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Engage is a major User Group operating from the Benelux, but with worldwide attendance, focusing on all IBM Collaboration Solutions.
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Engage 2018

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May 22-23, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Our 2018 event on our 'floating' venue, our 10th major event, is over, and it was awesome!

aboard the ss Rotterdam, the former flagship of the Holland America Line

The 3 free workshops on Monday where well attended!

And our cool App for iOS and Android was used by over 50% of the attendees!

Blogposts by: Rainer Brandl, Martin Pradny, Gabriella Davis, Milan Matejic, Daniel Nashed, Paul Withers, Andrew Magerman, Matteo Bisi, Hogne Bø Pettersen, BCC, Red Pill Now, Luis Suarez
Pictures from: Joerg Rafflenbeul, Hogne Bø Pettersen, Kristof Bruers (my favorites), Kristof Bruers (All)
Videos by: C3UG (Jason Roy Gary), Dion Hinchcliffe (Drone video), C3UG (Andrew Manby)

Have a look at our Session Agenda and all the Session Details (presentations become available as soon as we get them from our speakers).
Over 90 speakers, with about 40 IBM Champions!

For the first time ever we've organized Engage Idol.

Need details about the venue, the hotels, travel, sponsoring, presenting, decks & floorplans?

Great job by our main guest speakers:

Bob Schultz
General Manager
IBM Watson Talent
and Collaboration Solutions

Richard Jefts
Vice President & General Manager
Collaborative Workflow Platforms at HCL Technologies

Let's make some Waves

On December 13th, 2017, we hosted a very interesting Domino 2025 jam at the IBM Client Center in Brussels.
Thanks to Ed Brill and Uffe Sorensen who lead the workshop, and to all participants.

May 8-9, 2017, Antwerp, Belgium

80+ Sessions.
Antwerp was an amazing host.
More than 90 speakers, 40 of them IBM Champions.
Ed Brill, Ann-Marie Darrough, Jason Roy Gary, Huguette Ranc, Peter D'Haeyer and Luis Guirigay joined us during the keynote.

Thanks to our 2017 sponsors this event was free to attend!

This time we were at the brand new, and at the same time 19th century Elisabeth Center Antwerp
aka 'Flanders Meeting & Convention Center Antwerp'.
Right in the city center, next to the Central Station.

A huge thank you to everyone attending:
YOU made it a success!

October 27th, at the IBM Client Center in Brussels
These topics were covered:

Verse On-premises - the Facts by Uffe Sorensen
The Notes/Domino/Verse Roadmap by Uffe Sorensen
Verse Demo by Koen Lenaerts & Steve Lievens
Project Toscana by Arnd Layer
Welcome to the Cognitive Era - The Future of Technology for Social Business by Petra Florizoone & Jean-Marie Smets

Thanks everyone for coming, and many thanks to all our speakers!
Watch the recorded meeting, made possible by Jean-Marie & Stijn.

March 23-24, 2016, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Inhi Cho Suh, General Manager, IBM Collaborations Solutions honored us by doing the keynote!

Here's the List of 60+ Sessions for 2016 with links to the presentations

So grateful for the 84 speakers (33 of them IBM Champions), who gave it their best.
The venue we found was once again stunning: the Evoluon.
Evoluon Eindhoven

Many thanks to the 400+ people making this event a huge success.

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