2009 DUG Conference and Expo Recap


More than 1,500 members connected to "Our Network of Knowledge” at the 2009 Datatel Users’ Group Conference & Expo –exchanging ideas, sharing their expertise and increasing their knowledge of Datatel solutions by participating in over 280 sessions.

In times like these, we all want to get the most from every dollar we spend. Feedback indicates that this was one of our most successful DUG conferences ever, and attendees were very pleased with the return on their investments.

The Users' Group greatly appreciates the high level of participation in this year’s online survey and session evaluations. We had a record- breaking 58 percent return rate on the conference survey this year, up from 21 percent last year.

Here are a few comments we received:

“I’d be lost if I didn’t attend DUG. There’s so much coming out so quickly – I need to be on top of it. And I need to know what solutions I can offer my users. Without DUG – I couldn’t do my job.”

“Great location, great content, great presenters.”

“If I could only attend 1 event every year this would be it.”


Conference Highlights:
    • Wii Awards – This year, Nintendo Wii gaming systems were awarded to four lucky DUG members. Congratulations to Connie Minnick from Bridgewater College and Lynn Boehne of Gustavus Adolphus College. Both users submitted their presentations for posting on the conference website before the deadline date. The two other winners were Andrew Gerstmayr of Saint Joseph’s College and Linda Lacelle from Hamilton College. Andrew and Linda entered into the drawing by filling out and returning their DUG Conference evaluations.
    • Photographs – This year, in support of our “Going Green” efforts, conference photos are available online. You can view and download photographs here.
    • YouTube Videos – Watch highlights of this year’s Conference:

The 2010 DUG Conference Call For Sessions will be coming soon. We strongly encourage you to submit session ideas for next year's Conference. This is your opportunity to let us know if there are any particular topics you would like to present or see presented.

Be sure to save the date, and plan to attend next year’s conference!

DUG Annual Conference & Expo
March 28 – 31, 2010
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center

More information will be posted on this website soon!