Jackie Hohenstein Presents:

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• Jackie Hohenstein Presents
• Business Data Catalog One of the Most Powerful
  Features in MOSS 2007

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Agenda

• Welcome Thad Chapman, MSBIC Co-founder
• Overview of the August Meeting
• In the News
• Committee Updates
• Gary Fesenbek, Speaker
• Karen Dickerson, Communications
• Thad Chapman, Membership
• Audience Announcements
• MSBIC Welcomes Jackie Hohenstein, Software
  Support Engineer Microsoft ISV SE Latin
  America

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Overview August Meeting

• Bryan Smith, Hitachi Consulting
• Business Intelligence as an Agent for Data
  Quality Improvement
• Great turnout and audience participation
• POLL How many members would like to have this
  topic presented again, with a deeper level focus?
• Send all comments and suggestions to Karen
  Dickerson at kdickerson_at_artisconsulting.com

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In The News

• Upcoming BI Related Events
• 2007 Pass Community SummitSeptember 18-21,
  2007Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO
• Business Intelligence PerspectiveGreen Valley
  Ranch Resort, Las Vegas, NVSeptember 24-26, 2007
• For a more comprehensive list, visit MSBIC.com

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Speaker Committee Update

• Current Schedule
• October 2th SQL Server 2008 Data Warehousing
  Enhancements, Sriram Ganapathy Microsoft
  Database TS, Communications Sector
• November, TBD PerformancePoint Road Show
• December, TBD Holiday Event
• Q1 2008, Dr. Amit Basu SMU BI Roundtable

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Speaker Committee Update Contd

• Recap of our 6th Teleconference Call 8/29th
• Discussed potential scheduled changes to
  accommodate the launch of PerformancePoint Server
  2007
• Actively searching for topics and speakers for
  early next year
• Next teleconference scheduled for September 26th,
  2-230pm
• Please join if you can or send your suggestions
  to me at gary.fesenbek_at_mkcorp.com

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Communications Committee Update

• Discount available for MSBIC members
  attending2007 PASS Community Summit, Sept.
  18-21, 2007 Denver, CO
• https//www.sqlpass.org/summit/Pages/Register.aspx
  
• Enter code HUG
• Flyers available at the registration desk
• MSBIC Web Content
• Information and Education top navigation NEW
  content
• Future Enhancements to MSBIC.com
• Look for the integration of Microsoft Blogs
• Redesign in SharePoint

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Membership Committee Update

• Upcoming Recruiting Opportunities
• 2007 PASS Community Summit, Sept. 18 21st
• PerformancePoint Roadshow, November 9th - Dallas
  
• PerformancePoint Roundtable, November 13th -
  Dallas
• Researching Other Recruiting Avenues
• Dallas Chamber of Commerce Business Council
• 7th Annual State of Technology Luncheon, October
  2007

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Audience Announcements
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• MSBIC Welcomes
• Jackie HohensteinSoftware Support Engineer,
  MICROSOFTISV SE Latin America
• P R E S E N T I N G
• Business Data Catalog One of the Most Powerful
  Features in MOSS 2007