Title:
ADAPSO Reunion Workshop: ADAPSO Conferences

Date:
2002-05-04

Pages:
21 p.

Interviewer:
Welke, Larry; moderator
Ensmenger, Nathan; moderator and historian
Albert, Sam; participant
Blankenship, Betty; participant
Blankenship, Buck; participant
Blumberg, Joe; participant
Bride, Ed; participant
Brizdle, Barbara; participant
Carlson, Bart; participant
Carpenter, Rich; participant
Coleman, Bruce; participant
Dreyer, Jerry; participant
Esch, Arthur; participant
Jones, Kim; participant
Maples, Mike; participant
Rollins, John; participant
Sturtevant, Dave; participant
Treleaven, Jim; participant
Weissman, Bob; participant
Yeaton, Jack; participant
Schnell, Linda; participant
Johnson, Luanne; editor

Abstract:
A group of computer software and services CEOs from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s shared their experiences in participating in ADAPSO and particularly in the national conferences. They described the importance of the free interchange of information among the ADAPSO members at the conferences and how this enabled them to improve their own business operations. They talked about how the conferences were planned and the contention among the sections on allocating sessions and speakers. The relationship of ADAPSO/ITAA to regional associations was explained in some depth and how ITAA’s role changed so that national conferences were no longer a valuable part of the ITAA activities.

Keywords:
Berland, Bob
Albert, Sam
Blankenship, Buck
Blumberg, Joe
Bride, Ed
Brizdle, Barbara
Carlson, Bart
Carpenter, Rich
Coleman, Bruce
Dreyer, Jerry
Esch, Arthur
Jones, Kim
Maples, Mike
Rollins, John
Sturtevant, Dave
Treleaven, Jim
Weissman, Bob
Yeaton, Jack
Welke, Larry
ADAPSO Conferences
Council of Regional Information Technology Associations (CRITA)
Conference planning sessions
World Congress
ITAA
Attendance at conferences
Value Added Remarketers (VARs)
Mass Software Council

Rights:
Software History Center

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