Sessions

May 31 through June 8, 2016

Whether you're new to CiviCRM or a seasoned expert there is something for you at CiviCon Colorado 2016!

Complete session list

Thursday
9:00 am to 10:30 am

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What is CiviCRM? What can it do for your organization? If you are evaluating CiviCRM or a brand new user, this session is for you. During this session we will discuss the benefits of using CiviCRM for your organization and we will provide an overview of the main features  with a focus on practical examples. We will take a look at the integration of CiviCRM with other applications and CMS and we will... read more

with Virginie Ganivet

Audience: Additional Sessions
Type: Presentation
Ballroom A

Thursday
11:00 am to 12:30 pm

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Falling in Love Again - Group Therapy For Database Users Data depression? Report rage? Mailing list mania? We've all been there. Tell us what’s keeping you up at night and hear from a panel of experts and other CiviCRM users how they've worked through it.

with

Audience: Additional Sessions
Type: Discussion Group (BoF)
Ballroom A

Thursday
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

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Drupal vs WordPress vs Joomla! Showdown CiviCRM works with three Content Management Systems (CMS) but which one is the best? In this session we will take an objective look at Drupal, Joomla, and WordPress to see which is the best for participants organizations.  We will look at these CMSs in terms of content management, modularity, customization, integration with CiviCRM and much more.

with Steve Kessler

Audience: Additional Sessions
Type: Presentation
Ballroom A

Thursday
4:45 pm to 5:45 pm

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Who The $#%& Set This Up More often than you would think the biggest problem with a CiviCRM install are due to the first choices made by the installer. Checking that box seemed like a good idea at the time, but it is creating nothing but havoc right now.  Tommy Bobo, who handles the majority of Civi911 calls and has seen your database nightmares, will take you through the... read more

with Tommy Bobo

Audience: Additional Sessions
Type: Presentation
Ballroom A

Friday
11:00 am to 12:30 pm

Session Description More info Room
Engaging Front End CiviCRM Integrations for WordPress. Research tells us that nonprofit site visitors are little more forgiving than for profit site visitors. If the average nonprofit site visitor isn't engaged within 5 seconds they will bounce to another search result. This is 2 seconds more than for profit site visitors. That being said, how can nonprofits utilize the powerful CiviCRM tools and... read more

with Nathan Porter

Audience: Additional Sessions
Type: Presentation
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About Our Sessions

The conference program is organized into three main tracks - Beginner Product, Advanced Product and Community.

In addition, there will be a Consultant Cafe open at various times throughout the conference to provide one-on-one consulting advice, as well as several other Additional Sessions.