A great big shout out and thank you to all who participated in this week’s Enterprise 2.0 Conference - whether you were in Boston or following along virtually.

It was another solid and successful industry-shifting event… a gathering of great business people - collaborating on ideas, technology and innovation.

Here are some fantastic quotes we’d like to share with you:

“… the Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston… is dedicated to a broad discussion of the issues surrounding collaborative systems and their impact especially on and within larger organizations… the organizers, led by my friend and colleague Steve Wylie … did an amazing job of truly building a community around this event, which attracted practitioners from many firms and industries.”

- Craig Matthias, Network World

“I’m encouraged that the dirty little secret of Web 2.0 and social media technologies is finally being openly addressed by early adopters and vendors alike. At the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston, there’s been frank discussion this week of the question average users have been whispering (so that their bosses don’t hear them): Namely, what can this stuff do for me that’s actually useful?”

- Alex Wolfe, InformationWeek

“… the Enterprise 2.0 conference is a reason to withstand the wrath of the gods. Before I get into some of the highlights and my take on at least the first day of the conference, I want to emphasize something that makes me sound like a fanboy. If there’s one conference you need to attend that ends with a 2.0 - this is the one, if you care about your business…”

- Paul Greenberg, ZDNet

A FEW CONGRATULATIONS…

to Booz Allen Hamilton (a strategy and technology consulting firm) for winning the Open Enterprise 2009 Innovation Award!

to YouCalc for surviving through 4 rounds of Launch Pad and winning the People’s Choice, and a Demo Pod for 2010!

USEFUL LINKS

See the coverage of #E2conf on our news page ::  Visit our press room for new product announcements  ::  Watch videos on E2TV ::  View official event photos on E2’s Flickr photo stream, or view attendee photos

Visit our livestream pages -

Enterprise 2.0 Conference #e2conf :: Open Enterprise 2009 #OE09

Twazzup e2conf Community Site

Download our whitepaper “Enterprise 2.0: What, Why and How“

Read sample chapters of Implementing Enterprise 2.0: A practical guide to creating business value inside organizations with web technologies by blog partner Ross Dawson

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Enterprise 2.0 Conference … SAN FRANCISCO … November 3-5, 2009

And stay tuned for information on the virtual event that will bring the Enterprise 2.0 Conference to your desktop.

* hat tips:

- for helping in writing this recap: @NataliaW and @jtannerama - thanks ladies!

- Thanks Twazzup for the great community site!

- BIG PROPS to blog partner Ben Kepes / CloudAve for jumping in to live-blog the sessions!!

Thursday is your last chance to join us for Enterprise 2.0 Conference learning. Thursday’s half-day schedule includes sponsored sessions and an Enterprise 2.0 Town Hall where the future of the Enterprise will be discussed.

Thursday’s Sponsored Sessions
8:30 – 9:15am
Social Software – Creating Value Today, Establishing Opportunity Tomorrow
Sponsored by

10:45 – 11:45am
Technology Innovation – Exploring Beyond Social Computing Tools in the Market Today
Sponsored by

Enterprise 2.0 Town Hall
12:00 – 12:30pm
Join members of the Enterprise 2.0 Advisory Board to recap the week’s events, provide feedback, and begin the discussion for Enterprise 2.0 2010! Moderated by Steve Wylie.

What’s happening Tuesday at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference?

Keynotes
8:30 – 11:30 am
Hear big-picture ideas from industry thought leaders and real-life case studies from large organizations in the Harbor Ballroom.

Tuesday’s Keynotes Include:

• my.barackobama.com: The Secrets of Obama’s New Media Juggernaut (Jascha Franklin-Hodge)
• Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom: How Online Social Networking Will Transform Your Life, Work and World (Matthew Fraser)
• Open Enterprise 2009 (Oliver Marks and Stowe Boyd)
• The Winning Open Enterprise 2009 Case Study (TBD)
• Enterprise 2.0 Reality Check – What’s Working, What’s Not, What’s Next (Matthew Fraser, Christian Finn, Nate Nash, Nate Callahan and Ross Mayfield)

Expo Pavilion Opening at 11:30 am, see over 40 companies exhibiting in the Expo Pavilion. Be one of the first 200 people in the doors and get a free copy of Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom: How Online Social Networking Will Transform Your Life, Work and World, co-authored by Matthew Fraser.

Free Sessions
Open Enterprise In Depth Session
3:30 – 4:30 pm
Find what’s really happening with E2 adoption in large organizations — the good and the bad — at this general session open to all attendees.

Tuesday’s Sponsored Sessions
2:15 – 3:15 pm
Real World: Customer Edition – Stories About Social Computing Deployments
Sponsored by

3:30 – 4:30 pm
Enterprise 2.0: Work, Productivity and ROI
Sponsored by

Market Leaders Sessions
11:35 am – 5:55 pm
Learn about the latest 2.0 tools and technologies for business through this series of free sessions open to all attendees on the Expo Pavilion floor

Cocktail Reception
Meet, mingle and raise a glass with fellow attendees at tonight’s cocktail reception on the Expo Pavilion floor from 4:30 – 6:00 pm
Sponsored by

If you were unfortunately unable to join us this week in person at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston, we have a special surprise for you!

Join us for E2TV!

Here is this week’s LIVE broadcast schedule -

Evening in the Cloud
Monday, June 22 | 4:30 - 8:00 pm EDT

Conference Keynotes
Tuesday, June 23 | 8:30 - 11:30 am EDT
Wednesday, June 24 | 8:30 - 11:30 am EDT
Thursday, June 25 | 12:00 - 12:30 pm EDT

Stay tuned afterwards for technology demonstrations live from the Expo Pavilion floor on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Keynote livestreaming courtesy of aptly-titled company - Livestream.

