Collaboration University 2010 open for registration - with a great first-week deal
Category Collaboration University 2010 Quickr SametimeIt's hard to believe we held the 9th and 10th Collaboration University conferences for Lotus Sametime and Quickr last year. This great little conference has had such an impact on the skills of so many people that we often hear back months - and even years - from attendees, with success stories linking back to what they learned from our experts.
So it's with pleasure that I've announced Collaboration University 2010, and opened registration at midnight last night. As a "thank you" to individuals who register in the first week, we have decided to give you a $200 USD incentive. Register by midnight Central Daylight Time US next Wednesday, April 28th, and you'll get the best possible rate. If you've never been to Collaboration University, this is the perfect time (and price) to invest in your skills. If you're a returning CU alumni, welcome back! And, you can once again take $50 off for each year you've attended - up to another $200.
Update: Our first registrations came in just minutes after opening, including a 2-time alumni. Welcome back!
What is Collaboration University? An intense 2 1/2 day learning experience where your instructors - independent IBM Lotus business partner experts doing this without sponsor support - share their years of experience with you in a fast-paced and very accessible manner.
What's new? We listened the past couple years and have made some changes based on your feedback. In 2010, we will spend significant time on the latest versions (Sametime 8.5 and Quickr 8.5, shipping in Q2) but also add new cross-product and collaboration strategy sessions appropriate for management. And, the agenda will be influenced by the early registrants who access the Collaboration University Campus, an online (take a guess!) Quickr and Sametime environment where we will collaborate on topics, share the latest (public) version news, and take your ideas and questions in advance.
After the conference, you remain Collaboration University alumni for life. In 2011 when we produce three more webinars with code examples and recordings, you'll have free access to them. And, you can continue to participate in the Campus as long as you like. As for the math - if you register in the next 168 hours (7 days), are a long-time alumni, and attend the webinars, you're saving $897 USD.
So - to the business of registration! Some important things to note are the dates and locations...and we've gone all backwards this year. That's right, London goes before Chicago for the first time ever! Here are the dates and locations, and of course you can get much more information on the Collaboration University website:
London: Tues-Thurs, September 21-23, IBM South Bank
Chicago: Mon-Weds, September 27-29, IBM Innovation Center
Thank you, and I hope to see you in London or Chicago (wow it feels strange to say them in that order).
-Rob
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