Intranet events of note

March 29, 2011 (Free webinar)

Social Media and Internal Communications: Reap the Rewards, Reduce the Risk is a free webinar and it’s focused on solving the social media challenge.

Social media has taken our personal lives by storm, but in the workplace, it’s often met with raised eyebrows, a little excitement, and a lot of caution. The perceived risks with adopting social media tools keep many organizations’ social media endeavors from ever getting off the ground. Luckily for you, knowing the right facts, case studies and other organizations’ success stories makes the task much less daunting.

Although internal communications and employee communications pros are a must, there are also important lessons for HR, IT and Marketing. This webinar is a must for social media enthusiasts and professionals wanting to see how organizations are transforming their businesses and attracting the best talent using social media.

When: March 29, 2011.

This webinar is an opportunity to hear speakers from two organizations considered thought-leaders on social media in the workplace. Prescient’s Julian Mills and Insidedge’s Matt West will build upon a presentation delivered during Social Media Week, a global event that united thousands of social media enthusiasts looking for the latest and greatest social media news and information. In true social media fashion, this webinar will incorporate feedback received during and after the presentation: what excited you, what you enjoyed the most, and what you wanted to see more of. These topics include:

• Competing for talent in a free agency market
• Calibrating your communications to demographic needs
• Becoming a content curator, not a content creator
• Ensuring high tech does not replace high touch
• Delivering return on participation
• Identifying a start point that provides maximum traction

By attending this webinar you will develop deeper understanding of:

• The business drivers for intranet 2.0
• A framework for evaluating best fit social media technologies
• How technology can help or hinder employee engagement
• Balancing high tech communications with more traditional channels
• Using storytelling in the digital age
• Key metrics for planning and evaluating success

Participation is free. Reserve now for Social Media and Internal Communications: Reap the Rewards, Reduce the Risk

April 07, 2011 (Free webinar)

CMS Connected. Join Prescient Digital Media and Falcon Software for a lively and interactive Q&A session with CMS software vendors Kentico & Sitefinity on April 7, 2011. CMS Connected is the first in a new series of free webinar which will feature two competing CMS vendors as they answer fifteen questions regarding their products posed by host CHEK-TV broadcaster Veronica Cooper and members of the audience.

With both products having recently launched new version updates and boosting out-of-box features such as web analytics, site globalization, e-commerce modules, robust and flexible interfaces, and social media applications… CMS Connected will help you get beyond the glossy brochures and marketing web pages, asking the real tough questions you want to know.

Arguably, two of the most affordable and feature rich mid-level .NET CMS products on the market today, Kentico and Sitefinity go head-to-head with CMS Connected host Veronica Cooper, in a lively and interactive 60-minute webinar.

During the webinar, the host will be asking the CMS vendor guests a series of questions about their products and allowing each vendor a one-minute debate style response time. Then the attending webinar audience has the opportunity to ask the vendor guests a few ‘no holds barred’ questions of their own.

In addition, Gary Eisenstein from Falcon-Software and Toby Ward from Prescient Digital will also be available on Twitter during the 60-minute webinar to respond to your tweets, making CMS Connected one of the most vibrant and interactive webinar events you will ever experience.

• The webinar will cover various topics such as:
• How the two CMS products work.
• How to edit content and create new pages.
• How to manage the system and document workflow.
• How to implement your own designs.
• What modules are included and how to use them.
• Licensing structures and options.
• On-going maintenance support and upgrades.
• And much more!

Who Should Attend
The CMS Connected Webinar Series focuses on the needs and requirements of anyone looking to purchase a web content management system (CMS) in the near future and is a great way for IT professionals, site administrators or end-users looking to explore a .NET solution from Kentico or Sitefinity, and get your questions answered.

Presenters

CMS Connected Presenter

• Veronica Cooper from CHEK TV

CMS Connected Guests

• Eric C. Webb, President of Sales & Operations, Kentico
• Gabe Sumner, Sitefinity Evangelist

Event Sponsors

• Falcon-Software Company – www.falcon-software.com
• Prescient Digital Media – www.prescientdigital.com

Register Now for CMS Connected

May 11, 2011 (Sydney, Australia)

Intranets 2011.

Produced by Step Two Designs, this conference is designed by intranet folk for intranet folk. Providing useful, actionable and inspiring information, it will build the knowledge of every participant.

With local and international speakers, and participants from across the region, this is your chance to connect with the rest of the intranet community.

• Where: Amora Hotel, Sydney NSW 2000
• When: 11-13 May, 2011
• What: two conference days plus post-conference workshops

For more information and to register online visit the Intranets 2011 website.

May 16, 2011 (Toronto, CAN)

Prescient’s Carmine Porco, GM, will be presenting “How To Use Social Media Technologies To Enhance And Improve Your Intranet And Other Internal Communication Efforts.”

Join this interactive workshop and learn proven ways of identifying the right technologies or social media platforms to achieve your organization’s strategic objectives. In addition, you will:

• Learn the real numbers on what is being done (and not done) from Prescient’s annual Intranet 2.0 Global Study
• Review case study examples of blogs, wikis and other social media tools from IBM, Cisco, Sony, Siemen’s, and others
• Gain knowledge from lessons learned and get key recommendations for undertaking an Intranet 2.0 and internal branding initiative
• Dispel the confusion and discover the exciting promises as well as the challenges of using Web 2.0 tools

Register now (Those who register by March 18th will save $400)

There may be a number of other intranets events of note… if you’d like to send the details in the same format as above I will be happy to post them.п»ї