Lotusphere
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Lotusphere is an annual conference hosted by Lotus Software
Lotus Software
Lotus Software is a software company with headquarters in Westford, Massachusetts...

 (now one of IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...

's five software brands).

Except for the first conference, which took place in December 1993, Lotusphere is held in late January. It starts with a reception party on Sunday night, and continuing on through the closing session on Thursday afternoon. The conference uses the conference rooms in the Walt Disney World Swan
Walt Disney World Swan
The Walt Disney World Swan is a resort hotel designed by architect Michael Graves located between Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios behind Disney's BoardWalk Resort and across from its sister resort, the Walt Disney World Dolphin...

 and Dolphin
Walt Disney World Dolphin
The Walt Disney World Dolphin is a resort hotel designed by architect Michael Graves located between Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios in the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, next to Disney's BoardWalk Resort area...

 hotels. Most years have also used the additional conference rooms shared by Disney's Yacht
Disney's Yacht Club Resort
Disney's Yacht Club Resort is a New England nautical-themed resort, at Walt Disney World. First opened on November 5, 1990, it is one of several Epcot Area Resorts. Disney's Yacht Club is located next to a sister resort, Disney's Beach Club Resort, and across Crescent Lake from Disney's BoardWalk...

 and Beach
Disney's Beach Club Resort
Disney's Beach Club Resort is a beach-themed deluxe resort at the Walt Disney World Resort. It opened on November 19, 1990. The resort is owned and operated by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts....

 Clubs.

In addition to the annual conference in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

, there is also an annual Lotusphere Europe conference.

Agenda

The typical agenda starts with an opening general session on Monday, followed by breakout sessions through the rest of the morning and afternoon where different presentations occur simultaneously in different conference rooms, allowing attendees to choose which one they want to go to. Each breakout session is typically an hour long, with pauses in the schedule to allow attendees to mingle and walk to their next choice of breakout session. Tuesday and Wednesday also have six or seven of these breakout sessions throughout the day.

Thursday is the last day of the conference, with a few breakout sessions in the morning, then a large "Ask the Developers" session where attendees are allowed to ask questions directly to a panel of IBM/Lotus employees involved in making the software. The last event of the conference is a closing session.

The opening and closing sessions typically have a form of entertainment and a guest speaker, as well as executives and key employees sharing news and demonstrations of what's happening in the near future.

"Lotusphere Comes to You" events are held annually by local IBM Business Partners in their states and regions, these events recap the information presented at the corporate event.

Breakout Sessions

In 2008, there were 197 different presentations scheduled during the breakout sessions, scheduled across 18 slots, giving attendees an average of eleven choices per session slot. Each breakout session lasts about an hour. Breakouts are split into several categories called "tracks". Common tracks are
1) Futures and Innovations : Glimpses of technologies and innovations coming out of IBM and Lotus Research Labs.
2) Application Development : Presentations on custom application development, ranging from paper prototyping to application development techniques specific to Lotus software products.
3) Planning and Managing Your Collaboration Infrastructure : Information for administrators and decision makers on architecture, features and capabilities, deployment, and system management.
4) Best Practices : Tips and tricks for developers, administrators, usually technical and tactical.

In addition to these four tracks, there is sometimes a fifth track with a title and content around "Customer References" or "Sponsor Sessions". There are also "Hands-on" and "JumpStart" sessions.
Hands-on : These are hands-on classes lasting 1¾ hours, taking place in rooms set up in a classroom style with tables and computers. Attendance is limited such that there are one to two attendees per computer.
JumpStart : JumpStart sessions are offered during the day on Sunday, usually lasting about 1½ hours, giving an in-depth presentation on a topic.

History and Statistics

Year Location Attendance Theme phrase Top messages Host Opening General Session guest(s) Closing General Session guest(s) Sunday night reception Wednesday night party CULT shirt
1993 Orlando 2300 Working Together Don Bulens Geoffrey Moore
Geoffrey Moore
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Disney-MGM
Disney's Hollywood Studios
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1994 No Event
1995 Orlando The Right Event. The Right Solutions. Right Now. Disney-MGM
Disney's Hollywood Studios
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1996 Orlando Release The Power
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     R4
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  • 1998 Orlando Cultivate Your Senses Notes R5 Steve Beckhardt (?)
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  • 1999 Orlando LOTUS: A Part of Every Solution
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  • NextGen
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    2004 Orlando 5273 The Workplace For Innovation Ambuj Goyal Patrick Stewart
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    CULT SHIRT ON HUMAN
    2005 Orlando 5800 Envision Decisions Notes and Workplace
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     convergence
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  • Ray Ozzie
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  • Steven Wright
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    Zen of Collaboration
    2006 Orlando 6000 FutureInSight
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  • Lotus "Bluehouse"
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  • Mike Rhodin
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    2009 Orlando Resonance
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    During the 2008 closing session Lotus committed to hosting Lotusphere at the Swan and Dolphin through 2015.

    Lotusphere Europe

    Lotusphere Comes to You (LCTY), Sofia, Bulgaria is a local continuation of Lotusphere in Orlando. LCTY is hold in over 50 countries around the world. Sofia
    Sofia
    Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

    , Bulgaria
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    Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

     is one of the cities where local Lotus Software users gather. Since 2007 LCTY in Sofia has been organized by IBS Bulgaria with the kind support of IBM Bulgaria. The event covers news around Lotus Software
    Lotus Software
    Lotus Software is a software company with headquarters in Westford, Massachusetts...

    as well as sessions emphasizing on local business needs and Lotus Domino development.

    Lotusphere Comes to You, Sofia, Bulgaria gathers Bulgarian Lotus Software customers, end users, system engineers and developers. LCTY is an interesting and useful event for managers, analysts, IT professors, journalists and many more who want to understand more about collaboration and communication.

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