Counting Cows Ltd, a youth engagement company, highlights how some problems with working with young people and communities have been overcome through the use of social networking sites.
Nonprofit Insights: Tapping into the Power of National Days and Weeks of ServiceVolunteerMatch
For many nonprofit organizations, national events like MLK Day of Service, National Volunteer Week or #GivingTuesday create not only another opportunity to build support, but also more work, more logistical challenges, and potential fatigue among donors and volunteers.
How can nonprofits balance the potential benefits of #GivingTuesday?
In this webinar, VolunteerMatch, #GivingTuesday and the Support Center for Child Advocacy talk about how organizations can tap into the power of national days and weeks of service. No matter the size or budget of your nonprofit, this webinar provides insight into how you can engage volunteers to help with campaigns on days like #GivingTuesday, and, vice versa, how these national days of giving and volunteering can help grow your volunteer engagement.
Inside The Millennial Mind: Leading Those Who Look LostAnastasia Button
Millennials take up the majority of the workforce.
Would you like to attract them to you instead of pulling them towards you with a fight?
Learn how to attract Millennials to you as a leader in your position or industry. How you can benefit from their friendship, creativity, mindset and enthusiasm!
Anastasia Button brings you the answers. To bridge the gap and to make results.
You learn more at: www.AnastasiaButton.com
OR
Grab a free copy of Anastasia's upcoming to-be published book, #NewJobNewLife: The Millennial's Take-Charge Plan For Success at: www.newjobnewlifebook.com
Anastasia@AnastasiaButton.com
Skype ID: anastasiabutton
Nonprofit Insights: The Brave New World of Engaging Skilled VolunteersVolunteerMatch
In today's connected world, new ways of involving volunteers in your organization's work are popping up all the time. Have you thought about how volunteers with specific skills could help your nonprofit?
Join VolunteerMatch and LinkedIn for this Nonprofit Insights webinar about the benefits of engaging skilled volunteers, and best practices for setting up a skilled volunteering program in a strategic way.
With 300+ million potential skilled volunteers on LinkedIn alone, connecting with the help you need doesn't have to be time-consuming or scary. We show you how to make the most of the unique partnership between VolunteerMatch and LinkedIn, including real-world examples of how other nonprofits have successfully connected with skilled volunteers via LinkedIn.
Nonprofit Insights: Tapping into the Power of National Days and Weeks of ServiceVolunteerMatch
For many nonprofit organizations, national events like MLK Day of Service, National Volunteer Week or #GivingTuesday create not only another opportunity to build support, but also more work, more logistical challenges, and potential fatigue among donors and volunteers.
How can nonprofits balance the potential benefits of #GivingTuesday?
In this webinar, VolunteerMatch, #GivingTuesday and the Support Center for Child Advocacy talk about how organizations can tap into the power of national days and weeks of service. No matter the size or budget of your nonprofit, this webinar provides insight into how you can engage volunteers to help with campaigns on days like #GivingTuesday, and, vice versa, how these national days of giving and volunteering can help grow your volunteer engagement.
Inside The Millennial Mind: Leading Those Who Look LostAnastasia Button
Millennials take up the majority of the workforce.
Would you like to attract them to you instead of pulling them towards you with a fight?
Learn how to attract Millennials to you as a leader in your position or industry. How you can benefit from their friendship, creativity, mindset and enthusiasm!
Anastasia Button brings you the answers. To bridge the gap and to make results.
You learn more at: www.AnastasiaButton.com
OR
Grab a free copy of Anastasia's upcoming to-be published book, #NewJobNewLife: The Millennial's Take-Charge Plan For Success at: www.newjobnewlifebook.com
Anastasia@AnastasiaButton.com
Skype ID: anastasiabutton
Nonprofit Insights: The Brave New World of Engaging Skilled VolunteersVolunteerMatch
In today's connected world, new ways of involving volunteers in your organization's work are popping up all the time. Have you thought about how volunteers with specific skills could help your nonprofit?
Join VolunteerMatch and LinkedIn for this Nonprofit Insights webinar about the benefits of engaging skilled volunteers, and best practices for setting up a skilled volunteering program in a strategic way.
