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MWLUG Winter 2019 Meeting

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MWLUG Winter 2019 Meeting

HealthPartners in Bloomington on Thursday, February 21st!

Join the Midwest Lawson User Group for our 2019 Winter Meeting

There will be Special Interest Group (SIG) breakouts by functional area in the morning, then Technical, Human Capital Management, Enterprise Financial Management and Supply Chain Management breakout sessions in the afternoon.  

Plenty of great prizes to award at the conclusion of the meeting!

AND

Cap off your day by joining us for a networking reception following the meeting at HealthPartners. Please join us for a couple of hours of food and drink at JTs Food and Cocktails, located just 3 minutes from HealthPartners - across from the Mall of America (former location of RedRossa)!  All beverages and appetizers are provided... this is a perfect opportunity to avoid rush hour and spend some time networking.  Join your peers, vendors and Infor Lawson employees as we continue discussion on Infor Lawson in a relaxed, fun atmosphere.

MWLUG 2019 Winter meeting vendor sponsorship opportunities here

Thank you to our Vendor booth sponsors:

  • Dashboard Gear
  • ClearSky Consulting
  • iTK Technologies
  • Avaap USA LLC
  • MHC Software
  • GForce Technology Consulting
  • Bails & Associates, LLC
  • Analysts
  • Hyland Software
  • RPI Consultants
  • ROI Healthcare Solutions

Thank you to our Vendor food/beverage co-sponsors:

  • ClearSky ERP
  • Avaap USA LLC
  • MHC Software
  • GForce Technology Consulting
  • Bails & Associates, LLC
  • Analysts
  • RPI Consultants

Special Thank You to Infor for supporting MWLUG

Note: Five people from each member company can attend at no charge.

Each additional person from member companies $30 per attendee, and the registration cost for attendees from non-member companies is $75.

2019 Membership dues need to be paid in order for "member" pricing to be available for your company.  If your company is not a member company, become one today!

Upcoming Meetings - save the dates:

  • June 18-20, 2019, Summer Conference at St Olaf
  • September 23-26, 2019, Inforum in New Orleans
  • November 21, 2019, Fall meeting at HealthPartners
  • February 20, 2020, Winter meeting at HealthPartners
Registration for this event is closed

When & Where

Thursday, February 21st, 2019 → Friday, February 22nd, 2019
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HealthPartners
8170 33rd Avenue South
Bloomington,MN55044
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Organizer

Ron Maskal
Wendy Woitalla
Sherri Binger
Amanda Ellenbaum
Carla Henke
Yvonne Cheslog

Sessions

 
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Thursday - February 21st, 2019

Check In
9:00 AM
8:15 AM
02/21/2019
Room: Lake of the Woods Presenters: MWLUG Board
Check in at the top of stairs and collect your voucher for lunch. Next, head in to visit with vendors and enjoy beverages and breakfast snacks
Announcements
9:10 AM
9:00 AM
02/21/2019
Room: Superior Presenters: Wendy Woitalla, MWLUG Chair
General announcements
Infor Education: Beginning the Organizational Change Management and Digital Journey
10:00 AM
9:10 AM
02/21/2019
Room: Superior Presenters: Carol Fitzgerald Tyler, Infor
Every journey begins with the first step, and that includes all implementations and digital transformation programs. This session provides practical and insightful methods for starting to engage organizational change management in both a digital journey, as well as any relevant project.
Morning Break
10:15 AM
10:00 AM
02/21/2019
Room: Lake of the Woods Presenters: Co Sponsored by ClearSky Consulting, Avaap USA LLC, MHC Software, GForce Technology Consulting, and Bails & Associates, LLC, Analysts
Grab a beverage and visit with our vendor sponsors

