Conference Overview

Over the next three days, you will gain extensive knowledge from our expert speakers and their presentations. Our conference sessions have been designed to include specific, useful information that you can take away and immediately apply in your practice. We also encourage you to take full advantage throughout the event to meet one-on-one with cutting-edge software developers, as well as network with the speakers and your colleagues.

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2008 ASCC - TUESDAY - NOV. 11TH - "Day 1"
TIME
Media Center
Cira A
Cira B
Cira C
Aurora
Exhibits
 Registra-
tion
7:00 AM
Continental Breakfast
7:00 - 8:00
Attendee Check In
7:00-8:00
7:15
7:30
7:45
8:00 AM
Welcome Keynote Doug
Sleeter
8:00-9:00 		          Info Desk Open
8:15
8:30
8:45
9:00 AM
G15 Perspec-
tives on the Future of Accounting Software
Jill Ward
9:00-10:00
9:15
9:30
9:45
10:00 AM
BREAK 10:00-10:15
10:15
 810 What's New in QB
Shane Hamby
10:15-
11:30		          
10:30
10:45
11:00 AM
11:15
11:30
 Break Lunch / Exhibits Open
11:30-12:45
Exhibits Open
11:30-8:00
11:45
 L10 Awesome
Add-ons
Lunch Session
11:45-
12:40
12:00 N
12:15
12:30
12:45
 801 Payroll for Today's Accoun-
tant
Michelle Long
12:45-
2:00 		201
IT Security 2008
David
Cieslak
12:45-2:00		 404 Automat-
ing AP and
AR using SaaS
Rene
Lacerte
12:45-2:00		 703
Beyond Payroll & Accounting
Randy Bacchus
12:45-2:00 		102
QB Trouble-
shooting and Data File Analysis
Bonnie Nagayama
12:45-2:00
1:00 PM
1:15
1:30
1:45
2:00 PM
 Break 2:00-2:15
2:15
 802
Making
the Most
of Intuit Financial State-
ment
Writer
 Amy Vetter
2:15-3:30		 504
Becoming
a VAR - Opportun-
ites for
Consult-
ants
Mario Nowogrodzki
2:15-3:30		 604
New Tips
and
Tricks
for the
Construc-
tion
Power
User
Leslie
Shiner
2:15-3:30		 206
Over
the
Shoulder
of a
Wireless
Hacker
Greg
LaFollette
2:15-3:30 		605
Retail
Solutions
David
Glantz
2:15-3:30
2:30
2:45
3:00 PM
3:15
3:30
 BREAK & Open Exhibits
3:30 - 4:00
3:45
4:00 PM
803
Getting
Paid
Faster:
Integra-
ting
Merchant
Service
with
Quick-
Book's
 Amy
Vetter
4:00 -
5:15 		403
Software as a Service (SaaS): The Building Block of the Future
 Randy Johnston
4:00 - 5:15 		106
Microsoft Office 2007 Integration with Office Accounting 2008 and BCM
Allen Goldberg
4:00 - 5:15 		101
The Art of Being a Successful Accounting Software Consultant
 Leslie Shiner
4:00-5:15 		701
What Clients Need to Know About Peach-
tree
 Mike Savory
4:00 - 5:15
4:15
4:30
4:45
5:00 PM
5:15
 Conference Reception & Exhibits Open

