Conference Schedule

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Monday - November 9 - Pre-Conference Sessions
TIME	Orange	Lemon	Lime & Tangerine	Oleander	Palms Ballroom	Palms Foyer
7:30	Continental Breakfast (7:30-8:30)					Pre-Conference Registration (7:30-8:30)
7:45
8:00 AM
8:15
8:30	Preparing for the Intuit Advanced Certification Michelle Long (8:30-10:00)	Train The QuickBooks Trainer Amy Vetter (8:30-10:00)	Take Your Practice Online Doug Sleeter & Darren Root (8:30-10:00)	M E A L S		I N F O D E S K O P E N (7:00 am -9:00 pm)
8:45
9:00 AM
9:15
9:30
9:45
10:00 AM	BREAK (10:00-10:15)
10:15	Preparing for the Intuit Advanced Certification Michelle Long (10:15-12:15)	Train The QuickBooks Trainer Amy Vetter (10:15-12:15)	Take Your Practice Online Doug Sleeter & Darren Root (10:15-12:15)
10:30
10:45
11:00 AM
11:15
11:30
11:45
12:00 N					E X H I B I T S S E T U P (12:00 pm - 5:00 pm)
12:15	Buffet Lunch in Tangerine Ballroom (12:15-1:15)
12:30
12:45
1:00 PM
1:15	Preparing for the Intuit Advanced Certification Michelle Long (1:15-3:00)	Train The QuickBooks Trainer Amy Vetter (1:15-3:00)	Take Your Practice Online Doug Sleeter & Darren Root (1:15-3:00)
1:30
1:45
2:00 PM
2:15
2:30
2:45
3:00 PM	Break (3:00-3:15)
3:15	Preparing for the Intuit Advanced Certification Michelle Long (3:15-5:00)	Train The QuickBooks Trainer Amy Vetter (3:15-5:00)	Take Your Practice Online Doug Sleeter, Randy Johnston, & Darren Root (3:15-5:00)
3:30
3:45
4:00 PM
4:15
4:30
4:45
5:00 PM	Welcome Registration Pizza Party & Open Exhibits Palms Foyer & Ballroom (5:00-9:00 pm)					Main Conference Registration (5:00-9:00 pm)
5:15
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
8:15
8:30
8:45

Main Conference - Tuesday - November 10 - Day 1
TIME	Floral Ballroom	Orange	Lemon	Lime	Tangerine Ballroom	Palms Ballroom	Palms Foyer
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 (8:00-8:30)					Final Exhibitor Set Up (8:00-11:30)	I N F O D E S K O P E N (7:00 am -9:00 pm)
8:15	Welcome Keynote Doug Sleeter (8:00-8:30)
8:30	G-2: Don’t Just Survive – Thrive and Come Alive in Your Business Leslie Shiner (8:30-9:30)
8:45
9:00 AM
9:15
9:30	BREAK (9:30-9:45)
9:45	Intuit Academy: What's New in QuickBooks 2010 Shane Hamby (9:45-11:00)
10:00 AM
10:15
10:30
10:45
11:00 AM	G-6: Awesome QuickBooks Add-ons for 2010 Doug Sleeter (11:00-11:45)
11:15
11:30
11:45	LUNCH & OPEN EXHIBITS (11:45-1:00) Exhibit Hall Walking Tour (12:15 - 12:45)
12:00 N
12:15
12:30
12:45
1:00 PM	Intuit Academy: New Features in QuickBooks Accountant Edition: An In Depth Perspective Amy Vetter (1:00-2:15)	301: Improving Client Services with Portals Randy Johnston (1:00-2:15)	S12: Netfira Connect - Connecting Buyer and Sellers George Ruul (1:00-2:15)	S5: Edison's Attic - Capturing Clients "In the Cloud" Brian Sauders (1:00-2:15)
1:15
1:30
1:45
2:00 PM
2:15	BREAK (2:15-2:30)
2:30	Intuit Academy: Rethink QuickBooks Clean-up: Intuit’s Enhanced Client Data Review Michelle Long (2:30-3:45)	302: I’ve Seen the Cloud from Both Sides Now - How to Keep Your Feet on the Ground When Your Head’s in the Cloud Greg LaFollette (2:30-3:45)	S1: Mastering BillQuick-QuickBooks Integration Shafat Qazi (2:30-3:45)	406: Effective Presentations and Training Skills for Consultants Leslie Shiner (2:30-3:45)	101: Getting Data in and out of QuickBooks - Tricks and Tools of the Trade Leslie Capachietti (2:30-3:45)
2:45
3:00 PM
3:15
3:30
3:45	BREAK & OPEN EXHIBITS (3:45-4:45) Exhibit Hall Walking Tour (4:00 - 4:30)					O P E N E X H I B I T S & M E A L S
4:00 PM
4:15
4:30
4:45	Intuit Academy: Advanced Financial Reporting Using Intuit Statement Writer Amy Vetter (4:45-6:00)	S7:Going Beyond Just QuickBooks and Making Your Dream Business Application with Method Integration Danny Do Couto (4:45-6:00)	110: Taming the Sales & Use Tax Compliance Monster Michelle Long and Michael Gardener (4:45-6:00)	S6: Fishbowl Inventory Grant Kimball (4:45-6:00)	304: Successful Remote Consulting Services - Tools and Best Practices Mario Nowogrodzki (4:45-6:00)
5:00 PM
5:15
5:30
5:45
6:00 PM	Main Conference Reception Sponsored by BillQuick & CPA2Biz & Open Exhibits Palms Exhibit Hall (6:00-8:45)
6:15
6:30
6:45
7:00 PM
7:15
7:30
7:45
8:00 PM
8:15
8:30
8:45

