I'm going to Austin!
Yes - that Austin: the one in Texas, U.S.A. where the Winter 2009 SHARE conference is being held.
Yes - that SHARE conference: the one where mainframers from North America, and some from other parts of the world, too, come to talk, learn, teach and connect about the mainframe.
Yes - that mainframe: the one that turns 45 years old this April 7, and has been acting as a solid foundation of business computing since its birth.
I'm going to Austin, going to SHARE, going to meet mainframe colleagues that I haven't seen since CA World or last SHARE or even last Winter SHARE. And I'm going to present on a few topics, and moderate a discussion, and help out at CA's station at the SHARE Technology Expo, and participate in some events, and learn from a lot of interesting sessions.
Can you tell that I'm looking forward to it?
I hope to see you at SHARE too - if not this one, then the next one, or even the one after, because CA is one of the biggest supporters of SHARE, and is 100% behind my support of this critically important organization and event, so I plan to continue attending every SHARE for as long as I'm able, supporting it in whatever ways my ability and position allow me to.
BTW, if you're not able to get to this SHARE, you can still get some value from it. There are some webcasts and proceedings being publicly posted at SHARE.org. Check it out!