What is the Open Enterprise Innovation Award?

This is an industry salute to the work a case study company has done to embrace collaborative and transformative enterprise 2.0 tools. The winning company will also be given a 10-15 minute presentation on the Enterprise 2.0 Conference keynote stage on June 23, 2009.

This award is tied to the Open Enterprise 2009 research project being hosted on this blog.

Please submit via the form hyperlinked below. Thank you!

At the Enterprise 2.0 Conference, hear from industry experts and 2.0 early adopters, including -

Andrew McAfee

Associate Professor, Harvard Business School, will moderate Applying the Social Dimension to the Lockheed Martin Mission

Andrew McAfee is a faculty member in the Technology and Operations Management Unit of Harvard Business School. His research investigates how managers can most effectively select, implement, and use IT to achieve business goals. A recipient of a US Department of Energy Integrated Manufacturing Fellowship for his doctoral research, his current project is an exploration of how Web 2.0 technologies can be used within the enterprise.

Matthew Fraser

Co-author of Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom: How Online Social Networking Will Transform Your Life, Work and World, will be moderating the panel: Enterprise 2.0 Reality Check - What’s Working, What’s Not, What’s Next

The book analyzes the impact of Web 2.0 platforms on society, business and government. At present Matthew is Senior Research Fellow at the INSEAD business school in France, adjunct professor at the American University of Paris, and lecturer at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris.

Previously, he was Editor-in-Chief of Canada’s national daily newspaper, National Post, and co-hosted a prime-time national television show, “Inside Media”, on Canada’s public CBC network. Matthew is also the writer of Weapons of Mass Distraction: Soft Power and American Empire.

Other keynotes and featured speakers include:

David Berlind (TechWeb), Joe Burton (Cisco), Alistair Croll (Bitcurrent), Shawn Dahlen (Lockheed Martin), Ross Mayfield (Socialtext), Laura “Pistacio” Pitton, Dion Hinchcliffe, Maggie Fox (Social Media Group)…

…and more from premier companies such as AT&T, IBM and Razorfish.

See some of the great conference sessions and special programs and join us this June in Boston for the annual Enterprise 2.0 Conference, a global gathering place for the professionals driving the enterprise 2.0 conversation.

Register with code CNACEB08 for 20% off a conference or workshop pass, or to receive your free Pavilion Pass.

Are you registered for the Enterprise 2.0 Conference coming up this June in Boston? If so, join the Enterprise 2.0 community site and network, network, network.

With your registration to this year’s Enterprise 2.0 Conference you also have access to MyE2, the conference community site and social network where attendees can meet and connect.

The MyE2 site was designed specifically for the Enterprise 2.0 Conference so comes with custom features that will improve your experience before, during and after the event:

Your Profile
Once you log in be sure to upload an avatar picture and fill out your profile fields. This will help other attendees search for you and find out who you are. Show your personal tags and history or simply share your LinkedIn, Facebook and blog URLs. To get your photos and Tweets added to your profile page, please update your Twitter ID and photo sharing RSS in the settings tab. View your public profile via the “My Page” tab, the direct link is http://my.e2conf.com/account/settings/profile/

Official Conference Tag (#e2conf)
Tag your Tweets or Flickr photos with e2conf and they’ll be pulled into our public event streams for everyone to see. Tagged tweets will also get pulled into the MyE2 homepage in real-time for community activity updates.

Member Search & Messaging

To message someone, you must first add them as a friend. Locate their profile in “Member Search”, and click on “Add to friends” on their profile page. Once they accept your invitation you can send them private messages.

To compose a new message, start in the ‘Account’ tab. Once there you can also set your email alerts for when people send you messages. If you choose to get email alerts, please be sure to whitelist webmaster@e2conf.com to avoid spam filtering.

Forums
Use the forums feature to start discussions around your topics of interest. The Enterprise 2.0 team has already set up a few initial forums to help you get started, including details about hotel and travel discounts. Check it out at my.e2conf.com/forum and add your topic to the mix.

The Backchannel
The Backchannel is a way for you to talk to other attendees while in a conference session. It allows attendees to surface their thoughts, communicate reactions, add context or expand upon something the speaker said, and so on.

For participating in and tracking conversations feel free to use the Meebo chat room or Twitter, both updated in real time on the backchannel page. By using the official #e2conf Twitter tag, along with the session-specific tags provided on-site, attendees can stay in the know about what’s happening throughout the conference.

Schedule Builder
Get the most out of all the sessions and activities taking place at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference by pre-planning your event schedule. Search through the program and click the orange plus sign for details and then ‘Add this session to your schedule.’ Having a personalized schedule before you get on-site will help you stay focused on the content that’s most appealing to you, while giving you more time to network and meet fellow attendees in person.

ACTIVATING YOUR ACCOUNT
If you did not activate your MyE2 account alongside registration, you will find a link on the MyE2 homepage (my.e2conf.com) . Please use your Enterprise 2.0 Conference registration login details for MyE2. If you forgot your password, please go to http://my.e2conf.com/forgotpass for assistance or see our activation page for more details.

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If you have questions or feedback about the MyE2 site, please let our webmaster know via adunne@techweb.com. It’s a work in progress, and we’ll be working on it through the show. MyE2 was built for your use so we welcome you to tell us how to make it better.

* Note: hyperlinks included in this post require you to have a MyE2 or Enterprise 2.0 Conference registration login.