TUG Buzz! for Monday March 4th, 2024

IN THIS ISSUE:

March MoM - Speaker: Barbara Morris :: RPG
TUG Board election - Results
Future MoM Calendar - Upcoming Events

📌 Mark your calendar! TUG's next MoM is:

Wednesday, March 20th, 2024

Join us for this in-person meeting at the Monte Carlo Inn & Suites (Downtown Markham) 7255 Warden Ave., Markham ON L3R 1B4

...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:

photo: Barbara Morris bmorris@ca.ibm.com

Barbara Morris
Lead developer for the RPG compilers
IBM Toronto Lab

Barbara has been working on the RPG compilers since she started at IBM in 1989, after receiving a Computing Science degree from the University of Alberta.

The first enhancement she developed was the ENDIF and ENDDO opcodes for RPG/400 in V2R1. One of her most recent enhancements was the CHARCOUNT NATURAL support for working with Unicode data. A few of the other notable enhancements that she developed for RPG include subprocedures, qualified data structures, and fully-free-form RPG.

ABSTRACTS:

Session 1 TOPIC: **"RPG and Unicode"**

• General concepts about Unicode and about character-sets in general
• Some RPG-specific topics working with Unicode data

Session 2 TOPIC:
**"What's new for RPG in 7.4 and 7.5"**

• Discussion of the new features added to RPG in the past 2+ years

ALL PATRONS AND STAFF ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE FULLY VACCINATED TO ATTEND THE MoM IN-PERSON.

AGENDA TIMELINE for March 20th MoM

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

• 4:30 PM In-person Check-in

• 5:00 PM Session 1 - RPG and Unicode

• 6:00 PM Intermission (dinner)

BUFFET

• 7:00 PM Session 2 -
What's new for RPG in 7.4 and 7.5

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

TUG Board Election 2024

The following incumbent Directors were elected by acclamation for another 3-year term:
• Glenn Gundermann
• Jay Burford

* In the future, if you are interested in serving as a Director on the TUG Board, simply send an email to admin@tug.ca.

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Future TUG MoM Calendar:

DATE / VENUE	TIME / TOPICS	SPEAKERS / SPONSOR
Wednesday MAR 20 Live in Markham	5:00 PM (EST) - Session 1: Topic: RPG and Unicode (live with streaming on Zoom) 6:00 PM (EST) - Intermission (dinner) 7:00 PM (EST) - Session 2: Topic: What's New for RPG in 7.4 and 7.5 (live with streaming on Zoom)	Barbara Morris (IBM)
Wednesday APR 17 (Zoom)	12:00 PM (EST) Noon Zoom MoM Topic: Modernizing the Way you Manage IBM i Security	Carol Woodbury (DXR Security) Hosted by R2i
Wednesday MAY 22 Live in Mississauga	5:00 PM (EST) - Session 1: Topic: TBA (live with streaming on Zoom) 6:00 PM (EST) - Intermission (dinner) 7:00 PM (EST) - Session 2: Topic: TBA (live with streaming on Zoom)	Steve Pitcher (Service Express) TENTATIVE
Wednesday JUL 21 (Zoom)	12:00 PM (EST) Noon Zoom MoM Topic: TBA	TBA
Wednesday AUG 21 (Zoom)	12:00 PM (EST) Noon Zoom MoM Topic: TBA	TBA
Wednesday SEP 25 Live in Markham	5:00 PM (EST) - Session 1: Topic: TBA (live with streaming on Zoom) 6:00 PM (EST) - Intermission (dinner) 7:00 PM (EST) - Session 2: Topic: TBA (live with streaming on Zoom)	TBA
Wednesday OCT 23 (Zoom)	12:00 PM (EST) Noon Zoom MoM Topic: TBA	TBA
Wednesday NOV 20 Live in Mississauga	5:00 PM (EST) - Session 1: Topic: DB2 Analytics - Part 1 (live with streaming on Zoom) 6:00 PM (EST) - Intermission 7:00 PM (EST) - Session 2: Topic: DB2 Analytics - Part 2 (live with streaming on Zoom)	Sarah Mackenzie (IBM)

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