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Where I'll be at Lotusphere and space on my dance card.

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Yes I will be going to the ball.  Ooops, I mean Lotusphere.  I will be presenting a single session (why do all that extra work of additional sessions), and have quite a few meetings and social engagements planned.  I still have room on my dance card however, so if you'd like to meet to discuss Unified Comms solutions or opportunities ie opportunities for my company to work with you, or maybe you just want a free general advice chit chat, shoot me an email at ctylerls@epilio.com and we can set up a convenient time and place to meet.  

Here's where you'll definitely be able to find me whilst I'm down there:

BP209 Doctors have scalpels, carpenters have hammers, IBM Sametime Developers have SDKs
Often the hidden power of a platform lies in its Software Development Kits (SDKs) and IBM Sametime is no exception. IBM Sametime has one of the richest SDKs of any UC platform, and knowing about its capabilities can allow companies to understand further how they can fully exploit all of the capabilities Sametime offers
DL N. Hemisphere E - Thursday  08:30 AM - 09:30 AM

You don't have to be a developer to attend this session, if you're just wondering how you can make Sametime a more valuable asset within your company, this would be a good session to attend.

UK Night - Shula's Monday 8pm - 10pm Sunday
Epilio is proud to beone of the sponsors for this event again.  This is the third year, and is a fun and popular event every year.  I look forward to sharing a few jars with you there.

The Great Geek Challenge - The Fountain Restaurant (bottom of escalator Dolphin hotel) - 8pm till the quiz finishes.
This took place for the first time last year and was a huge success and everyone attending had lots of fun.  I'll be emceeing/quiz master with Paul Mooney, so put on your thinking caps, and come along and join a team.  There are great prizes and plenty of challenging questions (which is why I'm quiz master, don't want to look stupid by not being able to answer any of them).

Bloggers and friends Annual Lotusphere Dinner (BALD) - Saturday 3.30pm Big River Grille on the boardwalk.  
Normally I miss this as I am at another event, this year I'm free so I'll finally be able to attend.

The Turtle Party - ESPN - Boardwalk Saturday Night.
I get to this one late, normally after the party has finished, but the Lotus faithful are still around partying hard with their first party of the week.  

Opening General Session - Monday 8am - 10am
I'll be there, and like the last few years, www.lotuspherelive.com will be up and running.  This year,  I'll have a laptop with a battery that lasts longer than 30 minutes.

GURU101 GURUpalooza! - Thursday 10am - 11am
Don't worry I won't be blue this year, so Tom your head is safe.  On the off chance a question comes up about Lotus Approach I'll be there to answer it.

Blogger Open - Thursday 4.45pm - 6.45pm
Watch out <<insert favourite golf player here>>, as I will be using all my minigolf skills to either win or come last this year.  I'm going home with a prize, one way or another.

Welcome Reception - Sunday night
The first opportunity to get an idea of how many people have come along to Lotusphere this year, and to see how tight IBM is being with the budget.  The earlier the beer and food is removed, the tighter they are.  Last year I took a lot of video at the Welcome Reception, not sure if I will do that this year, what do you all think?

Solutions Showcase  Reception - Monday night, this normally starts around 5-6pm I think
There are a lot of our customers with booths at Lotusphere, with many of them showing solutions we built for them, but which are badged as there own, so I tend to spend quite a bit of time down there.  The Solutions Showcase is a must see for anyone attending Lotusphere, it's important to show your support for partners, and it's also a great way to discover new ways of using the products within your organization.

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone there, if I don't see you make sure above all else you have fun.  As I said, if you're interested in a meeting to discuss Unified Communications, please shoot me a note.

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Gravatar Image1 - I attended your BP209 and it was excellent. Thank you for the presentation. I was wondering if you have the example code database for ST Proxy examples available. I would really appreciate the direction. thanks...s

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