5:15-8:00pm
5:30
5:45
6:00 PM
6:15
6:30
6:45
7:00 PM
7:15
7:30
7:45
8:00 PM
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2008 ASCC - WEDNESDAY - NOV. 12TH - "Day 2"
TIME
Media
Center
Cira A
Cira B
Cira C
Aurora
Exhibits
 Registra-
tion 		Court-
yard
7:00 AM
Continental Breakfast
7:00 - 8:00
Info
Desk
Open
7A-6P		  
7:15
7:30
7:45
8:00 AM
G20
Technology
Update
Randy
Johnston
8:00-9:15		          
8:15
8:30
8:45
9:00 AM
9:15
 BREAK 9:15-9:30
9:30
 G27
Helping Enable Success
Nina Smith
9:30-10:30		          
9:45
10:00 AM
10:15
10:30
 Open Exhibits
10:30-11:30		 Open
Exhibits
10:15- 6:00
10:45
11:00 AM
11:15
11:30
 L30
BillQuick Consulting Opportunities
11:30 -
12:25
 Lunch & Exhibits Open
11:30-12:30
11:45
12:00 N
12:15
12:30
 804
New
Features
in QB's
Accountant
2009
 Michelle Long
12:30-1:45 		202
Virtuali-
zation - Why You and
Your Clients Need It
Randy Johnston
12:30-1:45		 405
Taking Payroll Online
Darren Root
12:30
-1:45		 103
Network-
ing
Best Practices - Install/
Configure
 Mario Nowog-
rodzki
12:30-1:45 		506
Software Training - Planning
and Marketing Successful Seminars
Amy Vetter
12:30-1:45
12:45
1:00 PM
1:15
1:30
1:45
 BREAK 1:45-2:00
2:00 PM
 805
Advanced Certifica-
tion: Quick-
Books
Report-
ing
and
Analysis
for Fin.
& Ops
Mgt
&Job
Costing
Amy
Vetter
2:00-3:15		 203
Implemen-
ting Paperless Document Manage-
ment Technolo-
gies
Randy Johnston
2:00-3:15		 301
Tools
and Best Pract-
ices for
Custom
Report-
ing
Bonnie Naga-
yama
2:00
-3:15		 502
Consul-
ting in
the Mid Market
Mario Nowogrodzki
2:00-3:15 		207
Windows 2008
Server Technolo-
gies
Andrew Abrams
2:00-3:15
2:15
2:30
2:45
3:00 PM
3:15
 Coffee Break & Open Exhibits 3:15-3:45
3:30
3:45
4:00 PM
806
Advanced Certification: QuickBooks Files: Sharing, Managing & Maintaining Data Integrity
Leslie Capachetti
3:45-5:00		 204
Windows Vista Update
Randy Johnston
3:45-5:00 		501
The
Next
Genera-
tion Account-
ing
Firm
 Darren Root
3:45-5:00 		302
Using Business Intelli-
gence Tools
Chuck Vigeant
3:45-5:00		 702
An Inside Look at the Enhanced Peachtree 2009 Portfolio
Mike Savory
3:45-5:00
4:15
4:30
4:45
5:00 PM
Open Exhibits 5:00-6:00
5:15
5:30
 Sleeter
Member
Cocktail
Recep-
tion
5:30-
6:30
5:45
6:00 PM
 
6:15
6:30
   Sleeter Group
Network
(Members Only)
CIRA A&B
Dinner
6:30 - 8:30		  
6:45
7:00 PM
Movie Night
7:00-9:00
Media
Center
7:15
7:30
  
7:45
8:00 PM
8:15
8:30
8:45
9:00 PM
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2008 ASCC - THURSDAY - NOV. 13TH - "Day 3"
TIME
Media Center
Cira A
Cira B
Cira C
Aurora
Exhibits
 Registra-
tion
7:00 AM
Continental Breakfast
7:00 - 8:00
Lugg-
age
Corral
7:00
AM - 4:30PM
7:15
7:30
7:45
8:00 AM
G30
Doug
Sleeter
Keynote
8:00-9:05		          
8:15
8:30
8:45
9:00 AM
Break 9:05-9:15
9:15
 G35
CPA Tech Advisor Showcase
Greg
LaFollette
It's a Great time to be
In Public Accounting
9:15-10:30		          
9:30
9:45
10:00 AM
10:15
10:30
 Open Exhibits 10:30-12:30 Open
Exhibits
10:30-12:30
10:45
11:00 AM
11:15
11:30
Lunch & Exhibits Open
11:30-12:30
11:45
12:00 N
12:15
12:30
 807
Advanced Certifica-
tion: Extending QuickBooks Functiona-
lity Through Integration
 Leslie Capachietti

12:30 - 1:45 		606
Non-Profit Tools of the Trade
Anna Sheets
12:30-1:45		 303
Chuck Vigeant's Custom
Report Lab
Chuck
Vigeant

12:30-1:45		 205
e-Money -
The Evolving World of Electronic Payments
Dave
Kvederis
12:30-1:45 		505
Training - Presenta-
tion Tips/
Techniques for Instructors
Amy Vetter
12:30-1:45 		 
12:45
1:00 PM
1:15
1:30
1:45
 Break 1:45-1:55
2:00 PM
 808
Advanced Certifica-
tion: Payroll Done Right: An
Advanced End to End Perspective
Amy Vetter
1:55-3:10		 402
Client Collaboration Technologies
 Andrew Abrams
1:55-3:10		 602
Under-
standing
KPIs of the Prof Svcs Business
Shafat Qazi
1:55-3:10		 704
Sage MAS 90 and 200
Wayne Schulz
1:55-3:10 		105
Add-ons
and the QuickBooks Consultant
Bonnie Nagayama

1:55-3:10
2:15
2:30
2:45
3:00 PM
Break 3:10-3:15
3:15
 809
Top 5 Ways Pro-
Advisor's
get Questions Answered Without
Picking Up the Phone
 William Willcoxson/
Lori Siegerman
3:15-4:30		 104
Networking Best Practices - Case Studies in QuickBooks Networking
Mario Nowogrodzki
3:15-4:30
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601
How To
Choose a Right-Sized Manufactur-
ing Solution
Dave Brown
3:15-4:30 		503
The Impor-
tance
of CRM
 Naseem
Saab

3:15-4:30
3:30
3:45
4:00 PM
4:15
4:30
6:00 Optional Dinner at Magaritaville or Yard House
Dinner Starts at 6pm
Purchase Tickets at the Registration Desk by Tues at 5pm