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Wednesday Entrinsicon Schedule

7:30-1:00
Conference Registration (Back Hallway)


7:30-8:20
Breakfast for Pre-Conference Attendees (Outside Salon D&E)


8:30-10:00


  • Preconference – Informer 5: Building Customized Templates

    Location: Salon D
    Description: In this training session, participants will learn how to use the Templates feature in Informer 5. Templates allow participants to create custom forms to output data. Participants will learn how to use Nunjucks to inject data into their HTML file for customized data output. This is a higher-level technical class directed at power users of Informer 5. This class will be 4-hour session. Prerequisites: Experience using HTML and CSS.

9:00-10:00


  • Preconference – Enrole: Using File Imports

    Location: Salon E
    Description: Build bridges into Enrole using File Imports! Learn what types of information you can import and how to do it. This session will cover downloading an import template to prepare an import file, uploading your completed import file, mapping your import file columns to data fields in Enrole, and marking files for import into Enrole. Watch along as we demonstrate the steps. You will learn how imports are run and how reports can help with post-import review.

10:00-10:20
Break


10:20-12:00


  • Preconference – Informer 5: Building Customized Templates

    Location: Salon D
    Description: In this training session, participants will learn how to use the Templates feature in Informer 5. Templates allow participants to create custom forms to output data. Participants will learn how to use Nunjucks to inject data into their HTML file for customized data output. This is a higher-level technical class directed at power users of Informer 5. This class will be 4-hour session. Prerequisites: Experience using HTML and CSS.

10:20-11:00


  • Preconference – Enrole: Using File Imports

    Location: Salon E
    Description: Build bridges into Enrole using File Imports! Learn what types of information you can import and how to do it. This session will cover downloading an import template to prepare an import file, uploading your completed import file, mapping your import file columns to data fields in Enrole, and marking files for import into Enrole. Watch along as we demonstrate the steps. You will learn how imports are run and how reports can help with post-import review.

12:00-1:00
Lunch for Pre-Conference Attendees (Salon I&II)


1:00-1:45
Opening Remarks with CEO Brad Leupen (Salon I&II)


1:50-2:40


  • Informer Cloud Overview

    Location: Salon D
    Speaker: Derek O’Neill
    Description: Immerse yourself in the power of Informer Cloud, which seamlessly enhances how and where you leverage data. Experience real-time data analytics, leverage dynamic visualization tools, and benefit from scalability, robust security measures including SOC 2 standards, and expert management by our dedicated DevOps team, ensuring a seamless and secure experience in the Informer Cloud environment where you are always on the latest Informer release.

  • Informer 5 Tour for Beginners and Enrole Users

    Location: Salon I and II
    Speaker: Regina Lopez
    Description: Embark on a guided tour of Informer 5 designed for beginners in this informative class. Explore the User Interface, discover the core features, and learn the basics of data analysis, reporting, and visualization within Informer 5, empowering you to navigate the platform with confidence and lay a strong foundation for your data-driven journey.

  • Dashboards and Visualizations – Input Filters

    Location: Salon IV
    Speaker: Andrea Vega
    Description: Discover the art of customizing Dashboards with powerful Visuals and Input Filters. Learn how to create interactive and visually compelling Dashboards, leverage a wide range of visualization options, and incorporate input filters to empower users to dynamically explore and analyze data, providing a rich and immersive data-driven experience.

2:50-3:40


  • Health Check and Optimizing Informer Performance

    Location: Salon D
    Speaker: Kevin Houk
    Description: Dive into the critical aspects of health check and performance optimization to ensure your Informer system is running at its peak efficiency. Discover best practices for system monitoring, performance tuning, and identifying bottlenecks, empowering you to proactively optimize your Informer environment, enhance data analysis capabilities, and maximize the overall performance and reliability of your system. Monitor usage in your system and see the Transparency and Traceability tenets of Data Governance in action.

  • Security in Informer

    Location: Salon III
    Speaker: Randall Williams and Madhavi Chandra
    Description: Explore the robust security features within Informer and learn how to leverage Mapping Sets, Restricted Fields, and Filters to ensure data confidentiality and access control. Gain practical insights into implementing role-based security, creating secure Data Views, and utilizing fine-grained permissions, empowering you to safeguard sensitive information, comply with regulatory requirements, and enforce Data Governance.

  • Using Informer Experts Through Managed Services

    Location: Salon IV
    Speaker: Anne Hilton and Kirsten Willard
    Description: Learn how St. Clair County Community College leveraged Informer’s Managed Services to streamline data collection, automate reporting processes, and ensure compliance, enabling them to navigate Federal reporting demands with ease and precision.

  • Enrole Product Suite New Features Preview

    Location: Salon E
    Speaker: Brian Jackson
    Description: Stay ahead of the curve with a preview of new features in Enrole. Members of the Enrole Development Team will discuss and demonstrate the highlights of Release 8.3, coming to you this fall! Get a head start in understanding what’s coming before the release notes arrive at your desk.

3:40-4:00
Break


4:00-4:50


  • Tips for Migrating to Informer 5

    Location: Salon D
    Speaker: Regina Lopez
    Description: Join us for essential tips for a smooth migration to Informer 5, where you’ll gain practical insights and best practices to ensure a successful transition. Explore key considerations, data migration strategies, and step-by-step guidance to effectively migrate your Informer 4 environment to Informer 5, empowering you to leverage the enhanced features and functionalities of the latest version with confidence and efficiency.

  • Single Source of Truth

    Location: Salon III
    Speaker: Robin Lamb and Madhavi Chandra
    Description: Unlock the power of creating a single source of truth by combining data from multiple sources. Explore the capabilities of Flow Steps to automate data processing and row-level security to pare down views, leverage Public Filters for seamless data exploration, and utilize Teams and sharing features to foster collaboration and ensure data consistency, empowering you to achieve a unified, reliable, and actionable view of your organization’s data.

  • Deploying Comprehensive Datasets

    Location: Salon IV
    Speaker: Greg Bailey, North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC)
    Description: Learn with a real-world session on delivering reliable data and efficient reporting across the institution as NIACC has successfully achieved. Gain practical insights on maximizing the power of Informer’s Dataset feature that enhances data analysis and reporting capabilities by leveraging the synergy between I5, Colleague SQL, third-party databases, our Edify Cloud Datawarehouse for comprehensive reporting in the higher education setting.

  • Informer 4 Q&A

    Location: Creedmoor
    Moderator: Sarah Rodgers
    Description: Engage in an Informer 4 roundtable session where participants can bring their burning questions, challenges, and success stories related to Informer 4. Share experiences, exchange knowledge, and collaborate with fellow Informer Users and experts, gaining valuable insights and practical solutions to maximize your Informer 4 potential for data analysis, reporting, and decision-making.

  • Pilot Program: Enrole Reporting with Informer 5

    Location: Salon E
    Moderator: Winston Mathamba
    Description: Learn from the Enrole client pilot sites about your transition to Informer 5 with Q&A. Likely topics include i5 user interface, expanded i5 features such as templates for pixel-perfect output, recommended i5 training for your staff, and necessary steps for migrating your existing reports from i4 to i5. Bring your questions about what you can do with Informer 5!

5:30-7:30
Reception (Heavy hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine) (Salon I&II)