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"
Str06. Lessons Learned from a Major IBM Collaboration Solutions Deployment
Thursday, March 24 | 13:30 - 14:30 | A. Foyer
Last year IBM was responsible for a major deployment of the IBM Collaboration Solutions portfolio at a customer with 40K+ employees in the Benelux. De deployment included products like IBM Connections, Sametime Complete, Notes/Domino 9, Traveler, MaaS 360 and Verse. Frank and Martijn were closely involved in this deployment and would like to share with you the lessons learned in the past year. This includes both strategic and architectural decisions and technical facts. If you're planning or are in the middle of a ICS rollout, this session is a must see.
Martijn de Jong (ilionx) @martdj
Frank Visser (IBM)
Str10. IBM Verse: Deep Dive and Futures
Wednesday, March 23 | 16:00 - 17:00 | A. Foyer
IBM has revolutionized the enterprise inbox from the ground up for today's social and mobile workplace. Check out this session for the latest updates and future plans for IBM Verse -- including advances in offline, cognitive, calendaring and connecting to third-party applications -- and how your organization can position itself for driving massive improvements in end-user satisfaction and engagement with IBM's new cloud-based, easy-to-use inbox!
Andy Yiu (IBM)
Suzanne Livingston (IBM) @suzielivingston
Str11. What if Saas tools work together, what would this mean for IBM Connections Cloud/Verse
Thursday, March 24 | 09:00 - 10:00 | C. Jupiter
IBM Connections Cloud/IBM Verse is just one of the many Saas tools out there. But if you would like to connect all the used Saas tools the employees are using, what would this mean ? What is the starting point ? HR tools ? Users ? Groups ? Passwords ? SAML ? Mobile ? If you are interested in the total picture, or you want to discuss the total picture please come. And finally what is Saas-Saas connections between companies...
Erik Vos (RealConnections) @erikvos
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.