Special Interest Group (SIG) Breakout Sessions

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SIG: HR/HCM (includes Payroll)
12:00 PM
10:15 AM
02/21/2019
Room: Minnesota Presenters: Volunteers that lead this group receive a $25 gift card!
Network with other users and share your questions, best practices, and business cards.
SIG: Accounts Payable
12:00 PM
10:15 AM
02/21/2019
Room: Cedar Presenters: Volunteers that lead this group receive a $25 gift card!
Network with other users and share your questions, best practices, and business cards.
SIG: Enterprise Financial Mgmt. (GL, AM, AC, AR)
12:00 PM
10:15 AM
02/21/2019
Room: St. Croix Presenters: Volunteers that lead this group receive a $25 gift card!
Network with other users and share your questions, best practices, and business cards. Also, the MWLUG Board would like to hear from this group on what types of financial sessions you would like to see at future meetings. Please share this with your SIG facilitator.
SIG: Supply Chain Management
12:00 PM
10:15 AM
02/21/2019
Room: Pine Presenters: Volunteers that lead this group receive a $25 gift card!
Network with other users and share your questions, best practices, and business cards.
SIG: Technical (Incl. LBI, Process Automation and LSO)
12:00 PM
10:15 AM
02/21/2019
Room: Superior Presenters: Facilitated by: Mike Strand, St Olaf College
Network with other users and share your questions, best practices, and business cards.
Lunch (voucher provided at check in)
12:45 PM
11:30 AM
02/21/2019
Room: Cafeteria or Breakout room Presenters: Co Sponsored by ClearSky Consulting, Avaap USA LLC, MHC Software, GForce Technology Consulting, and Bails & Associates, LLC, Analysts
A one time use voucher (valued up to $12) was provided at check in for food and beverages at the HealthPartners cafeteria.

Afternoon Breakout Sessions 1

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Escheatment and Stale Dating within CloudSuite Financials V10  
1:45 PM
12:45 PM
02/21/2019
Room: Pine Presenters: Colleen Holm, Infor
All states require reporting unclaimed payments. Join this session to learn how Infor streamlines escheatment processing and stale dating payments.
Infor Education: Lawson Technology Training Paths for v10 and v11 On-Premise and in the Cloud
1:45 PM
12:45 PM
02/21/2019
Room: Cedar Presenters: Tom Passe, Infor
Explore the new Learning Paths that have been designed for Lawson technology developers and administrators. There have been many updates and changes that affect the technology tools and platforms that support Lawson applications. Gain insight into the available training for all versions of Lawson applications, including v10 and v11 (CloudSuite Financials and Supply Mgt, and GHR). This session will help you create your own training plan to stay up to date with Lawson Technology tools including system administration, security, IPA, BI and Birst reporting, Configuration Console, and an explanation of which Infor OS training is needed (Ming.le, ION, IDM, etc.) to support your Lawson applications. Going to the Cloud? This session also explains the different training options that are now offered for using and managing Lawson Technology in Cloud deployments.
Overview of Mobile Supply Chain Management and Point of Use
1:45 PM
12:45 PM
02/21/2019
Room: St. Croix Presenters: Jon Andersen, Infor
Attend this session to learn about what is new and next for Mobile Supply Chain Management and Point of Use.
Security Reporting 101
1:45 PM
12:45 PM
02/21/2019
Room: Superior Presenters: Elisha Sutherland, Infor
Learn about security reporting options from the Lawson Security Administrator (LSA/LSF) and Rich Client/Spreadsheet Designer (Landmark). You'll learn about the available security reports, where to find them and how to run them, how the security reports can be used for internal and external auditing, and advanced security reporting techniques.
What's new in HRM and EMSS v10.0.8?
1:45 PM
12:45 PM
02/21/2019
Room: Minnesota Presenters: Dan Bruetting with Andrew Wolling facilitating, Infor
HRM Payroll v10.08 was released last May. This session provides an overview of the enhancements added to Human Resource Management since v10.0.7. Employee and Manager Self-Service adoption of 4.0 Controls will also be showcased.
Afternoon Break
2:00 PM
1:45 PM
02/21/2019
Room: Lake of the Woods Presenters: Co Sponsored by ClearSky Consulting, Avaap USA LLC, MHC Software, GForce Technology Consulting, and Bails & Associates, LLC, Analysts
Grab a beverage and visit with our vendor sponsors

