PROGRAM AGENDA   (Click here for PDF Version)
September 24 - 26, 2006
Wyndham O'Hare l Chicago, IL

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POST-CONFERNCE BONUS EVENT:

	Road Show 2006
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 Sunday - September 24                                                     

5:00 pm Registration Opens / Vendor Fair Set-Up Tote Bags sponsored by:

PRE-CONFERENCE Bonus Sessions

5:30 – 6:30 pm

Porting to Windows or Linux Server DOUG LUCY - Allegro This presentation will examine the benefits, pros and cons, costs and steps necessary to execute a smooth, productive, successful port with the least downtime and expense. Topics include: cost and performance comparisons, how Progress performs on Intel vs. RISC, vendor selection, support quality, how to move printers, users, scripts and data, and more.

Things I Wish You’d Tell Me: Your New Consultant’s First Day SCOTT DULECKI - BravePoint Based on input from consultants in the field, here’s an overview of what they wish you’d hand them on the first day... or perhaps before then, so they can take care of you better. Interestingly, your new hires will want to know the same information!

 Monday - September 25                                                     
 8:00 am Registration Opens / Vendor Fair Opens
 9:30 am GENERAL SESSION

Welcome & Program Overview: ANNE HOLMES, MMUG President

KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Internal Selling: From Thought To Action

PAUL TROUT – Principal, Akina Corporation

Internal selling starts – literally – internally. Professionals often prevent themselves from selling their ideas because of inertia, fear or other strong emotions. “Internal Selling: From Thought to Action” will help attendees sort out their best thoughts and help them move to action more productively by using best practices in sales techniques.

 11:15 am Vendor Introductions

12:00 pm Luncheon sponsored by:

 1:00 – 5:00 pm QAD Support Center / Product Demos

Come to the MMUG Support room and experience the exciting offerings from QAD Global Services that will help you maximize the value of your QAD solutions. QAD Consultants will be available to demonstrate specific product functionality, show how to get the most value out of ServiceLinQ and introduce the new Learning Portal.

DEMO SCHEDULE:
1:00 - 3:00pm  Demand Planner
3:00 - 5:00pm  eLearning & Support Website

CONCURRENT TRACK SESSIONS

MANUFACTURING	DISTRIBUTION	TECHNICAL	BUSINESS PROCESS
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Leveraging QAD Solutions to Meet Your Business Needs JOHN C. SMITH Cascade Engineering In this session you will hear about the options Cascade chose to leverage standard functionality in MFG/PRO, and to enhance operations with additional modules. You will also learn about how they utilized QAD partner solutions and their visions for the future.	Case Study: MRO Purchasing Through MFG/PRO ALAN GROSSMANN John Crane Inc. John Crane had a challenge with requisitions and purchasing of non-productive items. Come and see how they implemented a complete requisition purchasing system to replace their current package.	Transaction & Record Scoping PAUL GUGGENHEIM Paul Guggenheim & Associates To minimize record contention in an application, it is necessary to minimize the length of time that record locks are held. This is accomplished by reducing the transaction and record scopes in the application's transaction programs. This session will show how to identify transaction and records scopes and will provide programming techniques to make them smaller and more efficient.	Managing Complex Compliance Needs Across The Enterprise JOEL REED NetRegulus RAANA ABBASEY QAD Inc. This session will highlight the importance of managing compliance across the enterprise. Learn how to leverage information technology to collect relevant data, analyze trends in production, prepare for audits, and manage corrective actions and non-conformances.

2:00 pm Break / Visit the Exhibits

2:30 – 3:30 pm
Flawless Product Launches JOHN CACHAT – IQS, Inc. DAVID DOYLE – QAD, Inc. The current “state of the art” in most companies include MS Project & MS Excel. These tools are personal productivity tools – not enterprise business systems. This presentation will discuss the technology available to execute product launches, not just track how far behind you are. The system must do the work – not just report on it.	User Case Study: Customer Self Service GERALD LEINBACH Excel Industries GARY YANG RCM Technologies By leveraging the B2B function in CSS and its seamless integration into MFG/PRO, Desktop Simplified Screens and Process Map, along with rule based security customization, Excel Industries empowers its distributors by letting them manage the order processing of the dealers in their corresponding sales region, and move finished goods to its information in real-time.	Stretching Your Dollars: Adding to MFG/PRO Without Subtracting From Your Wallet DAVE RUETZ - Driv-Lok Join Dave Ruetz for a look at how he expanded what MFG/PRO could do without breaking his budget, including integrating other applications, generating numerous custom labels, and integrating to a company-wide information display -- and all with things that are readily available to you!	Real World QAD: Using Maps With MFG/PRO Data TIM JAHR SuperiorEssex Learn how SuperiorEssex used MapInfo with MFG/PRO to improve their information analysis. The results have not only been revelaing, but incredibly easy to implement.

