First Day @IBM Connect 2014

My first day at IBM Connect 2014 is done, and I'm ready for the big show.
I have my badge, my bag and the Polycom booth is almost ready... 

IBM Connect Badge

My bag

As you can see I have the Speaker sticker. You can attend my BoF Monday 6:15pm "BOF106 Making Video Part of Your Everyday Workflow" in Macaw 1 (Swan).

I also encourage you to attend the two Polycom/Video/Sametime related session:

BP502 -  Is Your IBM Sametime Deployment Stuck in First Gear? Learn From UC Mechanics by David Price (Meridian IT), Peter Lurie (Polycom) in Swan 1-2 Wednesday 5:30pm

BP503 - What Does it Do to the Network? Answering Question #1 for IBM Sametime 9 Video by Peter Lurie (Polycom) in S. Hemisphere II (Dolphin) Tuesday 11:15am

Have a great IBM Connect 2014

IBM Champion 2014

I just learnt that I have been renewed as IBM Champion for 2014. That is a great honour for me...

Congrats to the 'oldies', and congrats to the 'newbies' ! 

This year, four frenchies...

Link to the full list of the 2014 87 IBM Champions: https://www.socialbizug.org/blogs/074c311f-1478-4a20-8774-bb7cf9d1abf4/entry/announcing_the_2014_ibm_champions_for_ics?lang=fr

IBM Champion 2014 Nomination are opened...

Nomination for IBM Champion program are now opened...

Don't hesitate to nominate the person who think can match the profile described just below:

"An IBM Champion is someone who makes exceptional contributions to the technical community. Contributions can come in a variety of forms, and popular contributions include blogging, speaking at conferences or events, moderating forums, leading user groups, and authoring books or magazines. Educators can also become IBM Champions; for example, academic faculty may become IBM Champions by including IBM products and technologies in course curricula and encouraging students to build skills and expertise in these areas. "

It just takes a couple of minutes.

Link to the nomination page: here

P.S: An IBM Champion is not an IBMer.