ASUG Pacific Northwest Utilities Day – 09Sept2011
In a coordinated and great move, the 1st Pacific Northwest Utilities Day was held on Friday, Sept 9th, following the Pacific Northwest (PNW) ASUG meeting. Both were held at the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, Washington. As I wrote in my lengthy (sorry) PNW ASUG blog, the facilities and weather were outstanding and there were many attendees, 75 at this meeting!
The ASUG Utilities SIG is led by Marc Rosson and Sue Daulton. Marc is a high-energy guy and seemed quite organized and prepared considering this was their first meeting. We heard a great story on Thursday about Marc’s passion and how the Utilities group influences the SAP Utilities Industry Solution. There was also a lot of passion and energy in the room as the meeting started. Companies from the Pacific Northwest and beyond were in attendance and ready to learn and contribute.
The Utilities Industry is a great fit for TOP Software and it is important that AccM understands what SAP is developing in this arena as well as what the Utility Customers are excited about, whether issues or enhancements.
The agenda included a Keynote and then 4 sets of breakout sessions with 3 choices in each. That’s 13 presentations for the 1st turnout – awesome! Every session I attended was outstanding, with industry experts sharing best practices and lessons learned. I think it helped that none of the companies compete for business, so everything was out on the table. I encourage you to go to ASUG and download the presentations and sign up for the next Utilities Day!