The 2017 dataPARC User Conference Was A Networking And Learning Success Story

Over 121 people gathered for the 2017 dataPARC User Conference in beautiful Portland, Oregon from May 15 through the 18th.

Attendees traveled from Canada, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, China and Lebanon to experience the presentations, networking and training.

Keynote speaker and emcee Rennie Crabtree helped facilitate nine internal presentations and eight client presentations on software integration, functionality and features.

Also included were six round table discussions on key topics which allowed attendees to share their experiences with dataPARC with fellow users. Assigned seating ensured a mix of industries and a chance to get to know new people.

Among the favorite sessions were the KapStone presentation and the Capstone training session “Tips and Tricks in PARCview.

Social events included a welcome reception on the first night and a fun dinner at the nearby Punchbowl Social with great food, games, including bowling, karaoke foos ball and cornhole.

85% of people surveyed rated the conference an 8 or higher on a scale of 1 to 10. At the next conference attendees surveyed said they wanted more training and more hands on experiences. Attendees also wanted to see more use cases and live examples of dataPARC in action.

 Stay tuned for the dates of our next user conference — coming fall of 2018!