I am excited to be speaking at Lotusphere again this year. This year I am teamed up with Adrian Spender (blog | twitter)who is a Senior Software Engineer at IBM and the Development lead for Lotus ConnectionsHome Page and News components. Our Session is in the Show and Tell Track. Putting *sparkle* in your Social applications! Customization & Branding with the new Lotus Connections 2.5 Come and see how Lotus Connections 2.5 can be molded to fit your needs. Don’t just take our word for it, but gain the experience of a Lotus Connections customer too! From exploring the data population customizations that allow you to modify and control the information populated on your user’s profiles we will move onto practical demonstration of how you can theme Lotus Connections to match your own corporate or organizational brand. We will also discuss how you can extend the capabilities of the product easily through adding iWidgets to Profiles, Communities and the Home Page of Lotus Connections.