2012 Annual Client Conference Summary
Last year’s user conference at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC included 137 attendees from 52 different institutions, plus 40 who attended the pre-conference training workshop.

Among the highlights was a brand new Analytics for Learn practioner's forum, a fully-staffed Blackboard Analytics solution center for product Q&A's, a keynote presentation by Dr. Michael Baumgartner from Complete College America
, and a number of innovating and thought-provoking program sessions, including 15 led by clients, 8 Blackboard-led sessions, 4 client roundtables, and sponsor presentations by both Pyramid Analytics and iData, Inc.

Client Sessions
- Central Piedmont - Applying Bb Analytics to Guide Evidence-Based Decision-Making
- Concordia University- Forging a Strong Partnership Between Business/Administrators and IT
- Concordia, Gloucester, Gonzaga - Implementation Panel Discussion
- Coppin State University - Learn Analytics: Getting Started
- CSU-Chico - Learner Analytics in Progress....Before Blackboard Learner Analytics
- CSU-Stanislaus - Extending Reporting Services with Custom DLLs 
- Drexel University - Comparing Reporting Tools
- Drexel University - Retention Analysis
- Gloucester County College - Delivery and Execution of Blackboard Analytics
- Gonzaga University - Implementing Blackboard Analytics: The Path to Success
- Macon State College - Analytics Vision to Realization – Strategies, Lessons and Insights
- Salem State - A Data-Driven Report Menu System for Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
- Stony Brook University - Tuition Revenue Models for Academic Instruction, Enrollment & Teaching
- UMBC - Embracing a Campus-Wide Reporting Solution
- UMBC - Transitioning from Homegrown Analytics to Blackboard Analytics for Learn
- UMBC - Reporting Data Quality Issues
- UMBC - Who's Using My Reports?  Facts about Reports
- VCCS - Efficient Data Validation through the Functional Workgroup Process
- Western Carolina University - OLAP for SQL Developers 

Blackboard Sessions
-  Advancement Product Exploration
-  Best Practices Study and New Implementation Methodology
-  Cost of Instruction
-  Exploring Blackboard Analytics for the Blackboard Learn Platform
-  Security Design and Configuration: Ask the Experts
-  Student Management Release 4.1
-  Technical Operational Processes: Ask the Experts
-  Using ProClarity: Ask the Experts

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