The CMS Innovation Center hosted a webinar on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 from 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT that focused on the proposal requirements of the Round Two Model Design Award opportunity.
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The CMS Innovation Center hosted a webinar on Thursday, June 12, 2014 from 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT that focused on the application process, specifically how to apply through Grants.gov.
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In this August 14, 2012 webinar CMS Innovation Center staff provided additional information for states that are interested in applying for a Model Design award. Governors' offices were strongly encouraged to onvite their health care innovation team, key stakeholders and appropriate State officials such as State health department directors, Medicaid directors, and insurance commissioners.
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BTW – blogit, tubet ja wikit alakoulussaMikko Horila
ITK 2011 foorumiesityksen "Blogit, tubet ja wikit alakoulussa sekä opettajankoulutuksen perusopinnoissa" diat. Mikko Horila, Hämeenlinnan normaalikoulu, Tampereen yliopisto
http://petrafisher.com/training/linkedin-totaal/ Slides van het ochtendprogramma van LinkedIn Totaal. Het LinkedIn profiel doorlopen. Strategisch LinkedIn gebruik. Tips over LinkedIn inzetten om zakelijke doelen te bereiken. In de middag werken de deelnemers individueel met een tekstschrijver, fotograaf en corporate LinkedIn Coach Petra Fisher
On Your Mark! Getting ready and set to spice IT up in Spiceworks. Spiceworks Ziff Davis
Curious about what Spiceworks is all about? Are you a new marketer in the Spiceworks Community and wondering where to start? Then lace up your spicy sneakers, and join us for a quick (and we mean quick!) jog through our community of 5 million IT buyers. You’ll learn how to get started – and ways to cross your marketing finish line in record time.
The insider’s guide to MarketingSherpa Summit 2016Adestra
Coming to MarketingSherpa Summit 2016 in Las Vegas for the first time or maybe you’re a pro, it’s important to have the tools and strategy to maximize your time at the industry’s first conference of the year. The expo floor will be packed and sessions will provide some great ideas to improve your results, so make sure you have a comprehensive plan. From talking to vendors, networking, social media and note taking, this webinar will cover the essentials of attending MarketingSherpa Summit 2016! Join 4 industry leaders that have attended for years give you the insider tips and tricks!
Take away from this webinar:
Insider tips and tricks for navigating the expo floor
Find out questions to ask vendors
How to properly absorb the details from all the sessions
How to plan your session attendance
Vegas tips and tricks
Sponsorship Secrets: What Every Event Organizer Needs to Know with Mike Ponti...Eventbrite
Landing sponsors for an event can be difficult, especially when trying to win over big-name brands. Mike Ponticelli of Bisnow Media will present strategies and tactics on how to deliver more value to your event sponsors and ultimately generate more revenue from your events. Explore all aspects of sponsorships including negotiations, B2B v B2C sponsorships, how event talent affects sponsorships, new sponsorship technologies, category exclusivity, and much more.
In this August 14, 2012 webinar CMS Innovation Center staff provided additional information for states that are interested in applying for a Model Design award. Governors' offices were strongly encouraged to onvite their health care innovation team, key stakeholders and appropriate State officials such as State health department directors, Medicaid directors, and insurance commissioners.
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BTW – blogit, tubet ja wikit alakoulussaMikko Horila
ITK 2011 foorumiesityksen "Blogit, tubet ja wikit alakoulussa sekä opettajankoulutuksen perusopinnoissa" diat. Mikko Horila, Hämeenlinnan normaalikoulu, Tampereen yliopisto
http://petrafisher.com/training/linkedin-totaal/ Slides van het ochtendprogramma van LinkedIn Totaal. Het LinkedIn profiel doorlopen. Strategisch LinkedIn gebruik. Tips over LinkedIn inzetten om zakelijke doelen te bereiken. In de middag werken de deelnemers individueel met een tekstschrijver, fotograaf en corporate LinkedIn Coach Petra Fisher
On Your Mark! Getting ready and set to spice IT up in Spiceworks. Spiceworks Ziff Davis
Curious about what Spiceworks is all about? Are you a new marketer in the Spiceworks Community and wondering where to start? Then lace up your spicy sneakers, and join us for a quick (and we mean quick!) jog through our community of 5 million IT buyers. You’ll learn how to get started – and ways to cross your marketing finish line in record time.