With 300+ million potential skilled volunteers on LinkedIn alone, connecting with the help you need doesn't have to be time-consuming or scary. We show you how to make the most of the unique partnership between VolunteerMatch and LinkedIn, including real-world examples of how other nonprofits have successfully connected with skilled volunteers via LinkedIn.
How to Become a Social Good Volunteer Champion for #GivingTuesdayVolunteerMatch
It may come right after Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but #GivingTuesday is all about giving back to the causes we care about most. And volunteering can be a great way to do that.
As someone who cares enough to learn about #GivingTuesday, you can make even more of a difference by becoming a champion for your cause and gathering support. Join speakers from #GivingTuesday, Salesforce Foundation and VolunteerMatch for a special webinar to talk about ways you can organize your networks of family, friends, or even coworkers to make a big difference for your cause on #GivingTuesday.
You are more powerful than you realize – and by becoming a volunteer champion, you can harness that power to help the causes you care about most. Join us to learn how – and tell your friends!
I developed this presentation for a students at a technical college. These students are future job seekers. They range from right out of high school to older people on their second career. The school works hard to help them in their job search, but no matter their age, they have to take charge of their personal brand and their own career development by building their network.
I volunteered to come in and give them a quick overview of how I build a large network. And how they could use the same ideas to do it with just a few simple actions.
You want to share the impact volunteers have in your organization and in the community, but often the information you track doesn’t help you tell that story. This webinar will help you move past number of volunteers and number of hours and start telling the real story. You'll learn about information gathering and the key components to good storytelling, how to evaluate your current measurements and how to build support for a more thorough measurement and evaluation program, and how to engage other staff – paid and volunteer – in this work. You'll also receive a worksheet to help you begin to tell the story of volunteer impact in your organization. (last slide of the deck)
So many volunteer managers depend on groups of volunteers to meet the needs of their programs. Different types of groups can come with their own challenges.
We’ll discuss ideas for working with corporate groups, youth groups, and other groups. Effective practices for engagement, ideas for diversifying the work and commitment level of volunteer groups, the importance of creating opportunities with measurable impacts, and communicating those impacts will be discussed.
New to volunteer management? Looking for a refresher on the basics? This webinar will walk you through the three primary Rs - recruitment, retention and recognition. We'll discuss the most popular program components such as interviews, orientations, volunteer handbooks, and more. And, we'll talk about the importance of managing risk for your program and your organization. All attendees will also receive a sample packet with examples of program documents and program assessment checklists to help you evaluate your existing program.
NCompass Live - Dec. 16, 2020
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/
"Teen volunteer programs are pointless because I’ll spend all my time explaining tasks and they don’t commit anyway. It’s easier to do everything myself."
Not so fast, friend! Learn a successful teen volunteering model that develops teen agency and benefits you! This primarily self-sustaining project-based teen volunteer program goes far beyond the Teen Advisory Board. Used wisely, your volunteer program will let you reclaim your time, develop your leadership skills, and keep teens involved.
Presenter: Amber Loveless, Assistant Community Library Manager, Queens Public Library at Queensboro Hill.
Overcoming the barriers to getting the young person's voice heardResearch in Practice
NSPCC and ChildLine have utilised digital platforms to communicate with young people to increase their level of engagement with the work that we do.
We will showcase some of the successes and pitfalls of working with young people using technology.
Nonprofit Insights: A 360-Degree View of Corporate-Nonprofit PartnershipsVolunteerMatch
What are the key ingredients for a successful corporate-nonprofit volunteer partnership? How can nonprofits and businesses, no matter the size, industry or level of experience, create a strong relationship for employee volunteer programs?
In September 2013 VolunteerMatch hosted a special joint edition of the Nonprofit Insights and Best Practice Network webinar series, and welcomed three experts in corporate-nonprofit partnerships to tackle these questions from multiple perspectives: Nonprofit consultant Mazarine Treyz represented the small nonprofit viewpoint, Desiree Adaway of The Adaway Group provided the voice of large organizations, and Amanda Lenaghan from the Charles Schwab Foundation presented the corporate angle.
Whether you work at a nonprofit or a corporation, this webinar will teach you the critical focus areas for partnering across sectors to create fulfilling, engaging and high-impact employee volunteer programs.
