A place for attendees to chat, check your emails, hold small meetings or just relax!
7:30 AM
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Join us for the kickoff of the 2025 Annual iMIS Users Conference, with opening comments and awards delivered by Michele Morgan, DES, CMP , Executive Director. We will present this years JHMA award recipient and introduce you to this years Phil Roberts Scholarship Recipients. Next up we will turn things over to Beth Z - Your Nerdy Best Friend - to discuss "What Seven Things Your Company Should be Doing with AI". Presenters: Michele Morgan, DES, CMP, iMIS Users Group & Beth Ziesenis, Your Nerdy Best Friend
9:00 AM
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Networking/Refreshments
10:30 AM
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Whether you're new to iMIS or just need a refresher, this session is the perfect starting point. You'll learn how to manage individual and organization contact records - find and add contacts, edit information, assign company administrators, and take actions on behalf of others. We’ll also explore how key contact fields connect to other modules and share real examples of how organizations use this data in creative and strategic ways. Presenter: Melissa Mack, CiSE, Intuitive Business Concepts
11:00 AM
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Join us for this interactive session and bring your Promo Code challenges with you and our presenter with help you sort it out on the spot! Are looking to boost registrations, drive product sales, or offer member incentives? This session will show you how to create and manage promotion codes in iMIS, but we need your help so we can create your challenging promo/discount codes on the fly FOR YOU! As we create them, we will explain the what and why of how to set them up. Visual learning at its best! Presenter: Ellen Turner, CiA, CiP, CTCA, COWA, CiSE, Bursting Silver
11:00 AM
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Learn how to make the most of the iMIS RESTful APIs with practical tips for efficient calls, cleaner code, and better performance. This session covers proven patterns, real-world examples, and common pitfalls to avoid. Perfect for developers and technical admins looking to streamline integrations and get more done with less effort. Presenter: Jake Bound, Intuitive Business Concepts
11:00 AM
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Join us for a look at the latest and greatest in iMIS! This session will walk you through the new features and functionalities being worked on to help you get the most out of your system. Learn how ASI has been fine tuning iMIS to be faster and more reliable. We'll also provide a behind-the-scenes look at how they've improved their development and hosting processes to deliver updates to you more quickly and smoothly. This session is for everyone whether you're an administrator, a user, or a developer. Come discover how these changes will benefit your organization and help you achieve your goals. Presenter: Jeff Spring, CiA, Advanced Solutions International
11:00 AM
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Channel your inner Sherlock Holmes and learn how to spot the clues of compromised data using iMIS dashboards. This session will look at the out-of-the-box data integrity dashboards and touch on how to configure them into effective tools to detect incomplete, inconsistent, or inaccurate records for your organization. Presenter: Keith Williams, CiA, Association For Career & Technical Education
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Beginner/Intermediate
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Best Practices/Technical
12:00 PM
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Learning the ins and outs of iMIS can feel like drinking from a firehose, but it doesn’t have to. In this session, we’ll uncover time-saving tips, lesser-known features, and smart shortcuts that can make your daily work faster and easier. Learn how to streamline your workflow now, so you’re not relearning the hard way later. Whether you're new to iMIS or just looking to sharpen your skills, these practical takeaways will pay off immediately. Presenter: Angelia Moore, CiP,CiA,CSM,CSPO, aks solutions
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Best Practices/Product
12:00 PM
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Learn how to harness AI tools to create targeted marketing, personalized messaging, and data-driven membership campaigns. This session will highlight practical ways nonprofits are using AI to save time, boost engagement, and grow their communities. *No tech expertise required. Presenter: Michele Morgan, DES, CMP, iMIS Users Group
12:00 PM
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Having your organizational info and events in the palm of your hand saves you time! See how one organization has utilized mobile to ensure their members have all they need 24/7 and how it has helped them and their members save time, money, and stress. Presenters: Christopher Hurst, C.A.E., International Foodservice Manufacturers Association & Sameer Mulla, Mosaic Apps
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Solution Case Study
1:30 PM
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The RiSE Dashboard in iMIS is a centralized interface that provides staff users with access to key metrics, tools, and data insights across various functional areas of the system. Learn how you can enhance productivity and streamline access to key areas of interest for your organization through progress trackers, storage insights, searching business objects and more. Presenter: Jake Robida, CiP, CTCA, RSM US LLP
