Social Business Online

Leveraging the power of XPages, Social Business Online is the seamless integration of the latest IBM products and technologies.

Social Business Online puts the "social" in conferencing by leveraging the power of the latest version of IBM Connections, IBM Sametime, and other IBM social collaboration tools. Attendees can not only update their profiles, search session information, participate in forums, join communities, microblog, and act on social recommendations, but also see who else is online and chat instantly with other attendees.

Using the latest IBM mobile tools, including Lotus Notes Traveler, Lotus iNotes, XPages Mobile Controls, and the Sametime and Connections mobile clients, attendees have instant access to Social Business Online while on the go.

Don't forget to take advantage of the conference agenda and session scheduling tools, which are, by far, the most popular tools attendees use to prepare and organize for the wealth of content that the conference has to offer. After you create your schedule, synchronize it to your mobile device and put it in your pocket. It's that simple!

Log into Social Business Online to get the most out of your conference experience (login required)

For information about your system account or Social Business Online, stop by the Social Business Online Information Desk located in Asia 5.

Days	Hours
Sunday	8:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Monday	11:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Tuesday	8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Wednesday	8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Thursday	8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Education Virtual Lab

While you’re at Lotusphere, select the Education tab on Social Business Online. Review the IBM certification preparation resources and experience a variety of learning options online 24 hours a day.

Welcome Reception

Sunday, 6:30 – 9:00 PM
Poolside at the WALT DISNEY WORLD SWAN and DOLPHIN Resort

Get social means business at the Lotusphere Street Fair! This festival trifecta focuses on food, music, and art. Enjoy wandering through the fair and discover exciting activities, including interactive games, artist exhibits, and delectable food stations!

Listen for the featured live music on the main stage and be riveted by roaming entertainment. Come prepared for an evening of fun and make sure you bring your appetite!

NOTE: Attendees must check in at Conference Registration prior to entering the Reception and must wear their badge in its badge holder for admittance. Guest tickets for adults can be purchased at Registration. Children are not permitted to attend.

Solutions Showcase and Solutions Showcase Reception

WALT DISNEY WORLD DOLPHIN Atlantic Hall

Mix, mingle, and get social with the minds behind the greatest solutions for enterprise collaboration. All the solutions, applications, tools, and services to enable better business decisions are under one roof at the Lotusphere 2012 Solutions Showcase.

It’s the world’s largest collection of IBM software-related, real-world innovative solutions.

Days	Hours
Monday	10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Reception from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Tuesday	9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday	9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Lotusphere 2012 Party

Wednesday, 7:00 - 10:30 PM
SeaWorld® Orlando

SeaWorld welcomes Lotusphere guests to an evening of celebrating, connecting, and memory making all wrapped up with excitement, wonder and thrills!

Lotusphere guests will enjoy thrilling rides, amazing shows, delicious food, fantastic shopping, and unparalled animal encounters—one-of-a-kind experiences only SeaWorld Orlando can create!

• Manta, SeaWorld’s newest mega attraction will seamlessly transition guests from the awe of encountering rays in underwater flight into the sensation of actually being one. Swooping over sea and sky, Manta will inspire riders with amazing underwater animal habitats, then soar them face-down, in a horizontal position, aboard a manta-inspired flying coaster.
• Kraken, Orlando’s tallest and only floorless roller coaster, is themed after a massive, mythological underwater beast unleashed from the depths of the sea.
• Ready for our amazing performances? Lotusphere guests will marvel at our talented animals and trainers in Blue Horizons, a dolphin theatrical performance about a place where sea meets sky in a world of acrobatic dolphins and whales, soaring birds, and leaping water.
• At Clyde and Seamore Take Pirate Island, the journey begins with the HMS Pinniped setting sail to Pirate Island. This show will be customized with Lotusphere jargon and innuendos.
• Shamu Rocks is a rock n’ roll concert of unprecedented proportions combining improvisational movements of killer whales with music remixed by some of the hottest rock stars in the industry, including Savage Garden, Cold Play, Jennifer Lopez, Rascal Flats, and Shakira.

Attendees are encouraged to take advantage of special event transportation provided to and from the Lotusphere conference hotels. Complimentary parking is available at SeaWorld Orlando.

Security at the park will inspect all bags upon arrival. Lockers are available at the Front Gate, Manta, and Kraken. There is a locker use charge of $10 - $15.

Stuff Store

Visit the Stuff Store conveniently located outside Atlantic Hall at the WALT DISNEY WORLD DOLPHIN. It’s here where you’ll find an incredible selection of logo gear, including T-shirts, jackets, hats, kid’s stuff, and much more! Stop by the store to check it out for yourself!

Days	Hours
Sunday	12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday	10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Tuesday	9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday	9:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Bookstore

WALT DISNEY WORLD DOLPHIN Atlantic Hall

Visit the conference bookstore and choose from hundreds of titles covering the latest technology and business strategies. All books are discounted. Be sure to take note of book signings to meet your favorite authors.

Days	Hours
Sunday	12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday	10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Tuesday	9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday	9:30 AM – 5:00 PM