Stop Wasting Time! How to ‘Go Big’ with Your Employee Volunteer Program’s ImpactVolunteerMatch
We know the benefits employee volunteer programs have on business: increased employee engagement and satisfaction, better recruitment and retention, publicity, skill development, team-building, and more. But how do you maximize these benefits while also achieving the greatest community impact possible? VolunteerMatch delved into this topic in this webinar.
Imagine recruiting over 100 new volunteers each week or supporting over 250 local nonprofits annually with your employee volunteer program. The Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana and Groupon have been able to accelerate their volunteer programs through an innovative approach and strategic community partnerships. Learn about this unique partnership and signature skills-based volunteer event—“Scout Out Engineering”—that was developed in Chicago and has scaled to the Bay Area! Both organizations also shared tips on how they use YourMatch and VolunteerMatch for volunteer management and recruitment.
TeenLife's "10 Skills Teens Need to Succeed"Marie Schwartz
This presentation covers the key life skills that students need in order to be emotionally prepared for college and the workforce. Many can be developed by engaging in experiential learning outside of school and certain activities in school.
From the story of creation to the flood of Noah to the Gilgamesh Epic, our ancestors have taught us that the most effective device for learning and engagement as well as to motivate action is the story.
This Webinar will apply the art of storytelling to the development process–most particularly the major gifts face-to-face solicitation and stewardship functions.
The webinar is intended for senior professionals and volunteers who engage with the public, both one-on-one or in group settings.
As leaders of volunteer engagement we want to share the impact volunteers have in our organization and in the community, but often the information we track doesn’t help us tell that story - The real story of volunteer engagement is so much more than the number of volunteers and hours served.
In this workshop Jennifer will discuss gathering the right information to inform your story and the key components to good storytelling. She'll also share how to build support and buy-in for the work volunteers do through compelling storytelling, and how to engage other staff – paid and volunteer – in this work.
During this workshop participants will be asked to explore how they tell the story of volunteer impact in their organization now, and through facilitated group discussion and brainstorming create a story that more accurately shares the work that volunteers do, identify what information could quantify or qualify the impact of that work, and leave with a worksheet and resources to begin telling and sharing that story.
GivingTuesday is coming to Canada on December 3, 2013! It is a new Canadian day of giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The movement encourages individuals and organizations to join together and find innovative ways to give back to the charities and causes they support throughout the holiday season.
Join Network for Good to learn about trends in corporate-cause partnerships and the 5 must-have components of awesome and effective cross-sector alliances. These tips will help your collaborations drive impact this #GivingTuesday - and all the Tuesdays after that.
Speaker Information:
Kate Olsen is Vice President of Strategic Projects at Network for Good, a leading digital giving platform in the U.S. Kate executes corporate strategy and growth initiatives and spearheads thought leadership for the enterprise team, helping companies extend the reach of their cause-related initiatives and better engage with nonprofits, consumers and employees through charitable giving.
www.givingtuesday.ca
@GivingTuesdayCa
#GivingTuesdayCa
Can Universities Rekindle Alumni Relations Through Social Media?Happy Marketer
Given the advent of social networks likes LinkedIn & Facebook, university alumni organizations are feeling a tad insecure. Are they still relevant to alumni? Should they be threatened by technology or can they harness its power to facilitate better relationships between the alumni & their alma mater?
Digital first - the strategic context for revitalising your web presence - Sm...CharityComms
Sarah Rughoonundon, digital lead, Bliss
Visit the CharityComms website to view slides from past events, see what events we have coming up and to check out what else we do: www.charitycomms.org.uk
Fundraising in an Election Year: How to Rise Above the NoiseKimbia, Inc
With the presidential election only a few months away and $6 billion predicted for ad spending, how can nonprofits make their fall fundraising campaigns heard? Join us to learn about the historic impact of presidential elections on fundraising—and discover strategies for successfully surviving the election season.
How to Become a Social Good Volunteer Champion for #GivingTuesdayVolunteerMatch
It may come right after Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but #GivingTuesday is all about giving back to the causes we care about most. And volunteering can be a great way to do that.
