1. Welcome! Microsoft Dynamics gp user Group (Gpug)
Seattle GPUG
Q Chapter Meeting
March 29, Museum of Flight

2. Skittles Game – Getting to Know one another
Share name with table group
Grab handful of skittles (at least 3-4)
For each skittle go around table and share following:
Red candy: Favorite hobby
Green candy: Favorite food
Yellow candy: GP version / Plans to upgrade
Blue candy: Favorite GP feature
Orange candy: Funny GP story / GP moment

3. Today’s Agenda Welcome & Introductions GPUG News & Chapter Business
Networking / Brainstorming Session
Sponsor Presentation by Solver
BI360-Reporting, Budgeting, Dashboards
Member Showcase: Faithlife Corporation
Educational Session: Web Client/ESS Demo – The Resource Group
Networking Lunch
Focus Group – Deeper Dive Discussions

4. Welcome & introductions
Name
Company
Role in Company
Microsoft Dynamics GP Version
What would you like to take away from this meeting?
Name one of the things from Icebreaker activity 
Use this slide to do an introduction roundtable with your members!

5. GPUG News – Extra – extra!!!
Conference News
Envision:
Link:
CIO, IT managers, Business Leaders, Company Key Strategic Planners
Inaugural event: April 4th-6th, 2016 in New Orleans
Amplify: Roadmap to innovation
Partnership between Microsoft and Dynamic Communities (GPUG)
Overwhelming response from GP users with announcement that Convergence was ending
Mini-Convergence feel where you can hear product roadmap and future of GP (GP 2016 preview)
Link:
Date: May 23rd-25th, 2016 in Anaheim, CA
Ignite: Deeper dive technical event
Link:
Date: September 26th – 30th, 2016 in Atlanta, GA

6. OCTOBER 11-14, 2016 TAMPA, FLORIDA
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN. SAVE UP TO $400 BY REGISTERING BY 4/28/16.
OCTOBER 11-14, 2016
TAMPA, FLORIDA

7. Share a recap of last year’s Summit with your members!
1, 290 attendees
69% Dynamics GP Users
10% Partners

8. 8 hours of leadership training
150 Dynamics Chapter Leaders attended
35 new GPUG Chapter connections made

9. GPUG Summit Top 10 webinar series
Date
Time
Session Title
Wednesday, Jan. 13
2 pm ET
Management Reporter: 50 Tips in 50 Minutes
Tuesday, Jan. 19
11 am ET
Become a Word Templates Master
Thursday, Jan. 21
3 pm ET
SmartList 101: Begin using SmartList for Data Analysis
Monday, Feb. 8
Excel Report Builder - Your Miracle Tool For "Sexy" Formatting
Tuesday, Feb. 16
Stop the Madness: How to Balance the GL
Wednesday, Feb. 24
12 pm ET
New Workflows in Dynamics GP 2015
Tuesday, March 8
*PivotTables: Learn How They can Make You a BI Super-Hero
Wednesday, March 16
51 Tips in 50 Minutes: HR and Payroll
Tuesday, April 12
Making the Most of Your System and Your Team
Thursday, April 14
A High-Level Overview of Financial Reporting with Management Reporter
Register for the BEST of the best!
*Open to Members & Subscribers
@GPUG

10. Take Ten 10@10 GPUG All Star Edition! Series
Date
Time
Session Title
Wednesday, January 13
12:50 p.m. ET
Increasing SSRS Performance
Thursday, Jan. 14
How I Balance My Bank Account by Belinda Allen
Thursday, Jan. 21
Stacked Year-Over-Year Row Definitions in Management Reporter
Wednesday, Jan. 27
Verifying Your Account Posting Type via SmartList
Thursday, Feb. 4
9:50 a.m. ET
Reduce Stress with Dynamics GP Power Tools by David Musgrave
Wednesday, Feb. 17
SQL Snippets for Beginners
Tuesday, Feb. 23
You Can Change Data in HR/PR?
Thursday, Feb. 25
Power Map in Excel? How and Why I Should Use It.
Tuesday, March 3
Master GL Merging with PSTL in 10 Minutes
Thursday, March 10
Getting Workflow to Work… and Flow
All it takes is 10 minutes to learn something new!

11. Thank you to our annual chapter sponsors!

12. Sponsor Presentation Solver
2015/2016 Sponsors:
Presented by:
Alex Geller

13. Networking Break See you back here in 10 minutes!
Follow us on
Like us on Facebook: GPUG-Microsoft Dynamics GP User Group
Follow us on LinkedIn: GPUG – Official Microsoft Dynamics GP User Group

14. Faithlife Corporation
Member Showcase Featuring:
Faithlife Corporation
Presented by:
Alan J. Artman

15. GP 2015 Web Client Employee Self-service
Educational Session
Presented by The Resource Group
Kayla Schilling and Carol Livingston

16. Networking Lunch Break
Lunch catered by McCormick & Schmick’s
See you back here in 45 minutes!
We encourage you to meet new people – sit by industries or role.

17. Focus Group – Deeper dive discussions
Business Intelligence
GP 2015 Web Client and Employee Self-Service
MS Connect: GP Issues
MS Connect: Enhancement Requests
Sit with your peers and discuss suggested topics. Share your experiences - what has worked and what not to do. Experts are available as well to answer questions.

18. Next meeting? Dates: Q2 June 22nd, 2016 Place: SKCFTC Large Auditorium
South King County Training Consortium (Kent Fire)
th Ave S, Kent, WA
Future Dates:
Q3 September 20th, 2016
Kent Fire Headquarters, FS74
Large Training Room
th Ave. SE, Kent, WA
Topics:
Help your leaders by suggesting topics or volunteering for the next meeting.
This GPUG chapter is for you – your feedback is important!
Jeff Litton:
Jackie Yip:

19. DON’T’ FORGET THE SURVEY
Please provide feedback. Your opinion is valued!
Include topics you would like to see covered in future meetings.
Thank you to our Promotional Chapter Sponsors:
Encourage you members to leave meeting subject ideas in the Additional Comments section of the survey.

20. Be sure to check out www.gpug.com/seattle Enjoy free passes to museum!
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