We are thrilled to announce an ambitious new program called the HCL Digital Solutions Academy that seeks to empower our community of partners, developers, admins, customers and other key stakeholders to learn and understand everything our products are capable of. How to stay current about each new release, make the most of new capabilities, learn best practices, understand how they can power new opportunities and solve challenges, and, ultimately, transform business.

We will be creating and sharing content in a regular cadence — through webinars, demos, articles, social media, events, and email — under the umbrella of the HCL Digital Solutions Academy. Our software helps people get real work done. We help people solve challenges, fix disparate systems, automate the everyday, and realize the “power of the possible.” At HCL we truly extend our relationship beyond the contract, and help people achieve the business outcomes they are looking to us to help them do.  

We are building out a rich roster of content created and delivered by multiple teams within HCL — development, support, product management, technical advisors, etc. — but we don’t want to stop there. We want to invite you, HCL Masters, Business Partners, and customers to help us develop this program and grow our content catalog. Please send us a note with feedback or ideas for content you would like to see or help deliver as part of the HCL Digital Solutions Academy. The content we will be sharing with you includes webinars, workshops (hands-on labs), technical videos (10-15 minutes each), podcasts, and learning journeys. 

And before you ask, the answer is yes! We want to bring back technical certification! Certification is very close to my heart, just like it is for many of you. In fact, I strongly believe that being a certified developer and administrator in our HCL Digital Solutions portfolio was key and opened many doors for me, first when I was a customer and then when I became a consultant and Business Partner. Our plan will allow us to eventually bring certification and badges, but we first need to close the gap with content. The more content we produce the easier it will be to create learning journeys and certification roadmaps.  

Digital Solutions Academy is an international, multilingual program and we will be rolling it out across the globe — sessions are in English unless noted otherwise. Here are the first set of upcoming events and experiences — organized by region and date — that you need to sign up for right now. We are excited to have you join us.  

PROJECT 11

• Best Practices for Upgrading to Domino v11 (French). September 22. Register here.
• Best Practices for Upgrading to Domino v11 (Chinese). September 22. Register here.
• Best Practices for Upgrading to Domino v11 (Korea). September 23. Register here.
• Best Practices for Upgrading to Domino v11 (Japanese). September 25. Register here.
• Best Practices for Upgrading to Domino v11 (Philippines). September 28. Register here.
• Best Practices for Upgrading to Domino v11 (Spanish). September 29. Register here.
• Best Practices for Upgrading to Domino v11 (Portuguese). September 30. Register here. 
• Best Practices for Upgrading to Domino v11 (UK). September 30. Register here.
• Best Practices for Upgrading to Domino v11 (Czech). October 1. Register here.
• Best Practices for Upgrading to Domino v11 (India). October 1. Register here.
• Best Practices for Upgrading to Domino v11 (German). October 6. Register here.
• Best Practices for Upgrading to Domino v11 (Italian). October 8. Register here.
• Best Practices for Upgrading to Domino v11 (Australia). October 8. Register here.

GLOBAL  

• Connections: ElasticSearch Integration with Connections – Session 2. September 24. Register here.
• Notes: HCL Notes Installation and Troubleshooting. October 7. Register here.
• Digital Experience: Overview of HCL DX – Script Application – Session 2. October 15. Register here.
• Digital Experience: On-Demand Video and How It Can Be the Key to Improving Digital Experiences. October 27. Register here.  
• HCL Sametime: Exclusive Global Launch and Unveiling. November 10. Register here.

 ASIA PACIFIC 

• Connections: ElasticSearch Integration with Connections – Session 1. September 23. Register here.
• Notes: HCL Notes Installation and Troubleshooting – Session 1. October 6. Register here.
• Digital Experience: Overview of HCL DX – Script Application – Session 1. October 14. Register here. 
• Sametime: A Closer Look into Chat and Brand-New v11.5 Meetings. November 17. Register here.
• HCL Sametime v11.5 Meetings Deployment Workshop. Dec 3. Register here.

EUROPE

• Sametime: The Pre-Release of HCL Sametime v11.5 is here! September 17. Register here. 
• HCL Domino Volt – Hands-on workshop for EMEA Customers. September 24. Register here. 
• Domino Volt 1.0.1: (French) Les nouveautés – explications et démonstration ! September 30. Register here. 
• Domino: Best Practices for Upgrading to Domino V11 [Czech]. October 1. Register here. 

