Encompass: Business Summary Mission: Education, Networking, and Advocacy for the HP community (short version) Vision: Encompass will be viewed as the HP IT community's choice for enterprise computing technical education, networking and industry influence. Organizational Structure: – Volunteer Board of Directors (10) comprised of HP users and partners – Executive management and operations Staff (14) at Chicago, IL HQ office – Volunteer (HP technologists) provide majority of content and drive activities
Encompass: Membership Stats Membership: – Represent a list of over 16,000 HP Users – 11 regional local user groups across the U.S. (LUGs) that meet regularly – 6 national special interest groups (SIGs) that meet online to discuss specific IT topics Number is in process of growing – Several types and levels of membership: Associate (free) Individual ($90) Corporate ($400) DSPP (free)
Encompass Chapters Locations Across The United States Encompass has 11 active LUGs. We are working to re-activate the Colorado, Ohio and Austin, TX LUGs in late 2007 Golden State Chapter – San Francisco, CA Rocky Mountain Chapter - Colorado CACTUS Chapter – Phoenix, AZ Austin Chapter – Austin, TX DFW Chapter – Dallas/Fort Worth, TX SUNTUG – Tampa, FL ATALUG Chapter – Atlanta, GA CARTS Chapter– Chicago, IL Western Reserve User Group Chapter - Ohio ESILUG Chpater – Washington D.C. DEL VAL Chapter – Philadelphia, PA PenNY Chapter – Upstate New York New England Chapter - Massachusetts New York Metro Chapter – New York, NY
Encompass HQ Chapter Coordination Contacts Katie Huffman – Katie. Katie. – Jillian Kelly – –
Encompass Chapter Program By joining Encompass, you join a chapter! Benefits of participating in an Encompass chapter – Networking One group of individuals with a common interest Make new business contacts and friends Organized monthly meetings or special events Interact with HP professionals
Encompass Chapter Program, continued – Local Resources Personal connection with other, like-minded HP end-users and HP professionals Get your questions answered on the spot Provide your expertise and serve as a technical resource to others – Education HP speakers and panel discussions several times a year Peer-to-peer Q & A Leadership opportunities
Encompass: Partnerships Partnerships – HP: HPTF&E, DSPP, WW Survey – ITUG: HPTF&E – SNIA – WW HP User Group Council: Vivit Encompass ITUG Interex EMEA Encompass – global locations
Encompass: Strategic Focus 2007 Build Community – WW Collaboration – Re-design of Membership – Vertical SIG Product and Service Delivery Improvement – New services aligned with industry trends – New technical offerings – Enhanced advocacy Expand Involvement – HP Alignment – Volunteer, Partner, and LUG development
Encompass: Recent Accomplishments Launched Presidential & Migration Blogs Publishing pod-casts on relevant IT topics 2007 WW survey launch Consistent media exposure SIG / LUG additions – Online LUG Meeting and Organization tool launch – Launch of the Golden State LUG – Collaboration with ITUG on SunTUG
Encompass: Recent Achievements ITUG/HP partnership for HPTF&E Collaborated with ITUG to produce Leaders Day at HPTF&E Technical Resources pages re-design RSS feeds Added instapolls to homepage Recruiting and developing new volunteers Volunteer professional development session Volunteer reception Produced HTML version Encompass Points newsletter New HP Virtual Panel advocacy program
Encompass: How Do You Get Involved? Contact Us! – Executive Director: Chris Hansen – HQ Staff – General Phone Inquiries: – General Information & Inquiries Via