Mark your calendars. Next user group meeting is scheduled. We will see you there!

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Next meeting of the Dallas Salesforce User Group:
Wednesday July 22nd, 2009 - 11:45am - 2:00pm
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Location: 
ReachLocal, Inc
6400 International Parkway
Suite 2400
Plano, TX 75093

972 267-2222

Many thanks to Nancy Simbala with ReachLocal.com for securing the location and being so open to share the facilities with us.

Where is ReachLocal?
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=6400+International+Parkway,+Plano,+TX+75093&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.310143,63.457031&ie=UTF8&ll=33.018416,-96.83723&spn=0.026772,0.030985&z=15&iwloc=addr

Topics:

laura.hendrix@freemanco.com

See you soon!

PS. If you wish to pass this note to others that are not members, please have them first register at:
http://usergroups.salesforce.com/dallas

Mark your calendars. Next user group meeting is scheduled. We will see you there!

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Next meeting of the Dallas Salesforce User Group:
Wednesday May 13th, 2009 - 11:45am - 2:00pm
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Lunch will again be BYO. Back to sponsored meetings soon.

Location: (same location as March meeting – Thank you Nancy!)
ReachLocal, Inc
6400 International Parkway
Suite 2400
Plano, TX 75093

972 267-2222

Many thanks to Nancy Simbala with ReachLocal.com for securing the location and being so open to share the facilities with us.

Where is ReachLocal?
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=6400+International+Parkway,+Plano,+TX+75093&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.310143,63.457031&ie=UTF8&ll=33.018416,-96.83723&spn=0.026772,0.030985&z=15&iwloc=addr

Topics:

• Dallas User Group Brainstorming – Open forum to discuss what we should continue to do and what could/should change
• And as always, the majority of the session is really just a Q&A from customers to customers. 

See you soon!

PS. If you wish to pass this note to others that are not members, please have them first register at:
http://usergroups.salesforce.com/dallas

As always, a good meeting! (if I do say so myself!).

As promised, here are the slides I presented during the sessions.

 Download 2009 03 16 Meeting Agenda

And the two presentations I shared from Dreamforce 2008:
- Possibilities of Formulas
- Wrangle Data & Pump up the configuration

See you soon,

scott & laura

Also, the theme of the meeting has been appended to:
"BYOL" - Bring Your Own Lunch! 

While our user group has always been fortunate to have Salesforce Partners interested in sponsoring our meetings and providing lunch, unfortunately the recent economic issues have temporarily halted that.  So Monday’s meeting with be a “Brown Bag special”.

That said - Bring your lunch, network with peers, and get ready to hear about all the highlights of the Spring 09 release.  A special thanks to Astadia for providing us with some great presentation material about Spring 09.

Hope to see you there!

Aaacckkk!  What the heck happened to the Dallas User group folks!??

Well, first of all, my sincere apologies for the delay.  This new economy of ours has required some adjustments with work schedules, family schedules, and (unfortunately!) user group meetings!

That said, we've got our next meeting planned and on the books.  Hope to see you there!

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Next meeting of the Dallas Salesforce User Group:
Monday March 16th, 2009 - 11:45am - 2:00pm
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Lunch will be provided at 11:45am (so we can start the meeting at noon). 

Location: (yes, same place as the meeting in September)
ReachLocal, Inc
6400 International Parkway
Suite 2400
Plano, TX 75093

972 267-2222

Many thanks to Nancy Simbala with ReachLocal.com for securing the location for this meeting.

Where is ReachLocal?
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=6400+International+Parkway,+Plano,+TX+75093&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.310143,63.457031&ie=UTF8&ll=33.018416,-96.83723&spn=0.026772,0.030985&z=15&iwloc=addr

Topics:
- 15-minute Guest Presentation from our sponsor (to be named in the future)
- Discuss various features in the Spring release
- And as always, the majority of the session is really just a Q&A from customers to customers. 
(we are still finalizing some pieces, but mainly wanted to give you time to mark your calendar!)

TO RSVP:
Please reply with a *COMMENT* to this *POSTING*
(and please send an email to Scott and Laura just as a backup, using the email address below).

Who should attend?
These meetings are generally targeted towards the Salesforce "champions" within an organization.  This includes the administrators, implementers, trainers, team leads, etc. 