The insider’s guide to MarketingSherpa Summit 2016Adestra
Coming to MarketingSherpa Summit 2016 in Las Vegas for the first time or maybe you’re a pro, it’s important to have the tools and strategy to maximize your time at the industry’s first conference of the year. The expo floor will be packed and sessions will provide some great ideas to improve your results, so make sure you have a comprehensive plan. From talking to vendors, networking, social media and note taking, this webinar will cover the essentials of attending MarketingSherpa Summit 2016! Join 4 industry leaders that have attended for years give you the insider tips and tricks!
Take away from this webinar:
Insider tips and tricks for navigating the expo floor
Find out questions to ask vendors
How to properly absorb the details from all the sessions
How to plan your session attendance
Vegas tips and tricks
Sponsorship Secrets: What Every Event Organizer Needs to Know with Mike Ponti...Eventbrite
Landing sponsors for an event can be difficult, especially when trying to win over big-name brands. Mike Ponticelli of Bisnow Media will present strategies and tactics on how to deliver more value to your event sponsors and ultimately generate more revenue from your events. Explore all aspects of sponsorships including negotiations, B2B v B2C sponsorships, how event talent affects sponsorships, new sponsorship technologies, category exclusivity, and much more.
What’s techy, spicy, bacon-lovin’ and orange all over? Why, the Spiceworks Community, of course! Not only are there over 4M IT pros using the Community to do their jobs, research products, and talk shop with vendors, they’re also having some jolly good fun! Hear from one of Spiceworks’ very own IT pros as he highlights Spiceworks humour, shows how you can take the Community goodness offline, and shows you how easy it is to spread the spice to other IT pros and tech vendors near and far.
Social Media and HVAC Contractors: 6 Ways to Get Started (Blogging)Joe Pulizzi
Presentation from SocialTract CEO Joe Pulizzi specifically for HVACR Contractors (Lennox Dealers) on the 6 ways to get started in social media, with an emphasis on blogging.
Corporate sponsorship Solicitation Made EasyBrady Hahn
An easy to follow presentation if you are a non-profit looking to answer these types of questions:
How do we ask companies to partner?
What do we have to offer a corporate sponsor?
What are we doing wrong? We ask for support all the time, but never get it.
Companies partner once, but don’t renew. Why?
How can we be like…?
Looking at Your Organization's Website with Outside Eyes: Ensure your Site's ...Followbright
Website Content: Strategy Tips & Examples. // Address the problems that are keeping your visitors from doing what it is you want them to do on your site. Avoid the "Curse of Knowledge" that prevents you from seeing your own website in the way your visitors see your website. // Presentation for the CO Parks & Recreation Association, September 2010 // by: Erin Pheil of timeforcake creative media
While it seems like some of the most successful content campaigns and marketing efforts are the result of creative geniuses, the truth is that coming up with great content really has nothing to do with traditional creativity.
In fact, the more "creative" our content is, the less helpful it can be for our audiences. That's because creating great content isn't actually an art – it's a science. And there's a specific process for how brands can engage and attract more customers. This lighthearted and entertaining session will reveal exactly what that formula is and how you can use it every single day.
What you'll learn:
-Understand what actually makes "great content"
-Check whether or not you and your teams are creating the right content for your organisation and your audiences
-Discover ways to get content into alignment with your goals, plus get teams on the same page
-Get reusable and strategic frameworks for content marketing success
About the presenter
Anna Hrach
Anna Hrach is a speaker, marketing strategist, and content expert who tackles her clients’ toughest marketing problems with fearlessness and tenacity. She was named one of the 50 Most Influential Women in Content Marketing of 2017. For more than a decade, she’s developed super-smart content strategies for companies ranging from up-and-coming startups to Fortune 500s. Her experience spans a range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, beauty, healthcare, hospitality, insurance, consumer packaged goods, banking, and education. She’s also helped build content departments at three different advertising agencies.
Ten new products launch at Mass Innovation Nights #MIN40 at the IBM Innovation Center in Waltham, MA on 7/11/2012.
Tim Stansky creates this slideshow for each Mass Innovation Nights Launch Party. Mass Innovation Nights is a monthly Launch gathering where ten new products display to a couple hundred people at various locations around Boston.