 CHINA
(All of these are in Chinese. Please scan this QR code to register.)

• Domino: #Friday Talk: Make Domino administration easier 让Domino管理更轻松. September 18.
• Verse: #Friday Talk: Verse: Features and Customization. September 25.

JAPAN

• Domino Volt: 1.0.1 Update and Techniques (Japanese) Sep 18. Register here. 
• Domino: Upgrade to Domino V11 (Japanese) Sep 25. Register here. 
• Notes/Domino: License Handbook (Japanese) Oct 8. Register here. 
• Upgrade to Domino V11 (Japanese) October 27. Register here.

 LATIN AMERICA

• User Group for Customers and Partners Using HCL Digital Solutions Products (Portuguese). September 16. Register here. 
• Sametime: Overview new version of Sametime (Portuguese). November 18. Register here. 
• Sametime: HCL Sametime v11.5 Meetings Deployment Workshop. December 3. Register here

PAST EVENTS

GLOBAL

• New Features Not to Be Missed in Domino v10 and v11. June 11. Register here. 
• Adapting to Disruption and the New Normal through Collaboration Tools. June 17. Register here.
• Digital Experience Summer Launch Highlights (for sellers and Business Partners). June 23. Email for an invite.
• Domino on Docker: Installation and Configuration. June 25. Register here.   
• Digital Experience 9.5. Now Easier. Faster. Cloud Native. June 25. Register here. 
• Domino Agents and Troubleshooting – Session 2. July 9. Register here.
• HCL Verse Enablement for Business Partners. July 14. Register here. 
• Round table 1: The Art of the Possible with HCL Domino Volt. July 16. Register here.
• HCL Verse 2.0 Launch. July 17. Register here. 
• What’s new in Connections 6.5 CR1 – Session 2. July 23. Register here.
• Domino Volt New Release: Training for BPs. July 23. Register here. 
• Domino Volt: The New Release and What It Means for You. July 30. Register here.
• Domino Directory Sync (DirSync) and Troubleshooting – Session 2. August 6. Register here. 
• Best Practices for Upgrading to Domino v11. August 11. Register here.
• Round table 2: Domino Volt Application Integration Strategies. August 12. Register here.
• Getting Projects Done on Time with Connections and Kudos Activities Plus. August 18. Register here. 
• HCL Sametime Integration with Verse – Session 2. August 20. Register here. 
• Announcing HCL Sametime Pre-Release 11.5 – Return of Video Meetings. August 21. Register here 
• Sametime 11.0 FP2 and Meetings 11.5 – Features and Deployment. August 26. Register here. 
• Round Table 3: Domino Volt Deployment Topologies. August 27. Register here. 
• HCL DXConnect: Getting Started With DX Containers. September 10. Register here.
• HCL Traveler for MS Outlook – Session 2. September 10. Register here.

ASIA PACIFIC

• Domino Volt Event for Business Partners (Korean). June 3. Email for an invite. 
• New Features Not to Be Missed in Domino v10 and v11. June 10. Register here.  
• Domino v10 and v11: Exciting New Features for Users, Admins, and Developers. June 11. Register here. 
• What is Digital Experience? June 18. Register here.
• Domino on Docker: Installation and Configuration. June 24. Register here.
• Introduction to Domino Volt. June 25.  Register here.  
• Domino Agents and Troubleshooting – Session 1. July 8. Register here.
• HCL DX. 9.5 APAC Launch –  Now Easier. Faster. Cloud Native. July 9. Register here.
• Connections: Boost Productivity and Foster Innovation with an Integrated Collaboration Solution. July 16. Register here.
• What’s new in Connections 6.5 CR1 – Session 1. July 22. Register here.
• How to Build Domino Volt Apps Lightning Fast. July 23.  Register here. 
• DX Ops: HCL DX in the Modern Age. July 30. Register here.
• Domino Directory Sync (DirSync) and Troubleshooting – Session 1. August 5. Register here. 
• HCL Domino v11 + Docker = Making Admin Life Easy. August 11. Register here.
• HCL Verse – Business Email that understands how you work. August 13. Register here.
• HCL Sametime Integration with Verse – Session 1. August 19. Register here.
• HCL Traveler for MS Outlook – Session 1. September 9. Register here. 

