My 20th Lotusphere is in the can. Loved every minute of it. So much cool stuff coming up: IBM Verse, IBM Connections Next, Bluemix, and yes, some nice things for Notes/Domino in the pipeline too. But 2 things stood out for me: We got an amazing community, and that's what makes this conference go beyond just being a tech gathering. I lost my speaker virginity.

Did you ever pull your head out of the sand and looked at the world around you? Of course you did. But you, as a Notes developer, did you ever look at the world outside of your precious, 'I-can-do-anything' development environment? Maybe not! Same here. For the past 20 odd years, I happily wrapped myself in my comfort zone.