1:30 PM
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Want to turn your iMIS data into insights you can act on? In this hands-on, step-by-step session, you’ll learn how to build a custom dashboard in iMIS that delivers the metrics your team needs most. We’ll show you how to display data like event registrations, membership revenue, member counts, and geographic breakdowns - all in a clear, visual format. You’ll also explore how to create KPI-focused dashboards for leadership to track goals and performance in real time. Leave with the skills and a working dashboard you can take back to your organization. Presenter: Kevin Pape, CiP, CAPIA, CiSEng, Ascension Technology Solutions, LLC
1:30 PM
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Ever run into an IQA you just couldn’t build? While we can’t guarantee you’ll solve every reporting challenge, this session will introduce you to some of the powerful new features in IQA like cross joins and other advanced capabilities, that can take your queries further. You’ll also get a first look at the new display formatting options for dates and numbers, helping you present your data more clearly and professionally. Presenter: Ariel Crotty, CiP, CiA, EnSYNC Corporation
1:30 PM
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Want polished, professional reports straight from iMIS? Learn how to use PDF, Word, and Excel templates in Report Writer to create branded, data-driven documents. We’ll cover how to map report data to template fields, use bookmarks for repeating content, and avoid common formatting pitfalls. Perfect for anyone looking to take their reports to the next level with custom layouts and dynamic content. Presenter: Ellen Turner, CiA, CiP, CTCA, COWA, CiSE, Bursting Silver
2:05 PM
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What exactly is AI - and how can you use it responsibly in your nonprofit? This session introduces the basics of artificial intelligence, explores practical ways it can support your mission, and shares tips for using it ethically to protect member and donor data. We’ll also introduce the iMIND chatbot, powered by AI and trained using insights from the iMIS listserv, to show how nonprofits like yours are already putting AI to work in meaningful ways. Presenter: Autumn Dando, Nova Scotia Association of REALTORS
2:05 PM
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Networking/Refreshments
3:00 PM
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This session is for all of our iMIS Users (and vendors if you like) to break into groups and listen to the quickest elevator pitch our top exhibitors can provide to you. We debuted this in New Orleans this year and it was a great time! Grab yourself a beverage, sit at a table and once we sound the "buzzer" it's GAME TIME - fast, furious, and flustering for our sponsors! Be sure to get your visitor card stamped as you go around as users can qualify to be awarded one of our prizes valued from $200 to $800 dollars.
3:15 PM
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New to IQA? This beginner-friendly session will show you how to build basic queries in iMIS. More importantly, where to find the data behind the fields you use every day. You’ll learn how to create, filter, and display query results, plus get practical tips on naming, saving, and using queries across your organization. If you’ve ever asked “Where does that field live in iMIS?”, this session is for you. Presenter: Barbara Kincaid, MCSE, American Council of Life Insurers
4:20 PM
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From Company Admins to custom relationship roles, iMIS uses connections to drive access and permissions. In this session, learn how the various admin roles work, how they relate to other relationship types, and what can go wrong if roles aren’t assigned or maintained properly. Walk away with tips to manage these roles confidently and keep your data secure. Presenter: Keith Hunter, Armstrong Enterprise Communications
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Beginner/Intermediate
4:20 PM
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Ready to tackle the wild world of advanced workflows in iMIS forms? This session equips you with battle-tested strategies to design, customize, and troubleshoot complex forms that keep your data flowing and your users smiling. From conditional logic to automation and email communications, you'll learn how to survive (and thrive) through the Formageddon. Presenter: Ellen Turner, CiA, CiP, CTCA, COWA, CiSE, Bursting Silver
4:20 PM
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Take a deep dive into a real-world case study highlighting how Pennsylvania Bankers Association used the iMIS Engagement Management System to track, manage, and improve member engagement. This session will cover the approach, setup, and methods used to define engagement metrics, assign scoring, and leverage insights for smarter outreach. Learn practical tips, see example dashboards, and walk away with ideas for how you can apply similar strategies to strengthen engagement in your own organization. Presenters: Connie Ferraro, Pennsylvania Bankers Association & Melissa Mack, CiSE, Intuitive Business Concepts
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Intermediate/Advanced
4:20 PM
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6:00 PM
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