Write it on a Rock

 10 minutes left in the Opening General Session and I don't think there's even been a mention of Lotus Domino.

Sad. Very sad.

I highly recommend the Lotusphere Online site this year for taking a look at the sessions and getting your agenda planned out. I highly doubt I'll be able to make everything on here, primarily the BOFs, but I'm going to try and make them. The worst day of scheduling was actually Sunday where there were three JumpStart sessions I won't be able to make that I would like to attend.

Sunday
8:00-10:00		JMP102		The Top Things All New IBM Lotus Domino Developers Need To Know
10:30-12:30		JMP105		XML and Web Services Jumpstart
1:30-3:30		SHOW112		How to Build an XPages Application from Start to Finish
4:00-6:00		BOOT102R		The A-Z of Domino Security
Monday
8:00-10:00		OGS101		Lotusphere Opening General Session
11:00-12:00		BP108		Worst Practices 4.0: "Orlando, We Have a Problem"
1:00-2:00		KEY104		IBM Lotus Notes and Domino Strategy and the Future of the Desktop
2:15-3:15		BP101		Admin for the Developer - Build and Secure Your Own IBM Lotus Domino Server Playground in One Hour!
3:45-4:45		AD110		Unleash the Power of Xpages
5:00-6:00		ID201R		IBM Lotus Domino Server: Present and Futures
6:15-7:15		BOF201		IBM Lotus Domino Designer
Tuesday
8:30-9:30		BP210		The Great Code Giveaway 9: Never Gonna Let You Down
10:00-11:00		BP102		Adminblast 2010: Over 60 Tips in 60 Minutes!
11:15-12:15		BP106		The Top 11 Tips for Keeping Your Servers Healthy
1:30-2:30		BP207		Make Your XPage Apps "Pop!" with CSS and Themes
3:30-4:30		BP212		Delivering IBM Lotus Domino to Mobile Devices: Top 10 Mobile Browser Dev Tricks - and More!
4:45-5:45		AD107R		Enhance Your Existing Applications with XPages
6:15-7:30		GEEK101		SpeedGeeking!
Wednesday
7:00-8:00		BOF204		Object-Orientated Programming in IBM Lotus Notes and Domino
8:30-9:30		BP201		Meet "The Grumpies": Eschew Obfuscation!
10:00-11:00		AD114		Beyond the Mobile Browser - Building Rich Mobile Applications for IBM Lotus Domino
11:15-12:15		BP205R		"I'm a Programmer Not a Firefighter!": The Low Maintenance "Notes Shop"
1:30-2:30		BP206		Let's Give Your LotusScript a Tune-Up
3:00-4:00		AD108R		XPages in the IBM Lotus Notes Client - A Deep Dive!
4:15-5:15		BP115		Performing Your Own IBM Lotus Domino Security Review
5:45-6:45		BOF203		Movin' On Up With IBM Lotus XPages
Thursday
7:00-8:00		BOF206		Application Architecture Based on Composite Application Technology
8:30-9:30		BP202R		There’s No Fixing Ugly: How to Make a Great First Impression with Your Applications
10:00-11:45		SHOW110		Import! Export! Write a Report! Access Lotus Notes Data in Ways of All Sorts!
11:30-12:30		GURU101		GURUpalooza!
1:45-2:45		ASK101		Ask the Developers
3:15-4:30		CSG101		Closing General Session

And I mean the new revolving doors instead of the old doors that opened to the sides.

