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28/082019

Our mobile app is ready for Munich!

News app, socialconnections by Matteo Bisi

Social Connections 15 is approaching rapidly and step by step Social Connections team is defining last things to prepare a great conference !

Today it’s time to announce our new mobile app ( preview available here) , developed by Mr. Paul Harrison ( Eight Dot Three ) that’s works perfectly on iPhone, Ipad and Android devices !

Using the app you will be able to build your personal agenda , read info about sponsors and speakers , follow the event on social and much more !

To install the app you could use the qrcode below or search for “Social Connections” directly on your app store .

See you soon !

03/062019

Social Connections 15 : the venue!

News news, socialconnections, Venue by Matteo Bisi

We are working to organize a great conference in Munich on 16-17 September 2019 and it’s time to announce the venue: Hotel NH Collection München Bavaria!

The Hotel is conveniently located in the city center, a few minutes walk from the old town and close to the München Hbf central train station.

This venue has more than 200 beautiful rooms, a nice meeting center and it will be totally refurbished in time for our event.

Just a reminder: our call for abstracts and sponsors are still open!

See you in Munich !!!

16/032019

Welcome Matteo Bisi to the Social Connections team!

News member, socialconnections, team by Matteo Bisi

Hello everyone, I’m the new guy of the outstanding Social Connections Crew!

To those of you who don’t know me, my name is Matteo Bisi, I’m from Italy and I work as s System Engineer for Factor-y, supporting our customers on IBM Connections and WebSphere Portal environments.

I’m a 6 times IBM Champion for Collaboration solutions , from 2014 to 2019!

A few days ago the crew asked me to join them and I was incredibly happy to say “YES , I cannot wait to be able to help you and our outstanding community!”

See you in Munich for Social Connections 15 , I’m sure we will have an unforgettable event!

08/022019

Connections User Group – The start of a new Era

News 2019, collaboration, connections, europe, hcl, ibm, september, socialconnections by Maria Nordin

The times they are a-changin! And we are super excited!

As you probably know by now HCL has signed an agreement with intent to acquire Connections along with many other products in the IBM Collaboration portfolio. It’s a huge step and very interesting times for all of us using IBM Collaboration Solutions.

For us in the Social Connections team it is great news and we are very positive about the future of IBM Connections. We saw the velocity with Domino being worked on by HCL and look forward to the dedication and execution of HCL on Connections.

We firmly believe Connections is in good hands!

Therefore, we can’t hold back the enthusiasm when we now announce our next Connections conference. The one-stop place for networking, knowledge sharing and hearing the latest news about Connections.

So join us 16-17 September 2019 for Social Connections 15 in EUROPE!

Platinum sponsor:

Keynote speakers:

Richard Jefts
Vice President & General Manager Collaborative Workflow Platforms

Andre Hagemeier
Director Of Engineering at HCL Technologies

16/072018

Our mobile app is ready for Berlin!

News app, berlin, soccnx, socialconnections by Nico Meisenzahl

We are pleased to announce that our mobile app is ready for Berlin!

If you attended our last event in Philadelphia you just need to login to the new event using your existing credentials. Otherwise, you can download our app here:

You can also scan this QR-code using your mobile device:

Find more information here: https://socialconnections.info/mobile-app/

Stay tuned for our stunning Agenda!

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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.

07/062018

Social Connections Berlin Sponsor packages published!

News connections, ibmcnx, ics, soccnx, soccnx14, social, socialconnections, sponsor, sponsors by Wannes Rams

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!!!

04/062018

We found our city for Social Connections 14

News 14, europe, soccnx, socialconnections by Nico Meisenzahl

Social Connections 14 will take place on October 16/17 in …

Do you know the bear? Did you guess our new location for Social Connections 14? Tweet the city with #soccnx. The first right answer will win a free ticket! Tip: It’s somewhere in Europe 😉

Stay tuned! We will officially announce the location and venue in a couple of days!

#soccnx-Tweets

07/052018

Social Connections 13 Recap

News connections, ibmcnx, philadelphia, philly, soccnx, socialconnections by Nico Meisenzahl

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:

#soccnx-Tweets

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

03/042018

Join us in our new Mobile App!

News app, connections, philadelphia, soccnx, socialconnections by Nico Meisenzahl

We finally launched our new app!

Our conference app allows you to build your own agenda, chat with other attendees as well as finding useful information.

The app is available for iOS and Android. It will be used for all future events. Do not uninstall it after the event! You will miss important updates during the year.

Download it now!

You can also scan this QR-code using your mobile device:

PS: Check out our agenda and register for the event! T – 22 days 😉