These Launch gatherings are the culmination of a common ballot on which companies, friends, family, fans and customers vote over four weeks for the participating Launch Innovators to win one of four 5 minute presentation slots to the crowd. There’s a lot of collective social media in the form of Tweets, blogs, emails, newsletters, video and posts in the voting process leading up to the event and a big blast of it on-site.
SponsorHub, the leader in sponsorship measurement and Eventbrite, the leading event ticketing platform, offer actionable tips on how to garner sponsorships for an event.
A full officer training program designed for 1 to 3 presenters, this program covers officer roles, leadership team building and a methodology for implementing the Distinguished Club Program with a focus on creating a great member experience.
Spiceworks brought 4 SMB IT pros to Houston, TX to speak to HP tech marketers on everything they buy and why. Plus to give insight on how to better market inside Spiceworks. www.spiceworks.com/unplugged
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
5. What is SpiceCorps? SpiceCorps connects local Spiceworks users in person so that you can help each other use Spiceworks, swap product and vendor recommendations, share general IT tips and resources, get the latest on hot IT topics from tech experts and expand your local IT network. What does that really mean?
12. And It’s Growing Like Crazy Q2 2011 Spice Corps Stats 46 SpiceCorps Groups 42 Meet-Ups 542 SpiceCorps Attendees ~12 IT Pros/Meet-Up Future Current 2011 Goal: 75 SpiceCorps
15. Special discounts Advance insight of releases and announcements Exclusive threads Plus plenty o’ points & and a badge! Earn Points and Perks YOU!
16. Keeps IT pros engaged in the Spiceworks Community Spreads the idea that “IT’s gone orange” Word-of-mouth marketing for Spiceworks Help Fuel the Community (On & Offline) Help Fuel the Power of 1.5M IT pros!
35. Keys to a Successful Sponsored Meet-up. SpiceLeaders are the face of Spiceworks for their SpiceCorps. Follow the tips below to ensure that both your members and sponsors leave happy! Schedule meet-ups at least 3 weeks in advance Have a quick pre-meet-up call with your sponsor Take the reigns at your meet-up
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSWelcome the ‘How to Start a SpiceCorps’ webinar. I’m so excited that you all are interested in taking your IT conversations offline, to meet-up in person to bond of Spiceworks, IT, and you’re pain the in neck users Introduce self & special guests, as your go-to-gal for anything SpiceCorps, I’ve been working with SpiceCorps since 2009, and have grown the program from 10 to almost 50 SpiceCorps, but more about that later.Enough about me, and more about your meet-ups. We’re going to cover a lot in today’s presentation…[TRANSITION] This is in interactive session, and I’m depending on you guys to jump in with questions throughout. [CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSSince we’ve got lots of folks on the call, we’ve got all our attendees muted. However, you can ask your questions using the “Questions” interface in your GoToWebinar console, as you can see here. Ask questions early and often, and we’ll get to as many as we possibly can! If we don’t hit yours live, rest assured that we’ll follow up after the fact. And fret not, this broadcast will be recorded, and sent out in a follow-up email 1 week after the broadcast. [TRANSITION] To give you an idea of what we’ll cover today, let’s check out the roadmap…[CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSWhat We’re Gonna CoverFirst we’ll make sure we’re all on the same page with what SpiceCorps is, where it came from, and why you should consider starting one.Then, we’ll dig into the details on how to start a SpiceCorps and deliver kick-butt meet-ups that keep your members coming back for more! And, we’re saving the very best for last… We have one of our fantastic SpiceLeaders, Grey Howe, on the call who will ‘Tell All’ on what it means to be a SpiceLeader and offer advice straight from the IT trenches. [TRANSITION] Without further ado, let’s dive right into the skinny on SpiceCorps. [CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSThe Skinny on SpiceCorps- we’ll hit411 on SpiceCorpsHistory on how they came to be. Facts and Figures of the SpiceCorps program. [TRANSITION] And now drum-roll please… what is a SpiceCorps? [CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSSo this wouldn’t be an informational webinar without at least one textbook definition – A SpiceCorps … [TRANSITION] Snore right? So what does all that mumbo-jumbo really mean? [CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSSpiceCorps are local Spiceworks user meet-ups… by you, for you, where you are. It’s an opportunity for you to gather with like-minded IT pals to Swap IT tips and tricksShare vendor and product recommendationsLearn from industry expertsTalk shop over a beer (or two!)