@atlauren to the Emeryville or Global one or both?
This brings up a good point, we should probably set the date for the global user group ASAP at least.
Also, since the Think conference is in San Fran this time around, there is the possibility of holding it at or near our offices nearby in Emeryville instead of at the conference itself. This is a bit of a pain for conference attendees that may be staying in San Fran, but this would also mean would could open it up to those not attending Think as well… now I’m thinking we need to figure out both Time & Place ASAP so we can figure out max attendance.
From my personal perspective, having at conf site vs. Emeryville is good for me either way as long as there’s some kind of available transport if it’s off site.
In terms of planning travel, knowing the date is especially important as I look to make a travel request.
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The conference is listed as starting on Tuesday the 12th. The conference has traditionally started on a Monday, so this might mean that the User Group would then move to Monday the 11th instead of Sunday. The other option would be if the last day of the conference (15th) is a 1/2 day, that the User Group would be the 2nd half of that day.
@jgstew, I think having the BUG on the Monday before the conference makes the most sense. Just my $0.02, but I think that the attendance would likely be lower if held on the last day.
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@jgstew, @AaronBauer So any plans yet for the BigFix user group meeting at Think 2019? I haven’t booked hotels or travel yet, but I’d like to have an idea whether we’re doing our user group meeting.
I don’t have anything official yet, but with almost certainty the User Group will the on Feb 11th, the day before Think 2019 officially kicks off.
If you want more details, please message me privately on: bigfix.slack.com
I hope to have something official up ASAP.
Feb 11 is Community day which will have all the User Groups including ours. See
https://community.ibm.com/community/user/security/blogs/wendy-batten/2018/12/05/community-day-at-think-2019-ibm-security-user-grou?CommunityKey=96f617c5-4f90-4eb0-baec-2d0c4c22ab50&tab=recentcommunityblogsdashboard
I don’t see the ‘Community day’ sessions in the Session Expert Tool. Have they been added, yet?
So the implication here is, to attend the BigFix User Group Meeting, you have to be registered for Think 2019. This doesn’t matter to me since I am already registered but I think this is something different from past conferences.
–Mark
This was always the implication at past conference user groups, since they used the conference facilities and were part of the agenda. The reality has more to do with how badges are checked/enforced. I have no idea whether the reality will be different for Think 2019, but I think the implication is the same.
The BigFix User Group before Think 2019 will be Feb 11th from 9am to 12:00pm Pacific in Moscone - South.
More details to come soon. Conference badges WILL be required to attend the user group at Moscone, but we are considering something after that would not require a conference badge, but that is up in the air at this point.
The Think 2019 sessions are now public, but a few others may be added shortly: https://myibm.ibm.com/events/think/all-sessions
See this google calendar I made with the session list:
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=gd5440ogtmq0bdoftacv2voj7o%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles&mode=week&dates=20190211/20190215&showCalendars=0&color=%23182C57
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Working on getting airfare lined up for Think 2019! Looking at the agenda there is nothing BigFix/MaaS on Friday (the final half day of the conference). Is anything planned for Friday (morning or afternoon) that would warrant staying till the redeye friday night back to the east?
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We may do something small and informal, but nothing planned.
Think 2019 is fast approaching. Get registered today and make plans on attending our user group meeting on Monday morning, Feb. 11.https://securityintelligence.com/events/community-day-at-think-2019-ibm-security-user-groups/
Thanks for the information.
See you guys there. Can’t wait to see the inner workings of where BigFix comes from!
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Everyone, please see this post for ongoing updates (and further discussion) about Think 2019: Feb 11th - Think 2019 Conference, User Group, and "Build It Live" session
Also, take note of the “Build It Live” session on Monday Feb 11th after the Think 2019 BigFix User Group that will not require a Think 2019 badge: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/build-it-live-at-bigfix-headquarters-tickets-54669740666
I’m going to lock this thread and have everyone post over to the new topic for this.