Lotusphere 2012
by Volker Weber
In January there will be another Lotusphere. That's right. Lotus-phere. The sphere logo is gone, but nobody dared killing the word "Lotus". Alongside there will be a two day conference "IBM Connect 2012" on Tuesday and Wednesday, and then IBM will slowly shift weight from Lotusphere to Connect. IBM always likes to take the band-aid off ever so slowly.
Since this will be my 19th Lotusphere (if I may count three events in Berlin), or my 16th (if I may not), I will be looking forward to seeing you all there. Who else is going?
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I am coming too, but it is just my 14th or so :)
I'll be there. Looking forward to it, no matter how much IBM wants to yank that band-aid off.
Yup, I'll be there. 8th/10th for me.
I hope to be there. Will be my 15th consecutive Lotusphere (16th counting LS97 in Nice).
Oh, I'll be there. Not so much for either the "Lotus" or "IBM" thing, but rather to discover your new photography angle of the attendees first hand.
Don't know yet. Waiting for the HP/Autonomy smoke to clear a bit before I find out. It will be my 18th, if I make it.
I'll be there for number 13 I think. Tickets and flights already paid for!
Yes, us HADSL chappies are going, sponsoring UK Night, going on the Hog Ride, and I've even submitted some abstracts for speaking (Here's hoping that some get selected).
---* Bill
I too will be there for my tenth.
We will be there, also to prepare our annual Lotusphere Comes To You in Frankfurt/Main.
If I count correctly it should be my 10th US Lotusphere, plus 3 in Berlin, and I also attended the pre Lotusphere Europe ("Lotus European Technology Conference" at Maastricht, 1996 I think...). I feel old, but there are higher numbers out there ;-)
@Hans-Peter: Yes, it was in 1996. I was there as well, so including that one it would be 17 for me this year...
Me too. I'll be there for my 7th. Seems like I'm the greenhorn regarding your numbers.
Looking forward to it - flight, room and registration paid.
@Thomas - it's only my second.
Got to submit my abstract this week. If it is accepted I'll be there for the first time.
I believe this is my 14th including one in Berlin. Can't remember. So many backpacks that my wife forced me to give some away. Too bad. I was hoping to take a picture of all of them together. The bags that they gave away before the backpack I did not like at all. Still the best Lotusphere was the one in Berlin.
Hope to be going... would be #15
Unlikely ;o)
I will make the drive northwards. 3 Berlin and 12 US I think it is.
Darren, you could be looking for customers. ;-)
Going, will be #15, though not in a row. May well be the last.
I'll be there again. It will be very interesting to see the angle taken in light of the IBM Information On Demand conference I just attended in Las Vegas. With the restructuring of the brands, there is definitely a stronger cross-brand focus within IBM as it relates to the conferences.
Nah. Only ever done two. Plus Berlin in 2000. But that is all ancient history. Onwards!
im going (and sulking that Ben is not), will be 4 for me
I'll be there for my third. I'm on an even year attendance schedule, it seems... 2008, 2010, 2012
Last year was my 16th. Not sure if I will make it to 17 this year.
#10+2 for me. Flights and hotel are booked, really looking forward to going again.
I'll be there. 7th in Orlando. 8th if you count Berlin. 9th if you count the not-quite-Lotusphere in Nice.
I´ll be there... Glad to see more from "Project Vulcan" ( or whatever it will be called ) and Connections 4.x... It will be my 5th appearance...
c/and/in/
Would be my 13th but I am not going this year.
@Rob Mcd - don't you mean 14.5 ? :-P
My sweet 16.
@RFN - No, that would be 15.5 - I wasn't counting Spherus-Interruptus...
Me too. CU there Volker :-)
It's easier for a Microserf than a Loti, isn't it? ;-)
I guess that the number of Microserf attendees is declining overall. Most work is done :-)
Volker, will you attend Connect or Lotusphere during the overlap? Where do you think is the innovation?
I haven't decided yet. Let's look at the program first.
I stopped counting. I have always been there in Orlando plus Maastricht plus Brighton plus Berlin. I like these buttons of Bob Balaban and I have always been proud to pick the highest number.
@Bernd, don´t be too cocky. There is no reason to lean back. Maybe topics are changing, but IBM should always be able to bring up a new challenge for guys like you.
Update: looks like the abstract will be accepted. Make sure to hear about our success story of social networking and collaboration of an early adopter in a dual vendor environment. It will be my first lotusphere but with an invite :D
Update: looks like the abstract will be accepted. It will be my first lotusphere but with an invite :D
@Jörg: I only started to be coocky since I know you really started to be holistic, helping customers to move to the dark side too. Thanks, by the way!
