verb: engage; 3rd person present: engages; past tense: engaged; past participle: engaged; gerund or present participle: engaging
1. occupy or attract (someone's interest or attention).
"he ploughed on, trying to outline his plans and engage Sutton's attention"
synonyms: capture, catch, arrest, grab, seize, draw, attract, gain, win, captivate, hold, grip, engross, absorb, occupy
"the tasks must engage the children's interest"
involve someone in (a conversation or discussion).
"they attempted to engage Anthony in conversation"
2. participate or become involved in.
"organizations engage in a variety of activities"
synonyms: participate in, take part in, join in, become involved in, go in for, partake in/of, occupy oneself with, throw oneself into; share in, play a part in, play a role in, be a participant in, be associated with, have a hand in, be a party to, enter into, undertake, embark on, set about, launch into
"they like to engage in active sports"
establish a meaningful contact or connection with.
"the teams needed to engage with local communities"
We're back in Belgium this year, and selected one of the most beautiful cities in the world!
This time at 2 different nearby locations in Ghent: the monastery 'Het Pand' and the 'Aula', the university auditorium.
We use the impressive Aula only for the Keynote, as it can seat over 300 people.
We selected 2 hotels this year, where we bargained a reduced rate. Note that there are many more hotels in Ghent, most at walking distance from the venues, in every price class.
A) NH Gent Belfort (there is another NH Sint Pieters Hotel too)
This is the hotel primarily reserved for Speakers, but first come, first serve.
Hoogpoort 63 – 9000 Gent, Belgium, Tel: +32 9 233 33 31, Fax: +32 9 233 11 02, c.meulemeester@nh-hotels.com
Fill in the following NHGhent Reservation Form.
Please send your Registration Form before the 15th of February to the direct fax number of the Reservations Department +32 9 223 78 21.
Or direct mail: c.meulemeester@nh-hotels.com
Reservations received after 15th of February are subject to availability.
€ 119 per single (134 double) room per night, breakfast buffet included. Free WiFi.
City tax supplement: € 3.00 per person per night.
B) Ghent Marriott Hotel: Update: This hotel is now full
Korenlei 10, 9000 Gent, Tel: +32 9 269 77 36, Fax: +32 9 233 93 94, Email: nathalie.saerens@marriottghent.com
Maps
Click this link, which contains the venues, car parks, main hotels and the railway stations.
Other hotels in Ghent via Google Maps.
I have been to numerous events over the years and this was be far the best one I can remember. The structure, venue and content was great.
Wonderful event, one of the best I have been to. Focused on IBM Notes/Domino and Connections. Just what I want.
Theo (and team) did it again ! A very professional conference, with a great value for me as a Customer!
My first Engage, and despite the long travel distance for me, hopefully not the last.
It's a privilege to be able to attend Engage and this year was, most probably, one of the very best out there!!
Awesome event, for sure an organizational masterpiece. Excellent! It's hard to believe the Engage staff is not organizing conferences as principal job ;-)
It was the best event I attended so far. And I attend about 5-8 each year!
2nd time for me attending Engage, but it was incredible again! 2 days packed with extremely informational content, a great venue and a great community!
We did more business and collected more leads during Engage 2017 in Antwerp, than at IBM Connect in San Francisco.
As a first-timer I didn't really know what to expect. The organization of the event positively surprised me!
A premiere event that rivals anything produced by any other organization. Great job...AGAIN!!!
It's a treat to always keep coming back for more! Well done, once again, and look forward to the 10th edition next year!
It is mind boggling to see two people create an event that rivals those put on by larger vendors with dozens of resources.
And huge thanks to Theo and the others for giving me my first international speaking engagement!
Theo is a legend, Theo has style. And he is putting together the best event in this space, year after year.
Engage was my first UG as a speaker and it has developed into arguably the premier user group for ICS in Europe.
Yet again a brilliantly done event. One that is used as the yard-stick by which all other user group events are measured.
Theo and Hilde did it again: Engage was bigger than last year, venue was impressive and the event most successful.
It was a pleasure, due to the efforts of Theo his team, the sponsors, the location and the participants. Much appreciated!
I was extremely impressed on all levels. Thank you to Theo Heselmans for the opportunity to speak at this event!
I’ve been to several of the past Engage conferences and Theo always puts on a great event but this was better than ever.
What can one say about this Engage, Eindhoven, NL. It is in fact THE European user group meeting,...
Theo Heselmans has raised the bar yet again as to what can be achieved with organizing an IBM User Group event.