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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: November 11, 1994 09:31 AM Friday; Rod Welch

Called Ralph re presentation to IBM.

1...Summary/Objective


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CONTACTS 
0201 - IBM PC Software Development
020101 - Mr. Ralph Pollock; Program Manager
020102 - Work Group Solutions Marketing

SUBJECTS
SDS Marketing, Developing Leads, Industry Contacts
Support for Product Development, IBM
Demonstrations

0605 -
0605 -    ..
0606 - Summary/Objective
0607 -
060701 - Follow up ref SDS 16 0000.
060702 -
060703 - Left message requesting contact information for Ralph at COMDEX.  Got
060704 - this from his fax, ref DRT 1 line 30.  Called Ross to coordinate.
060705 -
060706 -
060708 -  ..
0608 -
0609 -
0610 - Discussion
0611 -
061101 - He is sending a fax now.  Then he has a conference call, and after
061102 - that he will call me back.
061104 -  ..
0612 -
0613 -
0614 - 1004 called Ralph back
0615 -
061501 - Need room arrangements, monitor, location, coordinate marketing
061502 - aspects.
061503 -
061504 -     Received fax on logistics, where and who will meet, and when.
061505 -
061506 -        No mention of monitor.
061507 -
061509 -  ..
061510 - Printing capabilites for Welch?
061511 -
061512 -     See anslysis at ref SDS 16 line 81.
061513 -
061514 -     I will bring enough copies of slide presentation; and a single
061515 -     copy of other stuff as props.
061516 -
061518 -  ..
061519 - Ralph's Internet number:
061520 -
061521 -                 rpollock@vnet.ibm.com
061522 -
061524 -  ..
061525 - Do I need a vendor pass to get into the event?
061526 -
061527 -      Ralph's fax letter indicates I do not need this, per ref DRT 1
061528 -      line 24.
061529 -
061531 -  ..
0616 -
0617 -
0618 - 0942 received fax from Ralph
0619 -
061901 - Received ref DRT 1 line 15 from Ralph.  He is staying at Luxor, and an
061902 - IBM rep, Rachael Whitehouse, will have a celluar phone number:
061903 -
061904 -                         617 467 9435.
061905 -
061907 -  ..
0620 -
0621 -
0622 - 1108 called Ross
0623 -
062301 - Followed up discussions at ref SDS 13 line 121.  Advised of above
062302 - plans.  I asked about his point that we need Vendor passes.  He feels
062303 - that to get into the building we need a pass. After thinking about it
062304 - further, Ross feels we may be able to get into the IBM Press Room
062305 - without a pass for the convention, per se.
062307 -  ..
062308 - Passes are needed for Bill and I to enter the area where vendors are
062309 - showing products; passes cost $75.  He will try to get us two passes
062310 - and will have them sent Fed Ex so I get them tomorrow.
062312 -  ..
062313 - His plane lands at 1400.  He has a meeting until oa 1545.  We will
062314 - try to meet at Convention Booth L1081B.  He will be there for his
062315 - meeting.  If we do not show up at his booth, Ross will look for us
062316 - at the Press Room oa 1630.
062318 -  ..
062319 - Ross has a celluar:  510 914 6502
062321 -  ..
062322 - Monday night he is attending a CRN event.  He cannot get me a ticket,
062323 - but we may be able to have dinner in advance of the event.
062325 -  ..
062326 - He has been unable to get a room, and so plans to stay with another
062327 - IBM colleague Monday night.
062328 -
062329 -
062331 -  ..
0624 -
0625 -
0626 - 1149 called Ralph back
0627 -
062701 - Reminded him we need a monitor.  He will work on this.
062702 -
062703 - Suggested we try to meet in advance of the regularly scheduled
062704 - event to verify the logistics are okay.  Decided to meet at 1230 at
062705 - the Press Room.
062706 -
062707 -
062708 -
062710 -  ..
0628 -
0629 -
0630 - 1547 Ross called
0631 -
063101 - He has not been able to get a room yet.  He plans to give it another
063102 - try on Monday, through direct discussions with the hotel management.
063103 - I asked about using his friends room while they are at the event so I
063104 - can enter the record.  He will think about this.
063106 -  ..
063107 - Ross says he was unable to get the passes sent to me via Fed Ex
063108 - today.  I can get them from him at Comdex when I see him oa 1600 at
063109 - the IBM booth.  This will not work too well.  I will be with Bill and
063110 - we have to do something from our toa oa 0930 until our event at
063111 - 1230; therefore I will go ahead and buy the tickets.
063113 -  ..
063114 - Ross cannot have dinner, because of his event at 1900.
063116 -  ..
063117 - He recommends that in order for Bill to get his plane at 1810, ref
063118 - SDS 14 line 73, he needs to start trying to get back to the airport
063119 - about 1500, or shortly after our presentation.
063121 -  ..
063122 - Actually, if we rent a car, he can take it back and so avoid the
063123 - problem of having to get a cab or other transportation.
063124 -
063125 -    Where would we park the car at the hotel?
063126 -
063127 -
063128 -
0632 -
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