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Over on the LinkedIn Lotusphere Group it was asked 'What was the highlight from this year's conference?'.  There have been so many good responses, we thought it would be worth posting them here, and inviting more comments.

Lars Olufsen - "For me, it was the Kick-Ass attitude of the new GM. For the first time in MANY years, it feels like IBM Lotus is "on the attack", and that opens a lot of POSSIBILITIES !!"

Garrett Wolthuis - "Bob Picciano was definitely a delightful surprise, especially his willingness to let his hair down and join in some karaoke! But if I had to pick one highlight it was meeting in person many of the people whose blogs and twitters I follow. A close second would be all the social networking information I gathered and the different ideas of ways to implement it in an enterprise setting. "

Jack Kelly - "Rule 6"

Bruce Lill - "The overall attitude of the ibm/lotus folks. They were up beat. friendly and willing to talk! it was like the old lotus days."

Keith Brooks - "Bob @ kimonos no question, I'm a Lotus man!"

Curt Stone - "Designer 8.5 and XPages - Tech Highlight.  Ben Zander - Huge Hit. I heard great comments among attendees for Bob Picciano - Real person and getting in trenches. Love that from a leader.  Getting Things Done sessions "

Peter Fay - "Closing General Session was a highlight (as usual).  Connecting with old Lotus colleagues and Lphere Alumni.  Following the @Lotusphere happenings through Twitter.  Partner and IBM solutions in the Showcase.  Charley's Steakhouse on International Drive...hold the veggies :).  Taking Friday off and hangin' in Orlando with a friend"

Sarah Carter - "Being able to follow the whole proceedings while on booth duty through twitter and blog entries.  Truly the most successful social networking, collaborative event to date."

Bill Buchan - "Bob P was a surprise.  Talking with a client about his HUGE environment (we trade better in recession). Laughing at the guy trying to sell corporate jets during OGS"

Chris Warner - "Coming away from the conference excited about Notes/Domino development again... seeing huge improvements in Quickr coming... Bob P's leadership is fantastic... and since no one has mentioned him, Dan Aykroyd's story in the OGS :-)"

Patrick Kwinten - "Lotus/IBM commitment in investing in the LN platform beyond 8.5."

Marco van Oostende - "Mary Beth in Yellow. Speaking of dedication!"

So what was your highlight from Lotusphere 2009?