If you have any questions/comments regarding topics or locations for future meetings, please use the emails below:

skincaid@usabilitysciences.com
laura.hendrix@freemanco.com

See you soon!

PS. If you wish to pass this note to others that are not members, please have them first register at:
http://usergroups.salesforce.com/dallas/
 

Thank you again for those that were able to make it out.  Couple points:

- We had another meeting w/ 45+ folks which led to a number of healthy tangents for various questions and answers!
- During the discussion someone mentioned a .ppt file they found on the internet with a detailed summary for getting ready for the SF Admin tests.  Unfortunately, the file they found is proprietary / confidential to Salesforce (so we are not able to post it on the site!).  My apologies.
- Thank you to Dawn Fichtner and everyone else at ReachLocal for hosting.
- Thank you to Michael Epner w/ Appirio for presenting and sponsoring the lunch.  If you have any additional questions for Mike, please contact him at: mepner@appirio.com.

Some folks have requested the presentation deck we showed, you can access it by clicking this file: Download 2008_09_24_meeting_agenda.ppt .

Also, do not forget about the admin certification program available:
http://www.salesforce.com/services-training/training_certification/. It contains study guides for each certification as well as the FAQ document http://www.salesforce.com/services-training/training_certification/certification/faq_admin.jsp. The best way to get up to speed on the exam content is to take the course. The exam costs are included in the cost of the course.

- ADM 201 Administration Essentials http://www.salesforce.com/services-training/training_certification/training_classes/adm_201.jsp   

- ADM 301 Advanced Administration http://www.salesforce.com/services-training/training_certification/training_classes/adm_301.jsp


Thanks again,
Scott Kincaid
Laura Hendrix

If any of you have specific topics you would like covered, or questions you would like to ask the group, please post them to this thread.  In addition, please email your questions to both Laura and I so we can be sure to include them in the next meeting.

In addition, if you have a specific case study you wish to share with the group (very informal, no stress!), again send a note to Laura and I.

Thanks!
Scott Kincaid - skincaid@usabilitysciences.com
Laura Hendrix - Laura.Hendrix@freemanco.com

Howdy folks,

Just a quick update regarding the upcoming meeting:

Guest Sponsor Presentation - Appirio:
Appirio is a leading implementation partner for Salesforce.com platform and Google, delivering 3 of the top 10 most downloaded Appexchange apps. 

We’ll talk about bringing together Google Apps™ and Salesforce to allow you to easily synchronize calendars, collaborate on marketing campaigns, find and embed documents, and manage personal and corporate contacts.

As a reminder, the schedule for these meetings:

11:45am lunch
12:00 - Sponsor Presentation
12:15 - User group discussion
2:00pm - wrap up

See you there!

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Next meeting of the Dallas Salesforce User Group:
Wednesday September 24th, 2008 - 11:45am - 2:00pm
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**UPDATE*** Lunch will be provided at 11:45am (so we can start the meeting at noon). 

Location:
ReachLocal, Inc
6400 International Parkway
Suite 2400
Plano, TX 75093
972 267-2222

Many thanks to Dawn Fichtner with ReachLocal.com for securing the location for this meeting.

Where is ReachLocal?
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=6400+International+Parkway,+Plano,+TX+75093&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.310143,63.457031&ie=UTF8&ll=33.018416,-96.83723&spn=0.026772,0.030985&z=15&iwloc=addr

Topics:
- 15-minute Guest Presentation from Appirio
- Implementation Case Study
- Share your Tips and Tricks

(we are still finalizing some pieces, but mainly wanted to give you time to mark your calendar!)

TO RSVP:
Please reply with a *COMMENT* to this *POSTING* on the Dallas User Group Blog at:
http://usergroups.salesforce.com/dallas/2008/09/next-meeting-we.html
(and please send an email to Scott and Laura just as a backup, using the email address below).

Who should attend?
These meetings are generally targeted towards the Salesforce "champions" within an organization.  This includes the administrators, implementers, trainers, team leads, etc. 

If you have any questions/comments regarding topics or locations for future meetings, please use the emails below:

skincaid@usabilitysciences.com
laura.hendrix@freemanco.com

See you soon!