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07/062018

Social Connections Berlin Sponsor packages published!

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Social Connections 14 will be hosted in Berlin, Germany. As every conference, we offer companies the opportunity to sponsor this event to showcase their products and skills to the visitors and to get their name out in the open. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity and sign up as a sponsor today.

New this time is that we have added the opportunity host a short workshop the day before the conference for our Platinum sponsors. Please inquire if you want more info

This year we have slightly changed the process, no more emailing to sign up, we are using Buzzy

Find details on our sponsor packages and our sign up form here https://socialconnections.info/become-a-sponsor/

See you in the fall!!!

06/062018

Call for abstracts is open for SocCnx 14 in Berlin

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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

07/052018

Social Connections 13 Recap

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We had some amazing days in Philly!

We had a wonderful venue (National Museum of American Jewish History), great sessions and speakers. See for yourself:

The first day started with three Keynotes by Rachel Happe, Ross Cavanaugh and Aarti Borkar. Afterward, the day was packed with lots of interesting sessions as well as the #ESNchat by Jennifer Honig. Followed by Speedsponsoring and our Gala reception!

Our second day started with workshops by Luis Suarez and Brian Gleeson beside. This day was also packed with great sessions around different topics. Our amazing event was closed by Marlon Machado and Adam Gartenberg who talked about the Future of IBM Connections and IBM Watson Workspace.

Some stats:

99 attendees from 14 different countries
36 sessions and 35 speakers

As always we had an outstanding Gala reception with a lot of fun! Billard, Shuffleboard and Darts at Buffalo Billiards.

Follow this link to access all pictures (as well as older ones).

You will find all available slides on our SlideShare page. We are uploading them as we receive them.

Some more impressions:

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Stay tuned for updates on Social Connections 14! We will announce more details soon! Mark your calendars: October 15/16

13/042018

IBM ICS Collaboration strategy for the Future of Work

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Come to Social Connections, and more specifically to the keynote of IBM’s Vice President, Offering Management and Design, Watson Talent and Collaboration, Aarti Borkar to learn about the strategic vision from IBM on the Future of work.

Learn how IBM will combine the different parts of the portfolio to create a unified toolset to take on the challenges companies face today and tomorrow.

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21/042017

IBM Connections Next Developer Briefing brought to you by IBM on May 31st

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The Social Connections team is proud to announce that IBM will be hosting an IBM Connections Next Developer Briefing the day before our event.

The briefing will take place at the IBM building on 71 South Wacker Drive in Chicago, IL 60606 on Wednesday May 31st. It will start at 9 am and will end at 5 pm. Join Alan Hamilton and the other IBM speakers for a full day of exciting new technology.

Join us for this exciting preview of some of the technologies and techniques we are using to build the next generation of IBM Connections. This is a technical briefing to allow customers and business partners to understand how many of the components and technologies fit together for “Connections Pink”.
Presented by the IBM developers themselves, this is an ideal opportunity to get ahead of the curve and be ready to experience what Connections Pink will deliver. It is also the ideal primer for you to implement IBM Connections 6 with Orient Me – which is available now.
Open to customers and IBM Business Partners.

Places are limited so register here

Agenda:

Morning

Deployment and configuration of Connections 6.0 including Orient.Me

What is Docker, Kubernetes, CFC?
How do I set up Docker
How do I access content in a Docker container
How do I configure Docker
How do I manage IBM Containers
How do I scale those environments
Tips/tricks/debugging CFC
How do I do integrate between applications in Docker and WebSphere

Afternoon

Muse Middleware Proxy – Customisation of Connections using Muse

What is Muse ?
When do I Use it ?
How do I configure it ?
How do I build customisation’s for it ?
How do I deploy and manage customisations
Private Cloud v Public Cloud

Have you seen our Mobile app? Check it out here

23/032017

Think Pink, Connections Pink comes to Social Connections Chicago!

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We are announcing our first session!

We are proud to present Mr. Pink Jason Gary as a speaker at Social Connections. Jason will tell us all about the future of IBM Connections which we know as Connections Pink.

Those of you who attended IBM Connect remember the excitement and vibe in his session where the room was so full we all had to stand in the back and along the walls.

We can’t wait to hear more from Jason on the latest updates regarding Pink since IBM Connect.

Jason will be speaking with Baan Slavens. Baan is Senior Offering Manager for IBM Connections. Baan focuses on understanding the collaboration market and the future direction for collaboration for IBM Connections. She is also the Offering Manager for IBM Connection Mobile and the lead for the strategic direction of all the mobile applications in IBM Collaborations.

Check out the full description of this session here.

More to come! This is only the first of many great sessions we have lined up for you. Stay tuned for more information.

Register for the conference through our website, and note that we are accepting abstracts until end of the month if you are interested in speaking.

14/022017

Social Connections 11 Chicago Venue decided. We are going to Summit West on June 1st and 2nd!

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After a frantic couple of weeks, the searching, comparing, discussing and negotiating is over!

We have made the choice, signed the contract so it is official – It’s gonna be Summit West that will host Social Connections 11 in Chicago.

The event will take place June 1 & 2 in this amazing downtown location!

The venue we have chosen for our 11th event is for sure gonna rock. It is called Summit Chicago and is located in the heart of Chicago with plenty of hotels nearby. Those of you who joined us in Toronto will recognise the high quality, the professional staff and the fantastic location!

Want to find out more about the location – please follow this link http://www.summitchicago.com/

We are extremely excited that we can finally kick off things and start finding speakers, sponsors, event venues for our evening events.

In the meanwhile we have opened call for abstracts and registrations.

For our sponsors, the ones that make this event happen, see the sponsor page for our packages

Join us for 2 days of learning, networking and fun. We will be running tracks spread over 3 separate rooms on a variation of topics. Of course we will talk about IBM Connections, both cloud and on premise and we will provide you with the latest news on 6.0 and Connections Pink. Apart from that, we have decided to add some more content next to IBM Connections. We will be having a limited number of sessions on Watson Workspace and Analytics.

We have created a special IBM Connect rate for the first 20 people who register before the end of IBM Connect. This rate will automatically expire after IBM Connect, so make sure you register fast. $99 for this conference is not even a bargain, it’s nearly a free giveaway!!

We hope to see you all in Chicago for a great event.

The Social Connections team

(Maria, Simon, Wannes, Lars, Martin, Femke, Doug, Christoph, Jan)

17/012017

Announcement: Social Connections 11 comes to Chicago! See you there!

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Social Connections
comes to
CHICAGO!!!

Are you ready for the best conference of the year, organized by the largest user group focusing on social collaboration technology from IBM?

Good, we are too!

We are sorry we have kept you waiting. A somewhat bumpy road since our last event has made us focus on the thing we knew all along:

Quality before quantity

So here we are, ready to announce the location of Social Connections 11. We want to welcome you all in the beginning of June to the amazing city of Chicago!

What do we have lined up for you?

We will continue our success story with a 2 day event 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!

We won’t stop there. This time we will renew our concept a bit and add some extra things which will make this our best conference yet!

But don’t fret! Social Connections will still keep our main focus and deliver a conference with a strong focus on social collaboration technology, aimed at both existing and prospective customers and partners, and at individuals with both business and technical perspectives.

Hello sponsor: for you we offer a solution showcase with sponsors and breakout sessions in multiple tracks! You will have the perfect opportunity to network with your customers and new prospects.

Hello IBM customer: for you we offer a broad variety of tracks ranging from use cases, management, best practices, development, design and administration etc.

Hello speaker: time to start thinking and write your abstract to the sessions mentioned above!

We have it all for you!

The Social Connections team is stronger than ever and we are working around the clock around the globe to make this event the best one yet!

Stay tuned for more details such as venue, exact date, where to submit your session and where we will spend our magic gala night.

In the meantime, contact us at info@socialconnections.info should you have any questions.

Wannes, Simon, Maria, Jan, Lars, Femke, Christoph, Doug and Martin

p.s. we are very proud to let you know that all our team members are IBM Champions for 2017!

22/022016

Social Connections 10, we will go to Toronto!

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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.

11/082014

Watch Colleen Burns at Social Connections VI: ‘Who Gives a Clout? Three Reasons Social Eminence is Critical to Your Business’

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For the first time at Social Connections VI, we recorded every single session in glorious HD video – opening and closing sessions, keynotes, breakouts and even our ‘Pardon the Interruption’ panel. This was a huge (and expensive) undertaking but one that we think will be massively valuable in terms of increasing the volume of IBM Connections information and education available to the community.

Next to be highlighted is a session from our Management track delivered by Colleen Burns. Colleen is Influencer Engagement Program Manager at IBM.

Her session brief was as follows:

Your mom may have been wrong – in the right crowd, popularity IS everything. Well, popularity combined with expertise and influence. Increasing your social eminence can mean the difference between successful selling and missed opportunities. Is your company tapping into this valuable resource? Learn how companies like IBM are measuring social eminence and using it to influence buyers, customers and industry thinking – PLUS learn tips on how to increase your own.

Here’s the session – it’s in full HD and clocks in at 21 minutes, so make it full screen and enjoy!

[vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/102960939[/vimeo]

Who Gives a Clout? Three Reasons Social Eminence is Critical to Your Business, Colleen Burns from the Social Connections VI channel, by Social Connections.

All the main stage sessions from the both days of Social Connections VI are now available on the event channel, and the remainder of the sessions will be published over the next few weeks (that’s the downside of HD-quality recordings – they take a while to upload!).

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Agenda:

Morning

Afternoon

Social Connections comes to CHICAGO!!!

Social Connections
comes to
CHICAGO!!!