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News, thoughts, and information from the President of IDUG

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  • September 2023 President's Letter

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    Hello IDUG Members! Summer is nearly over, and I hope that you've had a chance to enjoy some time away from the keyboard, joining family instead of tables! IDUG has been working hard to prepare for the read more...

  • June 2023 President's Letter

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    Hello IDUG Members! After volunteering for IDUG for over 10 years, I'm incredibly honored to take over the helm from Iqbal Goralwalla, who served as IDUG's president for the past two years. I'll be read more...

  • May 2023 President's Letter

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    Hello again to our IDUG members all over the world! As I excitedly prepare for travel this week to Philadelphia for IDUG’s 2023 North America Db2 Tech Conference, I am also reflecting quite a bit. read more...

  • March 2023 President's Letter

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    Hello again to our IDUG members all over the world! I am recently back from India and wanted to share a bit about my experience. I’m really glad I went to Chennai and Bengaluru for what was the first read more...

  • February 2023 President's Letter

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    Hello again to our IDUG members all over the world! In 2022, we saw the return of our on-site IDUG conferences—in North America (Boston) and Europe (Edinburgh). Coming up in 2023 and more face-to-face read more...

  • January 2023 President's Letter

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    Hello again to our IDUG members all over the world! “Happy New Year” from IDUG to you and yours. This week, your Board of Directors is holding their winter meeting and NACPC’s Presentations Team is conducting read more...

  • December 2022 President's Letter

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    Hello again to our IDUG members all over the world! If you’ve read my posts all year, you’ve read my excitement and pride about IDUG’s return to face-to-face events for our members in 2022. And if you’ve read more...

  • November 2022 President's Letter

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    Hello again to our IDUG members all over the world! I’ll start this letter with the four most-uttered words at the 2022 IDUG EMEA Db2 Tech Conference in Edinburgh two weeks ago: “THIRD TIME’S A CHARM!” read more...

  • October 2022 President's Letter

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    Hello again to our IDUG members all over the world! This month will be IDUG’s second face-to-face conference this year and since 2019. Your IDUG leaders, your fellow Db2 user peers and your partner representatives read more...

  • July / August 2022 President's Letter

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    Hello again to our IDUG members all over the world! Were you with us for the 2022 IDUG North America Db2 Tech Conference last month? If so, thank you so much! Our first-ever hybrid event was a great success. read more...

  • June 2022 President's Letter

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    Hello again to our IDUG members all over the world! I encourage each of you to click here and view details on all of the IDUG 2022 North America Db2 Tech Conference education sessions—and then register read more...

  • May 2022 President's Letter

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    Hello again to our IDUG members all over the world! I wanted to encourage every one of you to consider registering right now for the 2022 IDUG NA Db2 Tech Conference in Boston, USA, on July 11-14! read more...