And the Schedule for the Tendenci User Conference Is???

Drumroll Please!  We are excited to announce the 2008 Tendenci User Conference Schedule.

We have added a lot of excited new dynamics for our second year and think it’s going to be a blast.  Don’t forget… if you can’t make it out for the whole two day affair, you’re more than welcome to drop by for just a day or even just a session!

So without furthur ado…

Day One:

8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Come see us in the Tendenci Lounge!  Members of the Programming and Support teams will be available for questions all day! The Lounge will be a great place for you to network with other Tendenci users, Schipul staff, or just drop in and check your email.

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.:  Registration (a necessary evil)

8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.: State of the Union Address with Ed Schipul, CEO… Lets talk about where Tendenci is going and how far we’ve come together (because we just couldn’t do it without you)!

10:00 a.m.  – 10:45 a.m.:  Breakout Sessions
Room One:  Tendenci Toddlers – Intro to Tendenci – A Quick Boot Camp
Room Two:  Tendenci Titans – Advanced Tendenci – Improve Your User’s Experience On Your Site

11:00 a.m  – 11:45 a.m.:  Understanding Site Analytics – From DeepMetrix to Google… We promise we’ll try to keep this as fun and as painless as possible!  Rumor has it our SEM Director, Jason McElweenie has something cool up his sleeve (don’t tell!).

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.:  LUNCH  (WOOHOO!)

1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.:  Fireside Chat with Programming & Support Teams…  You’ll have all morning to submit questions and get them answered.  This will be a great opportunity to hear other people’s Tendenci experiences and use them yourself!

2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Breakout Sessions
Room One:  Organizing Your People Through Tendenci… How are you keeping track of your users??
Room Two:  Maximizing the Calendar Events Module… Everyone loves a good event.  How do you tell your members about yours?

3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.: Fireside Chat with the Partners of Schipul–The Web Marketing Company.  This will be a great opportunity to talk with the Partners and hear the real deal on Schipul and what we’re about.

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Day Two:

8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Come see us in the Tendenci Lounge!  Members of the Programming and Support teams will be available for questions all day! The Lounge will be a great place for you to network with other Tendenci users, Schipul staff, or just drop in and check your email.

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 am: Registration (in case you could only come for one day!)

8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.: Keynote Speaker – How Tendenci Makes Companies Soar… This talk will focus on an extra special Tendenci superstar.  Announcement soon!

10:00 a.m.  – 10:45 a.m.:  Breakout Sessions
Room One:  Tendenci Toddlers – Keep Your Members in the Know With Newsletters
Room Two:  Tendenci Titans – Driving Campaign Strategies Through Your Newsletters

11:00 a.m.  – 11:45 a.m.:  Breakout Sessions
Room One:  What’s the Point of Social Media Anyway?
Room Two:  Little Known Facts About Tendenci – What Are You Missing?

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.:  LUNCH

1:45 p.m.  – 2:30 p.m.:  Breakout Sessions
Room One:  Fireside Chat About Billing/Accounting
Room Two:  Hands-On Social Media Profile Creation… This will be a chance to really get your claws into the meat of Social Media.  Schipulites and other Tendenci friends will be on hand to help!

2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.:  Interactive Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Session… Another Jason McElweenie trick is expected for this panel.  Lets make SEM fun!

3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.:  Closing Comments with Ed Schipul, CEO

5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.:  Closing Reception; Location TBD PAAAAAAAAAAAAARTY!

As you can see, it’s all about communication and enabling you to better address your communities!

Don’t forget:

   1. Bring your laptop!  University of Houston has free wireless and sessions will be interactive!
   2. No spare change needed for parking – University of Houston has you covered!
   3. Need a detailed list of presentations?  You’ll find them here soon!