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OK, BLUG and Auslug might have just finished - but in case you're missing that conference feeling already...

UKLUG 2012 is open for business!

Yes, I'm happy to announce that UKLUG 2012 is open for attendee registration, speaker submissions and sponsorship! This year we'll be heading West, to Cardiff the capital of Wales. If you've been following our London, Edinburgh, Belfast sequence then that probably wasn't a huge suprise

We've got a great couple of days lined up for the 3rd and 4th September and this year a big IBM customer, Cardiff University, will be playing host to us. As well as the usual selection of admin, dev and management sessions, we're also going to line up a few extras for you as well - to get into the Welsh spirit. More on that later!

So, what are you waiting for? Get over to www.uklug.info to register yourself as an attendee or submit a session abstract. And if your company would like to meet a superb selection of IBM Lotus customers from all over the UK and Europe - then get in touch with me to talk about sponsorship. Without you, the event doesn't happen!

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Believe it or not, I haven't been withholding the dates from you all for UKLUG 2012 just for fun! Until yesterday, we actually didn't have them confirmed. But as Lotusphere closes, I can now announce that UKLUG will be back in 2012 on;

3rd and 4th September 2012

As already announced, we'll be going to Cardiff and we're happy to announce that we'll be at Cardiff University as a venue. We'll be publishing more details about hotels / session abstracts etc later in the year, so you'll have to hold on a little bit longer yet1 But our dates are fixed, we're starting the planning and we hope to see you all in Cardiff on the 3rd September!

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We're back, baby! Yes, UK NIGHT is back for Lotusphere 2012 thanks to our wonderful sponsors - Bluewave, Collaboration Matters, Crossware, Epilio, Firm, LDC, Teamstudio, SNAPPS, the Turtle Partnership and We4IT.

Remember - there's no entrance without a UKLUG sticker on your badge. And you get that sticker from one of the companies above! So, go find them, listen to what they have to say and get yourself a ticket to the best party of Lotusphere!

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One sponsor slot left! Teamstudio have joined the party, also taking advantage of our offer to sponsor both UK Night and UKLUG. Who'll be next? Will it be you?


Email me for more details!

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Our good friends at SNAPPS have decided that UK NIGHT is just too good to miss, and we're happy to announce them as our eighth sponsor.

So that leaves only 2. Will your company be next? As SNAPPS have so eloquently proven, you don't have to be British to sponsor UK NIGHT!

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6,5,4 and now 3! Collaboration Matters is joining the party too....

Want to sponsor UKLUG? Just email me!

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Yes, the good folks at Crossware have thrown their hat into the ring too and will be sponsoring UK NIGHT at Lotusphere. So that leaves 4 slots left.... will your company be next? email me and let's see!

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I told you they'd go fast! UK NIGHT is pleased to announce that the good folks at We4IT are also joining us as a sponsor of UK NIGHT at Lotusphere
In fact, We4IT are taking advantage of our special offer this year. Sponsor UKLUG 2012 and UK NIGHT together for a special discount. Want more information, just email me. There's only 5 slots left!

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Yep, you read that right - we're BACK for 2012!

UK NIGHT
Your favourite Lotuphere social networking event is back for 2012! We're following the same, time honoured, tradition as in previous years. Pick a bar, pick up the bar tab, let networking commence. So mark in your diaries:

UK NIGHT @ Lotusphere
Shulas' Lounge, Dolphin Hotel
8pm-10pm, Monday 16th January

As always, places are limited and to get in you'll need two things. One is a British accent - or an approximation of one. The second is a UKLUG sticker on your conference badge. Where do you get one of those from? Simple, you find one of our fabulous sponsors who have paid the bar bill. There are only 10 of them, and THEY have the stickers. I'm very please to announce that without even asking, we are welcoming;


If you want your name added to this list, you'd better hurry as there can be only 10. Email warren@elsmore.net for more details.


UKLUG
Yes, the UK Lotus User Group is also back for 2012. Can you believe this will be the team' tenth event?* We're just starting the planning, but here's the important details:

UK Lotus User Group
Cardiff
Autumn

Welcome to Wales! We thought it only proper, having been to London, Edinburgh, Belfast and Dublin (via ILUG) already. So, we're off to the land of Dragons, Rugby, Male Voice Choirs and Leeks. Cardiff also happens to be home to the filming of Dr Who and Torchwood. Neither of which had any sway with us, of course....
More details about UKLUG will be along shortly. But, suffice to say that we are already thinking hard and of course we're already looking for sponsors. UKLUG is funded entirely by the generosity of our sponsors. We'll again be offering 3 levels, Silver, Gold and Platinum. But this year I can add a little more...

Sponsor UKLUG at GOLD level, and as well as a booth, sponsor presentation session and our usual goodies - we will ALSO INCLUDE sponsorship of UK NIGHT as well, saving you hundreds of dollars. This applies even if we hit the 10 sponsors required. To qualify for this, you obviously must commit before Lotusphere!

Sponsor UKLUG at PLATINUM level, and as well as everything for Gold level, we'll also throw in the UKLUG marketing machine for one of your events. We still won't give you our membership list (so, attendees - feel safe at night, sponsors - stop asking), but what we will do is to market one of your events to our members and, if you like, we'll come and UKLUG brand the event. We'll even come along and give you any help we can on the day. We've learnt alot from the last 10 years!

For more details - again, email warren@elsmore.net.  So, see you at Lotusphere or in Cardiff, then?


*Yep, 10 events over 8 years....

ILUG 2005 - Dublin
ILUG 2006 - Dublin
ILUG 2007 - Dublin
UKLUG 2007 - Hatfield
ILUG 2008 - Dublin
UKLUG 2008 - London
UKLUG 2009 - Edinburgh
ILUG 2010 - Belfast
UKLUG 2011 - Manchester
and now...
UKLUG 2012 - Cardiff

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Coming up soon (I'm still reeling from the observation that November is 'soon'!), Bluewave will be holding an afternoon event in London to tell you everything you need to know about mobility, archiving and the cloud.
It's been a while since we ran a public event, but actually this is something we do for our clients all the time. We run 'show&tell' days for our customers, giving them real world advice, based on real world experiences. This time though, our sessions are open to everyone. Consider it some free consultancy for the afternoon!

So, if you'd like to join us at the Park Lane Marriott on the 17th November, check out all the details here. Click the link on that page, or click here to register

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