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Yesterday (Aug 27), I attended the Western Regional DECUS symposium at the
Red Lion Inn in San Jose, California.  I was very dissapointed that I spent
$100 and a day on this event.  Others I talked to also had the feeling that
it was not all it should have been.  Specifically:

1) the talks were OLD.  Two were recycled BAYVAX presentations.  One I attended
   had been given at New Orleans and Dallas DECUSes.

2) DEC gave a series of presentations on software support and such that I don't
   think anyone attended except those people with specific gripes that 
   everybody didn't need to hear about.

3) RSX was completely ignored except for a panel Q and A session.

4) The lunch speaker, DEC manager of software support, was embarassingly bad.

I know the speakers and organizers are all volunteers and worked hard but it
was just too obvious that there was a lack of solid presentations that the
organizers had tried to cover up with less that adequate material.  When 
I sent in my $100 there was no list of sessions but the organizers said to
trust them and I'm sorry I did.  Did any of you out there share my feelings?
And why is it that I get the feeling that DECUS is really only for novices or
"Gurus" who want to impress the novices?

				   Jim