Events / People by SocialBiz User Group 

Recognizing Lifetime Achievement: Meet Julian Robichaux  

By SocialBiz User Group | 2/24/17 2:13 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Oliver Busse

If you’ve attended the IBM Connect conference in recent years, or if you’re part of the IBM Collaboration Solutions user community, you probably know—or know of—Julian Robichaux. He’s a senior software developer at panagenda (an IT management software solutions provider and strategic IBM Business Partner), and he’s been named an IBM Champion every year since 2011.

Introducing the 2017 IBM Champions for ICS!  

By SocialBiz User Group | 12/14/16 11:23 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Oliver Busse

It is my absolute pleasure to announce our 2017 IBM Champions for Collaboration Solutions! There are 123 champions in total for 2017. This is our largest year-to-year growth! Of the 123, there are 44 new champions, and 79 returning champions, including two Lifetime IBM Champions. I will also announce in the near future a new Lifetime IBM Champion for ICS. Who do you think it will be?

Five Questions with Mark Roden, our SocialBizUG.org Member of the Month!  

By SocialBiz User Group | 6/15/15 10:01 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Oliver Busse

Five Questions with Mark Roden, our SocialBizUG.org Member of the Month!

Five Questions with Paul Della-Nebbia, our SocialBizUG.org Member of the Month  

By SocialBiz User Group | 4/19/15 5:28 PM | Business - Events / People | Added by Oliver Busse

Please join me in the really great interview with Paul Della-Nebbia, our SocialBizUG.org Member of the Month! You will get some great insights into XPages

ConnectED 2015 Opening General Session Recap  

By SocialBiz User Group | 1/27/15 1:27 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Johnny Oldenburger

ConnectED 2015 Opening General Session Recap. Chris Miller, Julian Robichaux, and Carl Tyler give their reaction to the opening session at the ConnectED 2015 conference in Orlando.

Pete Janzen previews XPages sessions and announcements at ConnectED  

By SocialBiz User Group | 1/12/15 4:19 PM | Business - Events / People | Added by Johnny Oldenburger

Pete Janzen previews XPages sessions and announcements at ConnectED. Pete Janzen, Senior Product Manager in charge of XPages, hints at IBM's upcoming announcements around XPages at ConnectED. He also shares what he thinks are some must-see XPages sessions and what he's most looking forward to at the conference.

Kathy Brown will help you get over your fear of Java at ConnectED 2015  

By SocialBiz User Group | 1/8/15 4:43 PM | Business - Events / People | Added by Johnny Oldenburger

Kathy Brown will help you get over your fear of Java at ConnectED 2015. Kathy Brown details her two upcoming sessions at ConnectED 2015 including "Interesting things you can do with Java with minimal code" at the annual Nerd Girls sessions. She provides a quick Java tip and shares what she's most looking forward to at the conference.

Behind the scenes: The Class of 2015 IBM Champions for ICS  

By SocialBiz User Group | 12/3/14 12:17 PM | Business - Events / People | Added by Johnny Oldenburger

This morning we announced the Class of 2015 IBM Champions for ICS. Posting the blog and sending out notifications was the culmination of a process that started 3 months ago when we opened the nominations. Those 3 months have been a very exciting, educational and emotional period for me.

ConnectED 2015 Call for abstracts and track descriptions  

By SocialBiz User Group | 10/2/14 10:43 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Oliver Busse

IBM ConnectED 2015 will take place January 25-28 in Orlando. There are a few more changes than normal this time – most noticeably, the conference name is new, and it’s going to be much smaller this year than in previous years. Kristin Keene has already provided some background on what other changes we can expect this year.

Replay and Material of Webcast - 'IBM Domino Applications on Cloud' available  

By SocialBiz User Group | 6/12/14 1:58 PM | Business - Events / People | Added by Martin Pradny

Community Webcast with Pete Janzen and Sandra Bühler about Domino in Cloud and her role in ICS community.

Replay of 'February Community Webcast - Connect 2014 recap' available  

By SocialBiz User Group | 2/25/14 2:45 PM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

By Oliver Heinz IBM Collaboration Solutions Community Manager We had a very successful Community Webcast on Feb 19, with more than 160 live participants. Thank you for taking the time to those who attended. A big thank you also...

ATLUG Winter Meeting – Feb 20  

By SocialBiz User Group | 2/17/14 3:43 PM | Business - Events / People | Added by Christian Güdemann

The next meeting of the Atlanta User Group for IBM Collaboration Technologies (ATLUG) will be held on Thursday February 20. IBM Connect 2014 This week’s meeting will feature a discussions about IBM Connect 2014. Red Pill Development’s...

Connect2014, Two minute interviews; Ed, Don, and Gary  

By SocialBiz User Group | 2/5/14 8:17 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Round two of my interviews opens with Ed from Shell Oil. He is the Global Operations Manager and has just implemented Connections and is looking to talk to other people at the conference in the same situation. Next up is Don from IBM...

Connect2014: Empowering ICS Communities for SocialBizUG with IBM Connections  

By SocialBiz User Group | 2/4/14 7:30 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

You might think that attending this session was a little self-serving, but although I work with Celia very closely; I rarely get to work with her when she is in “teaching” mode. And this is a shame, because she is VERY good. But the...