… and most importantly have a lot of fun!Coolest thing about SpiceCorps is there is no one-size fits all.7 regular members vs. 30.Light-hearted open discussions vs. structure presentationHeld in a corporate meeting room vs. their local Hooters. [TRANSITION] No matter what their flavor, SpiceCorpsare taking the IT world by storm, but how did it all get started?…[CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSK team, jog your memory back 5 years (exactly from today in fact), before the day of Spiceworks, when the one-man-IT-shop was an island.Running around all-day everyday trying to meet the needs of his users, and expected to know all the answers – and when he didn’t he had no one to turn to. Then came Spiceworks which helped manage all his IT needs as well as connecting him with techies worldwide to swap IT insight[TRANSITION] After two years of online chatter, Spiceworks users were finally brought together at…[CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSSPICEWORLD! At SpiceWorld, over 100 SMB IT pros who use Spiceworks came to Austin, Texas for a 2 day user conference to learn the ins & outs of Spiceworks (and IT in general), meet face-to-face with their IT pro buddies, and have a ton of fun![TRANSITION] However all good fun must come to an end…[CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSBack in Boston, once the SpiceWorld hangover had set in, Brian Rousseu, MrFuggles, refused to wait a whole 365 days for the next SpiceWorldto meet-up with fellowSpiceHeads.So he teamed up with Spiceworks staff to create a local Spiceworks user group in the Boston-area. He had his first meet-up with the goal of meeting up with like-minded IT pros to talk about Spiceworks and expand his IT network. With that – The 1stSpiceCorps was born. [TRANSITION] Shortly after Boston, SpiceCorps in Central FL, Philadelphia and LA popped up…[CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSNow Fast Forward to TODAY!StatsGoal for end of 2011 = 75 SpiceCorps![TRANSITION] Goal for end of 2011 = 75 SpiceCorps! …[CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSThat’s where you come in!With your help (combined with killer determination and inherent desire to spread the spice), I know we can make our goal. That said, thanks again for hopping on this webinar, and taking the first steps to starting a SpiceCorps in your area.[TRANSITION] This all sounds great, right? But I’m sure you’re all asking, what’s in it for me?…[CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSWhat’s in it for You!There are plenty of perks for getting a SpiceCorpsstarted and running.[TRANSITION] I know you’re dying to hear more, let’s jump in…[CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSEarn Points and PerksOther than receiving ‘Rock Star Notoriety’ in the Community, as a SpiceLeader, you’ll get:Special discounts for SpiceWorld and other events (for you and your members!).Advance notice for upcoming releases and other Spiceworks news.Killer (and highly coveted) SpiceLeaderthreads… andPlenty o’ points to help you climb the Spice-o-meter and a badge to boot. [TRANSITION] On top of the personal benefits, the offline engagements help the Community as a whole…[CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSHelp Fuel the Community (on & offline)Keeps Its pros engaged in the community and coming back as a source of Everything IT.With over 1.5M IT pros using Spiceworks, it’s safe to say that IT’s gone orange! SpiceCorps helps to ensure that Spiceworks is mentioned in every IT conversation. Helps spread the spice LOCALLY![TRANSITION] As we spread the word about Spiceworks, ultimately it helps to …. [CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSKeeps IT free!The more Spiceworks spreads throughout the IT Community, the more advertisers will want to get into Spiceworks to connect with you!You know what that means! Bigger, better Spiceworks for you, with more features to help simplify your IT day![TRANSITION] Now that you have the skinny on SpiceCorps, let’s go through how you get one started…. [CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSGetting it off the ground. Boiled starting a SpiceCorps into 3 easy steps. [TRANSITION] Time to hit the SpiceCorps HQ…. [CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSTo keep things simple, we have created the SpiceCorps HQAll-in-one-place to: Learn what a SpiceCorps is See upcoming meet-ups Search for a group near you![TRANSITION] Let’s jump into the community and check it out… [CLICK]http://community.spiceworks.com/channel/show/10-spicecorps