Anything is subject to change, of course. =)

Sunday
8:00am - 9:30am --> JMP205 Integration of IBM Lotus Notes and Lotus Domino with Microsoft Office, .NET, and IBM Lotus Symphony
10:30am - 12:30pm --> JMP203 Getting to Know XPages and the New IBM Lotus Domino Designer
1:30pm - 3:30pm --> JMP102 IBM Lotus Domino Administrator Jumpstart
4:00pm - 6:00pm --> JMP104 The A-Z of IBM Lotus Domino Security Features (R2) (R2)

Monday
11:00am - 12:00pm --> BP402 Best Practices for IBM Lotus Notes 8.0 and 8.5 Client Upgrades
1:00pm - 2:00pm --> BP108 Getting To WOW...Interface First Design for IBM Lotus Notes Developers
2:15pm - 3:15pm --> BP111 Reports, Charts, and Graphs 2.0 (R2) (R2)
3:45pm - 4:45pm --> AD205 XPages: Things You Can't Afford to Miss!
5:00pm - 6:00pm --> AD203 The Lotus Domino Objects: Introduction and What's New (R2) (R2)
 or --> BP304 IBM Lotus Notes and Me: Maximizing Personal Productivity with Lotus Notes
 or --> ID201 IBM Lotus Domino: A Look Ahead (R2) (R2)
6:15pm - 7:15pm --> BOF203 Design Best Practices

Tuesday
7:00am - 8:00am --> BOF408 Getting Things Done with IBM Lotus Notes
8:30am - 9:30am --> AD201 IBM Lotus Domino Designer 8.5: A New Beginning (R2) (R2)
10:00am - 11:00am --> BP306 The Eleven Commandments (R2) (R2)
11:15am - 12:15pm --> ID206 The Top 10 Things You Didn't Know About Lotus Domino Administration
1:30pm - 2:30pm --> BP114 IBM Lotus Notes/Domino "Mythbusters" (R2) (R2)
3:00pm - 4:00pm --> BP104 Choosing and Using a JavaScript Toolkit
4:15pm - 5:15pm --> BP215 "The Great Code Giveaway": The Art of the Possible

Wednesday
7:00am - 8:00am --> BOF213 Object-oriented Programming in Lotus Notes and Domino - Present State and Future Directions
8:30am - 9:30am --> AD202 IBM Lotus Domino Designer Editor Extravaganza
10:00am - 11:00am --> AD210 Built to Last: IBM Lotus Domino Development Strategies
11:15am - 12:15pm --> BP211 Managing Your IBM Lotus Domino Clusters
1:30pm - 2:30pm --> ID108 Deploying IBM Lotus Notes 8 on Citrix
3:00pm - 4:00pm --> BP201 Adminblast 2009 (R2) (R2)
4:15pm - 5:15pm --> BP206 Health Check: How's Your IBM Lotus Domino Environment?
5:45pm - 6:45pm --> BOF204 Designers Unite: Developing A Dynamic User Experience in IBM Lotus Notes
 or --> BOF215 The Odd Couple (Admin/Dev) Define Best Practices for Agents

Thursday
8:30am - 9:30am --> BP202 Administration for the Developer: Build and Secure Your Own IBM Lotus Domino Server Playground in an Hour!
10:00am - 11:00am --> AD214 What Every Domino Developer Should Know About Performance

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The Lotusphere Content Team would like your input on final content direction for Lotusphere 2009. By selecting the Lotusphere 2009 Jumpstart, Breakout, Show n'Tell and **Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) sessions you'd be most likely to attend - you'll help shape our final agenda! The information you provide will help determine not only which sessions appear on the agenda, but also which sessions we should schedule as repeats, if necessary.

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Just got the email with the site information. Be sure to go and provide your feedback as well!

What is the proper etiquette for voting? Do I only promote if I would attend the session or do I also promote if I think it's a good idea even though I wouldn't attend? Do I demote if I have no intention of going or only demote if I think it's a terrible idea for a session? I know there's "no opinion" but that's like not voting, isn't it?

How should I go about voting?

This will be my 6th Lotusphere to attend and probably the one I've been most excited about. The first I attended was in 2004 and cost $500 less then this one. I suppose that's not too much of a price increase over that many years. I also went ahead and reserved a room at the Beach Club Resort. I've stayed there last 3 years because it's close to the Boardwalk shops (ESPN Zone) and I enjoy the walks in the morning and afternoon to the Swan & Dolphin.

See you all there!

Now to just get the final "OK" from my boss....