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Special event taking place here at the Bangalore SAP TechEd event, "Connecting for Success" is your chance to hear and learn all about the SAP Ecohub!

• Time: 4:45 PM on November 13, 2008
• Location: Room #L7
• Session ID: SOA 122
• Presenter: B.T. Narasimha and Singh Mecker 

In addition you can come by the Community Clubhouse for one following sessions,

• Friday, November 14 at 9:00 AM
• Friday, November 14 at 5:00 PM

“If all people were great, there would be no great people.”

- ewH

Click to Play A look into the mind of the Demo Jammers at the SAP TechEd '08 Demo Jammers.

You can catch the whole show replay here.

Click to Play A look into the mind of the Demo Jammers at the SAP TechEd '08 Demo Jammers.

You can catch the whole show replay here.

Click to Play A look into the mind of the Demo Jammers at the SAP TechEd '08 Demo Jammers.

You can catch the whole show replay here.

Click to Play A look into the mind of the Demo Jammers at the SAP TechEd '08 Demo Jammers.

You can catch the whole show replay here.

Click to Play A look into the mind of the Demo Jammers at the SAP TechEd '08 Demo Jammers.

You can catch the whole show replay here.

Click to Play A look into the mind of the Demo Jammers at the SAP TechEd '08 Demo Jammers.

You can catch the whole show replay here.

Click to Play A look into the mind of the Demo Jammers at the SAP TechEd '08 Demo Jammers.

You can catch the whole show replay here.

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It's funny when someone questions or simply asks what is the value behind "community" related events - normally my first question to them was "Did you bother to attend yourself?" These are often the ones with a plan on how to change it to make it valuable or the ones complaining when something isn't up to standards and yet they are often the ones that didn't bother to actually take the time to be there and really take part!

The rather vocal and loud responses I got on this blog should be proof enough that "Community Day" be a BPX, SDN or perhaps even a future BOC one has value that is often so off the scales in terms of ROI that you'd be a fool to miss out on them.

While in Berlin, Lee from Capgemini caught Marilyn and I and asked us if we could say a few words to the Capgemini global community and the value they can find within our own communities...

 On top of that, many great, unexpected and interesting things tend to happen at "community" events, for example Thomas stepping in and making this offer, you simply won't get this without "community" - Bangalore is going to ROCK!  Speaking of offers, especially for the Bangalore crowd since that's the next one coming up - your manager not "seeing" the value - I'd be happy to talk to them, talked to several this week already and increased attendance quite a bit as a result. It's interesting most saw the value immediately they just wanted to ensure that their folks were spending their time wisely. It's one reason we are only "semi-unconference" and do quite a bit of work ahead of time to ensure a solid bit of content and a good agenda. Feel free to reach out if you need some help! 

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So I am in Berlin this week attending SAP TechEd Berlin 2008.  This was my first time traveling to Europe, so there was some adjustment, like having no alarm clock in my hotel room, and never getting any ice in my glass when asking for a coke or sprite.  On Monday, we did the Mentor's Hands-On track again, and it went pretty well I think, the turnout was more than I expected since no one signed up on the wiki.   On Tuesday was Demo Jam, which was really a repeat of the Las Vegas Demo Jam, but the only one that was new, ended up being the winner, and they did a good job.  They did a code-less application builder for the iPhone.  The ESME team presented well, and we cheered for them, but unfortunately, they didn't make the top three.  Good job and congratulations to them anyway.  They should be very proud of what they have accomplished in the past 4 months or so.  After that was RIA Hacker night, where Dan McWeeney, from Adobe Systems,  presented Adobe's project Genesis, and came baring gifts, free Flex Builder 3 licenses, and books!  Thomas Jung, from SAP NetWeaver Product Management,  presented what SAP is doing in the RIA space, and showed the Flash Islands technology in Web Dynpro ABAP which is delivered with NetWeaver 7.0 Enhancement Pack 1.  The rest of the evening was spent sitting around chatting about technologies, SDN, and doing Jager shots.  Craig Cmehil taught Mike Prosceno, from SAP Global Communications, how to code an iPhone application. Mike is responsible for the "Blogger's Corner" at the various SAP events, he and Stacey Fish really do a great job with it.  This afternoon, the SAP Mentor's had a meeting with the new head of NetWeaver development at SAP, Herve Couturier. He really seemed to understand where the Mentor's were coming from with their issues and concerns.  Tonight, is the Steve Winwood concert, and I have to say I am not really a fan, but its entertainment none the less, and much better than watching German television.  Tomorrow evening, I plan to actually explore the city a bit, and take in some of the historical sites, like the Holocaust Memorial, and the Brandenburg Gate which are right down the street from my hotel.  When walking to the train station from the hotel each morning, I could just feel the history around me, you can feel it in your feet as you walk on the stone-like streets, and look at the architecture.  Really amazing city, I must say.

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