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Emphasys' information-packed training and educational conferences are held offsite annually and are designed to appeal to a broad range of affordable housing staff. Conference offerings are for managers and product users alike and include topics such as product training and education, housing program management, agency performance, reporting fundamentals and best practices.

PHAs - Save the Date!
Mark your calendars and save the date for Emphasys Users Connect 2012, our annual educational conference for PHA clients. We'll be at The Roosevelt New Orleans on August 19-23, just steps away from the historic French Quarter.

Why Attend?

	Network with hundreds of agencies and authorities from around the country
	Speak directly to staff and key Emphasys executives
	Engage in roundtable discussions geared toward helping you build your operation from the inside out
	More than 100 sessions covering a wide range of software interests to help EDs, IT people, finance folks, program administrators and others
	Get a first look at and even try out the latest Emphasys software solutions
	At Emphasys Users Connect, meet ENUG members and learn about the many benefits of being a member of the organization. Those who are already ENUG members can participate in ENUG's business luncheon held during the conference

What others had to say...

"My experience was so positive, I will recommend sending other staff members to future conferences." – M.C.

The Emphasys User Awards Program is designed to recognize clients who demonstrate notable performance in innovative software usage, beta testing and employee support with Emphasys' range of products. It places focus on those exceptional clients to help encourage the development of a user group culture dedicated to supporting software advancements and ongoing improvements in the operation of PHAs, HFAs, and IHAs.

The Emphasys User Awards Program sets out to recognize notable clients who have improved their business processes through the utilization of Emphasys software products; promote sharing of best practices among Emphasys clients; and provide models for other housing agencies and authorities in assessing their own housing operation for improving efficiencies and overall effectiveness.

Program Awards

	Most Innovative Partner: To qualify for this award, a client must demonstrate innovative ways of using Emphasys software products.
	The Emphasys Pioneer: To qualify for this award, a client must illustrate characteristics of an early adopter, willingness to engage and actually participate in beta testing Emphasys's unreleased products.
	Emphasys Wall of Champions: To nominate an employee for this award, a client must believe that an individual employee serves as a champion for improving internal operations through software utilization.

Program Benefits

Public recognition at annual Emphasys Users Connect conference
Twenty-five percent refund for one Emphasys Users Connect registrant
Profile on Emphasys website
Community announcement through press release to local newspapers

Award Announcement
Emphasys Software will announce the 2007 winners during its annual users conference on September 18, 2007.

Award Program Overview Document
For a PDF of the User Awards Program document outlining the full program, including scoring criteria, click here.

* Agency Name

* Mailing Address

* Name of Contact Person

Title

* Phone

Fax

* Email

Website

* Nomination Category:

A) If you are nominating an individual employee for the Wall of Champions, please complete the following information. Only one nominee per housing agency/authority.

Name	Please explain why the Committee should select this employee.

Email

B) If you are nominating a particular PHA, HFA or IHA for Most Innovative Partner or the Emphasys Pioneer, please complete the following information.

Agency Type PHA HFA IHA	Please explain why the Committee should select the nominee for the award.

Agency Name

C) Are you or someone from your agency planning to attend this year’s Users Conference? Yes No

How did you learn of Emphasys Awards Program (check all that applies)?

Website E-announcement Emphasys Employee Another Emphasys Client Other:

Presentation materials from past conferences are available for review at our client information portal, www.myEmphasys.com. Once you login to myEmphasys, you can find the past conference materials under the Training tab.

What our clients had to say:

Networking with other users, hearing about practical experiences and seeing demonstrations of new technology were all great – W.K.
It was a great experience and I will try to send more staff next year – J.A.
The conference was a great learning experience; other attendees were polite and helpful; the information on Emphasys products was very helpful; the staff is knowledgeable in their field. – M.S.
Great conference, great meals, loved boat trip – P.E.
I found the demos very helpful; also, the staff was available for a one-on-one if needed – B.S.
Individual sessions were excellent – J.K.
Very good conference with helpful information – D.C.
Using clients to assist in presentations was great – B.H.
The conference was very informative and I gained a lot of useful knowledge – G.P.
Thank you for the extra touches – S.P.
The overall conference was enjoyable and educational – S.T.
I liked the ability to share ideas with others – K.S.
This year’s conference was very good, providing a wide range of topics for the attendees. The conference was truly informative – P.H.
Fantastic job! – D.M.
The technical sessions were successful; I liked being about to speak directly with developers – B.M.
I really enjoyed it; the sessions were informative and helpful; the staff was great and I enjoyed meeting other users – D.S.
Great people; lots of knowledge – D.I.
The topics of the sessions and the opening session was all very good – X.W.
As a first time attendee, I enjoyed the flow of the classes and the topics that were available in this time of change – L.H.
Very informative – T.E.
Great information – J.V.
The conference was very well organized and provided useful information – M.H.
I am walking away with more knowledge of features and it will be very useful at the office – K.D.
I enjoyed it very much; I was just sorry that I couldn’t attend every session – B.J.
Awesome! – D.W.
I learned a lot more than I expected – C.M.
The presentations were very helpful to me – L.H.
Overall conference was very good; sessions informative and staff helpful – D.B.
The flow of each session was very smooth – J.L.
I enjoyed the conference tremendously; the staff is great – N.D.