Reminder

Microsoft MVPs Mike Alexander (DataPig Technologies) and Jon Peltier (Peltier Technical Services) are presenting our first annual Excel Dashboard and Visualization Boot Camp to be held on Wednesday through Friday, October 22-24, 2008, in Frisco, Texas. The hotel is holding rooms at the conference rate until Wednesday afternoon, October 8.

This 3-day boot camp is designed for Excel users who need to more effectively synthesize data into meaningful dashboards, charts, and visualizations. The topics presented during this boot camp will introduce you to advanced techniques that will help you build and manage better reporting mechanisms. Going beyond simple tables and charts, you will learn to:

• Synthesize data in meaningful views with advanced charting techniques
• Create dashboards that communicate and get noticed
• Create interactive dashboarding mechanisms
• Implement macro-charged reporting
• Automate the creation of PowerPoint slides directly from Excel
• Integrate external data into your reports

The boot camp will follow this three day agenda, with each day comprising two in-depth classes:

Day 1: Best Practices and Techniques

• Tips for Building Excel Dashboards
  Mike Alexander
• Advanced Charting Techniques
  Jon Peltier

Day 2: Building Interactivity

• Building Interactive Reporting
  Mike Alexander
• Automating Excel Charting with VBA
  Jon Peltier

Day 3: Integration

• Integrating Excel and PowerPoint
  Jon Peltier
• Using External Data in Excel Reporting
  Mike Alexander

For information and registration, visit the link below: Excel Dashboard and Visualization Boot Camp Jon Peltier and Mike Alexander Wednesday through Friday, October 22-24, 2008 Frisco, TX

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