As someone who cares enough to learn about #GivingTuesday, you can make even more of a difference by becoming a champion for your cause and gathering support. Join speakers from #GivingTuesday, Salesforce Foundation and VolunteerMatch for a special webinar to talk about ways you can organize your networks of family, friends, or even coworkers to make a big difference for your cause on #GivingTuesday.
You are more powerful than you realize – and by becoming a volunteer champion, you can harness that power to help the causes you care about most. Join us to learn how – and tell your friends!
I developed this presentation for a students at a technical college. These students are future job seekers. They range from right out of high school to older people on their second career. The school works hard to help them in their job search, but no matter their age, they have to take charge of their personal brand and their own career development by building their network.
I volunteered to come in and give them a quick overview of how I build a large network. And how they could use the same ideas to do it with just a few simple actions.
You want to share the impact volunteers have in your organization and in the community, but often the information you track doesn’t help you tell that story. This webinar will help you move past number of volunteers and number of hours and start telling the real story. You'll learn about information gathering and the key components to good storytelling, how to evaluate your current measurements and how to build support for a more thorough measurement and evaluation program, and how to engage other staff – paid and volunteer – in this work. You'll also receive a worksheet to help you begin to tell the story of volunteer impact in your organization. (last slide of the deck)
So many volunteer managers depend on groups of volunteers to meet the needs of their programs. Different types of groups can come with their own challenges.
We’ll discuss ideas for working with corporate groups, youth groups, and other groups. Effective practices for engagement, ideas for diversifying the work and commitment level of volunteer groups, the importance of creating opportunities with measurable impacts, and communicating those impacts will be discussed.
New to volunteer management? Looking for a refresher on the basics? This webinar will walk you through the three primary Rs - recruitment, retention and recognition. We'll discuss the most popular program components such as interviews, orientations, volunteer handbooks, and more. And, we'll talk about the importance of managing risk for your program and your organization. All attendees will also receive a sample packet with examples of program documents and program assessment checklists to help you evaluate your existing program.
NCompass Live - Dec. 16, 2020
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/
"Teen volunteer programs are pointless because I’ll spend all my time explaining tasks and they don’t commit anyway. It’s easier to do everything myself."
Not so fast, friend! Learn a successful teen volunteering model that develops teen agency and benefits you! This primarily self-sustaining project-based teen volunteer program goes far beyond the Teen Advisory Board. Used wisely, your volunteer program will let you reclaim your time, develop your leadership skills, and keep teens involved.
Presenter: Amber Loveless, Assistant Community Library Manager, Queens Public Library at Queensboro Hill.
Overcoming the barriers to getting the young person's voice heardResearch in Practice
NSPCC and ChildLine have utilised digital platforms to communicate with young people to increase their level of engagement with the work that we do.
We will showcase some of the successes and pitfalls of working with young people using technology.
Nonprofit Insights: A 360-Degree View of Corporate-Nonprofit PartnershipsVolunteerMatch
What are the key ingredients for a successful corporate-nonprofit volunteer partnership? How can nonprofits and businesses, no matter the size, industry or level of experience, create a strong relationship for employee volunteer programs?
In September 2013 VolunteerMatch hosted a special joint edition of the Nonprofit Insights and Best Practice Network webinar series, and welcomed three experts in corporate-nonprofit partnerships to tackle these questions from multiple perspectives: Nonprofit consultant Mazarine Treyz represented the small nonprofit viewpoint, Desiree Adaway of The Adaway Group provided the voice of large organizations, and Amanda Lenaghan from the Charles Schwab Foundation presented the corporate angle.
Whether you work at a nonprofit or a corporation, this webinar will teach you the critical focus areas for partnering across sectors to create fulfilling, engaging and high-impact employee volunteer programs.
Stop Wasting Time! How to ‘Go Big’ with Your Employee Volunteer Program’s ImpactVolunteerMatch
We know the benefits employee volunteer programs have on business: increased employee engagement and satisfaction, better recruitment and retention, publicity, skill development, team-building, and more. But how do you maximize these benefits while also achieving the greatest community impact possible? VolunteerMatch delved into this topic in this webinar.
