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22/032020

Let’sConnect 2020 UPDATE

News abstracts, connectionsforever, letsconnect, madrid by Wannes Rams

Dear Let’sConnect speakers, sponsors, visitors,

First of all we would like to wish you good health for you and your loved ones.

As the world is currently changing in a way and at a pace none of us could have imagined until a couple of weeks ago, we as a user group organizer need to adapt, adapt to the unknown. Not an easy task as we don’t know what is ahead and when.

Therefore we have decided that given the fact that we have already published a date and have a venue, that for now the conference is ON. We yet have to decide whether it will be a physical event as planned initially, a virtual event or a combination of the 2 as we might end up in a situation were a part of the world is able to travel and part is not.

We would like to open our call for abstracts as everyone has time on their hands sitting at home unable to go out, there is no better time to write a couple of good abstracts and submit them to us. Please note that we now welcome sessions on HCL DX as well as that product will be an integral part of our conference.

For now we will not open call for sponsors and registration, we will do so once we know what type of event we will have.

Keep in mind that if we do a virtual event, you will not be travelling to Madrid, so please do not book any travel at this moment. Don’t be afraid to submit even if you are not sure you will be able to make it to Madrid, we will find a way to make it work all together as a community.

Please submit your abstracts here

The Let’sConnect team (Maria, Wannes, Matteo, Jan and Martin) wish you all the best for the next couple of weeks. Follow your governments guidelines, use commons sense when you go out, wash your hands and DO NOT BUY MORE TOILETPAPER THAN YOU NEED!!!

The Let’sConnect Team

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26/062018

Sessions abstracts are still open…

News abstracts, berlin, connections, soccnx, socialconnections by Nico Meisenzahl

… and we would also like to focus on our new tracks:

New technology

We also want to reach out to new things and topics not directly related to IBM Collaboration Solutions, if you feel you have an interesting session on a new technology, please submit in this track. Both 30-minute, as well as 60-minute slots, are possible in this track.

Academic

For faculty, IT staff or even students of any academic institution who want to share what they have achieved with IBM Connections or how they see the future of collaboration. Both 15-minute, as well as 30-minute slots, are possible in this track.

Of course, we also love to get your abstracts for all other tracks as well:

Administration
Case Study
Development
Future of Work
Management and Adoption
Spotlight
Watson Work Services
Analytics

Abstract submission is open until July 6th. So, be sure to submit your abstract soon! Or just do it now: The submission form is only one click away from here.

06/062018

Call for abstracts is open for SocCnx 14 in Berlin

News abstracts, berlin, connections, ibmchampions, ibmcnx, sessions, soccnx, soccnx14, Speakers by Wannes Rams

Sharpen your pens, supercharge your keyboards, tickle those brain cells and release some awesome content to present at

Social Connections 14 in Berlin on October 16 & 17.

Yes we are calling on you, faithful speakers from our previous conferences, experienced but Social Connections novices and presenting rookies. Whether you are presenting geeky technical topics, want to use case the hell out of us or you just want to tell us an interesting story… the clock is ticking, the deadline is getting one second shorter with every second that passes.

Our call for abstracts will be open until Friday July 6. Submit fast and furious and we will reward many of you with spotlight, applause and eternal gratitude.

ps.: New submission form this year (thanks to Buzzy). Submit here

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!

26/042016

Social Connections 10 – An international line up of 70+ speakers!

News abstracts, agenda, connections, Speakers by Wannes Rams

Still undecided about attending Social Connections 10 in Toronto on Monday June 6th and Tuesday June 7th?

If you are then check out some of the great sessions by speakers from across the globe! Our agenda is now publish on our website Link and in our mobile app (where you can create you own personal schedule for the event! (Find out more about our mobile app).

Here is a selection of some the great sessions you need to come and listen to:

10+ user case studies focused on their implemention of IBM Connections!
Great sessions by IBM Champion (18 IBM champions are currently attending the event)
A peak into the future with sessions on Toscana, Future of work and What is coming to IBMConnections
Our popular ‘Spotlight track’ with 15 minute sessions
Some great sponsor sessions from IBM, panagenda, Harbour lights, TimetoAct, TrustSphere and Kudos
and more……

At finally, we have over 70 speakers at the event. These people are from all parts of the world and have some great content to share with you!

So what are you waiting for – Register now!

08/042016

Last push for abstracts – we know you have it in you!

News abstracts, Speakers by Lars Samuelsson

Hi Everyone!

Now it’s time to push those last few abstracts in. We know that you have a lot on your plates, as we all do. But we’d love to hear from you at Social Connections.

What’s your take on the future of work? How has IBM Connections (on premise or Cloud) helped you and your organisation become more social and efficient? Can the watercooler be removed now that we have a virtual one? The possibilities are endless (unlike my imagination, as you might see here).

We have extended the abstract submission deadline until Thursday the 14th of April, at 2PM CET.. That’s 8PM EST for you east coasters, and probably very very early for the rest of you.

We do have a great lineup so far, big thanks for all the submitted abstracts, but we’d like to see a few more!

Maybe you are a first time speaker? No worries! This is the perfect place to get your feet wet, trust me on that one. My first speaking engagement was at Social Connection 8, and it was a great experience for me personally. Had a lot of fun and got great feedback to help out my future speaking engagements.

So come on! Get your abstracts in! Click here!

