ASNApalooza

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Hands-on labs are back!

Due to popular demand, ASNApalooza hands-on labs will be back for 2012. Attendees will have the chance to sit at a PC and use real code and a real example to learn various coding techniques. Read lab session abstracts here and regular session abstracts here. The lab sign-up will be available in early January. (Earlybird registrants get first crack at lab registration–see below)

Limited seating and special pricing

Seats are limited at ASNApalooza 2012–register now! Take advantage of our special pricing by registering early! Price is $1,250 (per attendee).  Lab seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Planning for the future while preserving the past

The theme for ASNApalooza 2012 in San Antonio, Texas, is “Planning for the future while preserving the past.” Planning for the future would be much easier if we could just leave the past behind. But we can’t.

Legacy applications are a dual-edged sword. On the plus side, your business depends on them. They have been honed for years to make your unique value proposition available to your customers. Your legacy applications do indeed help propagate your business. However, that legacy application dependence also holds you back. It’s challenging to add the new features that competitive business demands require within the constraints of the old applications, or worse, without breaking them. This year’s Palooza will provide guidance for these issues as well as introduce new technical tips and techniques.

This year’s ASNApalooza offers three special focuses:

• AVR for .NET
• Strategic guidance for AVR Classic users
• IBM i RPG modernization

El Tropicano Hotel on the San Antonio Riverwalk

The ASNApalooza conference hotel for 2012 is the beautiful El Tropicano Hotel on the Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas.

When it opened in 1962, The El Tropicano was the first hotel on San Antonio’s famed Riverwalk. Hip and fashionable from the start, the “El Trop” was inspired by the popularity and casual glamour of Acapulco beach resorts. The hotel quickly gained a reputation with movie stars, rock legends and at least one U.S. president from Texas, who all loved the hotel for its unique, tropical appeal.

Today, the El Tropicano is fashionably updated with a fun, retro twist that pays respect to the hotel’s original style. Nestled in the heart of the Riverwalk, guests are footsteps away from exciting restaurants and clubs on the original section of the Riverwalk and the “South Bank.” and the appeal of new cultural, dining and shopping experiences in the recent “Museum Reach” expansion on the river. Other top attractions, like the Alamo, Market Square, and Hemisfair Park/Tower of the Americas are minutes away; all downtown attractions are easily accessible by foot, or on San Antonio’s unique river taxis, with exclusive on/off access for El Tropicano guests.

ASNApalooza attendees qualify for a group room discount. When you make your reservations with El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel (877-214-9768), please be sure to tell them that you are with ASNApalooza.