EUROPE

• DX Connect Europe Virtual Conference. June 4. Register here. 
• Sametime: The New Experience (Czech). June 9. Email for an invite. 
• Domino Volt: Hands-on Workshop for DNUG (German). June 9. Email for an invite. 
• HCL Domino Volt in France! La Réponse Digitale Low-Code aux Besoins Métiers de Votre Organisation! (French). June 16. Register here. 
• Mit Spannung Erwartet: HCL Domino Volt Ist Da (German). June 18. Email for an invite. 
• Domino Volt: Hands-on Workshop for HANNE (German). June 23. Email for an invite.
• HCL Digital Experience Next – Plus simple. Plus rapide. Cloud Native. (French). July 3. Register here.
• Domino Volt Workshop for Business Partners. July 21. Register here.
• Domino Volt Workshop (Italian).  July 27. Register here.
• Domino Volt Workshop (French). July 27. Register here.
• Domino Volt Workshop. July 28. Register here.
• Domino Volt Workshop (German). July 28. Register here.
• Domino Volt Workshop (Czech). July 30. Register here.
• HCL Digital Experience 9.5 – Jetzt noch Einfacher. Schneller. Cloud-Nativ (German). September 3. Register here 

CHINA
(All of these are in Chinese. Please scan this QR code to register).

• Domino Volt Development Workshop. June 12. Email for an invite.  
• What’s New in Domino v11. June 19. Email for an invite. Email for an invite. 
• Verse: Features and Customization. June 26. Email for an invite.  
• Domino Volt Development Workshop. July 3. Email for an invite.
• #Friday Talk: Domino Volt Development Workshop HCL Domino Volt技术交流. July 10.
• DX 9.5 New Features and Demo. July 17. Email for an invite. 
• Domino v11 on Docker. July 24. Email for an invite.
• GCG HCL Domino Volt Launch HCL Domino Volt发布. July 30.
• #Friday Talk: What’s New in Domino v11 HCL Domino V11新功能推荐. July 31.
• Domino Volt Development Workshop. July 31. Email for an invite.  
• Connections Update. August 7. Email for an invite.
• #Friday Talk: Sametime use case workshop Sametime场景研讨会. August 7.
• #Friday Talk: Traveler 11 New Features Traveler 11的新功能介绍. August 21.
• #Friday Talk: Domino V11 on Docker. August 28.
• #Friday Talk: Unmissable Domino V11 mail new features 不容错过的Domino V11 邮件新功能. September 4.
• #Friday Talk: Connections Update. September 11.

KOREA

• New messaging features not to be missed in Domino v10 & v11 (Korean). July 29. Register here.

JAPAN

• Domino Volt Overview, Sample Apps and Architecture (Japanese) May 22. Replay.
• How to use and develop Domino applications with Nomad (Japanese) June 19. Register here.
• テクてくLotus技術者夜会 – Sametime, Verse, Notes/Domino overview (Japanese). July 17. Register here. 
• DX 9.5 New Features and Demo. July 28. Register here. 
• Domino Volt Update. Aug 27. Register here.

LATIN AMERICA

• Domino Volt Overview for Customers and Business Partners (Spanish). June 9. Register here. 
• How to Install, Configure, and Use Verse (Portuguese). June 10. Register here.   
• How to Install, Configure, and Use Verse (Spanish). June 12. Register here.  
• How to use Domino on Docker (Portuguese). June 24. Register here. 
• How to use Domino on Docker (Spanish). June 26. Register here.  
• Connections Social Side Bar, Social Mail, and Activities Plus (Portuguese). July 8. Register here. 
• Domino Agents and Troubleshooting. July 9. Register here.
• HCL DX 9.5 & the new HCL DAM (Portuguese). July 22. Register here. 
• HCL Domino Volt – Hands-on Workshop (Spanish). July 23. Register here.
• How to Use Domino Applications with Nomad (Spanish). July 28. Register here.
• HCL Domino Volt – Hands-on Workshop (Portuguese). July 29. Register here.
• How to Use Domino Applications with Nomad (Portuguese). August 4. Register here.