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Conference Justification Document

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March 29, 2013

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With a big hat tip to Warren Elsmore, who has a justification document for Lotusphere, I created this document for justification to attend User Group events.  This one is geared specifically for IamLUG (because that is where I am headed next), but you can change it for whatever event you want to attend.

It’s important to demonstrate the value of user group events.  Training and networking have a monetary value, and if you can demonstrate that, as well as what a bargain LUG events typically are for what you get, your boss is a lot more likely to say YES!

Feel free to use this doc. If you’ve got suggestions to add to it, let me know and I will update it!

IamLUGjustification
The above doc should be a Word document, so you can edit it. Here is a plain text doc, in case the above doesn’t work for you.
iamlugjustificationPLAIN

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UKLUG and Newsletters

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August 17, 2012

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In lieu of an actual technical post, I will tell you where you can find some technical content from me these days…

UKLUG!  I am thrilled to say that I have been accepted to speak at UKLUG, http://uklug.info/ along with Mr. Julian Robichaux.  We’ll be talking about tools!  No, not home improvement type tools, but tools for developers!  UKLUG is being held in Cardiff this year, so I am very much looking forward to finding Torchwood.  (John Barrowman, *swoon*, ahem, where was I?)

And as always, you can read the Lotus User Group Notes Dev Tips Newsletter.  There’s a new one every month, chock full o’ tips!  Here’s a link to the latest one in case you missed it.  We have tips on Xpages and NoSQL and all kinds of fun stuff! Â

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Spark Ideas at BLUG 2012

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April 5, 2012

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I was selected to do a “spark idea” at BLUG this year.  Kicked off at Lotusphere 2012, the Nerd Girls started the Spark Ideas talks.  Short TED-like talks, meant to inspire.  Although given at technical conferences, these talks are frequently have nothing to do with technology.

My talk was titled, “How a New House Made Me a New Woman”.  And here it is, if you’d like to watch:

Spark Ideas BLUG 2012 featuring Kathy Brown

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Speaking at BLUG

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February 20, 2012

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In all the new job excitement, I forgot to mention that I will be speaking at BLUG, the Belux Lotus User Group, again!

Jess Stratton and I will be presenting:

Collaboration, Party of One: When You’re Both the Dev and the Admin

When your administrator and your developer are one and the same, and they’re both you, things can get confusing. As the administrator, you’ve got a lot of power. Frequently, the role of administrator is to lock things down, keep the server running smoothly and tune performance. As the developer, you want a lot of power. You want unlimited agents to run anytime you want, as frequently as possible, with little to no limitations! So how do you reconcile these opposing needs when you have to play both roles? Jess and Kathy will show you how to use separate IDs, location documents and other fail-safes to make sure your party of one is successful!

Hope to see you there!

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Did You Use Business Cards at Lotusphere?

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January 26, 2012

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It occurred to me that I forgot to even bring business cards with me to Lotusphere.  While I met several new people, we seemed to exchange Twitter IDs more than anything else, and usually on our mobile devices.  Occasionally I entered a new email address or phone number.

Only once during the conference, was I asked for an actual business card.  I took one of theirs and wrote on the back of it.

Did you use business cards at Lotusphere?  Or are they becoming a thing of the past?  Did you use a service like Bump or something else?

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