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On
July 12th, Culminis officially
released Culminis Connections, the
web portal for leaders of Member Organizations
of the Culminis Alliance. The purpose of
this exciting new web portal is to share
information between Member Organizations to help
expand and improve the support provided to IT
professionals around the world. Built on
the powerful Microsoft SharePoint Portal, key areas of
the portal include:
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Documents
–Leaders will find useful User Group
resources available for download, such as
“How-To” articles, document templates and
technical presentations in PowerPoint
format. These resources have been compiled
from Culminis Partners and other Member
Organizations, and many of the documents
have been formatted as templates so that
they can be easily customized for use by
Member Organizations -- royalty-free.
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Discussions –
Leaders can post questions and answers to
several threaded discussion forums. The
forums are also monitored by subject matter
experts (SMEs), such as Microsoft MVPs and
Culminis Partners, to help provide timely
and insightful solutions for Member
Organizations.
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Lists – There
are a number of lists available for leaders,
and most of them can be filtered to help
narrow the information being researched.
Current lists include:
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Culminis Speakers
Bureau – a list of top-rated
speakers/presenters available to Member Organizations
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Events – a list of
events sponsored by Culminis, Member
Organizations, and Culminis Partners
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Solution Provider
Network – a list of Culminis Sponsors and
Affiliates providing products and
services to Culminis Member
Organizations
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Community
Outreach Database – a list of non-profit
organizations that need assistance from
IT Professional User Groups
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Useful Links
(i.e. Security Resources)
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Surveys –
Culminis conducts surveys to help identify
the needs of its Member Organizations.
Points are awarded to Member Organizations
for each survey completed, which
can then be used as part of the Culminis Rewards
Program.
Both
the Documents and Discussions areas are further
divided into the 6 “pillars of support,” which
include:
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Administration and
Operations – Support for running the
day-to-day operations of an IT Professional
User Group
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Training and
Education – Support for conducting
training events, certification study groups,
hands-on-labs and technical presentations
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Advertising and
Marketing – Support for building
awareness about your organization within the
local community, growing your membership,
and finding sponsors to help fund meetings
and programs
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Career Management
– Support for providing networking
opportunities for IT professionals and
career guidance
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Community Outreach
– Support for conducting community
service projects and leveraging the
expertise of IT professionals to make a
difference in the community
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Feedback
Development – Support for participating
in exclusive feedback and pilot programs
offered by Culminis Sponsors and Partners
Culminis Connections will continue to
grow as more and more Member Organizations share
information and work together to address the
needs of IT professionals and the IT industry.
A
Member Organization can request up to 7 accounts
to the Culminis Connections Portal in order to accommodate
the needs of their leadership.
If
you have any questions about accessing Culminis
Connections, or want to know more about the
services available, please email us at
benefits@culminis.com.
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