Before I start talking about Lotusphere 2010 I just wanted to mention that today is the 18th anniversary of me joining what was, at the time, Lotus Development Corporation. I know what you’re thinking, I must have gone straight from junior school. I turned down an offer to join Borland and made the long journey from Shepperton to the far end of Staines, and took up a role in Customer Support. Later that week, when they found a spare computer for me, I installed Notes version 2.0a.
But that was last century, and now we’re looking forward to another decade of wonderful Lotus solutions. The perfect way to kick off a new decade is to attend Lotusphere 2010… a chance to immerse yourself in the latest technology, to find out how other business are benefiting from their investments, to meet new and existing contacts, to experience some weather that’s probably better than where you live, and to go to the mall to satisfy your wife’s shopping list (but perhaps that’s just me).
Although the details on the track sessions aren’t available yet, the main agenda is. For anyone who’s been to Lotusphere before, the agenda won’t be a huge surprise. Monday features the Opening General Session – I have no idea who the guest speaker will be, but I’m sure the William Shatner rumours will be surfacing again… and here’s a thought, the Lotusphere budget probably could accommodate Harry Hill. The rest of the week is the usual break-out sessions and labs, along with Lotusphere Idol, speed-geeking, customer panels and bird-of-a-feather sessions.
I note that this year the agenda states ‘continental breakfast’ – and I’m wondering which continent they’re referring to.
Anyway, I hope to see you there – I’ll be the guy with the black and yellow rucksack.
I always look at this one as kind of a non-announcement that IBM makes. The “agenda” without actual sessions is fairly useless, unless you’ve never been and want to know when the welcome reception (free beer and munchies) is! Looking forward to the session lineup…
RE: Continental breakfast, LOL! If it’s mine, it’ll be a mess of eggs, cheese, sausage and potatoes…if it’s Euro it’ll have slices of cheese and meat and salmon and granola, if it’s yours, well…you don’t really have a whole continent now do you? My guess, the Americanized continental meaning, which is some version of “pastries and juice and coffee.”
“Number 2: You believe with all your heart that a black backpack is proper dinner attire.” -John Cleese