The Mid-Atlantic CICS User Group

Statement of Purpose

The Mid-Atlantic CICS User Group is a not-for-profitorganization that provides technical training to the CICS community. The CICS architecture has evolved to encompass the Enterprise System, the Internet, and PC based systems and applications. Topics for this session should be of interest to CICS Systems programmers, Applications programmers, Security specialists, and Internet technicians. We hold meetings twice a year to promote the education of our members.

The Spring 2004 Meeting

The Spring 2004 Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic CICS User Group is scheduled for April 22, 2004, at the Sheraton Columbia in Columbia, MD.

The theme of the Spring 2004 meeting presentations is:

"Untangling the Web and Connectivity for the CICS Professional"

Agenda for the April 22nd meeting is as follows:

8:00 - 9:00Arrival/Registration with continental breakfast
9:00 - 9:15Opening Remarks and Introductions
John Cress

9:15 - 11:00Websphere Application Server for the CICS Professional
Dennis Pagano - President, Noospherics, Inc.

11:00 - 12:30Websphere MQ - Connect Anything to Anything
Jim Cantin - Strategic Leader and MQ Architect, Leveraging Technology, Inc.

12:30 - 1:30Catered Lunch

1:30 - 4:00CICS and the Web: The Heinz 57 Varieties of Web Exploitation
Don Fowler - Lead CICS Consultant, Little Blue Software Consultants, Inc.

To Register for this meeting, CLICKhere

Please note: You can register via web site above and prepay via mail for $45.00 or register and pay at the door for $60.00. Send your payment to:


Mid-Atlantic CICS User Group
PO Box 4232
McLean, VA 22103-4232


Please preregister online, even if you intend to pay at the door so we have an accurate count and can guarantee lunch for everyone.


Links to Archived Meeting Agendas

      Fall 2003, Guest Speaker: Bob Yelavick

      Spring 2003, Guest Speakers: Mardi Gibbs, Tom Ross, Ben Astley

      Fall 2002,

      Spring 2002,

      Fall 2001,

      Spring 2001,

      Fall 2000,

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Last update 03/03/2004