verb: engage; 3rd person present: engages; past tense: engaged; past participle: engaged; gerund or present participle: engaging
1. occupy or attract (someone's interest or attention).
"he ploughed on, trying to outline his plans and engage Sutton's attention"
synonyms: capture, catch, arrest, grab, seize, draw, attract, gain, win, captivate, hold, grip, engross, absorb, occupy
"the tasks must engage the children's interest"
involve someone in (a conversation or discussion).
"they attempted to engage Anthony in conversation"
2. participate or become involved in.
"organizations engage in a variety of activities"
synonyms: participate in, take part in, join in, become involved in, go in for, partake in/of, occupy oneself with, throw oneself into; share in, play a part in, play a role in, be a participant in, be associated with, have a hand in, be a party to, enter into, undertake, embark on, set about, launch into
"they like to engage in active sports"
establish a meaningful contact or connection with.
"the teams needed to engage with local communities"
Please keep these guidelines in mind when submitting your bio:
Your short 'bio' should not be:
your life's story
an overview of all the jobs you've done
a summary of all your skills
about all the amazing things 'your company' does
We prefer:
that you include your name, current function and employer (if any)
a length of about 50 to max. 100 words
some content about what you currently do or recently did
that you not talk about 'I' but rather he/she
An Example: John Doe is the Chief Technology Officer of a company called Acme Solutions based in Zimbabwe. Apart from researching and concept development based on new technologies, John participates in various other areas including customer consulting, public speaking and mentoring those who want to know and learn more about the technology of tomorrow.
Your Picture
We like you to look good.
Never underestimate the value of a profile picture.
One of the biggest problem organizers of these (User Group) events face is getting a decent picture of the speakers.
Below are some 'less good' examples, and what's wrong with it, and believe me, we've seen them all :-)
(sorry in advance if we took one of your pictures as an example. We sure don't want to offend you)
PLEASE, send a decently sized picture.
Your face (surrounded by a neutral background if possible), should be at least 500 by 500 pixels.
We will do the resizing and cropping!
Please provide a Color picture, not a B/W
Show yourself.
Don't hide in a group of people, don't cover yourself (even partially).
Please look straight into the camera.
Too narrow.
We will do the cropping and resizing!!
We prefer you're complete face, not just a part of it.
And yes, color please.
We just want your face.
If you sent us a 500 by 500 picture, with your head being only 100 by 100 pixels, it's of no use
This might be a big picture, but if your face is tiny on it, it's of no use.
Don't try to be helpful by cropping, resizing, manipulating your image.
We'll do that for you.
Often selfies distort your face.
Ask someone else to take your picture (in front of a neutral background).
Try a neutral background
You are you, not your company!
Don't try to be fancy.
Don't sent in a blurry picture
Don't try to be too funny either :-)
Smile :-)
We hope you get the picture :-)
I have been to numerous events over the years and this was be far the best one I can remember. The structure, venue and content was great.
Wonderful event, one of the best I have been to. Focused on IBM Notes/Domino and Connections. Just what I want.
Theo (and team) did it again ! A very professional conference, with a great value for me as a Customer!
My first Engage, and despite the long travel distance for me, hopefully not the last.
It's a privilege to be able to attend Engage and this year was, most probably, one of the very best out there!!
Awesome event, for sure an organizational masterpiece. Excellent! It's hard to believe the Engage staff is not organizing conferences as principal job ;-)
It was the best event I attended so far. And I attend about 5-8 each year!
2nd time for me attending Engage, but it was incredible again! 2 days packed with extremely informational content, a great venue and a great community!
We did more business and collected more leads during Engage 2017 in Antwerp, than at IBM Connect in San Francisco.
As a first-timer I didn't really know what to expect. The organization of the event positively surprised me!
A premiere event that rivals anything produced by any other organization. Great job...AGAIN!!!
It's a treat to always keep coming back for more! Well done, once again, and look forward to the 10th edition next year!
It is mind boggling to see two people create an event that rivals those put on by larger vendors with dozens of resources.
And huge thanks to Theo and the others for giving me my first international speaking engagement!
Theo is a legend, Theo has style. And he is putting together the best event in this space, year after year.
Engage was my first UG as a speaker and it has developed into arguably the premier user group for ICS in Europe.
Yet again a brilliantly done event. One that is used as the yard-stick by which all other user group events are measured.
Theo and Hilde did it again: Engage was bigger than last year, venue was impressive and the event most successful.
It was a pleasure, due to the efforts of Theo his team, the sponsors, the location and the participants. Much appreciated!
I was extremely impressed on all levels. Thank you to Theo Heselmans for the opportunity to speak at this event!
I’ve been to several of the past Engage conferences and Theo always puts on a great event but this was better than ever.
What can one say about this Engage, Eindhoven, NL. It is in fact THE European user group meeting,...
Theo Heselmans has raised the bar yet again as to what can be achieved with organizing an IBM User Group event.