27 Jan 10 SymEast 2010 Conference Logistical Update
Hey fellow attendees, just a few conference updates to pass along:
1. We have completely sold out of our group rate room block. Trust me, we have tried to get more but the hotel simply will not give us any more. We’re sorry about that but we do hope that you will still attend! This year is going to be really fun and you’ll get to see all your Symitar pals!
2. We are getting ready to fire up the SymEast twitter account again for the conference so get ready for some increased activity on that channel. Jonathan will be tweeting throughout the conference on what is happening.
3. We have a Facebook event page! You can visit it by going to: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=275201837388
4. Don’t forget – you have to make reservations for your shuttle trip from Gulfport International Airport! Don’t get stranded there!
23 Dec 09 SymEast 2010 – A Banner Year for the Committee
I don’t know how the rest of our SymEast regulars and fellow users are feeling about 2010, but I can tell you the SymEast Committee are all looking forward to the year ahead and showing those around us why credit unions continue to be the consumer’s best choice for servicing their financial needs. Because the SymEast Committee wants to make sure you are all prepared to face the coming year and be ready to take all of the challenges you may face head on, we have an all-star lineup for the key note at the conference.
Kathy Hooker and Ted Bilke will be making the opening remarks for the conference this year and I think we all are looking to forward to hearing from them. There are so many exciting developments from Symitar and other Credit Unions that we honestly have a hard time fitting them all into our short few days in Biloxi. Of course we are always looking for folks to present on what they have done over the past year to our other credit unions so please be sure to contact us if you have an idea.
I know I can’t wait to see all of you there and see what I can bring back to my new credit union home in New York. The committee share the same enthusiasm and we will see you in February!
Tags: conference, epysis, kathy hooker, symeast 2010, symitar, ted bilke
06 Sep 09 Virtual SEC 2009 – Was it all we hoped for?
So everyone now has had the chance to digest the content of the 2009 virtual SEC conference and think about how effective it was in terms of living up to a very accessible form of trade show. I know there were many dissatisfied folks during the conference due to the numerous technical difficulties that we all experienced, but if you put those aside for a second, did the conference live up to its goals? Obviously Symitar’s goals were to keep vendor participation and client attendance up, which it seemed to do since anyone could login and view the sessions if they were part of a Credit Union. How many of those people actually attended I don’t know though and it seemed as though it was the usual crowd of dedicated Symitar clients on the chat boards throughout the conference.
I’m curious to see what other Symitar clients and vendors thought of the conference this year? I think I would still prefer the live event even with the added cost, but it would be great if we could get a discussion going around this topic.
Tags: credit union, neighborhood sites, online, sec 2009, symitar, symitar educational conference, trade show, virtual conference
06 Sep 09 It’s Almost SymEast Time Again!
Guess what campers! It’s almost SymEast time again! That’s right, SymEast 2010 is right around the corner in February which is not all that far away. This year we are going to be in Biloxi, MS at the Beau Rivage! As an added bonus, there will be a Mardi Gras parade that attendees will be able to attend on the 16th as well! The details are below, mark your calendars now for another fun filled year of SymEast action!
Dates: February 16 – 18, 2010
Hotel: The Beau Rivage
Location: Biloxi, MS
Special Events: Mardi Gras Parade on February 16th! Check out the parade website at http://www.gulfcoastcarnivalassociation.com/parades.html
Tags: biloxi, conference, credit union, keesler, mississippi, symeast 2010, symitar, users group
28 Apr 09 Check Out the New Flickr Photos
Check out the new Flickr photos that we have posted form the SymEast 2009 Conference!
Tags: 2009, flickr, photos, symeast conference
23 Apr 09 Great Explanation of the Credit Crisis
This is probably one of the bese explanations of the crdit crisis that I have seen. Take a look:
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Tags: credit crisis, explanation
21 Apr 09 Attendee and Vendor Eval Forms Posted
Hey there all you SymEast 2009 attendees and vendors! This is a notice that the evaluation forms for seminars and vendors have been posted on the main symeast.org website. Please make sure that you fillout our seminar evaluation form for each session you attended and if you are a vendor, be sure to fill out our vendor evaluation form.
Tags: attendee, evaluation form, pa, pensylvania, seminar evaluation, SymEast 2009, valley forge, vendor, vendor evaluation
15 Apr 09 Well, How Did it Go?
So attendees… how did it go today? We know you all went to some great sessions, met some awesome new vendors and learned about some sweet new tools and techniques to help you out at your credit unions. We want to hear what went right or if it didn’t what went not so right. We would love it if you posted your comments under this post, but we also want you to fill out your evaluation forms and drop them off at the registration desk in the Delaware room too.
So leave your comments! We want to know!
Tags: feedback, syneast 2009 conference, wednesday
15 Apr 09 Themed Room Photo Highlights
Leather and Lace
The Cave Room
Tags: photo hightlights, SymEast 2009, themed rooms, tuesday
15 Apr 09 Tuesday Recap
Training Sessions – Check!
Registration – Check!
Welcome Reception – Check!
What a Tuesday! Today we had our optional training sessions and also our registration and welcome reception in the Deleware meeting hall. Overall it was one heck of a day and dispite some early morning box drama, everything went off just as we wanted! The early morning sessions we appreciated by all who attended and we heard many positive comments about both of them. Between the SymConnect and the RepGen topics there was something for every techie in the house and provided a great warmup for the rest of the conference.
Vendors started setting up at 2 PM and while we are missing a few of them due to weather, most made it and had everything ready to go for all of the attendees. Registration started at 4 PM for the vendors, and at 6 PM for the attendees who all quickly filled the hall in preperation for what has amounted to be one of the best conference dinners ever! Thanks Blanche! At 7 PM dinner was serverd – pasta, potatoes, salad, fruit, desert – you name it we had it and obviously there was the ever popular bar!
During dinner, we met a lot of great people and caught up with friends that we haven’t seen for a year or more which is always great to do. It is always nice to finally be able to put a face to the people you talk to each day on the phone either for sales or technical support. The topic of the evening seems to still be the “interesting” 15th floor rooms which all have a very unique look to them. Some requested to stay in them, some didn’t know what they were getting into and eitherway we have pictures! We will be posting these along with others to Jonathan Cilley’s Flickr photo stream located at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cilleyperson/sets/72157616644827371/
Please be sure to check this out since we cannot post this many photos to twittpic, especially at this resolution.
Now that everything has wrapped up, some have gone to the bars and others are already in bed, but we all are looking forward to another awesome day tomorrow! We will see you all there!
Tags: pa, pennsylvania, symeast 2009 conference, tuesday, valley forge