Imagine recruiting over 100 new volunteers each week or supporting over 250 local nonprofits annually with your employee volunteer program. The Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana and Groupon have been able to accelerate their volunteer programs through an innovative approach and strategic community partnerships. Learn about this unique partnership and signature skills-based volunteer event—“Scout Out Engineering”—that was developed in Chicago and has scaled to the Bay Area! Both organizations also shared tips on how they use YourMatch and VolunteerMatch for volunteer management and recruitment.
TeenLife's "10 Skills Teens Need to Succeed"Marie Schwartz
This presentation covers the key life skills that students need in order to be emotionally prepared for college and the workforce. Many can be developed by engaging in experiential learning outside of school and certain activities in school.
From the story of creation to the flood of Noah to the Gilgamesh Epic, our ancestors have taught us that the most effective device for learning and engagement as well as to motivate action is the story.
This Webinar will apply the art of storytelling to the development process–most particularly the major gifts face-to-face solicitation and stewardship functions.
The webinar is intended for senior professionals and volunteers who engage with the public, both one-on-one or in group settings.
As leaders of volunteer engagement we want to share the impact volunteers have in our organization and in the community, but often the information we track doesn’t help us tell that story - The real story of volunteer engagement is so much more than the number of volunteers and hours served.
In this workshop Jennifer will discuss gathering the right information to inform your story and the key components to good storytelling. She'll also share how to build support and buy-in for the work volunteers do through compelling storytelling, and how to engage other staff – paid and volunteer – in this work.
During this workshop participants will be asked to explore how they tell the story of volunteer impact in their organization now, and through facilitated group discussion and brainstorming create a story that more accurately shares the work that volunteers do, identify what information could quantify or qualify the impact of that work, and leave with a worksheet and resources to begin telling and sharing that story.
GivingTuesday is coming to Canada on December 3, 2013! It is a new Canadian day of giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The movement encourages individuals and organizations to join together and find innovative ways to give back to the charities and causes they support throughout the holiday season.
Join Network for Good to learn about trends in corporate-cause partnerships and the 5 must-have components of awesome and effective cross-sector alliances. These tips will help your collaborations drive impact this #GivingTuesday - and all the Tuesdays after that.
Speaker Information:
Kate Olsen is Vice President of Strategic Projects at Network for Good, a leading digital giving platform in the U.S. Kate executes corporate strategy and growth initiatives and spearheads thought leadership for the enterprise team, helping companies extend the reach of their cause-related initiatives and better engage with nonprofits, consumers and employees through charitable giving.
www.givingtuesday.ca
@GivingTuesdayCa
#GivingTuesdayCa
Can Universities Rekindle Alumni Relations Through Social Media?Happy Marketer
Given the advent of social networks likes LinkedIn & Facebook, university alumni organizations are feeling a tad insecure. Are they still relevant to alumni? Should they be threatened by technology or can they harness its power to facilitate better relationships between the alumni & their alma mater?
Digital first - the strategic context for revitalising your web presence - Sm...CharityComms
Sarah Rughoonundon, digital lead, Bliss
Visit the CharityComms website to view slides from past events, see what events we have coming up and to check out what else we do: www.charitycomms.org.uk
Fundraising in an Election Year: How to Rise Above the NoiseKimbia, Inc
With the presidential election only a few months away and $6 billion predicted for ad spending, how can nonprofits make their fall fundraising campaigns heard? Join us to learn about the historic impact of presidential elections on fundraising—and discover strategies for successfully surviving the election season.
My Start Up at Ignite Portugal - 4th March 2010 at Lx FactoryAvila Spaces
myStartUp it´s a one-stop-shop for SME and start-up companies that provide integrated services such as: Office/Virtual Office, Law Support, Finance Services, Webdesign,Comunication and Press Assessory. Based on Lisbon, offer a flexible and low-cost service.
