Hi All - our next meeting is just about here...next Wed Feb 4 @7:30 - 10AM.  We have another great response to-date but the more users that we have in our user group the more interaction and shared knowledge we’ll have!  

In creating this meeting agenda I’ve asked one of the leading SFDC consulting companies, Bluewolf to share their extensive Salesforce.com knowledge on how our members can proactively embrace and drive efficiency utilizing the SFDC application throughout their organization in a down economy (or any economy!).   One thing you must say about a tough economy — it makes us all think a bit more strategically about how not just to survive, but how to improve our sales, services and operations in order to both weather the storm and position ourselves personally and our company for a long-term competitive advantage. 

Bluewolf’s Lonnie Wills and Lou Fox will lead the meeting and sessions…

Lonnie Wills is the Managing Director of the West for the CIO Consulting practice for Bluewolf.  He consults with executives on how to harness the power of SaaS and enabling SaaS strategies to the desktop.  Mr. Wills is a seasoned IT veteran with over 20 years of experience in IT consulting and management. 

Lou Fox is the Chief Technical Officer of Bluewolf.  For the past 15 years Lou Fox has been assisting Fortune 1000 companies in growing their businesses by leveraging web based solutions.  During the web 1.0 phase Mr. Fox worked with companies such as Guess, Disney, Toys R Us and Nike to build their eCommerce initiatives.  At Bluewolf, Mr. Fox has leveraged the collaborative and agile nature of web 2.0 to bring award-winning consulting and on-demand product solutions to Bluewolf clients such as ADP, Dow Jones, Hartford Insurance, Dupont, New York Times, Hartford Insurance.

For all meeting attendees, Bluewolf will be donating some great door prizes…

Wii Fit Game for Wii Console

Don't have time to go to the gym?  Exercise at home!  Bluewolf is giving one lucky San Diego user group member a brand new Wii Fit!  Must attend the meeting to win.

2 Amazon Gift Cards

Didn't get exactly what you wanted this Christmas?  Treat yourself to something from Amazon!  Bluewolf is giving away two $50 Amazon gift cards at the upcoming San Diego User Group meeting.  Attend to win.

Special Offers from Bluewolf -- 25% discount on Salesforce Training

Get Salesforce certified and save!  Exclusively for San Diego User Group members, save 25% on Salesforce training at the Bluewolf Authorized Training Center in San Diego and Los Angeles.  Become a certified Salesforce pro and take Salesforce to the next level for your company.  Please speak to a Bluewolf expert at the meeting for more information.  Must register by February 28^th and attend by April 3.  Cannot be combined with any special offers.

If you have already RSVP no need to send me another...thanks

Location

When:  Wed Feb 4 - 7:30-10:00am

Grab something to eat / network 7:30-8:00.  Meeting will start @ 8:00am

Where:  Qualcomm - Building S Cafe -- Same location as the last two meetings

                5535 Morehouse Drive

                San Diego, Ca 92121

Guardhouse can assist in location of building S.  Free parking available.

Topic/Agenda

Leverage Salesforce.com to bring New Value to Your Job and Business

sponsored by Bluewolf

• A sneak peak at Spring ’09 Release.  Learn how the new Saleforce.com updates can help you drive new value to your job and business
• 10 Things You May Not Know About Saleforce.com - "How to Maximize the Functionality of Your Salesforce.com Instance"

• Breakout Sessions
  • Service for Saleforce.com – How to improve Salesforce.com and allow your company to focus on servicing clients
  • Force.com Sites Overview & Functionalities - Move above and beyond Salesforce.com as a CRM tool
• User Group general business

About the sponsor for this meeting:

Bluewolf is the leading Software-as-a-Service, Open Source and Cloud Computing consulting company focusing on deployment, development and adoption of enterprise software applications.  With eight years of SaaS experience, Bluewolf is defining a new style of consulting based on its Agile Consulting model that guarantees success and delivers on the promises of Cloud Computing.  Bluewolf clients include Dow Jones, ADP, General Electric and Fox Interactive Media.

RSVPs should be sent to:  mark.lappin@bakbone.com

To sign up for User Group, if not already a member:  http://usergroups.salesforce.com/sandiego/

Membership and meeting attendance is free!

Rhonda Ross | Mark Lappin
San Diego User Group Co-Leaders