IBF 24
IBF 24: The world's best intranets live on your desktop
Wednesday 18 to Thursday 19 June, 2008
Be part of a landmark event – IBF 24, the first-ever online global gathering focused on intranet innovation.
IBF 24 gives you access to the world’s best intranets and the chance to hear and quiz the leading thinkers in the field. It's unmissable for anyone interested in intranets, portals and information workplaces.
Places are strictly limited, so register now.
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On this page:
- About IBF 24
- Why take part?
- Unique insights into SharePoint
- Live intranet tours
- Speakers
- Who else is taking part?
- How to use the day
- Breakout sessions
- Cost and how to register
- Technical information
IBF 24 gives you the chance to:
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Go live to the world’s best intranets – including those run by American Electric Power, the BBC, BT, IBM, IKEA, Microsoft, Nissan and Nokia.
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Hear acclaimed speakers including former Al Gore aide Dan Pink, Dave Armstrong of Google and Kirk Koenigsbauer of Microsoft.
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Take part in master classes by expert practitioners.
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Join online breakout discussions with your peers worldwide.
Access all this online without leaving your desk – no travel and hotel costs, no wasted time, no carbon footprint.
IBF 24 runs for 24 hours from 11:00 am GMT on Wednesday June 18, 2008. It is divided into three eight-hour segments – for Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific.
IBF 24 will be run exclusively online using the latest Microsoft Live Meeting system. That means you can access all the content and take part in all the discussions without even leaving your desk.
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Take live tours of 12 world-class ntranets
- Hear acclaimed keynote speakers
- Join live Q&A sessions throughout
- Participate in online breakout sessions with peers worldwide
- Experience the latest online meeting technology in action
- See and hear intranet issues addressed live by the intranet experts globally
- Join a permanent global network of intranet professionals via the networking site for delegates www.ibf24.com
All this without leaving your desk – office, home, hotel, café, or wherever you are on the day!
Unique insights into SharePoint
You’ll see how some pioneering organisations are using SharePoint to transform collaboration and productivity.
You’ll also hear from Kirk Koenigsbauer, the man they call the ‘King of SharePoint’. Kirk is general manager of the Office product group at Microsoft and has global responsibility for SharePoint. He’ll be tackling the topic of technology and the new world of work, and will field your questions live afterwards.
IBF 24 will take you live behind the firewall of 12 of the world’s best intranets, including:
- American Electric Power
- AMP
- BBC
- BT
- IBM
- IKEA
- Microsoft
- Nissan
- Nokia
- SAP
IBF 24 gives you the chance to hear and quiz some of the leading thinkers and practitioners in the world of intranets, knowledge management and communication. They include:
- Dan Pink, former Al Gore aide and author of Whole New Mind – Why Right Brainers Will Rule the Future, on economic transformation and the new workplace.
- Kirk Koenigsbauer from Microsoft, who has global responsibility for SharePoint technologies.
- Ethan R.R. McCarty from IBM looking at technology innovation within the enterprise and giving a live tour of the IBM intranet.
- William Amurgis, architect of the Nielsen Norman top 10-rated intranet run by American Electric Power, on why looking great matters, including a live intranet tour.
- Dave Armstrong from Google on what search really means.
After each session, you'll get the chance to quiz the speaker in live Q&A sessions.
- Intranet managers and directors
- CIO and CTO staff
- Web developers
- Knowledge management specialists
- Communicators
- HR professionals
You will join delegates from hundreds of organisations as diverse as Barclays, BHP, BP, Charles Schwab, Deloitte, HSBC, Reuters, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the University of Manchester and WestJet.
Of course, we don’t expect you to be involved for the whole 24 hours, but instead to take part in the sessions that interest you most. You’re free to join and leave as you wish throughout the event.
Some organisations are using IBF 24 as the focal point for an intranet day across their organisation to bring together key staff to discuss burning intranet issues.
The cost per place is just £300/ US$600/ €385/ AUST$655 - a fraction of the cost of a conventional conference.
When you have registered and we’ve received your payment, you will be entitled to:
- Event login details – 24-hour access so you can join and leave as you wish
- Access to the secure areas of the IBF 24 community website at www.ibf24.com – view other delegates’ home pages, swap tips, network
- An archive of the whole of IBF 24 after the event.
There are also block-booking discounts:
- 10 places = £2,000/ US$4,000/ €2,750/ AUST$4,600
- 30 places = £5,500/ US$10,800/ €7,500/ AUST$12,500
- 50 places = £8,000/ US$15,700/ €10,800/ AUST$18,100
- 100 places = £15,000/ US$29,300/ €20,100/ AUST$34,000
The payment terms and conditions are available on the registration form.
IBF members are entitled to 10 free places, after which the non-member rates apply.
IBF 24 will be run on Microsoft Live Meeting.
You will need an internet connection and a telephone line to access the event.
We encourage you to have Live Meeting installed on your PC – it will give you the widest-possible range of features and access to all aspects of the event. However, if you can’t install Live Meeting (e.g. if you are not running a Windows-based computer or are barred from installing software), there is a web-based option that doesn’t require special software.
Find out more about the use of Live Meeting for IBF 24, including links to download the software to your computer and information about the web-based option.
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