Jeff Eisen

OK, yeah I know, I haven't updated this in awhile.   I figured I had to tonight before I see everyone tomorrow at Lotusphere and catch incredible grief.

I'm doing 2 (well kind of 2 1/2) sessions this year and each one has a repeat.

Presenting "ID101 -- What's New in IBM Lotus Notes 8 -- and Beyond".  The first is right after the opening general session (OGS) on Monday morning and the second is Wednesday afternoon.  I'll be presenting with Dwight Morse, the Notes product manager (who replaced Heidi Votaw in the role -- she's still with us, just different role).   I'm also presenting with Jim Marsden, the manager of the messaging apps in Lotus Notes 8, formerly known as "Hannover".  Unfortunately, you can only get two names on the presentation, so Jim is uncredited, but I'm giving him credit here.  His team has done an amazing job really delivering exciting improvements in Notes.  For anyone who gets to see Notes at the OGS, I hope you agree.  If you do, let me know.  If you don't, also let me know --  I can take it.

I'm also presenting "HND101 -- Customizing Lotus Notes 8", a two hour hands on around some cool customizations of Notes using Lotus Expeditor/Eclipse.  I'll be presenting with Brian Leonard, an amazing developer on the client team.    It's going to be on Sunday and Monday afternoons.  Will be a little weird showing how to customize Notes 8 on Sunday when they don't really see the full deal at the OGS until Monday, but so be it.

I'm actually doing another session of sorts, a BOOMERANG which is kind of like a birds of a feather (BOF), but slightly different (don't ask me how because I'm not really sure).    It is on Wednesday afternoon, "BOOM102 Decoding the Lotus Client Product Family".  Jim Colson is actually running the show, but I'll be there to to help make heads or tails out of Lotus Expeditor, Notes, Sametime, and other client products and how they all fit together.  

It's a little before 2AM and time to crash.  I'm staying at the Dolphin hotel and have a lovely view of the loading dock/garbage area in the back.    Membership has its privileges.   Wish I had a digital camera with me.  

Looking forward to showing people Lotus Notes this week, seeing a lot of old and new friends, and getting feedback.