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 The Culminis Compass - September  2004

 

Need a Speaker? Request one via Culminis Connections
September 1, 2004
Team Culminis

Leaders have made it clear that speakers can be difficult to find and can be a very time consuming process. In response to this, Culminis made a Speakers Bureau available for leaders to search and find an appropriate speaker through Culminis Connections.

User Group members responded to a survey we asked  Culminis Member Organization leaders to forward to their membership. Those results, as of August 31, 2004, show that your members want presentations on the following topics:


Columns, from left to right: Topic, number of people who chose the topic, % of total responses for that topic

What exactly IS the Culminis Speakers Bureau?

  • The Culminis Speakers Bureau is a service that provides top IT presenters for events, such as meetings, seminars, workshops and conferences.
     
  • It is open to all Culminis Member Organizations.
     
  • The Culminis Speakers Bureau is available online via the Culminis Connections portal at www.culminisconnections.com.
     
  • Only presenters with top credentials are allowed in the Culminis Speakers Bureau, and Member Organizations are allowed to rate the speakers online, as well as view speaker ratings.

For More Information...

For more information, view our PowerPoint presentation in Culminis Connections. To find the presentation, go to Culminis Connections and log in.

Click on the 'Document Library' link (screenshot to the right).

Locate the 'Administration and Operations' folder. Click on it. (screenshot down and to the right).

Locate the file named 'Overview of the Culminis Speakers Bureau.' (screenshot at the bottom of the page).

When you click on the file, you may need to log in a second time. After that, open or save the file to your desktop.

Be sure to browse the other documents in the Administration and Operational Resources folder. You will find other helpful documents such as:

  • How to Get Sponsors

  • Recipe for a Successful Culminis Member Organization or User Group

  • User Group Bylaws (a bylaws template to use for your group)

  • PowerPoint Template for your meetings