Great turnout for our May 13th meeting!  It was a good mix of regular attendees and new faces. I hope all enjoyed the opportunity to share ideas/questions/solutions and meet some new folks.  THANK YOU! For those of you who couldn't attend, we look forward to seeing you in mid-July. 

Download 2009 05 13 Meeting Agenda

We had a customer presentation by Kevin Richardson, CRM Systems Administrator at Freeman. Salesforce Ideas (A Case Study). As often occurs, success centers around planning and strategy. This one was no different. We'll follow up on this case in 6 months or so and see how things have changed.

Download Ideas Case Study

It was also announced that Scott Kincaid is stepping down as User Group leader to take a Usability Testing position at Salesforce.com. In the coming weeks Scott and his family will be moving to Northern California. We owe Scott a huge THANK YOU for all of the work he has done to lead and grow the user group. Scott, you will be missed and you are welcome to join us anytime you're back in Dallas.

With Scott leaving it was also announced that Kevin Richardson will assume co-leadership responsibilites working with Laura Hendrix. Kevin is a long time Salesforce administrator and developer and is excited to work with Laura to continue to make the Dallas User Group a collaborative network of Admins helping Admins.

Lastly, Scott gave us a great overview of Analytic Snapshots. No doubt something that in one way or another we can all make good use of.

A BIG thank you to Nancy Simbala with ReachLocal for again providing a great space for us to meet and collaborate.

The next meeting will be in mid-July.  More details to follow in the coming month.  Stay tuned!

Best,

Kevin & Laura

Kevin Richardson

Laura Hendrix

Good morning,
We are still in the planning stages for the next meeting, but we wanted to post a note from the Salesforce Usability Group (see below):
thx - Scott & Laura
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Salesforce.com wants to let user group members know there is an ongoing need for Salesforce users to participate in testing sessions. You don't even have to leave your desk! Sessions are run using Web conferencing software, so all you need is an internet connection, a phone, and a bit of time to spare.  You're even rewarded with a gift card for your time and input.

If you are a Salesforce user and would be interested in helping out, please fill out the form at http://www.clicktools.com/survey?iv=b4118a9b965b6ef    so they can put you on the list!  Please forward this url to your sales, marketing and support users so they can participate too.

They appreciate the help to improve Salesforce and make it the best product it can be for you and your business.  If you have any questions or concerns, direct them to their research department email address at: tester@salesforce.com.