iSociety newsletter - 2006 edition 1

iSociety newsletter - Updating you on iSociety happenings.
2006 Edition 1 - December 2006

Welcome to the inaugural issue of the iSociety newsletter. This newsletter will 
be published occasionally to spread the iSociety word. All submissions are 
welcome
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+--- Welcome page
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Check out the new Welcome page for iSociety @ http://iSociety.org. You can find 
links to all your favorite starting points for iSociety. From there, the world 
of iSociety will open up! 

When you wish to introduce someone to iSociety, this is the place where they 
can begin their own journey.

Spread the word, System i rules!



+--- My iSociety Home Page
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Now that iSociety is gaining momentum, your membership profile is even more 
important. Will other iSociety members be able to find you? Will they recognize 
your picture? If you have not completed your membership profile yet, consider 
this a gentle nudge. 

Log in to your My iSociety Home Page @ http://isociety.common.org, and fill in 
your details!

 

+--- Do you have your own marketing ideas for System i?
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One of the more popular pages from iSociety is System i for everyone @ 
http://www.i4everyone.com/. It is a place for you to submit your marketing 
ideas in the form of images, videos, podcasts, etc. 
If you have an idea, but not the tools to create the marketing collateral, send 
your ideas and we can find someone to work your brilliant idea into a piece of 
art. You can find all the details @ http://www.i4everyone.com/upload.

However you do it, remember to visit http://www.i4everyone.com regularly for 
the newest in System i marketing from the community, and vote for your favorite!

 

+--- iSociety Fireside chat
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The chat feature available inside the My iSociety pages @ 
http://www.isociety.org will soon be put to interesting use! 
Coming soon in 2007, iSociety will introduce regular fireside chat sessions 
with System i luminaries. Every two or three weeks, usually on a Wednesday 
around noon Central US time, the chat function will be turned into question 
time for an hour. 

Our first fireside chat will feature the IBM System i General Manager, Mark 
Shearer. Mark is a strong advocate and supporter of iSociety, and is looking 
forward to this session. Bring all your questions, and prepare for an 
enlightening hour. 

If you have suggestions for future fireside chat participants, send an email to 
newsletter@xxxxxxxxxxxx to let us know! 
Stay tuned for more details!



+--- System i Academic Initiative
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The Academic Initiative for System i is launching an exciting new student 
competition in January -- aimed at students with little or no knowledge of 
System i. 
Students will compete in teams representing their schools during this 
multi-phased competition -- each phase will be increasingly more difficult. 
Many prizes will be awarded, from t-shirts, Amazon.com and iTunes gift 
certificates, Apple iPod Nano's, Nintendo Wii's and more. 
As part of this competition students will become familiar with iSociety, and in 
fact, iSociety members will serve as judges for particular phases. We need your 
help to spread the word to any and all colleges and universities you are in 
contact with, as well as students, faculty, etc. 

We'll keep you updated on the details as they become available in January, so 
stay tuned...



+--- Ho Ho Ho
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Happy Holidays from iSociety! For all the iSociety members, we have a holiday 
treat for you. 
Starting on December 25th, 2006 you will find the phrase "HoHoHo" in 
participating iSociety web sites. 
When you have discovered as many of the HoHoHo's as you can find, log on to 
your My iSociety Home Page and send an iSociety email to iSanta @ 
http://isociety.common.org/email/write/?to=HoHoHo with your count and the URLs 
where you found them. If you find more, send another email - only your highest 
count will count! 
The iSociety member who finds the most HoHoHo's will win a man's watch for you 
or as a gift. Three (3) iSociety members who find the highest numbers of 
HoHoHo's will be awarded a fabulous prize from IBM - an IBM logo'd Deluxe 
Beverage Case.

If you are not already a member, join @ http://www.common.org/wgs/signup.html - 
membership is free! Search on! HoHoHo!



+--- Job Postings at COMMON Career Center Are Now Free!!
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COMMON is expanding their Career Center @ http://careercenter.common.org, and 
we are happy to report that all job postings are now free to both members and 
non-members. As a member of iSociety please work with your recruiting team to 
post all open System i related jobs on this site. Our goal is to help COMMON 
make this site the first place System i clients, partners and students go when 
they think about recruiting or looking for jobs. 

Starting in January COMMON will continue to add enhancements to this site such 
as categories to post internship opportunities and special projects for college 
and university students, entry level jobs, tips and techniques for resumes and 
job interviews, and other career related information. Let's all make a New 
Year's resolution to make this iSociety site a success and all use it! 

Its your future and it's a bright one with System i.



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If you have any suggestions, contributions or feedback, send an email to 
newsletter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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http://isociety.org/newsletters/2006.01.html
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