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, March 19, 2018 - Headstart Seminar Day

	Headstart Track 1	Headstart Track 2	Headstart Track 3	Headstart Track 4
7:30 - 8:30	Headstart Workshop Registration / Breakfast in Atrium
8:30 - 5:30	SQL for the RPG Programmer Paul Tuohy	Hands-On with Procedures & Service Programs Jon Paris	Hands on: RDi Beyond the Basics Susan Gantner	Hands-on: Python Workshop Mike Pavlak
-	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, March 20, 2018 - Conference Day 1

	RPG Track 1	RPG Track 2	RPG Track 3	DB2 Track
7:30 - 9:00	Late Registration
6:00 - 9:00	Breakfast in Atrium
8:30 - 8:50	Opening Session
9:00 - 10:15	Development Strategies on Power Paul Tuohy	21st-century CL Ted Holt	Look what you can do with RDi Susan Gantner	The DB2 for i Database Engineer Tom McKinley
10:15 - 10:45	Morning Break
10:45 - 12:00	RPG Talks To Watson Paul Tuohy	Advanced Data Structures (Now with Free-Form) Jon Paris	MVC Application Architecture Mike Pavlak	Db2 for i - Strategy, Enhancements and more Scott Forstie
12:00 - 1:30	Lunch & Expo Kick-Off — Entertainment begins at 12:30
1:30 - 2:45	Overview of HTML, CSS and Javascript Liam Allan	SQL Procedure Language for RPGers Ted Holt	What's new in RPG: V7.3 + PTFs for 7.2 & 7.3 Barbara Morris	Introduction to Database Design & Modeling Tom McKinley
3:00 - 4:15	A Pattern for Reusable RPG Code Scott Klement	Intro to XML Basics & Generating XML with RPG Jon Paris	Game On! IBM i - From Strategy to Reality Steve Will	Advanced SQL Data Definition Lang Elements Tom McKinley
4:15 - 4:45	Afternoon Break and Exhibitor Showcase
4:45 - 6:00	RPG User-defined Functions & Table Functions Scott Klement	Strategic Modernization with PHP on IBM i Alan Seiden	The IBM i Box of Chocolates - with Q&A Steve Will	Adv SQL Data Manipulation Language Elements Tom McKinley
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, March 21, 2018 - Conference Day 2

	RPG Track 1	RPG Track 2	RPG Track 3	DB2 Track
6:00 - 9:00	Breakfast in Atrium
7:30 - 8:10	Unlock Your Data Rocket Software Dan Magid and Mark Watts
8:20 - 9:00	Create Web & Mobile Apps with No Programming CNX Rob Swanson	Why go open source on IBM i? Fresche Solutions Mike Pavlak	Profound Logic: Agile Modernization for IBM i Profound
9:15 - 10:30	Processing XML with RPG Jon Paris	SQL Aggregation without Aggravation Ted Holt	Programming RPG With Style Paul Tuohy	Advanced SQL Procedure Language Elements Tom McKinley
10:30 - 11:00	Exhibitor Showcase and Morning Break
11:00 - 12:15	Extending RPG with Db2 for i Functions Liam Allan	DATA-INTO: Like XML-INTO but for JSON, CSV... Barbara Morris	Hidden Gems in Db2 for i Scott Forstie	Deep Dive into DB2 Temporal Robert Bestgen
12:15 - 1:30	Exhibitor Showcase and Lunch
1:30 - 2:45	Consuming Web Services from RPG with HTTPAPI Scott Klement	RPG Open Access - By Example Jon Paris	ILE Essentials: Modules, Pgms & Service Pgms Susan Gantner	News for DB2 Web Query & Query Modernization Robert Bestgen
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	ILE Essentials: Act Groups & Binder Language Susan Gantner	Analyze your Data Using DB2 SQL OLAP Support Robert Bestgen
5:15 - 6:30	Open Source Q&A and Roundtable Discussion

Schedule of sessions and/or speakers are subject to change

Thursday, March 22, 2018 - Conference Day 3

	RPG Track 1	RPG Track 2	RPG Track 3	DB2 Track
6:00 - 9:00	Breakfast in Atrium
8:00 - 8:45	RDi: Even Better with iSphere Susan Gantner	RPG & Git: Open-Source ILE Concepts Liam Allan	Fun!(damentals) of Table-driven programming Ted Holt	Deep Dive into DB2 Row/Column Access Control Robert Bestgen
9:00 - 10:15	RPG Free Form in a Nutshell Jon Paris	Embedded SQL - Beyond the Basics Paul Tuohy	Speed Up Your Web Site Alan Seiden	Prepare Data for Analysis...the Automated Way Robert Bestgen
10:15 - 10:45	Morning Break
10:45 - 12:00	The World of Node.js on IBM i Scott Klement	RPG Tricks and Techniques Paul Tuohy	Overcoming the Legacy Label Alan Seiden	Intro to DB2 SQL Performance Tools & Methods Tom McKinley
12:00 - 1:00	Lunch
1:00 - 2:15	Working with JSON in RPG Scott Klement	Modern ILE DevOps Liam Allan	Using Free Tools - By Example Jon Paris	Design It / Build It / Secure It / Tune It 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 ----	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