Main Conference - WEDNESDAY - November 11 - Day 2
TIME	Floral Ballroom	Orange	Lemon	Lime	Tangerine A/B	Palms Ballroom	Palms Foyer	West Pool Pavilion
7:00 AM	Continental Breakfast & Open Exhibits (7:00-8:00)				Namaste Yoga Session with Amy Vetter (7:00-7:50)	O P E N E X H I B I T S & M E A L S	I N F O D E S K O P E N (7:00 am -6:00 pm)
7:15
7:30
7:45
8:00 AM	G3: 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	G4: Next Generation Accounting Firm - Where do we go From Here? Darren Root (9:30-10:30)
9:45
10:00 AM
10:15
10:30	Open Exhibits Only (10:30-11:30) Exhibit Hall Walking Tour (10:45 - 11:30)
10:45
11:00 AM
11:15
11:30	Lunch & Open Exhibits (11:30-12:30) Lunch Sponsored by BillQuick
11:45
12:00 N
12:15
12:30	Intuit Academy: Avoid IRS Penalties using Intuit’s Payroll Solutions Michelle Long (12:30-1:45)	S2: How to Transform Your Client Accounting Services Practice through Cloud Computing and On-Demand Accounting Melissa Rothchild (12:30-1:45)	S10: Harnessing the Power of Inventory, Order and Warehouse Management Software with QuickBooks to Take Your Business to new Heights Cameron Lilly (12:30-1:45)	108: Financial Reporting, Analysis and Business Intelligence Amy Vetter (12:30-1:45)	405: Social Networking: the Elevator Speech of the 21st Century – Are You Ready? Greg LaFollette (12:30-1:45)
12:45
1:00 PM
1:15
1:30
1:45	BREAK (1:45-2:00)
2:00 PM	Intuit Academy: Streamlining Your Collections Process with Intuit Payment Solutions 2010 Amy Vetter (2:00-3:15)	502: QuickBooks Point of Sale - Tips for Flawless Implementations Leslie Capachietti (2:00-3:15)	S11: SmartVault Eric Pulaski (2:00-3:15)	104: Advanced Excel for Accountants and Consultants - Best Unknown Features Randy Johnston (2:00-3:15)	404: Developing a Profitable Niche Practice Michelle Long (2:00-3:15)
2:15
2:30
2:45
3:00 PM
3:15	Break FINAL Open Exhibits (3:15-4:45)
3:30
3:45
4:00 PM
4:15
4:30
4:45	Intuit Academy: Data Integration: New Milestones in Tax and Accounting Bill Whitson (4:45-6:00)	401: Essential IT Security, in an "Always Connected" World David Cieslak (4:45-6:00)	S9: InsynQ Application Ecosystem Andrew Abrams (4:45-6:00)	S8: Say ‘YES’ to Offering Client Payroll! Learn Why it is Worth it Jody Padar (4:45-6:00)	505: Retail and Restaurant Set-up and Consulting using QuickBooks Amy Vetter (4:45-6:00)	E X H I B I T S T E A R D O W N (4:45-9:00)
5:00 PM
5:15
5:30
5:45
								SGCN Cocktail Party (6:15-6:30)
6:00 PM
6:15
6:30								SGCN Dinner & Awards (6:45-9:00)
6:45
7:00 PM
7:15
7:30
7:45
8:00 PM
8:15
8:30
8:45
9:00 PM

