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Re: Are we having User Conference 2017
Steven English Jan 11, 2017 10:26 AM (in response to Godfrey Walker)Good Morning Godfrey Walker,
I have been told that a conference will not be held this year. Someone from Pharos direct would need to comment on plans for 2018.
Regards,
Steven
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Re: Are we having User Conference 2017
Lindsay Lamb Jan 12, 2017 12:06 PM (in response to Godfrey Walker)2 of 2 people found this helpfulHi Godfrey Walker (and Steven English),
We have been brainstorming a couple of different ideas for how (and when and where) to best bring customers and partners together, and have a meeting scheduled next Tuesday, January 17th, to make a final decision if we will have a conference in the 2nd half of 2017.
I hope to be able to comment again with more information, on Tuesday!
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Re: Are we having User Conference 2017
Ali Alhobabai Jan 19, 2017 1:36 PM (in response to Lindsay Lamb)Hi, Any news ? Thanks
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Re: Are we having User Conference 2017
Lindsay Lamb Mar 7, 2017 4:22 PM (in response to Godfrey Walker)1 of 1 people found this helpfulThank you all for your patience waiting for our response! We have had a couple of conversations about how to best meet the needs of our customers, and took into consideration different feedback we received from our past events.
What I am able to share at this time:
- We are planning on a Pharos Discover 2018 Conference in late Winter/early Spring. We are hoping for February, but it could be March depending on venues and date availability. It will be 1.5 days in length.
- It'll be someplace on the East Coast.
- We will have a 1.5 day hands-on technical training track for those who directly interact with our products. Our support team will be reaching out to the community and customers to understand training needs so they can build an agenda. We had quite a few customers say they wanted to really deep dive technically into our products, so that is our plan!
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Re: Are we having User Conference 2017
Bill Kasper Feb 2, 2017 1:35 PM (in response to Lindsay Lamb)So, Lindsay, can we assume "early 2018" precludes something happening "in the 2nd half of 2017"?
Hope you're well!
Bill
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Re: Are we having User Conference 2017
Joe Lachiusa Feb 2, 2017 3:30 PM (in response to Bill Kasper)Hey Bill,
Your assumption is correct. We originally wanted to do something in 2017 but we felt we were already behind in planning so a conference in early 2018 made more sense.
That said, we've done some smaller regional events in the past where we've brought together nearby colleges and Universities to do a one day event. Usually we work with one of our customers to host at their location and we handle the rest. If that is something of interest, please let me know.
Thanks!
Joe
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Re: Are we having User Conference 2017
John Siegel Feb 2, 2017 2:55 PM (in response to Lindsay Lamb)Hi Lindsay,
Thanks for the update! So is it 3 days total for those looking for technical training, or will the two run concurrently over the day and a half?
Regards,
John
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Re: Are we having User Conference 2017
Joe Lachiusa Feb 2, 2017 3:32 PM (in response to John Siegel)Hey John,
I think the idea is to run the two concurrently for a total of a day and a half. We are still really early in the planning stages, so I would assume that if we had enough interest, we'd consider extending that.
Thanks,
Joe
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Re: Are we having User Conference 2017
John Siegel Feb 2, 2017 3:40 PM (in response to Joe Lachiusa)Hi Joe,
Thanks for the update!
~John
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Re: Are we having User Conference 2017
Joe Lachiusa Jan 25, 2018 3:06 PM (in response to Godfrey Walker)2 of 2 people found this helpfulUpdate on the 2018 Pharos Conference:
First, I wanted to say thanks to all of our valued customers, resellers and partners for their continued interest in a Pharos Discover conference. Putting together an event in 2018 has been on the top of our minds since our last conference in New Orleans. We greatly enjoy our time together with you, both during the event and afterwards in any social setting. With that in mind, it makes our decision to forgo an event this year an extremely tough one.
At Pharos, nothing is more important to us than customer satisfaction. This is why over the last 18-24 months we set our sights on emerging technologies, and have put extra focus on stability, usability and new features in our core technologies. More specifically, we’ve focused on expanding and improving our cloud technology, along with Uniprint-related products.
To assist with these efforts, we have kept ourselves busy interviewing customers (as part of a “Design Thinking” methodology) to best understand their current and future needs as we increase our focus on developing user-centered technologies. If you would like to participate in an interview to share feedback and ideas about your user experience, please reach out to Kristen Seversky at kseversky@pharos.com. We are eager to hear your thoughts.
While this will be our primary focus in 2018-- with the Pharos conference being an unfortunate casualty-- future events will remain on our radar and will be communicated to you once we have details to share.
Thank You,