Hi Folks,

Quick blog post, live from Orlando, while we’re getting ready for the ASUG BusinessObjects conference, which starts tomorrow!

I finally got the chance to put my agenda together and below are a  list of sessions (sorted by day) that are must attend for all fellow  Xcelsius gazelles.  (NOTE: Items highlighted in BOLD are extra sessions that I think every Xcelsius fan should attend.)

Tuesday, Oct 5th, 2010

1. 9:15 AM-10:15 AM: Getting Smart with Xcelsius (Mark Hudson from Antivia.com)
2. 10:30 AM-11:30 AM: Xcelsius + Google Maps + 15 Minutes: A Coding Must-See (Ryan Goodman from Centigon Solutions)
3. 10:30 AM-11:30 AM: Dashboarding: Modular vs. Composite vs. Custom (Matt Hawkins from Kingfisher)
4. 1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Ten Key Xcelsius Dashboard Design Patterns (Loren Abdulezer author Xcelsius 2008)
5. 2:45 PM-3:45 PM: Best Xcelsius Business Dashboards – Case Studies (Paul Grill from Infosol)
6. 4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Influence Council – Dashboarding and Visualization (Scott Leaver from SAP|Bruce Novell chair of Influence Council)
7. 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM: Xcelsius Reception (RSVP Required)

Wednesday, Oct 6th, 2010

1. 10:30 AM-11:30 AM     Taking BI Mobile (Emily Mui from SAP Xcelsius Team)
2. 1:30 PM-2:30 PM     Best Practices for BI Success (Cindi Howson, reknownd BI Author)
3. 2:45 PM-3:45 PM     Visualization for Experts (Donald MacCormick from Antivia)
4. 2:45 PM-3:45 PM     Introducing SAP Crystal Solutions (Blair Wheadon SAP Crystal Team)
5. 4:00 PM-5:00 PM     Jason Rose and George Mathew present “The Future of SAP BusinessObjects Analytics”
6. 5:45 PM-6:00 PM     Are Dashboards the right choice for your organization? – Dashboarding SIG Members

Thursday, Oct 7th, 2010

1. 8:00 AM-9:00 AM     True Confessions of an Xcelsius Guru (Scott Strool from Everything Xcelsius / Benchmarkers Business Intelligence)
2. 9:15 AM-10:15 AM     Tour of SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise XI 4.0 (Coy Yonce, Crystal Report Product Manager)
3. 11:45 AM-12:45 PM     Dashboard Design 2011 (Xcelsius) Release New Features (David Dalley |Donna Dong)

There are a ton of other exciting sessions not mentioned here, but at  least this will give the Xcelsius folks a head start. See you there!