We’ve been fielding a lot of questions about the schedule for Virtual Enterprise 2.0 Conference and, at long last, we are now ready to unveil the program schedule - minus full details on the Microsoft keynote.

Between sessions, check out the Expo Floor and network with other attendees in the lounge - just like at a physical event.  Be sure to stop by the Enterprise 2.0 Conference booth and say hi too.

… and remember this is all free.

10:30 am (All times are Eastern Standard Time)

Doors Open - Network with other attendees in the lounge, take a first trip through the Expo Floor and get a feel for the user interface.

11:00 am

Opening Keynote - Head over to the Keynote Hall to hear from Morten T. Hansen, Professor, University of California Berkeley, School of Information and Author of Collaboration: How Leaders Avoid the Traps, Create Unity, and Reap Big Results

12:00 pm

Accelerating Business Performance with Enterprise 2.0 - Oliver Marks & Sameer Patel of the Sovos Group discuss the stages from inception to completion that form the gateways to successful justification, budget allocation and roll out.  The session will provide guidance on how to plan, internally sell, design, develop and launch Enterprise 2.0 initiatives that will provide tangible business value to your organization.

1:00 pm

Building an Interactive Enterprise - Join Louis Richardson, Worldwide Sales Executive, Social Software from IBM, as he reviews what IBM is doing to challenge people to think differently and do business differently. Learn how to create an interactive office environment with enterprise 2.0 capabilities that can bring people and content together quickly, integrate them into existing business processes, support high performance teaming, and drive faster decision making across the value chain of your organization.

1:30 pm

IBM Meet the Expert Q&A - Head over to the IBM booth for an in-depth Q&A session with Martha Mealy from IBM Lotus Market Management.

2:00 pm

Microsoft Keynote - TBA

2:30 pm

Microsoft Q&A Session - Who doesn’t have questions for Microsoft? This is your chance to ask them directly.

3:00 pm

Social Software Tools: A Critical Evaluation - To date, technology analysts have quite properly focused on the social and business aspects of social software. And yet, social software tools (including collaboration suites, pure-play blog / wiki / social-networking products, and revamped portal products from major vendors) differ quite substantially in maturity, approach, and support. This session will share customer research from noted evaluation firm CMS Watch on leading social software technologies, and provide a framework for customers to evaluate the marketplace based on their own needs. Presented by Tony Byrne, Founder, CMS Watch.

4:00 pm

Hello Again: The Evolution of Hello.bah.com - The 2009 Open Enterprise Award winner, Booz Allen Hamilton, is an organization well versed in leveraging Enterprise 2.0.  In this session, learn how Booz Allen’s Hello.bah.com platform is evolving. From the tools leveraged to their approach to policy, governance, and user support, Hello, like many Enterprise 2.0 implementations, is changing as it is integrated into the fabric of the organization.  Presented by Walton Smith, Senior Associate & Megan Murray,  Community Manager/Project Coordinator, Booz Allen Hamilton

6:00 pm

Event Closes

Register today and join us on February 2 to receive a comprehensive view of the strategies, applications and best practices you need to sustain a competitive advantage in today’s evolving marketplace.

What’s the best part? It is absolutely free of charge.

Keynotes and sessions at Virtual Enterprise 2.0 Conference will include:

• Morten T. Hansen, Professor, University of California, Berkeley, School of Information
• Accelerating Business Performance with Enterprise 2.0 (Sameer Patel, The Sovos Group & Oliver Marks, The Sovos Group)
• Social Software Tools: A Critical Evaluation (Tony Byrne, Founder, CMS Watch)
• Case Study: Hello Again: The Evolution of Hello.bah.com (Walton Smith, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton & Megan Murray, Community Manager/Project Coordinator, Booz Allen Hamilton)

and more, including a Keynote from IBM.

Sponsorship Opportunities Available
By participating in Virtual Enterprise 2.0 Conference your company will see increased engagement with an active and influential Enterprise 2.0 community focused on using the latest communication and collaboration products and solutions.

Participating companies will:

• Generate qualified sales leads
• Increase thought leadership and brand awareness
• Showcase solutions
• Engage with business technology decision makers

For more information contact Amy Jones at 415.947.6173

The Call for Papers for Enterprise 2.0 Conference Boston 2010 closes Friday, December 18. This is your last chance to submit a proposal for the opportunity to present in front of the largest gathering of business leaders and IT professionals employing Enterprise 2.0 technologies.

This year, we’ve partnered with Spigit, Inc. to provide the community with a new collaborative submission and voting experience. Your feedback will be a primary factor for selecting sessions for Boston 2010.

We’re looking for proposals for sessions in the following topics:

• Strategy, Planning and Execution
• Driving Adoption and Organizational Change
• Social Tools and Applications for the Enterprise
• Case Studies
• Technology Foundations of Enterprise 2.0
• Social Tools and Applications for the SMB
• Social Media, Marketing and Customer Engagement

Submissions can be tagged with one of the pre-populated technology areas or a unique topic of the submitter’s choice. All submissions will be immediately viewable on a discussion forum, allowing for full transparency. We encourage the entire Enterprise 2.0 community - submitters, attendees and enthusiasts - to review the full lineup of submissions and provide feedback.

After the Call for Papers closes, an official voting period will run on the Spigit site from January 6 through January 20. Be sure to participate in the public vote as submissions with the most votes will become conference sessions at the Boston conference. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Manuela Farrell, Conference Manager, at (415) 947-6250.

We look forward to hearing your success stories, case studies and lessons learned and the community conversation they generate!