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSStarting a SpiceCorps is super easy, here’s an overview.. [TRANSITION] Let’s take a close look at these steps …[CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSStart a conversation in the regional groups near you. Ask if any SpiceHeads would be interested in meeting up to network with others in the local IT community. [TRANSITION] After you gauge interest, you’re ready to start making plans…[CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSAfter 2 other SpiceHeads chime in showing interest, set your time, date, and location.To maximize attendance, plan your meet-up at least 3 weeks out, so Spiceworks has plenty o’ time to roll out the promotions. Stuck on the whens and wheres for your meet-up? Consult the SpiceLeaders who have gone before you by checking the SpiceCorpsFAQs.[TRANSITION] Once you have your logistics set, now you have to send it over … …[CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSSimply send your meet-up details to me and I’ll …Set-up an official SpiceCorps group – a place for you and your members to post announcements, schedule meet-ups and more. Make you group admin (aka SpiceLeader) – here’s when you’re perks are granted. Promote your meet-up: That’s when I start spreading the word about your meet-up through slews of social media, banner ads, and targeted regional emails to IT pros near you. Lastly I’ll arm you with tools to help plan a schedule meet-up.[TRANSITION] Now that you’re SpiceCorps group is all set, it’s time to plan your first SpiceCorps meet-up…[CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSHosting a Kick-Butt MeetingTake advantage of the Tips & ToolsPlan Your TopicGet a Sponsor 2 kinds, when to choose each, how to engageKey tips on holding a successful meet-up[TRANSITION] Without further a due, let’s get started. Back to the SpiceLeader Lounge…[CLICK]http://community.spiceworks.com/group/show/360-spiceleader-lounge
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSFirststep is to head back in the SpiceLeader Lounge to peruse the ‘Tips & Tools’ where you will find:‘Suggested Agenda for your 1st meeting’ docFAQs from SpiceLeaders who went before youSpiceLeader guidelines and more Then give your SpiceCorps that spicy ‘look’n’feel’ with the templates provided such as:Presentation slidesNamebadgesSign-ins sheets[TRANSITION] Now time to start planning the ‘meat and potatoes’ of the meet-up.…[CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSBy clicking on the ‘Topics & Speakers’ tab your will see how Spiceworks helps you fill your agenda in two ways:First, by offering you SpiceCorps-exclusive webinars and recordings. You can vote on topics that you’d like our product experts to cover here. Reminder – for first meet-up consult the ‘Suggested Agenda for your 1st meeting’ doc in’ Tips & Tools’ – voila, you're agenda is written for you!Second, SpiceLeaders can invite highly technical reps from Spiceworks Partners to educate on an IT topic and leave you fed and decked out in their latest swag. Plus it helps keep Spiceworks FREE! [TRANSITION] Other than filling your agenda, and providing free food, beer, and swag, let’s check out the other perks to inviting a SpiceCorpssponsor. Back to the slides, y’all .…[CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSSpiceworks gives you two sponsor options, premiere and local. Premiere sponsors are Spiceworks partners who have raised their hand to attend your meet-up. The benefits of choosing a Premiere SpiceCorps sponsor are:The list of sponsors are easily found in the SpiceCorps Sponsor DirectorySpiceworks will help you coordinate the details with the tech rep (less work for you!)20 minute presentation or roundtable discussion (whichever is best for your group). The sponsor stocks your meet-up with the food, beer and swag aka IT pros will flock! Plus, formal sponsorship branding is included on all the promos – getting the word out that SpiceHeads will be able to get in the ear of top tech vendors, giving them even more reason to attendBUT BEST OF ALL – it helps keep IT FreeBy inviting a Premiere SpiceCorps Sponsor, it helps to keep IT free, which keeps the lights on for us at Spiceworks, so we can crank out your must-have feature requests and foot the bill for SpiceCorps swag. Local SponsorHowever, the main goal of SpiceCorps is to spread IT know-how, and we want SpiceLeaders to be able to invite your favorite local tech vendors to share their products and services with your group as well. If you are up for finding and coordinating a local vendor in your area, feel free to invite them, as long as they follow the criteria below. Have a Spiceworks Vendor pageLimit their time in the spotlight to 10 minutes. Agree to bring the fixin’sSoapBox – Please use the local sponsorship sparingly, as the premiere sponsors help keep IT free. [TRANSITION] Now, how do you lock down a sponsor?