Session Grid

This Session Grid presents the entire RPG & DB2 Summit line-up. The first day consists solely of optional Headstart Workshops. Next comes the 3-day Conference, with each conference day offering four tracks of interactive sessions plus plenty of opportunities to network with speakers, other attendees, and the vendors whose products make your jobs easier.

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Monday, October 1, 2018 - Headstart Seminar Day

	Headstart Track 1	Headstart Track 2	Headstart Track 3	Headstart Track 4
7:30 - 8:30	Hands-On Workshop Registration / Breakfast
8:30 - 5:30	SQL for the RPG Programmer Paul Tuohy	Hands-On with Procedures & Service Programs Jon Paris	Hands-on: Python Workshop Mike Pavlak	Hands on: RDi Beyond the Basics Susan Gantner
-	Lunch for Workshop Participants served 12:30 to 1:30
3:00 - 6:00	Conference Registration

Schedule of sessions and/or speakers are subject to change

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 - Conference Day 1

	RPG Track 1	RPG Track 2	RPG Track 3	DB2 Track
7:30 - 9:00	Late Registration
7:30 - 9:00	Breakfast
8:30 - 8:50	Opening Session
9:00 - 10:15	Advanced Data Structures (Now with Free-Form) Jon Paris	Look what you can do with RDi Susan Gantner	21st-century CL Ted Holt	Db2 for i - Strategy, Enhancements and more Scott Forstie
10:15 - 10:45	Morning Break
10:45 - 12:00	Test Driven Development Barbara Morris	Development Strategies on Power Paul Tuohy	SQL Procedure Language for RPGers Ted Holt	Hidden Gems in Db2 for i Scott Forstie
12:00 - 1:30	Lunch & Expo Kick-Off — Entertainment begins at 12:30
1:30 - 2:45	Mobile RPG with PhoneGap Scott Klement	Extending RPG with Db2 for i Functions Liam Allan	What's new in RPG: V7.3 + PTFs for 7.2 & 7.3 Barbara Morris	Advanced SQL Procedure Language Elements Jim Denton
3:00 - 4:15	RPG User-defined Functions & Table Functions Scott Klement	Open Source on IBM i Alan Seiden	RDi: Even Better with iSphere Susan Gantner	SQL Writing Tips and Techniques Robert Bestgen
4:15 - 4:45	Afternoon Break and Exhibitor Showcase
4:45 - 6:00	RPG Open Access - By Example Jon Paris	Business Uses of Python Mike Pavlak	RPG Talks To Watson Paul Tuohy	Advanced SQL Coding Rob Bestgen & Jim Denton
6:00 - 7:15	Welcome Reception and Exhibitor Showcase
7:15 - 9:00	RPG & DB2 Summit Dinner

Schedule of sessions and/or speakers are subject to change

Wednesday, October 3, 2018 - Conference Day 2

	RPG Track 1	RPG Track 2	RPG Track 3	DB2 Track
7:00 - 9:00	Breakfast
7:30 - 8:10	ISV Demo Session Arcad	ISV Demo Session Profound	APIs and the modern user experience Rocket Software Dan Magid
8:20 - 9:00	Create Web & Mobile Apps with No Programming CNX Rob Swanson	ISV Demo Session LANSA	ISV Demo Session Freshe Solutions
9:15 - 10:30	SQL Aggregation without Aggravation Ted Holt	Web Language Shootout Alan Seiden	Programming RPG With Style Paul Tuohy	Opening Up Your Db2 for i Data Jim Denton
10:30 - 11:00	Exhibitor Showcase and Morning Break
11:00 - 12:15	Processing XML with RPG Jon Paris	Understanding & Using Delicious Yum Liam Allan	ILE: Procedures, Modules & SRVPGMs by Example Susan Gantner	Advanced Data Analysis Using Db2 Web Query Robert Bestgen
12:15 - 1:30	Exhibitor Showcase and Lunch
1:30 - 2:45	Consuming Web Services from RPG with HTTPAPI Scott Klement	DATA-INTO: Like XML-INTO but for JSON, CSV... Barbara Morris	Understanding Git Stephanie Rabbani	SQL Performance Red Flags Jim Denton
2:45 - 3:45	Exhibitor Showcase, Prize Drawing, Summit Photo & Break
3:45 - 5:00	Providing RPG Web Services on IBM i Scott Klement	Access Client Solutions (ACS) for Pgmrs Paul Tuohy	Using Free Tools - By Example Jon Paris	Expanding the World of Data Jim Denton
5:15 - 6:30	Open Source Q&A and Roundtable Discussion

Schedule of sessions and/or speakers are subject to change

Thursday, October 4, 2018 - Conference Day 3

	RPG Track 1	RPG Track 2	RPG Track 3	DB2 Track
7:30 - 9:00	Breakfast
8:00 - 8:45	ILE Activation Groups Susan Gantner	ILEditor - Open Source IDE for RPG and More Liam Allan	Fun!(damentals) of Table-driven programming Ted Holt	DB Security - NOT Diving into the Data Breach Robert Bestgen
9:00 - 10:15	Embedded SQL - Beyond the Basics Paul Tuohy	RPG Free Form in a Nutshell Jon Paris	MVC Application Architecture Mike Pavlak	Accessing Data Outside of Db2 for i Robert Bestgen
10:15 - 10:45	Morning Break
10:45 - 12:00	The World of Node.js on IBM i Scott Klement	Generating XML from RPG Jon Paris	Modern ILE DevOps Liam Allan	Introduction to Database Design & Modeling Jim Denton
12:00 - 1:00	Lunch
1:00 - 2:15	Working with JSON in RPG Scott Klement	Jon's Favorite RPG Tips Jon Paris	What's New in RDi? Susan Gantner	Transactional vs. Analytical SQL Robert Bestgen
2:30 - 3:45	Debugging with RDi Susan Gantner	Handling the Weird Stuff in RPG Programs Paul Tuohy	This session intentionally left blank Speaker TBD	30 SQL Tips in 60 Minutes Ted Holt
3:45 - 4:15	RPG & DB2 Summit Wrap-Up and Feedback

Schedule of sessions and/or speakers are subject to change