IBM Connect 2014 opening general session recap with Chris Miller and Rob Axelrod  

By SocialBiz User Group | 1/27/14 5:25 PM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

If you haven't heard already, at this morning's IBM Connect Opening General session, IBM announced they are renaming Notes and Sametime: IBM Notes is becoming IBM Mail IBM Sametime is becoming IBM Connections...

Webcast Recording: Grow sales, increase user adoption, and improve engagement with Dynamic Signal’s VoiceStorm for IBM Connections  

By SocialBiz User Group | 1/22/14 8:22 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Originally Presented: Jan. 21, 2014 12:00 noon EST (New York/Boston)

Grow sales, increase user adoption, and improve engagement with Dynamic Signal’s VoiceStorm for IBM Connections  

By SocialBiz User Group | 1/20/14 12:27 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

IBM Connections is a great platform built around the idea of driving a smarter workforce through internal collaboration.

5 Questions with Kathy Brown: Member of the Month  

By SocialBiz User Group | 1/15/14 6:41 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

I recently had the very good fortune to interview Kathy Brown as our Member of the Month. Kathy proved that she is as charming as she is smart. And let me tell you, this is one smart lady. Our talk ranged from XPages development to running...

IBM Watson steps into the spotlight  

By SocialBiz User Group | 1/13/14 4:26 PM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Last week was a big week for Watson. IBM announced the creation of the IBM Watson Group, chaired by former Lotus GM Mike Rhodin (more recently, Mr. Rhodin was the Senior VP of the IBM Software Solutions group). The goal of the group is to develop...

Jan. 21 Webcast: Grow sales, increase user adoption, and improve engagement with Dynamic Signal’s VoiceStorm for IBM Connections  

By SocialBiz User Group | 1/7/14 12:33 PM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Jan. 21, 2014 12:00 noon EST (New York/Boston) Presented by: Presenter: Ajay Ramachandran is the Chief Marketing & Product Officer at Dynamic Signal. Ajay also serves...

In the Spotlight....Ginny Fitzpatrick  

By SocialBiz User Group | 1/7/14 7:48 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

The first in a quarterly series, "In the Spotlight" features the best of the best instructors as nominated by our Global Training Providers. Our first winner is Ginny Fitzpatrick. Ginny demonstrates an ability, willingness and execution of active...

Webcast Replay: Tips to Build a Rock Solid Enterprise Mobile Strategy  

By SocialBiz User Group | 12/19/13 2:22 PM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

This was originally presented on Dec. 17, 2013 and is awesome! If you have anything to do with “mobile”….or are even thinking about having anything to do with mobile, then you need to watch this webcast. Rich Sharpe gives some...

Gabriella Davis discusses the origin of Nerd Girls and what sessions she's giving at IBM Connect 2014  

By SocialBiz User Group | 12/18/13 3:10 PM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Gabriella Davis is giving a whole slew of sessions at IBM Connect 2014 next month, and she and I recently had a chat about what she'll be presenting on. Press play below to hear our discussion on: Which of her four Connect sessions...

Like us on Facebook & win some cool stuff!  

By SocialBiz User Group | 12/3/13 9:58 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Now through December 31, if you like the SocialBizUG.org Facebook page , you'll be entered into a drawing to win one of four prizes: A certificate for a free ICS Education course. A free IBM Press Book (your choice of...

Live Q&A December 13 with John Del Pizzo: Expert advice for upgrading to IBM Sametime 9  

By SocialBiz User Group | 11/25/13 3:32 PM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Join us December 13 for a Live Q&A on upgrading to IBM Sametime 9 with expert John Del Pizzo, Head of Product Management for IBM Sametime.

IBM Sametime 9 video functionality: Come see the excitement around continuous presence  

By SocialBiz User Group | 11/25/13 1:36 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

IBM Sametime 9 incorporates a software-based video Multipoint Control Unit (MCU), which allows for continuous video without the use of third-party technology, such as those offered by Cisco/Tandberg, Polycom, and LifeSize. IBM Sametime 9 will have parity with Microsoft Lync 2013 so customers can seamlessly move between active speaker and continuous video.

Transcript from Live Q&A with Ramsey Pryor: Key considerations for moving to the cloud  

By SocialBiz User Group | 11/21/13 2:27 PM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Thanks to everyone who registered for this morning’s Live Q&A with Ramsey Pryor. What follows is a transcript of the Live Q&A. You can also check out the original posts in the Key considerations for moving to t...

Webcast Replay Quick Tip: No Compromise on Compliance  

By SocialBiz User Group | 11/19/13 1:18 PM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Originally presented: October 24, 2013 In the original webcast, “Webcast replay: No Compromise on Compliance: Streamline IBM Notes and Domino Administration While Saving Time and Money”, Olad Boerner, CEO and founder of BCC,...

Webcast Replay Quick Tip: Meridian: IBM Sametime 9 Functionality  

By SocialBiz User Group | 11/15/13 10:10 AM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

Originally presented: October 2, 2013 In this webcast from MeridianIT, “ IBM Sametime 9 video functionality: Come see the excitement around continuous presence ”, presented by...

Live Q&A November 21: Are you ready for the cloud?  

By SocialBiz User Group | 11/8/13 3:48 PM | Business - Events / People | Added by Niklas Heidloff

I'm happy to announce that we're hosting our second Live Q&A on November 21! Our expert this time around is Ramsey Pryor, Senior Offerings Manager for SmartCloud and Social Business. Ramsey will be on hand to answer your questions about...