Can’t wait to see and hear from you in Toronto!

14/032016

We want to hear from YOU – submit your abstract for Social Connections

News abstracts, soccnx10 by Wannes Rams

With the first keynote speakers getting announced and the first abstracts for Social Connections 10 in Toronto flowing in, it is time to start thinking about submitting YOUR abstracts. Yes that’s right we are talking to all of you!

Social connections has always prided itself in being a very open conference that offers a podium to both the best of the best of seasoned and well known speakers as well as to anyone that can contribute from a wealth of day to day experience. Be it customers, business partners or vendors.

We welcome first time speakers as well as seasoned ones as we believe that it is important to hear the stories of those that might otherwise never get told. Stories of those ‘living it’ and working with it day in day out without being in the spotlight. Be it as an administrator, a developer, a business user, a project member or anything else. To do so we offer a variety of categories and time slot options ranging from 15 minutes to 1 hour to accommodate the different topics:

Administration – sessions relating to administering Social Business platforms. It could be the design and build of infrastructure, upgrading, managing users, migrating to the cloud, integration with other services or platforms etc. Sessions relating to cloud, hybrid or on-premise infrastructures are welcome! (30-minute and 60-minute slots)
Case Study – sessions focused on telling the story of existing Social Business projects. We love case studies! And the more honest the better! Ideally these sessions should feature at least one speaker from the company that uses the platform, but they could be accompanied by a vendor or partner. (30-minute slots only)
Development – how and why to develop for these services. We’d love you to share your tips, techniques and experience of developing solutions or applications, where you might hit issues, and how you overcome them. (30-minute and 60-minute slots)
Future of Work – sessions in this track should explore topics around the area of improving the productivity of individuals and organisations through the use of social technologies. (30-minute slots only)
Management – sessions that take a higher-level view of the issues, challenges and opportunities that surface when deploying social platforms. (30-minute slots)
Spotlight – this track is designed to give new (or experienced) speakers the chance to present a short session on a topic of their choice. Think of it as being akin to TED talks, but within the framework of Social Connections. You can choose to use a presentation deck or not, to prepare earnestly or to speak from the heart, the choice is yours. What we’re after is insight, interest and passion – the rest is up to you! (15-minute slots only)
Sponsor – for those organisations that are sponsoring the event at Gold level or above, there is the option to submit a Sponsor session for the conference. (30-minute slots only)

So if you are an experienced speaker and have a topic you know you can expand on or have never spoken at a conference before but feel you have something to contribute, a story to tell, a lesson learned that could help others in a similar situation then please don’t hesitate and submit a session. We would love to hear from you!

The abstract deadline is Friday April 8th.

22/022016

Calling for abstracts – Social Connections goes to Canada!

News abstracts, sessions, soccnx10 by Lars Samuelsson

Hi everyone!

We now, finally, have a call for abstracts running for Social Connections 10 in Toronto, Canada. It’s been long in the making, but we promise you, it’ll be worth it!

Do you have something awesome that you want to tell the world about IBM Connections, or Social Business as a concept? Send in an abstract now. We can’t wait to see you share your insights. As in the past, we’ve got a couple of different lengths to pick from. You can go 15, 30 or even up to 60 minutes if you are bursting with things to say!

Haven’t got anything yet?

Still plenty of time left. We will close submissions on Friday April 8th 2016.

If you’re asking what’s in it for me? You’ll of course get all the awesome recognition and kudos from your peers, plus the opportunity to take part in our ‘Ask the Experts’ panel, you’ll receive complimentary admission to the event including the gala reception and be offered an invite to our exclusive VIP reception.

And for those that might be too shy to talk. Register for Social Connections 10 now, and we’ll see all of you in Toronto on 6th and 7th of June 2016!

Cheers!

22/022016

Social Connections 10, we will go to Toronto!

News 10, abstracts, canada, event, ibmchampions, ibmcnx, june, registration, soccnx, soccnx10, social, socialconnections, toronto by Wannes Rams

We know we have kept you waiting. Maybe longer than both you and we wanted. But it was for a good reason!

After the great success of our last event in Stuttgart, and because this is our 10th event, we have cooked up something extra.

We won’t release all the details yet, there are much more exciting things to come.

But we can say this: It is with great pleasure that we can announce the dates and location for our next event. This time we will be crossing the Atlantic again, but to a new country for us. We are going to Toronto, Canada! Yes, you heard it right, the beautiful city of Toronto is waiting for us!

So gear up with your biggest smile and join us on June 6 & 7, 2016 in the vibrant capital of Ontario, Canada.

As before we are running a 2 day event filled with good speakers, captivating sessions, lots of IBM Champions, a Gala night you wont forget and of course the amazing Social Connection team.

But we cannot do this without you! So send in your abstract for that session you already have in the back of your mind here, or register here.
And last but not least, there is much more to come. Keep your eyes open here for more details, news and announcements. We will updating you on a regulat basis from now on.

30/062015

Calling for abstracts – submit yours now!

News abstracts, sessions, soccnx9 by Martin Jinoch

Hi everyone!

We have a call for abstracts running for Social Connections 9 in Stuttgart, Germany.

Haven’t got anything yet?

Still plenty of time left. We will close submissions on the 31st of August.

And for those that might be too shy to talk. Register for Social Connections 9 now, and we’ll see all of you in Stuttgart on 5th and 6th of November 2015!

Cheers!