Connect – Your Independent HP Business Technology Community
Who We Are…
• Connect is an independent, not for profit membership organization formed from the consolidation of former HP users groups, including Encompass, ITUG, and HP-Interex EMEA.
• We are a worldwide community of over 50,000 IT professionals who utilize the full spectrum of HP enterprise products and services.
Why Connect?
• We educate through online resources, in-person training at conferences, Webcasts, and more.
• We enable members to connect to others who have a shared interest in HP business technology products and services, whether it’s online, locally, or at the annual events.
• We influence future HP products and services through our Community Voice Program.
• We foster leadership and professional development.
• Each of our member programs is designed and executed with these objectives in mind.
Connect Educational Offerings
• HP Technology Forum & Expo• Community Connect Europe• Webcasts• Local Chapters• Special Interest Groups
Connecting with Global Peer Community
• Special Interest Groups• Focused Social Network• Discussion Groups• Wikis• Chapters• Blogs• www.connect-community.org
Connect Members Influencing HP Through…
• HP Worldwide User Advocacy Survey• Influence Commissions• Special Interest Groups• Advocacy Committee• HP Customer Experience Councils
Connect by the Numbers in 2009
• 88 Chapter Meetings Scheduled Worldwide• 36 affiliated chapters (as of 9/1) with 3 more planned by
the end of 2009• 10 Webcasts delivered to date with over 300 registrants –
70% attendance• 5 New SIGs (Storage, JAVA, Business Continuity,
Virtualization, Blades)• 2 Events with HP (HPTF&E and Tech@Work)• Social Network averages 30K pageviews/month• 50K plus members worldwide• 2 Newsletters/Month
Social Networking – MPE / HP e3000 Group• An experiment in social networking• A place for users and vendors to collaborate,
communicate, share, and learn online.• The group has areas for discussions, blogging,
events, photos, videos, community links, etc.• A plan in the works
– Seeding content – inviting experts to contribute– Building community – inviting key thought leaders and
community leaders and inviting customers.– Promoting the existing of the social network
• Let’s start now, here….