…[CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSHow it all works.To invite a premiere sponsor the process is rather simple. Set a Meet-up and request a sponsor from Sponsor DirectoryAshley facilitates the coordination between sponsor and you. SpiceLeader finalizes details with sponsors (a.k.a. preso topic & goodies!). Vendor experts engageat SpiceCorps meet-up with IT pros. Great opportunity to form relationships with top tech vendors, and continue the conversations in the Spiceworks Community. [TRANSITION] Now that the process is nailed down pat, I’ll spell out how to make the most of your sponsored SpiceCorps… [CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSKeys to a Successful sponsored meet-up. As SpiceLeader you are the face of Spiceworks on behalf of your SpiceCorps, your goal is to keep both your members and sponsor happy! Below are some quick tips to keep it all going smoothly. Schedule meet-up at least 3 weeks in advance. This allows time for your sponsor to confirm and get the word out to the local IT community.Have a quick pre-meet-up call with your sponsor.Intro the personality of your SpiceCorps and nail down the topic, presentation format and goodies – this ensures a successful experience for both your members and the sponsor.Take the reigns at your meet-up. Encourage your sponsor to stick to the allotted presentation time, keep to a technical topic (not a sales pitch), and facilitate engagement from the SpiceHeads[TRANSITION] Can you guess the common theme here?…[CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSCan’t reiterate this enough, the biggest Key to having a successful SpiceCorps is communicate often and early. Times to remember this is:Polling your SpiceCorps members on when to have a meet-up.Scheduling a meet-up in your SpiceCorps group. Inviting a sponsor to attend your meet-up. Reaching out Ashley or other SpiceLeaders with Questions or FeedbackWith about 50 SpiceCorps groups, the other SpiceLeaders are a wealth of information. Never hesitate to post in the SpiceLeader Lounge asking for advice or tips from the SpiceHeads who have blazed the trail before you. [TRANSITION] Now you’re armed with the tools to host a kick-butt meet-up, it’s time to hear some real-life testimonials.…[CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSPhew, we’ve covered a ton this hour, now you knowWhat a SpiceCorps isThe Benefits of starting and maintaining oneHow to Start you’re very ownWhat it takes to host a Kick-butt meet-upAnd now what you all have been waiting for – I’ll hand it over to our special SpiceLeaderguest, who will go beyond the logistics and speak to the real-life benefits andlearningsfrom starting and running a SpiceCorps. [TRANSITION] It is my pleasure to introduce…. [CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSHear from the ExpertGrey Howe – SpiceLeader of Denver, another pioneer to the SpiceCorps program. Due to his group’s killer attendance and consistent meetings, a Spiceworks developer is headed to his next meet-up in Sept. to give them a sneak peek of 5.2. [TRANSITION] Now I’ll turn it over to them where he can add a little more color on how and why he got involved in SpiceCorps…. [CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSDavid Scammell, SpiceLeader of Central FloridaWhy you started your SpiceCorps?Please describe the personality of your SpiceCorps?Pearls of Wisdom for SpiceHeads starting a SpiceCorps.DesirePersistenceSupport[TRANSITION] Thanks David, and now we’ll turn it over to Grey…. [CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSGrey Howe, SpiceLeader of DenverWhy you started your SpiceCorps?Please describe the personality of your SpiceCorps?Pearls of Wisdom for SpiceHeads starting a SpiceCorps.PersistenceVendor Control Communication[TRANSITION] Thanks for intros guys…. [CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSOpen it up to the Q&A portion of the webinar. Here’s you’re chance to get your questions asked. Please submit them in the Gotowebinarconsole under “questions” and we’ll get to as many as possible. To break the ice and kick off the Q&A, I’ll start by asking a few.How often should you schedule SpiceCorps meet-ups?What is the perfect number of SpiceCorps attendees?Where do you recommend hosting your SpiceCorps?For your first meet-up, what are your thoughts on having a SpiceCorps sponsor?What benefits do you see in invite a SpiceCorps Sponsor to your meet-up?[TRANSITION] [CLICK]
KEY POINTS/ACTIONSThanks everyone for taking the time to learn how to start a SpiceCorps in your area – truly this is a key way to help spread the spice and keep IT FREE!Missed something during our hour together? Never fear, this broadcast will be recorded and emailed to you in a week.Good luck on starting a SpiceCorps of your own, and if you have any questions along the way, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me – always happy to help![TRANSITION] To close the webinar, I’ll leave you with a taste of SpiceCorps [CLICK]