Will Virtual Networking end 60,000 Years Of Human MigrationSandip Sen
Tracing human civilization from stone age, we find migration to avail better living conditions and opportunities a 60,000 year old phenomenon. Will this trend end if goods and services move worldwide without human relocation and bring prosperity to your doorstep
Generalized Virtual Networking, an enabler for Service Centric Networking and...Stefano Salsano
In this presentation we introduce the Generalized Virtual Networking (GVN) concept. GVN provides a framework to influence the routing of packets based on service level information that is carried in the packets. It is based on a protocol header inserted between the Network and Transport layers, therefore it can be seen as a layer 3.5 solution. Technically, GVN is proposed as a new transport layer protocol in the TCP/IP protocol suite. An IP router that is not GVN capable will simply process the IP destination address as usual. Similar concepts have been proposed in other works, and referred to as Service Oriented Networking, Service Centric Networking, Application Delivery Networking, but they are now generalized in the proposed GVN framework. In this respect, the GVN header is a generic container that can be adapted to serve the needs of arbitrary service level routing solutions. The GVN header can be managed by GVN capable end-hosts and applications or can be pushed/popped at the edge of a GVN capable network (like a VLAN tag). In this position paper, we show that Generalized Virtual Networking is a powerful enabler for SCN (Service Centric Networking) and NFV (Network Function Virtualization) and how it couples with the SDN (Software Defined Networking) paradigm.
Brief introduction to virtualization and virtual networking. Summarize a paper, "Performance Measuring and Comparing of Virtual Machine Monitors", Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing, 2008. EUC '08. IEEE/IFIP International Conference.
At a networking event or company meeting, you sometimes have to introduce yourself quickly. Presentation skills coach and professional speaker Gilda Bonanno explains how to introduce yourself with confidence and ease so you can make a connection to your audience, whether it's one or one hundred people.
For more on this topic, download Gilda's article, "How to Introduce Yourself Quickly" http://bit.ly/28ZXkvE
Get more public speaking and networking strategies from Gilda's e-newsletter: http://www.gildabonanno.com/Pages/newsletter.aspx
Members of CCEDNet's Emerging Leaders committee, in collaboration with young Aboriginal CED practitioners from Manitoba and Northeastern Ontario, explore the genesis and the
sustainability of successful CED projects. Our findings will then help us look at how participants could develop similar projects in their own communities.
Stacia Kean, Project Co-ordinator, Accelerated Access Consulting
Raimi Osseni, Co-chair, Emerging Leaders Committee
Multichannel Strategies for Nonprofits: How To Use Online Tools to Raise Mone...Julia Campbell
Social and Web 2.0 technologies have changed not just how we market and promote our programs and services, but also how we manage and lead our organizations, and how we build communities and create movements. Understanding the multichannel landscape is more important than ever before, as the pace of change is growing exponentially. Email communications, social media, and mobile are important, but how will they help your nonprofit and the issues you work on every day? Most importantly, how the heck do you integrate and utilize these tools successfully without losing your mind? This FREE seminar will help you answer these questions, and will guide you through the planning and implementation of online multichannel strategies that will spark advocacy, raise money and promote deeper community engagement in order to achieve social change in real time.
Getting more from your $20 or how to say no might be two other titles for this session which discusses how the donations made by your business need to be focused and how to include them in your marketing efforts.
Impact Storytelling: 3 parts to every great story, and 1 part to always leave...brandiolson
You know that telling stories about the work you do is critical to engaging stakeholders and raising money—so you probably tell a lot of stories. There are some incredible people doing amazing things in your program, but are your stories powerful enough? Do they explain your impact and compel others to take action? The reason some stories are effective, and others flounder will surprise you.
Impact Storytelling: 3 parts to every great story, and 1 part to always leave...brandiolson
You know that telling stories about the work you do is critical to engaging stakeholders and raising money—so you probably tell a lot of stories. There are some incredible people doing amazing things in your program, but are your stories powerful enough? Do they explain your impact and compel others to take action? What makes for an effective story? It will probably surprise you.
Social Media for Good and Profit - Cause Marketing Case StudySiteLab Interactive
SiteLab presents a cause marketing campaign case study for client Sunkist Growers, the leading international supplier of fresh fruit, and the oldest operating citrus cooperative in America, owned by thousands of citrus growers across California and Arizona. Learn how they used social media to propel their brand and do social good by partnering with retailers across the country to encourage families to raise money for charities close to their hearts.
A presentation I co-delivered with an Orbit resident during our master class on Building online communities at the CIH Eastern Regional Conference 2013.
Presentation on a participatory budgeting pilot based within a day centre for older people. The pilot prepared the older people for moving onto a personal budget and gathered valuable insight into how pooling personal budgets could work.
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.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
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
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
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.
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!
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
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.