Enterprise 2.0 San Francisco 2009 just ended and was a huge success!  Thanks to all who attended, all of our speakers and exhibitors, and all of the Enterprise 2.0 staff.  Now it’s time to think about Enterprise 2.0 Boston!  The Call for Papers for E2 Boston 2010 is open now through Friday, December 18^th.   This year we’ve partnered with Spigit, Inc. to create a brand new Call for Papers submissions, collaboration and voting experience in the true spirit of Enterprise 2.0.

You’ll find all of the following information about how to submit on the Call for Papers site but here’s some important items to remember.

First off, you’ll need to sign in and create an account to either make or review a submission. Submissions can be tagged with one of our pre-populated technology topics or a unique topic of the submitter’s choice. Technology areas include:

• Strategy, Planning and Execution
• Driving Adoption and Organizational Change
• Social Tools and Applications for the Enterprise
• Case Studies
• Technology Foundations of Enterprise 2.0
• Social Tools and Applications for the SMB
• Social Media, Marketing and Customer Engagement

The form requires the usual information including a title, description, session format, and all pertinent speaker information. But this time around, all submissions made will be immediately viewable on a discussion forum, allowing for increased transparency in the Call for Papers process.

We encourage all who submit, all who plan on attending Enterprise 2.0 Conference Boston, and anyone interested in Enterprise 2.0, to review the submissions, and give us feedback. Submitters will be allowed to edit their submissions based on this feedback, and can also attach files with supporting materials to submissions. Inviting friends/colleagues to view submissions and publishing your submission to a variety of social networks is also made easy. Lastly, submissions are searchable by technology area, keyword or speaker.

The feedback of the community will be the primary criteria for selecting the sessions for Boston 2010.  In addition to the wisdom of the crowd, creation of a balanced program for the different Technology Areas will be considered.

There are three stages defining the selection process:

Proposal Collection: This is the opening stage. All proposals start in this stage.  Community feedback is encouraged.

Community Vote: This is the second stage. After the Call for Papers closes on December 18^th, the official voting period will begin in January 2010. Proposals will advance to the voting stage when they achieve certain levels of community feedback and approval.

Selected Sessions: This will be the final stage. Advancing here is based on community votes and the approval of members of the Enterprise 2.0 Conference Advisory Board. Proposals with the most votes will be part of the E2 Boston 2010 Conference.

We want the Enterprise 2.0 community to collaborate, give us their most exciting ideas and experiences, and tell us what they want to see in Boston next year.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact mfarrell@techweb.com or (415) 947-6250.  We’re looking forward to reading your submissions and cultivating a meaningful discussion around the experiences and ideas that are the future of Enterprise 2.0.

There are lots of special events and programs that make Enterprise 2.0 Conference exciting, informative and fun — and your Free Expo Pass gives you access to it all. Here are ten great reasons for you to register using discount code EXPOPASS today!

1. Gain a competitive advantage. You need to figure out how to evolve your business and this is the largest and most important gathering for people like you — people figuring out how to make their business succeed where others will fail. Get a road map for transforming your business at Enterprise 2.0 Conference.

2. Attend Keynotes and General Sessions, where you’ll hear from industry thought leaders including:

3. Stay ahead of the curve. Leaders who understand how to be collaborative, flexible and transparent will be the most sought-after leaders of tomorrow.

4. Explore the Expo Pavilion and meet with fresh start ups and established vendors, all in one place, to find the right tools and technologies for your business:

5. Talk to the experts. Only at Enterprise 2.0 Conference are you able to learn and network side by side with Enterprise 2.0 visionaries, including expert speakers, advisory board members and early adopter attendees.

6. Participate in Enterprise2Open — the official “unconference” — where you and other attendees fill in a grid with topics you’d like to discuss or schedule a session you want to present yourself. It’s open to anyone with an attendee badge, so use the offer below to register and participate!

7. Impress your boss and colleagues. Go back to the office with battle-tested ideas to make it easier for everyone in your company to share ideas, be more productive and use technology in ways they never imagined.

8. See the coolest, craziest and “must-have” products or services from four finalist companies at Launch Pad, where they’ll make their pitch the E2 audience, live. Voting has begun to determine who makes it to the main stage. Check out the nine semi-finalists and cast your vote by October 14.

9. Network with peers and enjoy libations on the Expo Floor on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.

Tuesday, November 3
3:00 – 5:00 pm
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Wednesday, November 4
3:00 – 5:00 pm
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10. Take advantage of valuable content through Sponsored Sessions, including:

Social Software – Creating Value Today and Establishing Opportunity Tomorrow
Wednesday, November 4
10:15 – 11:00 am
Sponsored by

The Virtual Experience – The Future of Work
Wednesday, November 4
11:15 am – 12:00 pm
Sponsored by

Just a quick reminder…

Early registration for Enterprise 2.0 Conference San Francisco ends at midnight tonight (PST). Register today for the best rate.

Save and additional 20% with the code E2BLOG or get a FREE Pavilion Pass with the code PAVILIONPASS.

After four successful years in Boston, the most influential event about the Enterprise 2.0 movement is coming to San Francisco this Fall.  From November 2-5 Enterprise 2.0 Conference will bring together those challenging the status quo and leading the charge to enable more efficient, agile and productive workforces in their companies at Moscone North in San Francisco.

Register today and take part in four days of highly engaging Tutorials, Keynotes and Breakout Sessions and the opportunity to meet face to face with forward-looking businesses at the Expo Pavilion.

We’re still hard at work developing the full conference schedule and we’d love to hear what you would like to see on the agenda in San Francisco - let us know by completing our Conference Survey.  Stay tuned to the Conference by Day page for the latest additions to the program.  We’ll also be providing updates right here on the blog as well as on our Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn pages.