Videotapes of #MWLUG2015

The whirlwind of MWLUG has passed for 2015. It was an outstanding conference, giving me an opportunity to explore a lot of new technologies, to learn some new techniques and to spend time with the peers that I usually only encounter online. I’ve said before, and I’ll say again, the greatest benefit of these conferences is sharing ideas and discussing issues outside the sessions. While you can get a good exposure to the information watching the videos, it’s never as much as you get from everyone being there. Additionally, my video list is subject to my own tastes. As such, it leans heavily toward development. I won’t apologize for that, but encourage anyone else who wants to start videotaping the administration sessions to do so.

I took my trusty video camera along, remembering to pack my best tripod this time. I’m not sure it’s so evident with the 2014 videos, but I’m not a good self-leveling cameraman. My Sunpak 70″ Ultra 7000TM Tripod has two bubble-levels and rises above the crowd, even when they’re standing. This is most helpful when I’m at the back of a big room and people need to walk in front of the camera. It probably also helps a little in assuring a better angle for the footage – nothing worse than staring up at the speaker. My Canon DM-50 Directional Stereo Microphone might actually be the coolest piece of equipment in the bundle (the Canon HG10 AVCHD video camera is old, but not cheap) and having found the back cover, it worked like a champ in Atlanta. The vaulted ceilings in Grand Rapids last year may have hindered the quality of the sound, but missing the cover couldn’t have helped. I might look at adding wireless microphones or getting some lights, since I know I can improve the image and sound quality further, though I be better served by buying some books and getting a steadier hand! Checking a few videos, I know I need more attention to lighting for certain, if not actual lights of my own.

The important thing today is to share our whole suite of videos from the conference. You could jump right to the entire MWLUG playlist, which includes some sessions from 2014, or use the chronological list here:

Wednesday sessions

CS101: Entrepreneurs Roundtable – What “They” Never Tell You About Owning a Business panel moderated by Lisa Duke
BP103: Let the Phoenix Rise: Rationalise your IBM Domino environment by Arshad Khalid and Stephanie Heit
AD108: Move Your XPages to the Fast Lane by Howard Greenberg

Opening General Session
“Everything Starts From A Dot”: The Elements and Principles of Design as the Visual Link to Innovation by Katherine Rhodes Fields
Establishing a New Culture of Design by Adam Cutler
IBM ESS Strategy Roadmap and Radar: A New Way to Work by Kramer Reeves and Peter Janzen

Thursday sessions

AD109: Navigating the Jungle of Modern Web Development by Shean McManus
The Greater Good of Social Collaboration by Louis Richardson
AD101: App.Next: The Future of Domino Application Development by Pete Janzen
AD107: Maven: An Exhortation and Apology by Jesse Gallagher
IV102: Graphs in Action by Nathan T Freeman

Friday sessions

AD117: Web Sockets – “Pushing” the web forward by Mark Roden
AD106: Just a View: An Introduction To Model-View-Controller Pattern by Ulrich Krause
AD114:Take Your XPages Development to the Next Level by Brad Balassaitis and Paul Calhoun
AD112: Real World Experience: Integrating DB2 with XPages by Steve Zavocki and Dwain Wuerfel
AD101: Design Matters by Keith Strickland and Bob Kadrie

All 16 videos published within a week. Last Wednesday at this time, Howard was wrapping up his session so that we could head down to the Exhibitors’ Showcase Reception. While all of these have gone out on twitter, there will be more postings and linkings to come. I think most of the slide decks are on people’s sites and some them have linked directly to the videos already. So, almost all of the 2015 work is done.

Spoke to my boss about MWLUG 2016 in Austin and she’s all in favor of it. Looking forward to seeing 250 of you there and many more of you in Orlando at the end of January. Now, if I can just get some work done on a session for Connect by the end of next week, I’ll be golden!