dollars). For the conference at Nashua Radisson hotel, the hotel has assigned a special block of rooms for participants at $99/night with free high-speed internet in every room, WiFi throughout the public areas and without hidden "resort fees"(http://pugchallenge.org/hotel.html).
Explore hot issues driving applications today, network with peers and business partners, and enjoy a fine selection of great beer! Register today at http://pugchallenge.org/register.html
Visit our website: http://pugchallenge.org/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/PUGAmericas
LinkedIn Events: http://tinyurl.com/PUGChallenge2011Li
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/PUGChallengeFB
Facebook Events: http://tinyurl.com/PUGChallenge2011FB
* Hands-on workshops from OpenEdge experts
* Sessions by industry authorities presenting best practices, tips and code samples
* Panel discussions with OpenEdge authorities exchanging ideas and
solutions
* News about the latest on OpenEdge product direction, including Release 11 features
* Get tips and ideas applicable to older Progress installations
* Technical "how-to" expositions of other Progress
products
* In-depth demonstrations of products and tools
* Interact with Progress product specialists, industry experts and Progress business partners
* Network with peers from around the world
* This is a must-attend event if you're a technical executive/manager, DBA, consultant, programmer or developer who is:
* Responsible for developing or managing an OpenEdge-based application
* Wanting to learn more about best practices for OpenEdge programming and DB
* Interested in modernizing an OpenEdge application
* Interested in Progress strategy and direction for OpenEdge and other solutions
* Looking at new Progress Software product capabilities and technologies
Register today at http://pugchallenge.org/register.html.
Super Early Bird Discount for the PUG Challenge Americas conference has been extended until Feb 28th! Join worldwide Progress® users in a face-to-face forum for exchanging ideas, tips and best practices on Progress’s suite of technology tools.
With over 40 technical sessions, many workshops, info exchanges and commercial sessions, this conference is the destination for guidance on real-world OpenEdge innovations. The conference mixes old and new with practical, technical insight. Browse through session information—speakers, title, difficulty, and outline—at http://pugchallenge.org/agenda.html.
Workshops will begin on Sunday, June 5th at 1:30 pm. Our evening Welcoming Reception will begin Sunday around 6 p.m.
PUG Challenge Americas Sponsors include: Progress Software Corporation, Cyberscience Corporation, Progress E-Mail Group (PEG), Allegro Consultants, Consultingwerk, Tugboat Software, CornerStar, App Technologies, BravePoint, BCP Software, web4biz, ProStar Software, Certec Consulting, OneStep Charge. See http://pugchallenge.org/sponsor.html
Registration: Our low-priced conference costs just $425 for Super Early In-Person registration, $460 for Early In-Person registration, and $495 for Regular In-Person registration (US dollars). Super Early Remote registration is $200, Early Remote is $225, and Regular Remote registration is $250 (US dollars). We’ve relocated to Westford Regency Inn in Westford, Massachusetts, USA. Rooms cost $99 per night with complimentary wifi, free parking, and no resort fees. To obtain the special room rate, you must book early and call the hotel directly. See http://pugchallenge.org/hotel.html.
Join us June 5-8, 2011. Explore hot issues driving applications today, network with peers and business partners, and enjoy a fine selection of great beer!
Register today at http://pugchallenge.org/register.html
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Visit our website: http://pugchallenge.org/
We are still accepting session proposals for PUG Challenge Americas 2011, the premiere face-to-face conference for Progress® users in the Americas! Proposals are due December 15th, 2010 for conference June 5-8th, 2011 in Nashua, NH.
Our goal is to deliver valuable and highly technical content to people involved in developing, integrating, managing and improving Progress applications. Presentations can include both Progress and non-Progress technologies that support or complement Progress applications.
Your session could be organized as a detailed “how-to” presentation, a case study demonstrating an implementation or a Best Practices illustration. Regular session slots are 60 minutes long and should allow time for Q&A following your presentation. Workshops are 3 hours long and include lab-like exercises. Participants will bring their own computers, but we will facilitate cloud deployment of workshop materials.
You may submit more than one session proposal. Preliminary Agenda will be published Jan 15th, Revised Agenda Feb 28th, PowerPoint slides due May 15th. Proposals received after the deadline will be considered only on a space available basis.
Submissions for talks should include:
* Presenter name, company, job title, and contact information
* Title of talk
* Short summary
* Intended audience
* Outline
* Suggested tags appropriate to the talk (4GL, Database, SaaS, Performance etc.)
* Speaker bio
Good Luck! We look forward to seeing many great proposals and working with you to make a memorable experience. Please submit your proposals on or before December 15th, 2010 to speakers@pugchallenge.org.
Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/PUGAmericas
LinkedIn:
http://tinyurl.com/PUGChallenge2011Li
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http://tinyurl.com/PUGChallengeFB and
http://tinyurl.com/PUGChallenge2011FB
We are now accepting session proposals for PUG Challenge Americas 2011, the premiere face-to-face conference for Progress® users in the Americas! Proposals are due December 15th, 2010 for conference June 5-8th, 2011 in Nashua, NH.
Our goal is to deliver valuable and highly technical content to people involved in developing, integrating, managing and improving Progress applications. Presentations can include both Progress and non-Progress technologies that support or complement Progress applications.
Your session could be organized as a detailed “how-to” presentation, a case study demonstrating an implementation or a Best Practices illustration. Regular session slots are 60 minutes long and should allow time for Q&A following your presentation. Workshops are 3 hours long and include lab-like exercises. Participants will bring their own computers, but we will facilitate cloud deployment of workshop materials.