3:30 pm Break / Visit the Exhibits

4:00 – 5:00 pm
User Case Study: Automated Data Collection JOHN MALVASO GKN Automotive JIM MICELI Eagle Consulting & Dev. Learn from the experts how a major manufacturer leveraged the integration of its automated data collection (ADC) system and QAD MFG/PRO to build a sophisticated, inter-related network of sites that transfer materials and compo-nents 24 hours a day.	Credit Card Automation ADRIENNE MAURER Superior Essex BRUCE LeBEL - TailorPro Rather than keep a pen-and-paper log or use yet another system, Superior Essex decided to integrate credit card processing directly into MFG/PRO... without changing or customizing any QAD programs.  Take an inside look at this robust new functionality and the “source free” technology that created it.	QAD’s .Net UI: Simpler...Faster! STEVE LAMB QAD, Inc. In this presentation, we will discuss how to take full advantage of the new .Net User Interface.  Learn new ways to access your system data, create a streamlined approach to navigate among programs tasks and customize screens for increased efficiency.	Using Manufacturing Data To Achieve EH&S Compliance PATRICIA BROOKS Quantum Compliance Systems This session will show how a comprehensive Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) Compliance Plan can be developed using data already stored in your manufacturing systems and how re-using this data makes implementing a compliance plan less costly. The session will also show how to gauge compliance and quickly initiate action plans allowing your company to be proactive rather than reactive.

5:00 pm Vendor Fair Reception sponsored by:

 Tuesday - September 26                                                     

5:00 pm Registration Opens / Vendor Fair Opens Continental Breakfast sponsored by:

8:30 am GENERAL SESSION

eB3 Overview
RENE BERGKAMP – QAD, Inc.

This session will overview the new features and capabilities of eB3, the next planned release of MFG/PRO. eB3 introduces not only numerous enhancements in distribution, manufacturing, SSM and other areas, but also a completely new and powerful financial functionality. Concepts such as multi-GAAP reporting, dual base currency and new Internationalization capabilities will also be covered.

9:30 am Break / Visit the Exhibits

1:00 – 5:00 pm QAD Support Center / Product Demos

DEMO SCHEDULE:
10:00 - 11:00am       Open Q&A on eB2
11:00am - 12:00pm   .Net UI

CONCURRENT TRACK SESSIONS

MANUFACTURING	FINANCIAL	TECHNICAL	BUSINESS PROCESS
10:00 – 11:00 am
Product Inventory Management GREG RODGERS QAD, Inc. This session will highlight the importance of product data in the supply chain. As business becomes more integrated and real-time it is a requirement to have clean, accurate, and timely data up and down the supply chain. Learn how to leverage technology and business processes to gain competitive advantages in the marketplace.	QAD Business Intelligence for Today and Tomorrow STEVE STECHSCHULTE QAD, Inc. This session will offer an overview of QAD Business Intelligence and its capabilities and value to your organization. Included will be a demonstration of the QAD Business Intelligence multi-dimensional analysis functionality, along with a discussion of functionality with the Cognos version 8 products.	Leveraging Linux With Blade Technology STEPHEN REESE Premier Systems Ltd. STEVE LAMB – QAD, Inc. Learn how to leverage Linux with Blade technology while meeting compliance standards, reducing costs, and saving time.	eB3: Financial Features RENE BERGKAMP QAD, Inc. This session will introduce the new concepts and capabilities of QAD eB3 Financials such as accounting layers, dual base currency, supplementary analysis fields, electronic import of bank statements, new budgeting capabilities, workflow, document management and shared AR/AP. A demonstration will show how powerful the new Financials is with features like document management, workflow and integration with Microsoft Excel.

11:00 am Break / Visit the Exhibits

11:30 am – 12:30 pm
QAD'S RFID Initiatives GREG RODGERS QAD, Inc. This session will discuss the drivers behind RFID and how QAD is working with partners and customers to develop solutions to address the market. QAD believes that RFID can add value and create strategic competitive advantages for our customers. Learn how others are beginning to leverage the technology to meet customer mandates and restructuring their supply chains.	eB2.1 Financial/Domain IAN ROSSMAN QAD, Inc, This session will provide an overview on the new Domain functionality in eB2.1.	Transitioning to an SOA World DAVID JOHNSON Progress Software Corp. QAD is using Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) to design new applications like Distributed Order Management and QAD Financials. SOA will also be the basis for MFG/PRO beginning with eB3. This session will define what SOA is and why it is something you should consider important. We will also provide a high level view of the technology underpinnings that Progress Software provides which are enabling QAD to deliver.	eB3: Technical Features STEVE LAMB QAD, Inc. This session will offer a comprehensive overview of eB3's new technical features.

12:30pm     LUNCHEON / Door Prizes & Conference Wrap-Up SPEAKERS & SESSIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

2:00pm    Join PROGRESS for a networking presentation and Reception immediately following the
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