[Harriet]

I just want to say thanks to all who participated in the Blackbus User Group meeting. I think we got our points across to the Blackbaud Staff who attended.

[Anne Marie]

Thanks to Harriet and all those who advocated on our (those unable to attend) behalf!!

[Don Sabo]

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Originally Posted by Harriet

I just want to say thanks to all who participated in the Blackbus User Group meeting. I think we got our points across to the Blackbaud Staff who attended.

Was there a news blackout this week in Charleston? I hope nothing serious happened on the Ides of November!!! Did BB not provide any PC's for the attendees to get on the bus and tell us people back home what was going on, or were you guys partying too much. I guess that it is true, "What happens in Charleston, stays in Charleston"!!!

[DrewAllen]

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Originally Posted by Don Sabo

I hope nothing serious happened on the Ides of November!!!

For those of you who didn't figure it out, the Ides of November was the day that I did my presentation. The worst thing that happened is that the computer for my presentation didn't have Crystal Reports installed despite the fact that I specifically requested a computer with Crystal installed. Luckily, I had a lot of time and I brought my own laptop to Charleston.

Drew

[djunkins]

Thanks to everyone involved in pulling the Sunday session together - it was definitely worth attending.

In addition to all of us attending, it was great to see so many Blackbaud folks there prepared to discuss our "ideas."

Harriet, thanks for moderating and getting us through everything so efficiently.

[Joe_Meehan]

I'm sorry I missed the Sunday session. Are there any informal notes from the session that anyone would want to share?

I had a great time at the conference, getting to meet a few BUS members, Blackbaud staff, and attending some helpful sessions. I did the test out the new RE8 but it's so far out from being released, my comments could totally be moot at this time.

I thought Marc's opening comments were very interesting, and every BB staff member I met went out of their way to be helpful. Tempted to move to Charleston for the lack-of traffic alone...

I didn't have a blue Blackbus name badge holder, but I think that's because I was a speaker - and while I'm happy to be part of this gang, as a speaker, I respectfully wore the standard Blackbaud badge holder. But just know I was one of y'all...

And special thanks to anyone who attending my session on Crystal Reports - I hope I didn't confuse/bore/scare anyone. I gave away the last pair of Mardi Gras beads on Wednesday - in the airport no less.

Cheers,

~ Joe Meehan

[Andrew Gorczycki]

do anybody know if the power point of the presentations of the sessions which were not published in conference materials are going to be on Blackbaud site?
unless I overheard it it was something they mentioned during the sessions

Andrew Gorczycki

[DrewAllen]

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Originally Posted by Andrew Gorczycki

do anybody know if the power point of the presentations of the sessions which were not published in conference materials are going to be on Blackbaud site?
unless I overheard it it was something they mentioned during the sessions

It looks like they are up. If you go to http://Conferencecentral.blackbaud.com/ you should find them.

Drew

[Andrew Gorczycki]

It looks llike they posted on the conference central site only what was in the conference materials and filled the solutions gaps with BB fliers from Blackbaud Solutions Library.

I was after:
Shaun Sullivan - Emerging Technologies what's on the Horizon for Blackbaud
Andrew Mosawi Web 2.0 - A Buzzword Demystified
Andrew Mosawi - A Practical Approach to Fundraising Online
Tom McHale and Josh Hopkins - Deep Dive into Blackbaud Netcommunity

especially Shaun Sullivan was pretty important to report back on the future of the RE product,

it looks like agin missed opportunity from Blackbaud to present future strategy to all customers in writing on the web site

Andrew Gorczycki
Guggenheim Museum

[Andrew Gorczycki]

Andrew Mosawi from IATS just announced he is moving to Blackbaud position of Blackbaud Vice President of International Business Development

[Cat Lee]

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Originally Posted by Andrew Gorczycki

Andrew Mosawi from IATS just announced he is moving to Blackbaud position of Blackbaud Vice President of International Business Development

Do you have a link to the announcement?

[Andrew Gorczycki]

no it has been sent to me personally by Andrew Mosawi

Andrew Gorczycki
Guggenheim Museum

[ShaunSullivan]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew Gorczycki

It looks llike they posted on the conference central site only what was in the conference materials and filled the solutions gaps with Blackbaud fliers from Blackbaud Solutions Library.

I was after:
Shaun Sullivan - Emerging Technologies what's on the Horizon for Blackbaud
Andrew Mosawi Web 2.0 - A Buzzword Demystified
Andrew Mosawi - A Practical Approach to Fundraising Online
Tom McHale and Josh Hopkins - Deep Dive into Blackbaud Netcommunity

especially Shaun Sullivan was pretty important to report back on the future of the RE product,

it looks like agin missed opportunity from Blackbaud to present future strategy to all customers in writing on the web site

Andrew Gorczycki
Guggenheim Museum

My slides should be posted soon. Just had to scrub out some dates and replace with XXXX. That said, since my session was so demo-heavy, I'm not even sure how useful they'll be.

Thanks for attending the sessions.

Shaun