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2022 NiUG Discovery Day Conference

The 2022 NiUG Discovery Day Conference is being held in conjunction with Advanced Solutions International's Innovations conference. This event is for the iMIS Community and developed by the Users in the iMIS Community. It is your chance to jump start your career with the tools, strategies, training, and connections you need for you and organization.

Breakout sessions are categorized by focus and can be easily sorted by track as well as what version of iMIS will be covered.

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CANCELLATION POLICY

All cancellations require a written request and can be sent to [email protected]. In order to receive a refund (minus a $100 administrative fee), all requests must be received on or before September 5, 2022. No-shows and late cancellations forfeit the full registration fee. Cancellation notifications via social media (e.g., posting on our Facebook page or a tweet) are not accepted. If you need to cancel because of an illness or COVID after September 5, 2022, you will receive a credit for a future NiUG event valid through 12/31/2023.

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When
9/12/2022 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Eastern Daylight Time
Where
1700 Richmond Highway Arlington, VA 22202

Program

Monday, 12 September 2022

Description
Join us as we open the event with a quick welcome and present this year's John Howarth Memorial Award Recipient. Be sure to be there...it could be YOU!

Room: Salon B/C
Track
General Session
Time
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
9/12/2022 8:30 AM
This session will compare how tasks were completed in the old Desktop and how those same tasks are performed in the EMS Staff Site. Examples will include: Finance, Membership, Commerce, Promotions, Events, and Fundraising.

Presenter: Melissa Mack, Intuitive Business Concepts, LLC

Room: Salon A
Category
iMIS 2017 & iMIS EMS
Track
Product
Time
9:05 AM - 10:05 AM
9/12/2022 9:05 AM
This introductory session will get into the areas of contacts and membership, including: contact set-up, profile management, communities, committees, what may not be the same from 2017 to EMS and more.

Presenter: Keith Hunter, Armstrong Enterprise Communications

Room: Salon G/F
Category
iMIS EMS
Track
Intro/Basic & Product
Time
9:05 AM - 10:05 AM
9/12/2022 9:05 AM
Updates to the Form Builder are rolling out to iMIS regularly so it's time to start using this functionality. There are multiple aspects of Form utilization; from the design to the rules and approvals. Learn how to securely display a form as well as have a user-defined process after the form is submitted. This session will cover creating new forms as well as editing the out-of-the-box forms.

Presenter: BJ Bryne & Nadine Aguila, Visual Antidote

Room: Salon E/D
Category
iMIS EMS
Track
Product & Technical
Time
9:05 AM - 10:05 AM
9/12/2022 9:05 AM
The eCommerce engine is at the core of your new iMIS EMS Enterprise system. Whether you are new to iMIS EMS Enterprise OR you have migrated from legacy iMIS 2017 and before, this session will benefit you in understanding how iMIS does your financial processing. We will discuss how financial transactions are grouped in batches and how that relates to your general ledger. We'll also explore how you can process credits, refunds, reverse invoices and more!

Presenter: Robert Lane, MBA, Ph.D, CiP, Lane Services, LLC

Room: Salon E/D
Category
iMIS EMS
Track
Product
Time
10:10 AM - 11:10 AM
9/12/2022 10:10 AM
This introductory session will cover all things events, including: event settings, pricing groups, defining event details, program items and options, conflict codes, and what may not have made it from iMIS 2017 if you're planning your upgrade.

Presenter: Michael Reed, MA, Armstrong Enterprise Communications

Room: Salon G/F
Category
iMIS EMS
Track
Intro/Basic & Product
Time
10:10 AM - 11:10 AM
9/12/2022 10:10 AM
Planning for a significant system change can be overwhelming. But developing a roadmap can make the journey easier to navigate. During this session, we will discuss things to consider during the planning process including: reporting, module changes, licensing updates, new payment gateway, GL Interface, 3rd party integrations, SQL stored procedures/triggers/views, data clean-up and more.

Presenter: Stacey Muellner, Intuitive Business Concepts, LLC

Room: Salon A
Category
iMIS 2017 & iMIS EMS
Track
Technical
Time
10:10 AM - 11:10 AM
9/12/2022 10:10 AM
Time
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
9/12/2022 11:10 AM
Process Automation helps you, your staff, and your members daily automate if your staff are answering common questions or going through routine tasks! Let members know when their dues are ready to be paid, that they haven't registered for the annual conference, that they're missing critical information in your system and much more. Learn the differences between Process Automation and Process Automation Plus. With this module, communications aren't all you can do with it; you can also post alerts throughout your website and on your staff site.

Presenter: Ashley Hunt, CiA, CiP, Causeis

Room: Salon A
Category
iMIS 2017 & iMIS EMS
Track
Product & Technical
Time
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
9/12/2022 11:30 AM
This introductory commerce session will dive into: commerce settings, creating products and product kits, promos, inventory, processing orders and hear about what didn't make it to iMIS EMS.