So what do we ask of you? Your ideas for sessions that you would be interested in presenting at PUG Challenge Americas 2011.
You may submit more than one session proposal. Submissions due Dec 15, 2010. Preliminary Agenda will be published Jan 15th, Revised Agenda Feb 28th, PowerPoint slides due May 15th. Proposals received after the deadline will be considered only on a space available basis.
Submissions for talks should include:
* Presenter name, company, job title, and contact information
* Title of talk
* Short summary
* Intended audience
* Outline
* Suggested tags appropriate to the talk (4GL, Database, SaaS, Performance etc.)
* Speaker bio
Good Luck! We look forward to seeing many great proposals and working with you to make a memorable experience. Please submit your proposals on or before December 15th, 2010 to speakers@pugchallenge.org.
For more information
Write to: info@pugchallenge.org or visit our website:
http://pugchallenge.org/ Follow us on Twitter: @PUGAmericas
Follow us on LinkedIn & Facebook: "PUG Challenge Americas"
Join worldwide Progress® users at the inaugural PUG Challenge Americas Conference – a face-to-face forum for exchanging ideas, tips and best practices on Progress’s suite of technology tools.
With 42 technical sessions, 8 workshops, and a commercial track, this conference is the destination for guidance on real-world OpenEdge innovations. The conference mixes both the old and the new with practical, technical insight. Come and hear from authorities in the Progress community, leaders from Progress Software Corporation, and industry experts about cutting-edge computing issues, modernizing applications, taking advantage of the web, and cloud computing. Be among the first to hear Progress announcements about OpenEdge Version 11, the first multi-tenant database in the Industry, which will be nearing release.
The conference will be held June 5-8, 2011 in Nashua, New Hampshire which is easily reached from both Boston (BOS) and Manchester (MHT) airports. The hotel is just minutes up the road from Progress Software's Bedford, MA Headquarters, and we expect to see many from PSC at the conference. In these tough times, low cost is paramount, and we’re happy to announce the conference will cost just $425 for Super Early In-Person registration and $200 for Super Early Remote registration (US dollars). Regular registration is In-Person $495 and Remote $250. For the conference at Nashua Radisson hotel, the hotel has assigned a special block of rooms for participants at $99/night with free high-speed internet in every room, WiFi throughout the public areas and without hidden "resort fees"(http://pugchallenge.org/hotel.html).
Explore hot issues driving applications today, network with peers and business partners, and enjoy a fine selection of great beer! Register today at http://pugchallenge.org/register.html
Visit our website: http://pugchallenge.org/
About attending, write to: register@pugchallenge.org
About presenting, write to: speakers@pugchallenge.org
About exhibiting, write to: sponsors@pugchallenge.org
About anything else, write to: info@pugchallenge.org
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To read this Press Release in French, Portuguese or Spanish, go to PUG Challenge Americas News!
The inaugural PUG CHALLENGE AMERICAS conference concentrates on meaningful information for technically-minded Progress users. The conference will be held June 5-8, 2011 at the Nashua, New Hampshire Radisson Hotel, just minutes up the road from Progress Software's Bedford, MA Headquarters.
The conference promises to be the premiere vis-à-vis networking opportunity in the Americas for Progress users and developers. The sessions and workshops are designed for professional development of those engaged in developing, integrating and managing applications using OpenEdge and other Progress products. The conference executive is committed to keeping the conference very cost conscious. Remote attendance is available for those unable to attend in person.
For the latest news, check out:
Website: http://pugchallenge.org/
LinkedIn and Facebook: PUG Challenge Americas
Twitter: @PUGAmericas
For information on:
attending write to register@pugchallenge.org
presenting write to speakers@pugchallenge.org
exhibiting write to sponsors@pugchallenge.org
misc write to info@pugchallenge.org
Theresa de Valence
Marketing Coordinator
PUGChallengeAmericas@gmail.com
The death of Exchange as a face to face event has left a void in the Progress community. Many of us here in the Americas have been keenly jealous of the Europeans' ability to organize PUG Challenge and now we've decided to do something about it!
Ultimately it is all about content, technical content, geeky content. But aside from content (and more content) there a few other attributes that we want this conference to have:
Discussion Forum Created
We have created a Discussion Forum for everyone interested in what is happening or who is wanting to help organize and plan this event.
Unfortunately spammers descended on it immediately so a registration and confirmation process has become necessary. It is, however, as painless as we could make it and anyone with an interest is welcome! Register today so that we have your contact information and can keep you up to date as this event unfolds!
Many of you have participated in one or more discussions. Thank-you! And keep up the good work. Make your voice heard!
This is all preliminary -- you can still make your voice heard!
The "Early June" time-frame looks fairly good. Specifically June 6-7-8. The reasoning behind this is that it is nicely offset from other events in the community (Virtual Exchange, PUG Challenge and Virtual Interchange); as well as being sandwiched between Memorial Day and the start of summer.
We have emerging consensus regarding the "shape" of the event. Something similar to this is probably where we will end up:
The discussion regarding location and venue has been very productive. No hard decision has been reached but a consensus does seem to be forming that there are many persuasive reasons to favor a "Boston Area" location. A big part of the rationale behind this is that we would be local to The Mother Ship (Progress HQ) which would make it very easy for Progress personnel to participate.
In light of that preliminary proposals from several potential venues have been solicited and received. Highlights: