social connections

11/102018

Vamos a la playa – join us for some evening fun in Berlin!

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The moment you all have been waiting for has arrived! And trust us, we have been waiting for it too!

Long we thought there was not going to be an evening event this, the 14th edition of our conference. We just couldn’t see how. It actually was a terrible feeling as we know that the evening event where we round off day 1 of the conference, is one of those things that our attendees value the most. To relax after a day of conferencing, have dinner and some fun with that person you tried to chase all day to have a moment to talk to. To make new friends, catch up with dear old ones, and to tie those so important business knots.

Then a series of unforeseen events occurred which made it all possible! Happy faces all around. So what should we cook up this time? Those of you that have visited our conferences before know that we always want to do something more for you all. Good meal and drinks, yes. But also that extra quirky thing, like a special venue, some crazy activity or just something that make you smile.

For example, we have had our events at a playground with go-carts and climbing wall in Stuttgart, a table tennis bar in Chicago, Hockey hall of Fame (!) in Toronto, a Photography Museum in Stockholm or a Science Museum with dinosaurs in Boston.

So, therefore, it’s totally natural for us to invite you to a beach party in Berlin! Yes, you heard right. Beach party.

Welcome to Beach Mitte which is an indoor and outdoor venue with good food and fun games, and an outdoor beach! Enjoy archery at the outdoor bonfire station or challenge your colleague on table football, XXL Jenga or table tennis.

The address is as below and it takes approximately 30 minutes by public transport from the conference venue.

BeachMitte
Caroline-Michaelis-Str. 8
10115 Berlin

We start at 19:30 and continue into the night.

24/082018

Announcement about Social Connections 14 in Berlin – The show must go on!

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The team for Social Connections are working hard to finalise the details for our 14th event about IBM Connections in Berlin. We are very happy that we have an awesome venue, several amazing sponsors, fantastic customers who will speak and many great attendees already signed up.

One thing have happened though we didn’t count on. IBM, our Platinum sponsor, has decided to withdraw their sponsorship for Social Connections 14. The reason they gave us is that they have put all their resources into the launch of Domino v10.

This is a massive financial and emotional blow for us as an IBM Connections User Group, as we bring customers and business partners (and IBM) together so people can meet and learn from each other.

It is also an emotional blow for us volunteers in the team, we who work many and countless hours on our free time to organise this conference, promoting IBM Connections and maintain this amazing community of customers and business partners.

We have had a team meeting and decided that there is only one thing we can do, and want to do.

If you know us, you already know the answer…..

We will not stop by this, we will make it work and the event, October 16-17 in Berlin will take place. Because that is what we do!

The agenda stays as published and will not change. We have been assured by both Offering Management and the IBM Europe team that we have their full logistic support.

It will all of course take some work, some changes and some careful planning!

But we are certain, that we will deliver to you an amazing, vibrant event, all about the digital workplace. We will continue bringing people together who believe in collaboration software.

So, buckle up people, the show will go on!

See you in Berlin for Social Connections 14, October 16-17, 2018.

Support us by helping us spreading the word about the event! Invite your friends, colleagues or customers to participate. Or considering sponsorship? We have a few packages available.

09/072018

Social Connections extends call for abstracts until Thursday! Hurry up and get yours in!

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Hello!

We know. The sun is shining and it’s summer (or winter, depending on where you are). There is a lot to do and to plan and sometimes time just disappear like a cold glass of prosecco on a hot summer day.

But your friends in the Social Connections team has of course thought of that. Therefore we extend our call for abstract a couple of days so you now calmly and finally can sit down and put together that abstract you have had in you head for a while.

You know, that awesome code you wrote to solve that super tricky problem, or that customer who jumped up and down with joy when you executed that project with 5 star class, or maybe that trick you learned how to work better, faster, more efficient and fun!

Or, most likely, that fantastic thing that is in your head only. Yes, exactly that. We want to hear about that. And so does our audience of developers, administrators, managers, project managers, community managers, evangelists etc.

So please submit your abstract for Social Connections, 16-17 October 2018 in Berlin HERE

And before midnight end of Thursday!

Should you need a short refreshment on what we are interested in, take a look below

Social connections have always prided itself in being a very open conference that offers a podium to both the best of the best of experiences 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 IBM.

Administration – sessions relating to administering collaboration platforms.
Case Study – sessions focused on telling the story of existing projects. We love case studies!
Development – share your tips, techniques and experience of developing solutions or applications.
Future of Work – sessions about improving the productivity of individuals and organisations.
Management and adoption – sessions that take a higher-level view.
Spotlight – think of it as being akin to TED talks, but within the framework of Social Connections.
Watson Work Services – New way of working in teams.
New Technologies – Anything new and exciting you think could be a fit.
Academic – Faculty, IT staff or Student of academic institutions.

So if you 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!

Ciao

29/012018

Social Connections 13 is coming to Philadelphia · April 26 & 27 2018 · Hook up with us and collaborate

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We are announcing our 13th conference and we are just as excited as ever! This time we are heading to USA and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “The city that loves you back” according to local tourism

Welcome to a learning and networking conference arranged by the global IBM Connections and Collaboration user group Social Connections! 26-27 April 2018

We have a strong focus on social collaboration technology, aimed at both existing and prospective IBM customers and partners, and at individuals with both business and technical perspectives. Our events bring together highly qualified attendees, speakers and business partners from all over the world.

Our goal is to take up the thread where IBM Think left off! Hear updates from your favorite areas and learn from both speakers and attendees.

After organizing and hosting 12 conferences we have learned a thing or two about running these events! As a result, all our gathered experience has allowed us to create an unmissable 2 day event in the IBM Collaboration space. We focus on bringing together customer decision makers to discuss, learn and get inspired about what is relevant in the IBM sphere and what is coming next.

New this time: We are broadening our scope with a new Security track! We have touched the subject before with a couple of sessions here and there, and now we feel ready to add Security as it’s own track. As collaboration is all about communication in between people we also think it is natural to look at how to protect the company’s biggest assets against threats through behaviors and solutions to detect and eventually close security gaps.

We offer our attendees and sponsors

Learning sessions and keynote sessions. Both technical, strategic and future of work. All with quality speakers from around the world
A great selection of user case studies focused on real life examples of how organizations have approached the rollout of IBM Connections!
Great sessions by IBM Champions
Speed sponsoring and of course lots of networking
A Gala night you won’t forget
A peak into the future with sessions on Connections Pink, Watson Workspace and What is coming to IBM Connections

Stay tuned for registration links this week!

Are you our next speaker? Call for abstracts is opening this week!

Are you a sponsor? Take a look here for our fabulous sponsor opportunities!

Questions? Email us or tweet us!

20/122017

Social Connections 13 is announced! 26-27 April 2018 East Coast, USA

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Just when you thought you could start relaxing before the Christmas Holidays we would like to have your attention for a little bit with an important piece of information.

The Social Connections team is today announcing our next stop on our never ending world tour, where we bring people who have collaboration close to their hearts together.

This time we are heading for the East Coast USA, April 26-27, 2018!

The reason why we haven’t pinned down a specific city yet is that we are looking at more than one option. And the reason for that is that there is so many good places to chose from, which makes the task quite pleasant.

So while we are investigating and choosing the exact right city and venue, book April 26-27 2018 in your calendar for 2 days of networking, collaboration, learning new things from IBM, doing business, learning new trends within collaboration and communication, learning technical skills, meeting old and new friends and more.

We also might want to tell you that we have a few new tricks up our sleeve, which we think you will like.

Stay tuned for more information!

Happy Holidays from the Social Connections team

23/082017

We found ourselves a palace! Social Connections welcomes you to Vienna and Palais Pallavicini

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A palace! Nothing will suit us better than a palace when we return to Europe for our 12th conference. Welcome to Social Connections 12 in Vienna and Palais Pallavicini.

The beautiful city of Vienna is awaiting us with its stunning architecture, good restaurants, chocolate cakes, castles, horses and den schönen blauen Donau.

The venue we have chosen is one of the most stunning ones so far. The fabulous Palais pallavicini which foundation was laid in 1582. Home of a monastery, a count and now the aristocratic Italian family Pallavicini.

Close by you will find hotels, shops, restaurants and public transport. Right in the heart of Vienna.

Find out more about Social Connections 12 in Vienna here!

15/052017

Party time! Time to reveal the location of Social Connections fabulous Gala evening!

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We know that a perfect way to end the first day our conference is a fabulous Gala evening together with old and new friends! Other ingredients should include good food, refreshing beverages and something extra fun. And this is the Chicago edition!

Welcome to a fun and playful evening at the table tennis club Ace Bounce – the home of PING PONG.

Ace Bounce offers an immense subterranean playground. Filled with ping pong tables each with their own party going. All kept in perpetual motion by DJs. And topped off with generous servings of food and beverages by award winning chefs & mixologists. Perfect for our conference!

We are sure you will enjoy a night with a game of table tennis and a bite to eat with your customer, your IBMer or that other business partner!

Register for Social Connections here and then check your email for the registration link to this evening event! Make sure you secure your spot to our fabulous gala night! 1 ticket per attendee.

So come and play with us! The Social Connections team is in hard training! 🙂