July's presentations

July is the month of OCEAN’s TechCon 2026. TechCon is one of my favorite events of the year, and it is the IBM i event of the year in the western United States. The event consists of two days, a virtual day, Thursday July 23, and an in-person one, Friday July 24. I have been asked to speak on the Friday, and will be giving four presentations.

If you want to learn more about the "best in the west" you can check out the TechCon website to see who else is presenting, and register here.

Earlier in the month, Tuesday July 14, I will be virtually visiting with the IBM i Midwest User Group, iMWUG, to make two presentations about things to make tracking changes to your database easier.

You can register by clicking on the link on this page.

Later the same evening, Tuesday July 14, the Central Texas IBM i User Group, will be hearing from IBM Champion Gregory Simmons, who will be debuting a brand-new presentation to us, about using the three-part name in SQL. Come and learn what this is, and how you can use it.

The event is online, free, and you can register here.

I hope to see you at one of these events.

Local User Groups, LUG, are the backbone of the IBM i community. Please support these groups by attending events like the ones I have mentioned above, to show the volunteers who run them that their efforts are appreciated.

If you are a member of an IBM i related user group and you would like me to talk to your group, use the contact form to reach me. We can then arrange a date and subject.

If know of any user groups that are not listed on my IBM i User Groups page, please contact me and send me your group's details.

Don't forget to #SupportOurIBMiLUG!