Afternoon Breakout Sessions 2

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Changing authentication - LSSTS to ADFS
3:00 PM
2:00 PM
02/21/2019
Room: Superior Presenters: Mark Deutsch, Infor
Per the Critical Notification that went out in 2018, Infor is decommissioning the LSSTS authentication security configuration. Learn the requirements, considerations, and how this will impact your organization.
CloudSuite Financials Budget Edits: Monitor your Spending, be Proactive
3:00 PM
2:00 PM
02/21/2019
Room: Pine Presenters: Carolyn Bench and Andrew Wolling, Infor
Join this session to see the advanced budget editing features in CloudSuite Financials. You'll learn how you can set your budget limits at individual projects, cost centers, or any dimension, or provide a pool of money for a group of dimensions. You'll also see how you can have the system determine if budget funds are still available prior to submitting information, rather than finding out after the money is spent.
Infor Education: Create custom end user training with the Infor User Adoption Platform (UAP) tool.
3:00 PM
2:00 PM
02/21/2019
Room: Cedar Presenters: Tom Passe and Ari Devin, Infor
Explore Infor’s User Adoption Platform (UAP). UAP is a powerful training content authoring tool. It records your keystrokes to instantly create custom learning simulations that directly reflect your hands-on experience with your applications. Authors can rapidly create and publish everything from end user training to procedural documents to fully customized eLearning courses. To further expedite creation of training content, Infor is offering UAP Content Libraries. These libraries consist of pre-built application content covering the most common actions and processes in the software, all following best practices. You can edit this content to adapt the training to match your organization’s processes.
The Future of HCM Reporting & Analytics
3:00 PM
2:00 PM
02/21/2019
Room: Minnesota Presenters: Mary Pat Brennan with Elisha Sutherland facilitating, Infor
Reports seldom give you the answer you need, in the time you need it. Find out how the linkage of data with CloudSuite HCM can directly improve development, enhance performance, manage effective and engaged teams, and directly increase your bottom line.
What's new in Contract Management, Strategic Sourcing, and Supplier Portal for Infor CloudSuite Financials & Supply Management
3:00 PM
2:00 PM
02/21/2019
Room: St. Croix Presenters: Jon Andersen, Infor
This session will spotlight how user roles and capabilities within the Contract Management , Strategic Sourcing, and Supplier Portal processes will evolve in future releases. Learn how you can work with speed and simplicity in the new CloudSuite Supply Management. Find out how its beautiful look and signature features improve and streamline processes.
Wrap-up and Prize Drawings
3:15 PM
3:00 PM
02/21/2019
Room: Superior Presenters: MWLUG Board and Supporting Vendors
Prizes awarded at the conclusion of the meeting are limited to one per person and you must be present to win. If your name is called after you already won, thank you for understanding MWLUG's and our vendor's goal of rewarding as many attendees as possible for their participation in the meeting, the value of the prizes notwithstanding.
Networking Reception/Social Hour
5:00 PM
3:15 PM
02/21/2019
Room: 1901 Killebrew Dr, Bloomington, MN 55425 Presenters: MWLUG Board
An open bar with light appetizers provided when you join us for a networking reception at JT's Food and Cocktails (formerly RedRossa), less than a mile away from HealthPartners.

About Infor Midwest User Group

The Infor Midwest User Group (IMUG) is an organization dedicated to provide opportunities for Infor/Lawson Software clients to exchange ideas, strategies and experiences; to enhance user understanding of Infor/Lawson products, services, future direction and third party business partners; to consolidate and communicate priorities and enhancements and software fixes to Infor/Lawson; and to partner with Infor/Lawson in developing a vision for the software.

The Infor Midwest User Group (IMUG) is an independently run organization, not managed by Infor/Lawson Software. Geographically, the IMUG represents the states of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri.
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