While the definition of “Midwest” may be getting broader, there is no denying the huge value of the largest Notes user conference in the US, MWLUG. This year, we venture to Texas, holding our conference in one of the premier hotels in Austin, while keeping lodging affordable.
We are please to officially announce that MWLUG 2016 will be held on August 17-19, 2016 at the Four Seasons in Austin, Texas. We have secured a special rate for this premier ICS conference. With all the new innovations that IBM and IBM Business Partners are creating with our favorite technologies, we are “Defining the Art of Collaboration” which is our theme for MWLUG 2016.
We are expecting an even greater turnout this year at MWLUG 2016. We are planning many activities and new formats to make this a special event. For attendees that are interesting in coming earlier, we are also working on a special event on Tuesday, August 16, 2016. We will need to determine if there is enough interest before we book this event. More information will be coming soon.
The Four Seasons location in downtown Austin is rated as one of the best hotels in the United States. We have made special arrangements with the Four Seasons for a special discount of $189.00/night for attendees of MWLUG 2016.
If you are interested in being a sponsor of MWLUG 2016, sponsorship will start next week. Stay tuned for announcements.
Ready to share your knowledge and skills, abstract submission for MWLUG 2016 will start on April 15, 2016 so get your ideas ready. As always, we reserve 25% of the speaking slots to new speakers. So don’t be shy.
Registration for MWLUG 2016 will start on May 1, 2016.
MWLUG 2016 session tracks include:
- Application Development
- Best Practices in Social Collaboration
- Customer Business Cases
- Innovation
- System Administration
MWLUG 2016 is made possible by the generous MWLUG 2016 sponsors whom not only pay for the majority of the cost for MWLUG 2016, but also donate their time in organizing and providing technical sessions on critical topics that are important to our ICS community.
- Close to 50 business and technical sessions
- Breakfast and Lunch for Thursday and Friday
- Wednesday Evening Showcase Reception that include drinks and hors d’oeuvres
- Thursday Evening Social Event
- Networking with your colleagues in the ICS community
- And a whole lot more
While I will again be videotaping the session I attend (like my videos from MWLUG 2014 and MWLUG 2015) but it’s nothing like seeing it in person. Your session choices might be different from mine and there’s really no substitute for seeing it in person. Additionally, all of us also end up learning from each other in between sessions, over meals and in the evenings. You get to make connections that will be useful when you hit a roadblock or…. when you’re looking for a new job or trying to find a new employee. Since the cost of the conference itself is nominal and lodging is reasonable, I can’t see a reason you wouldn’t attend.
Note that session proposals can be pitched starting April 15th!
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