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19/062019

Sponsor highlight Kudos by ISW

What would our user group be without our most valued sponsors. The companies that brings IBM’s and soon HCL’s products closer to you as a customer or user. They bring years of experience and expertise to you and they can help you through investment decisions, upgrades, trouble shooting and almost anything else related to IBM/HCL Connections.

Some of them also develop their own products which integrates seamlessly into Connections, for a complete digital workplace experience.

We always want to highlight our Gold sponsors, the ones that takes on that extra level of commitment to IBM/HCL Connections and the community.

First up is Kudos Apps by ISW. The Aussies with a Swede and the app suite Kudos Apps. One thing is certain, Kudos Apps constantly evolves to meet the users’ needs.

Not only is many of the apps available for both On Premise and Cloud, they have also added on some fantastic things in the blockbuster Kudos Boards. Users who previously were working with the very popular Kanban view of their task can now also reach a whole new level of task management with 2 new ways on looking at the tasks. First we have the Timeline view which lets the user to see a calendar with all tasks clearly visible on the specific dates. Second we have a Mindmap view which lets you have a great overview over the whole project. And of course as earlier, drag and drop tasks in between lists and dates.

Your projects has never been more easy to manage and keep track on.

So come to our booth were you can take a closer look on these new major updates on Kudos Boards and see our other apps such as Kudos Ideas, Kudos Buzzy, Kudos Badges, Kudos Awards and Kudos Analytics.

24/092018

Social Connections14, The show does go on – and it just got a whole lot better!

News by Simon Vaughan

HCL announced as Platinum sponsor for Social Connections 14 in Berlin!

The Social Connections team are please to announce that HCL will be sponsoring our upcoming event in Berlin as the platinum sposnor.

As you are all aware, the launch of Dominio 10 is taking place on October 10th and our event in Berlin will be an excellent opportunity to hear about the launch and what is also planned in this space!

Our event in Berlin will be the first user event following the launch and Social Connections 14 promises to be an even more exciting event than we had already planned!

HCL will also be running a workshop on Monday October 15th – please look out for a announcement regarding the content for the workshop and how you can register!

Still not registered for Social Connections 14 in Berlin – register now!!

21/092018

Today is the last day to get your ticket for Soccnx 14 at the regular price!

Are you coming to Social Connections 14 in Berlin and have not yet got your ticket?

If you are, please act now and get your ticket before the ‘regular price ticket sale’ ends and the late ticket price comes into effect.

What does that mean you may ask – today tickets are available from the great price of €199 and tomorrow the price will be €259.

So what are you waiting for?

If you are still thinking of attanding, please do not wait much longer but take the step and buy a ticket today!

14/032018

Social Connections 13 – Announcing our keynote speaker – Rachel Happe, The Community Roundtable

News keynote by Simon Vaughan

Following on from our announcement regarding our customer keynote from Wells Fargo, the team are now pleased to announce that Rachel Happe, the Community roundtable will keynote at our next event!

Keynote:

Community management is quickly becoming the future of all management – and leadership. The ability to inspire and engage a diverse network to solve complex problems quickly is a powerful differentiator. At the same time, the barriers to building networks are lower than ever.

You will leave this session with an understanding of the latest research and thinking about community management, based on data and conversations with hundreds of community professionals from around the globe.

Bio:

Rachel Happe is a Co-Founder and Principal at The Community Roundtable, a company dedicated to advancing the business of community. The Community Roundtable collaborates with clients to develop proven, practical strategies for better engagement. Clients rely on TheCR’s models, research and networks to take their communities to the next level.

Rachel co-founded The Community Roundtable to support business leaders developing their community, collaboration, and social business strategies. Clients including SAP, Aetna, BASF, CA, and H&R Block benefit from Rachel’s ability to make sense of abstract trends and her ability to see the implications that technical and operational decisions can have on people and processes.

Rachel has over 25 years of experience working with emerging technologies including enterprise social networking, eCommerce, and enterprise software applications.

To find out more about the community roundtable – https://communityroundtable.com/

Look out for some other announcements from the team over the coming days. Places at the event are proving to be very popular, so please register now!

13/032018

Social Connections 13 – Announcing our Customer keynote from Wells Fargo!

News Keynote WellsFargo by Simon Vaughan

With each event that the Social Connections team organise, one of our the key aims of is to find an organisation who would be willing to speak about their use of IBM Connections and explain the challenges and opportunites that working with Connections presents!

For the event in Philadelphia, I think you will agree that we have found a keynote that promises to be one of the best yet!

Keynote: Digital transformation, Enterprise Social Networks and the Future of Work are all labels for similar efforts. The catalyst for success, however, is far less about technology and far more about culture. I’ll share how we quickly shifted from a focus on technology to instead leverage our need for cultural change as the secret to our success as we engage 325,000 employees and contractors on IBM Connections. Our journey started on Yammer, evolved to Jive, and found our sweet spot with Connections as the means to invest in our company’s most important and valuable assets – our team.

