XMPie Users Group Conference

Join us in Orlando, Florida

September 12-15, 2010

The XMPie Users Group Conference provides a forum for the exchange of knowledge on variable data printing and personalized one-to-one direct marketing and fosters a dialogue between XMPie, its partners and the XMPie user community.   

Don’t miss this opportunity for face-to-face education and networking with other professionals using XMPie software. 

The conference will feature:

• Educational tutorials for focused learning
• General sessions featuring updates from XMPie executives and leaders of the Users Group
• A variety of networking opportunities

Conference Agenda

Sunday, September 12th

• 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM: Registration
• 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM: Pre-Conference Tutorials

Monday, September 13th

• 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM: Registration
• 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM: Breakfast
• 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM: Pre-Conference Tutorials
• 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM: Lunch - Meet the Sponsors
• 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM: XMPie President's Welcome and Message
• 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM: Keynote Address
• 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM: Break, exhibits open
• 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM: XMPie Update/Introduction to XMPie Partner Products & Services
• 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM: XMPie Management Team Update
• 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM: Welcome Reception

Tuesday, September 14th

• 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM: Registration
• 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM: Breakfast
• 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM: XMPie Users Group Business Meeting
• 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM: Break, exhibits open
• 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM: Breakout Sessions
  • Design: uDirect Best Practices - Learn how to build variable templates that are fast, efficient, and resuable
  • Marketing: Powerful Marketing Tools for Driving New Business Opportunities
  • Programming: APIS and Integration Overview
• 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM: Lunch, exhibits open
• 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM: Breakout Sessions
  • Design: uImage Tips & Tricks - Learn what's new with uImage based on PE 5.0
  • Marketing: Tips & Tricks for Email Marketing: Offers and Creative Elements that Generate Sales - Learn the best techniques for implementing email campaigns, including the offers and creative work that drive strong marketing results
  • Programming: Web-to-Print with APIs - Learn to integrate document customization into custom built storefronts with uStore Connect
• 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM: Break, exhibits open
• 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM: Breakout Sessions
  • Design: Introduction to XLIM (Designing for High Volume Product) - Learn about XLIM and its high volume production capabilities with PE 5.0
  • Marketing: Data Segmenting and Profiling - Learn how to use the date you already have to develop exciting campaigns, acquire new data, and keep you database clean and usable
  • Programming: Push uStore's Boundaries - Extend uStore's functionality by leveraging built-in modules and editing the Microsoft Master Pages that drive storefront layouts.
• 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM: Round Table Sessions

Wednesday, September 15th

• 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM: Breakfast
• 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM: The Best of the Best Awards and Presentation
• 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM: Breakout Sessions
  • Design: uStore Functionality and Skin Design - An overview of uStore's back office capabilities and a tutorial on storefront skin design
  • Marketing: How to price your VDP amd Cross-Media Jobs - Pricing can be a tricky subject, hear from customers regarding the different ways they price their one-to-one jobs
  • Programming: PersonalEffect 5.0 Enhancements - Hear what's new with 5.0, print production, and printing tips and tricks
• 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM: Break, exhibits open
• 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM: Breakout Sessions
  • Design: RURL Wizard - Getting Started - Walk through the RURL Wizard and learn how to deploy near-complete sites using the built-in, online HTML editor.
  • Marketing: How to Turn Print Sales People into One-to-One Sales People - Hear from an expert sales manager on how he moved his team from selling commodity print to personalized one-to-one print and cross-media communications
  • Programming: Cross Media in Visual Studio - Learn how to build integrated RURL sites using Microsoft Visual Studio and XMPie
• 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM: Lunch, exhibits open
• 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM: Breakout Sessions
  • Design: RURL Design Using uCreateXM - tips and tricks for designing RURLs with Dreamweaver
  • Marketing: Promoting Your One-to-One Busines Services - Learn the techniques and programs that work to promote the personalized one-to-one services you offer
  • Programming: Getting Maximum Performance from Virtual Machines - How to use virtual machines to build robust XMPie solutions
• 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM: Break, exhibits open
• 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM: Breakout Sessions
  • Design: Email Design and Delivery Techniques - Learn best practices on how to design and deliver personalized HTML emails
  • Marketing: Customer Best Practices Panel - Hear from key customers that have created very successful businesses developing and deploying variable data apring, cross-media and Web-to-Print programs
  • Programming: XMPie Innovation - Get a sneak peak of the new API Innovation work
• 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM: Wrap-Up and Feedback Session

All XMPie customers may register to the conference. Click here to register to the conference.  (Note: If you are a member of the Users Group, to receive the member discount, make sure you are logged into the User Group website before registering for the conference).

The Users Group currently has an 18 month membership renewal program that will allow your organization to receive discounted registration for both the 2010 and 2011 events. If you have not yet joined or renewed your membership for 2010, we encourage you to do so today.  Click here to join the XMPie Users Group

The 2010 XMPie Users Conference will be held at the Peabody Orlando Hotel, located a convenient distance from SeaWorld, Universal Studios, Walt Disney World, and downtown Orlando. Special room rates are available for conference attendees. 

If you have any questions, please contact the Users Group at:  marketing@xmpieusers.org or call 312.321.5115

To find out more about this organization, please visit www.xmpieusers.org