New England Education Symposium

Join us at FileMaker's New England Education Symposium to be held Tuesday, May 13, 2008, from 9:00am - 4:30pm at the Apple Market Center, 111 Huntington Ave. in Boston, MA. This unique event, sponsored by FileMaker and The Support Group, will help you expand your use of FileMaker through some highly informative sessions while providing you the opportunity to interact with FileMaker users from a number of other New England colleges and universities.

The morning agenda includes case studies presented by educational users who are solving current, real-world, campus data problems.

We will host a lunch followed by the afternoon session with valuable training sessions on topics specifically geared towards integrating with other campus data systems. We will finish with a wine and cheese reception, giving you additional time to network with your colleagues.

Agenda

Case Studies

• Yale University - Ed Morcaldi - "Course Catalog - Data driven publishing using FileMaker and Quark"

• Dartmouth College - Fredric Washer - "Automating the development process using FileMaker"

• University of Connecticut - John Gagne - "Block scheduling and dismissal letter generation: Registrar's Office solutions using FileMaker"

Lunch

Technical Sessions

• Enterprise Integration - Chad Novotny, Vice President of Technology - The Support Group
  Chad will explore and discuss various topics surrounding FileMaker's role as a "good IT citizen" and its integration with existing enterprise systems. Subjects will include:

  • Registering FileMaker Server with LDAP to ease deployment of solutions
  • Using Active Directory or Open Directory domain accounts with FileMaker security
  • Options for publishing to the Web using FileMaker Server
  • Integrating existing web services with FileMaker Pro's Web Viewer
  • Reviewing options for connecting to existing data sources

• Using External SQL Sources (ESS) - Julien Lafleur, Development Director - The Support Group
  Julien will discuss and demonstrate FileMaker 9's new External SQL Sources functionality, and speak about how different organizations are implementing it. He'll devote time to answering your specific questions on integrating with your campus' Enterprise data sources.

• Using FileMaker as an Ad Hoc Reporting Engine - Rosemary Tietge, Systems Engineer - FileMaker Inc.
  This session focuses on how to use FileMaker to turn data into actionable knowledge. Rosemary will highlight features of FileMaker Pro 9 and FileMaker Server 9 that enable fast data analysis, data driven dashboards, and real-time decision support.

Wine & Cheese Reception to follow

The cost for the event is $129 per person which includes lunch and the reception. For more information or to register, please contact Greg Lekstrom of The Support Group, toll-free at (866) 940-8400 x225 or by email at glekstrom@supportgroup.com.