About Ross: Ross Cavanaugh is a Digital Marketing Consultant on the HR & Team Member Communications team within the Corporate Communications department at Wells Fargo. With a functional title of Internal Collaboration Leader, Ross is responsible for the creation, launch, and facilitation of internal social & collaboration platforms, tools and functionality across Wells Fargo. He is the Platform and Product Manager for Team Moments, Wells Fargo’s Enterprise Social Network.

Ross is attending IBM Think in Vegas and the team are delighted to have him join us in Philadelphia. We have some other exciting news to announce over the coming days, so why not register today and join this great event in Philadelphia!

05/032018

Call for Abstracts – extended by one week!

News abstracts by Simon Vaughan

Hi everyone!

First of all, we want to thank all of you who have submitted an abstract for our next event in – Social Connections 13 in Philadelphia.

The response to the call for abstracts has been great and we have had some requests to extend the deadline so that people are able to submit before they head off to IBM Think in Vegas!

As a result we have decided to extend abstract submission by ONE week – Abstract submission will now close on Monday 12th March at Noon (CET)

So, what are you waiting for – here is your last chance to submit and abstract and speak at this great event – call for abstracts

Do you have something super awesome that you want to tell the world about IBM Connections, or Social Business as a concept? Send in an abstract now. We would love to have you do your presentation. This time around we have some different time slots to choose from. You can go 15, 30 or even up to 60 minutes if you got something extra inspiring for everyone to hear and see!

Haven’t got anything yet?

Still plenty of time left. We will close submissions on the 2nd of March.

Cheers!

09/082017

Social Connections 12 in Vienna – Sponsorship opportunities!

News Soccnx12 sponsors PAckages Vienna by Simon Vaughan

The clock is ticking and the countdown has begun for our next Social Connections event – Social Connections 12 in Vienna – Monday October 16th and Tuesday October 17th 2017.

We are currently in the process of confirming the venue and we hope to announce a great location very soon! With keynote speakers from IBM, Business partners, IBM Champions and most importantly of all – Customers, this is the event that you need to attend to learn from others and find out what is coming to the IBM Connections platform in 2017 and beyond!.

As for previous events, sponsorship opportunities are available and it is due to the contributions from our sponsors that the event is such a success.

From past events we have received great feedback from our sponsors.

Below are some examples:

‘What an event, the number of people we met far exceeded our expectations. We will certainly be at the next event!’

‘It was great to meet so many Connection customers and the interest in our product was amazing. It is the first time we have sponsored this event and we will be at the next event!’

‘Speed sponsoring was great! The chance to showcase our new product to both IBM and IBM Connections customers was really worthwhile.’

‘Thank you Social Connections team! The team responded to all our questions in the run up to the event and ensured that we received maximum return from our sponsorship. We will be at the next event!’

We have recently announced the sponsorship packages for the next event.

Are you a Business partner who has a solution to showcase – If so, what are you waiting for?

Interested in sponsoring the next event?

Detail of the packages can be found here or get in touch with one of the team by sending in an enquiry to info@socialconnections.info and ask us about our sponsorship packages (before they are all gone!).

03/052017

Sponsor highlight: panagenda

News by Simon Vaughan

It’s time once more to call out some of the sponsors that make Social Connections possible and today we want to highlight panagenda. One of our long term loyal PLATINUM sponsors!

panagenda focuses on improving enterprise communication and collaboration with analytics, business intelligence and making sense of big data. By providing IT transformation, TCO reduction and infrastructure transparency through state-of-the-art solutions and expertise, panagenda optimizes and transforms collaboration landscapes for customers in over 70 countries.

For instance; ConnectionsExpert, one of the panagenda products, helps organizations understand, manage and drive adoption for their IBM Connections platforms.

Visit the panagenda booth in chicago to see and hear more about what panagenda can do for you or visit their website to see more of what panagenda has to offer!

www.panagenda.com

28/032017

Time is nearly up for the early bird to get a good deal….

News Early_Bird by Simon Vaughan

Very soon, April will be upon us and we are then another month closer to our next event in Chicago on June 1st and 2nd!

April 1st also sees another significant date for anyone planning to attend the event – our early bird discount ticket sale ends and the regular ticket sale starts!

What does this mean?

Right now you can buy a ticket to our event in Chicago for the great price of $159! This ticket will gain you access to two day’s filled with keynote sessions, quality speakers, captivating break out sessions, lots of IBM Champions, a Gala night with extra specials were socializing is the focus, speed sponsoring and of course lots of networking!

From April 1st, the regular ticket priced at $199 will go on sale.

So, go on what are you waiting for – buy your early bird ticket and get your place booked for this great event!