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Hearty Congratulations!   I would like to congratulate  Peter Paluch for becoming our newest inductee into the Cisco Community Hall of Fame . His contributions over the past past 13 years in Routing and Switching , have made a significant impact to the overall value of the Cisco Community. He is one of 13 members and the third Cisco Employee in this elite group. If you see Peter on the community take a moment to congratulate him.   You can learn more about Peter and his  expertise   by visiting the  Hall of Fame   community.     Monica Lluis  -   Cisco Community Team   ... View more

Congratulations!    We are extremely excited to announce the 2019 Cisco Designated VIP class for the Cisco Community.   The Cisco Designated VIP program recognizes the top external individual contributors in Cisco's online communities, including Cisco Community, and Cisco Learning Network (CLN).   Cisco Designated VIPs are recognized by their peers for their expertise and tireless contributions, and their abundant participation is vital to community success. With this program, Cisco formally recognizes the positive, valuable influence our top individual members exert on the communities overall.    Heartfelt congratulations to these Cisco technology industry leaders!   Thank you to all the 2018 Cisco Designated VIPs for all their contributions last year. We appreciate all your contributions regardless of the VIP status. You are the soul of the Community and thanks to your knowledge sharing, this community continues to thrive.   - Cisco Community Team   Cisco Community VIPs This distinction is only given to a select group of Cisco customers, partners and guest community members, based on many factors in the program. We are so grateful of the extensive community involvement of these highly respected technology experts. You can view their profiles and “follow” their posts to grow your knowledge. Anthony Holloway Contact Center Ayodeji Okanlawon IP Telephony Arne Bier N ISE Balaji Bandi N Firewalls, Switching Bogdan Nita N Firewalls VPN   Chris Deren Contact Center,IP Telephony, Unified Communications Chris Hussey Routing, Switching Damien Miller N ISE   Daniel Ordonez Spanish, Wireless Deepak Kumar  N Routing, Switching Dennis Mink  Firewalls, IP Telephony Diana Rojas Spanish, Switching Flavio Miranda Portuguese, Wireless Francesco Molino Firewalls, Routing, Switching Georg Pauwen Routing, Switching Georgios Fotiadis N Telephony Jonathan Schulenberg Contact Center, IP Telephony Jon Marshall Routing, Switching Joseph W. Doherty N Routing, Switching Julio Moisa Routing, Spanish, Switching Karsten Iwen Firewalls, VPN Leo Laohoo Routing, Switching, Wireless Maren Mahoney N IP Telephony Marius Gunnerud N Firewalls Mark Malone Switching Marvin Rhoads Firepower, Firewalls, Security Mohammed al Baqari Firewalls, IP Telephony Patrick Oberli N Wireless Paul Driver Routing, Switching Paul Haferman  N ISE Philip D'Ath Firewalls, Routing, Switching Rahul Govindan Firewalls, VPN Rasika Nayanajith Wireless Ratheesh Kumar N Contact Center, IP Telephony Reza Sharifi Switching Richard Burts Routing, Switching Rob Ingram N Firewalls, Policy and Access, VPN Rob Huffman IP Telephony, Unified Communications Sandeep Choudhary Wireless   Seb Rupik N Routing, Small Business Switching Srinivasan Kilambi   N TelePresence and Video Infrastructure Scott Fella Wireless   Wayne DeNardi TelePresence and Video Infrastructure   VIP Class of 2018 Announcement Cisco Learning Network VIPs [Read More] ... View more

I had the privilege of meeting Daniel Ordonez in person last week.     Here is a quick interview with Daniel asking him why he participates in the community and help others.   ... View more

I was very happy to organize the Cisco Designated VIP dinner at Cisco Live Cancun this year. We had Cisco Designated VIPs Diana Rojas and Daniel Ordonez. Also Cisco Champion Jose Bogarin joined Denise Brittin and I.   VIPs Diana Rojas and Daniel Ordoñez Cisco Champion Jose Bogarin and Denise Brittin   We had the dinner at Porfirio's Restaurant which is one of the best at modern fine mexican cusine. Being in Cancun, we had to try mexican food. We even had mariachi entonating "Laura Branigan's Gloria" and other classical pieces from the 80's and 90's.    The food was delicious. We started with the "esquites arracheros" (corn), "carnitas de pulpo" (octopus with guacamole) and a nice salad. When it came time to the main dishes, there were some fish with mango salsa, chile relleno (stuffed hot pepper), tacos and meat. We could not leave without the traditional desserts which very from local ice cream to "flan casero". Here are some pictures to make you hungry! To end the food party, they brought some "blue obleas with amaranto".... This transported me back to mi childhood where we had obleas after school. Obleas are traditional Mexican snacks made only with wheat flour, water, corn oil, and artificial colors.   Fish with mango salsa Chile Relleno Blue Obleas with Amaranth     Some fun facts about Diana is that she is from Venezuela and works for a partner in Argentina. She started her career from Network Academy graduate!. Daniel just passed his Wireless CCIE written test during Cisco Live!! great kudos to you Daniel!. Jose is from Costa Rica and works for one our our partners as well.   The group after dinner   Denise and I are very happy to have you met you in person. I had a lot of fun with you guys at the Cisco Appreciation Event. I can see both Daniel and Diana are rock 'n roll souls.   VIPs Diana and Daniel at the Customer Appreciation Event       ... View more

  Every year, since 2010, Lithium recognizes and honors the global brands who are delivering world-class digital customer experiences with strategies and results that are truly transformative.   Cisco Community has been awarded with the prestigious 2018 Lithy Award for B2B Community Innovator.   The winners were announced at the CX Live Lithium Conference last October in Austin, TX. The competition was fierce with a total of 82 submissions. Winning in the B2B Community Innovator category is specially remarkable since it was all about merging the Cisco support and business communities to create one Cisco Community.   Denise Brittin had the honor of accepting the award on behalf of the entire Cisco Community. We want to thank and congratulate all the Cisco Designated VIPs and community contributors for making this community thrive.  We also congratulate the entire development, product and business teams across Cisco who worked endless hours bringing Cisco Community to life. This award belongs to all of you!        For More Information: Celebrate the 2018 Lithy Winners! Lithys 2018: Cisco Systems, Inc. - B2B Community Innovator     ... View more