Presenter: Amanda Feil, CAE, enSYNC Corporation

Room:
Salon G/F
Category
iMIS EMS
Track
Intro/Basic & Product
Time
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
9/12/2022 11:30 AM
With Scoring and Engagement

Now more than ever, you need to show your members and constituents how much they engage with your organization and take away in value. Get started on the right foot to the path of Engagement Scoring. Before you even click on an IQA, you need to put in the time to think through the possibilities to best meet the needs of your entire organization. This session will help you consider all your planning needs. We will also look at scoring for individuals versus organizations and whether the basic or plus module best fits your plans.

Presenter: Beth Arritt, MBA, Higher Logic, LLC

Room: Salon E/D
Category
iMIS 2017 & iMIS EMS
Track
Intro/Basic & Product
Time
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
9/12/2022 11:30 AM
Time
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
9/12/2022 12:30 PM
Staff and members can both benefit from self-service. Learn new ways others use dashboards to provide service and convenience to members.

Presenter: Elizabeth Noble, Bursting Silver, Inc.

Room: Salon A
Category
iMIS 2017 & iMIS EMS
Track
Product
Time
1:35 PM - 2:35 PM
9/12/2022 1:35 PM
This introductory commerce session will dive into: refunds, open credits, payment reversals, batch management, payment methods and setup, paying open receivables, GL export, invoice adjustments, prepayments and overpayments and items that haven't come over or have significantly changed since iMIS 2017.

Presenter: Robert Lane, MBA, Ph.D, CiP, Lane Services, LLC

Room: Salon G/F
Category
iMIS EMS
Track
Intro/Basic & Product
Time
1:35 PM - 2:35 PM
9/12/2022 1:35 PM
Out-of-the-box redirector rules are now part of all content pages and allow you to redirect a user depending on the custom conditions you set up. You can redirect based on a Shortcut or URL/Content. Let us show you how this tool can make life easier for everyone.

Presenter: Jeremy Wilson, Connect Systems Global

Room: Salon E/D
Category
iMIS EMS
Track
Technical
Time
1:35 PM - 2:35 PM
9/12/2022 1:35 PM
During this introductory iMIS marketing session you will learn: differences between advanced email plus and out-of-the-box emails, creating templates, managing communication preferences, how to see who received an email and if one "failed to send", reporting tools, dashboards and more.

Presenter: Angelia Moore, CiP, CiA, CSM, CSPO, PuMP, aks solutions

Room:
Salon G/F
Category
iMIS EMS
Track
Intro/Basic & Product
Time
2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
9/12/2022 2:40 PM
Now that your plan is in place for Engagement Scoring, it is time to implement it. Here we will dive into the IQAs and technicalities needed to make your vision successful. See how others have implemented their engagement scoring configuration and leave knowing that you can get started on your journey and do it too.

Presenters: Michele Lelempsis, CiP, CiSE, CAPIA & Ashley Hunt, CiA, CiP, Causeis

Room: Salon E/D
Category
iMIS 2017 & iMIS EMS
Track
Product &Technical
Time
2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
9/12/2022 2:40 PM
for Your Move to iMIS EMS

The move to EMS has you thinking about all the ways iMIS is used and how you will use it in the future. Learn ways to think about documentation for the future use of iMIS by your staff and members. Some information will be needed only for the transition, and other information may be required for the future.

Presenter: Ashley Baker, NiUG Asia Pacific

Room: Salon A
Category
iMIS 2017 & iMIS EMS
Track
Intro/Basic & Product
Time
2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
9/12/2022 2:40 PM
Time
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
9/12/2022 3:40 PM
This introductory RiSE session will introduce you to the basics of iMIS RiSE, such as: managing sitemaps, using page layouts, creating contents, using the easy edit functionality, using quick start sites and much more.

Presenter: Nic Wamsatt, Armstrong Enterprise Communications

Room: Salon G/F
Category
iMIS 2017 & iMIS EMS
Track
Intro/Basic & Product
Time
4:05 PM - 5:00 PM
9/12/2022 4:05 PM
Join us as a panel of iMIS users discuss their experiences and lessons learned while preparing and moving to iMIS EMS. They will share getting started, unexpected gotchas, and the high/low points of their journey.

Panel: Mike McCormack, Texas Apartment AssociationBarbara Kincaid, American Council of Life InsurersKeith Williams, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

Room: Salon A 
Category
iMIS 2017 & iMIS EMS
Track
Intro/Basic & Product & Technical
Time
4:05 PM - 5:00 PM
9/12/2022 4:05 PM
Utilizing Panels enables your users to browse, edit, add and delete their data in a specified way. Discover other uses for panels besides presenting and updating data. This session will cover how to use three panel types (Contact, Events, Standalone) and how to delete a panel (it's a process!).

Presenter: Jeremy Wilson, Connect Systems Global

Room: Salon E/D
Category
iMIS 2017 & iMIS EMS (*Standalone Panel is EMS only!)
Track
Product & Technical
Time
4:05 PM - 5:00 PM
9/12/2022 4:05 PM
Time
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
9/12/2022 5:00 PM