Main Conference - THURSDAY - November 12 - Day 3
TIME	Floral Ballroom	Orange	Lemon	Lime	Tangerine A/ B	Palms Ballroom	Palms Foyer
7:00 AM	Continental Breakfast (7:00-8:00)					M E A L S O N L Y --- N O E X H I B I T S T O D A Y	I N F O D E S K O P E N (7:00 am -4:35 pm)
7:15
7:30
7:45
8:00 AM	G5: Putting it All in Perspective- An Action Plan for You and Your Clients (8:00-8:45)
8:15
8:30
8:55	Intuit Academy: Maximize Your Reach as a ProAdvisor William Willcoxson and Michelle Long (8:55-10:10)	402: Marketing on the Internet (E-Newsletters, etc.) Barry Freidman (8:55 - 10:10)	S13: QuickBooks Hosting by Right Networks Phil Romine (8:55-10:10)	403: VAR Opportunities in The Sleeter Group Consultants Network David Horwitz (8:55-10:10)	103: Accounting Software Market Overview - What You Need to Know Randy Johnston (8:55-10:10)
9:00 AM
9:15
9:30
9:45
10:10 AM	Break (10:10-10:20)
10:20	Intuit Academy: New Features in QuickBooks Accountant Edition: An In Depth Perspective (Repeat) Diane Krause (10:20-11:35)	501: Tracking Governemnt Grants and Contracts Using QuickBooks Raymond Bantum (10:20-11:35)	S14: Make Your Client's Life Easier With Barcodes Grant Wickes (10:20-11:35)	109: QuickBooks Troubleshooting - Deep Dive Amy Vetter & Doug Sleeter (10:20-11:35)	102: How to Select the Right IT Consultant for Your Firm and Your Clients Randy Johnston (10:20-11:35)
10:30
10:45
11:00 AM
11:15
11:35	LUNCH (11:35-12:30) Sponsored by AccountingWEB
11:45
12:00 N
12:15
12:30	Intuit Academy: Rethink QuickBooks clean-up: Intuit’s Enhanced Client Data Review (Repeat) Laura Madeira (12:30-1:45)	507: Partnering with Intuit's ISP Program BJ Schaknowski (12:30-1:45)	305:Increasing Your Online Presence Gail Perry (12:30-1:45)	106: How to Reach Level W in Report Design - and Why Levels D, I, and K Aren't Good Enough Anymore Greg LaFollette, Amy Vetter, & Chuck Vigeant (12:30-1:45)	503: QuickBooks in a Global Market - Using Multicurrency and More Esther Friedberg Karp (12:30-1:45)
12:45
1:00 PM
1:15
1:30
1:45	Break (1:45-1:55)
1:55 PM	Intuit Academy: Advanced Financial Reporting Using Intuit Statement Writer (Repeat) MB Raimondi (1:55-3:10)	105: Mac 101 - Improving Your Mac Client Services Randy Johnston (1:55-3:10)	504: Five Best Practices for Working with Contractors using QuickBooks Leslie Shiner (1:55-3:10)	506: Professional Services Set-up and Consulting Using QuickBooks Amy Vetter (1:55-3:10)	107: Using CRM to Gain and Maintain a Competitive Edge Naseem Saab (1:55-3:10)
2:15
2:30
2:45
3:10 PM	Break (3:10-3:20)
3:20	Intuit Academy: What makes QuickBooks Enterprise Unique? Marilyn Sudbeck (3:20-4:35)	304B: Successful Remote Consulting Services - Tools and Best Practices (REPEAT) Mario Nowogrodzki (3:20-4:35)	111: How Does SAS 70 Affect Your Business? Dan Bowen (3:20-4:35)	502B: QuickBooks Point of Sale - Tips for Flawless Implementations (REPEAT) Leslie Capachietti (3:20-4:35)
3:30
3:45
4:00 PM
4:15
4:35	4:35 PM: CONFERENCE ENDS
5:00 PM	Optional Activity: Dinner at The Crab House (6:00-8:30 pm) Purchase Tickets before Wednesday at 5 pm
5:15
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
8:15
8:30

*Subject to change.

Conference Schedule

Monday - November 9 - Pre-Conference Sessions

Main Conference - Tuesday - November 10 - Day 1

Main Conference - WEDNESDAY - November 11 - Day 2

Main Conference - THURSDAY - November 12 - Day 3