NiUG Continues to See Record Growth at
Fifth Annual Discovery Conference
Non-Profit Software Industry Event Attended by More Than 350 iMIS Users and Partners
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD (October 1, 2010) - NiUG International, the largest independent,
volunteer-run user group in the non-profit software industry, today
announced that it continued to achieve record growth at its fifth annual
Discovery Conference, held September 27-29 in National Harbor, Maryland.
More than 350 iMIS users and partners
participated in more than 30 educational sessions, training classes and
networking events.
"We are excited about the continued growth and success of NiUG International and feel that the annual Discovery
Conference has been an invaluable contribution to the iMIS community," said Bob Alves, chairman and CEO of
Advanced Solutions Internatlonal. "This innovative user group supports
our missions of helping people achieve great things with iMIS and keeping our customers for life."
Key Facts
- John Howarth Memorial Award:
The John Howarth Memorial Award recognizes those who have distinguished
themselves in service and represented the mission of NiUG. This year, NiUG
presented the award to Rod Dalglish, former iMIS user and now managing director of iExtend, for
his dedication and outstanding contributions to the iMIS community. Dalgish established the NiUG Asia-Pacific chapter in 2007, launched a
conference in that region and helped significantly increase the number
of international NiUG
participants.
- Great Things Awards: Bob Alves recognized a number
of iMIS customers who are doing great things
with the web-based software system. This year's winners represent a wide
range of worthy organizations, including the American Society for Public
Administration, Florida
Association of Insurance Agents, National Association of
Educational Procurement, Ohio
Farm Bureau Federation, Pi
Beta Phi Fraternity and Texas
Medical Association.
- Educational Sessions: The conference started off
with one day of full and half day training classes, including the iBEF
Executive Conference, where senior executives at iMIS customer organizations had the opportunity to
provide direct feedback to ASI senior management, get a first-hand look
at new iMIS product development plans and
network with peers. This was followed by two days of more than 30
breakout sessions on topics such as PCI compliance, social networking,
leveraging existing data, email and social media marketing and project
management fundamentals.
Resources
About ASI
Advanced Solutions International (ASI) is the largest,
privately-owned global provider of web-based software for member and
donor-based non-profits, and has served nearly 3000 customers and
millions of users worldwide since 1991. ASI is the developer of iMIS, an upgradeable, software solution for managing
associations, membership, non-profits and fundraising. iMIS 15, the latest evolution of iMIS, leverages Microsoft’s .NET development
platform to provide a flexible and open web-based solution.
