The Culminis Speaker Program connects speakers, solution providers, and user groups from around the world.
Volunteer Speakers
Culminis works with solution providers to collect presentations and support materials about the problem domains in which they work.
The material does the following:
1. Describes the specific technical nature of the problem that the product addresses
2. Describes common solutions
3. Describes the advantages of their product’s solution over other available solutions
Solution providers and user group members both benefit from the interaction.
1. IT professionals are educated as to the true scope and importance of the presented problem
2. IT professionals receive a technical basis of comparison between the presented solution and other available solutions
3. The solution provider gains product recognition and community appreciation for providing the information
However, solution providers rarely have sufficient staff to achieve this level of engagement with the community. The Culminis Speaker program seeks to remedy this problem by encouraging user group members to volunteer for training to present the information developed by participants in the Culminis Solution Provider Network (CSPN).
Once a speaker feels they are prepared, they register the presentation with Culminis and we make it available to a select set of our Member Organizations. The selection will be based on criteria that includes but is not limited to, topic, region, language and existing presentations.
Professional Speakers
Professional speakers are also welcome to become members of the Culminis Speaker Program. Just as the above description for a volunteer, professional speakers will have access to our presentation registration process.
It is important to note that most user groups are not-for-profit, free-entry communities. It is rare that a group is in a position to pay for speaking services. However, we believe that by establishing a link to the community, participating in the Culminis speaker forums, and offering advice to our volunteer speakers, opportunities for paid speaking engagements will present themselves.
To apply for the Culminis Speaker Program, please click here.