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Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 8:30 AM PDT-to-
Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 5:30 PM PDT
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Registration is now open for our Flex User Conference October 19 & 20 at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas. Presenters will be Chris Stein, Lisa Fossler, and Branden Rosenlof. Wireless internet access will be provided. Please review available session descriptions, select those you would like to attend, and register for the conference. Thank you to InSync Show Productions for sponsoring AV!
Conference Schedule
Join us for two full days of dedicated Flex training sessions, pre-conference training materials, new roundtable discussions, networking with other Flex customers, optional one-on-one times to work on your specific questions with Lisa during Session 6 or 7 (optional), best practices sessions, lunch and refreshments each day, and Flex t-shirt for $490 (Register before September 15 for early bird pricing of $440!).
Conference Schedule:
Wednesday, October 19:
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Registration
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM: Opening General Session
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM: Break
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Session 1 (3 classes available)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Lunch (provided)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Lunch (provided)
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Session 2 (3 classes available)
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM: Break
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM: Session 3 (3 classes available)
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM: Networking Hour (appetizers and no-host bar provided)
Thursday, October 20:
8:30 AM - 10:15 AM: Session 4 (3 classes available)
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM: Break
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Session 5 (3 classes available)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Lunch (provided)
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Session 6 (2 classes available)
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM: Break
3:15 PM - 5:00 PM: Session 7 (2 classes available)
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM: Break
5:10 PM - 5:30 PM: Closing General Session
How Registration Works:
During registration you'll be asked to select the class you would like to attend during each session, and we'll provide you with related materials for each session via email prior to the conference. Video recordings will be made available to attendees following the conference. Available session descriptions are as follows:
Session 1 Offerings (select one):
- Crash Course Part 1 (Lisa): Learn the basics of Flex in this course for beginner users! Part 1 will include an overview of business locations, corporate identities, contacts, calendars, inventory, and building quotes.
- Inventory & Services Setup (Branden): Learn how to add and edit inventory items (serialized vs non-serialized items, pricing, suggestions, suppliers, etc.) and service offerings. (Note: this class does not include building containers, packages and virtual items. Another class covers these topics).
- Pricing Models (Chris): Learn how to create custom pricing models in your system. This includes a variety of inventory pricing models and labor pricing models (including tiered pricing models).
Session 2 Offerings (select one):
- Crash Course Part 2 (Lisa): Learn the basics of Flex in this course for beginner users! Part 2 will include an overview of pull sheets, rental and purchase orders, warehouse scanning, and job invoicing.
- Building Containers & Packages (Branden): Learn how to build containers and packages in Flex, including serialized storage, serialized packages, free-pick containers, and virtual items.
- Flex Financials (Chris): Learn all about financial elements in Flex (job costing, financial reports, recurring billing, and more).
Session 3 Offerings (select one):
- Job Building Best Practices (Lisa): Learn some of the best ways to build and manage jobs in your system. We will especially look at some of the best ways to manage larger jobs in your system.
- Warehouse Basics (Branden): Learn all about how to use Flex in the warehouse, including how to create pull sheets, scanning gear in and out, receiving POs, logging maintenance, and more.
- Workflow (Chris): Learn all about workflows, including workflow actions, workflow jobs, security settings, chained parent/child actions, and some best practices on how you can effectively set up workflows in your system.
Session 4 Offerings (select one):
- Labor and Staffing (Lisa): Learn how to use the labor module in Flex, including how to assign staff to different jobs and how to create and manage labor POs.
- Inventory Best Practices (Branden): Learn some of the best tips and tricks for setting up and managing your inventory.
- Security & Permissions (Chris): Learn about the different security settings in Flex, including user permissions, security policies, hiding inventory and financial information, security for workflows, and project element security settings.
Session 5 Offerings (select one):
- Quoting/Sales Manager Roundtable (Lisa): The roundtable sessions are meant to provide a sharing atmosphere between customers. This Roundtable session will be moderated by Lisa and will include shared experiences by Flex customers (sharing their real-world experience) and an open Q&A atmosphere. This session will focus on strategies for quoting, managing jobs in Flex, and other sales related topics.
- Warehouse Best Practices (Branden): Learn some of the best ways to use Flex in the warehouse. This class will build upon the Warehouse Basics class and show you some of the best ways to get the most out of Flex in the warehouse.
- Conflicts & Availability (Chris): Learn how conflicts and availability work in Flex, including an in-depth look at Status Options in Flex.
Session 6 Offerings (select one):
- Inventory/Warehouse Roundtable (Branden): The roundtable sessions are meant to provide a sharing atmosphere between customers. This Roundtable session will be moderated by Branden and will include shared experiences by Flex customers (sharing their real-world experience) and an open Q&A atmosphere. This session will focus on strategies for getting the most out of your warehouse experience, including inventory setup, warehouse management, and more.
- Flex Hacks/Tips (Chris): Lead by Flex CEO Chris Stein, this class will cover some of the best ways to use Flex, useful tips, and general best practices for using the whole Flex system.
Session 7 Offerings (select one):
- Operations & Reports Best Practices (Branden): Learn some of the best ways to use Flex from an operations perspective. This class will include a discussion on the best reports to use for warehouse/operations, the To-Do list, Automated Functions, and more.
- System Administrator Roundtable (Chris): The roundtable sessions are meant to provide a sharing atmosphere between customers. This Roundtable session will be moderated by Chris and will include shared experiences by Flex customers (sharing their real-world experience) and an open Q&A atmosphere. This session will focus on how to get the most out of Flex from a system administrator perspective.
Thank you to Insync Show Productions for sponsoring AV!
