Tessitura Administrator Summit - Call for interest

Sounds to me like it could be great!  I’m interested in your vision about what makes this different from what we already have at the annual TLCC – what’s the specific added value, or the unmet need you’re trying to address?  It probably sounds like a question with an obvious answer, but I’m just looking for more clarity on what excites you, Carli, and Teresa about this so I can understand more about what you’re going for.

That said, I agree with David. I’m probably in if we get a critical mass and I can figure out a way to make the time and expense work.  Let me know if I can help with anything.

Kirk Mortensen

Database Administrator

TheatreWorks

Good evening fellow Tessitura Administrators.

There has been an idea I've discussed with a few folks during the previous conferences and in conversations between times.  The notion of a gathering specifically aimed at folks like us.  SQL junkies, report writers, system administrators.  In short, the folks who keep our organizations up and running and help to make Tessitura the global leader in arts administration software.

Now, a small group of us are putting together plans to try and make the idea a reality.  Myself, Carli Webb (Playmakers Repertory Theater), and Teresa Dean (AT&T Performing Arts Center) have been in trying to lay the ground work for a weekend retreat to take place the third weekend in November.  For location, we have selected Nashville, TN.

The plan for the event would be to arrive on the evening of Friday November 18th.  On Saturday there would be 6 hours of sessions with breaks for meals and a social outing that evening.  On Sunday morning, a brunch and one last chance to talk with peers before everyone departs for home. Some of the topics we have tossed out for session ideas are:

- V11 items (Custom List builder items, Local documentation needs, User training plans, Best practices, etc)

- SSRS 

- Tricks, Tips, and favorite scripts

- T-Stats uses and customizations

It is comepletely up in the air at this point whether the Saturday agenda would take the form of workshops, discussions, presentations or a combination of these.

We are very excited about the possibilities for a Tessitura Administrators Summit.  Now we'd like to gauge the interest of the wider community of administrators and perhaps solicit some help with planning.  The biggest question is, how many people might have serious interest in attending? 10? 20? Even more?  Having a sense of this will help immensely with our process moving forward.  Some of our next steps include securing space and resources in Nashville and getting the Saturday agenda in place.

If the idea of a few days with your peers from around the the Tessitura community appeals to you, chime in! There is no registration process at the moment and responding does not commit you to anything.  We just want to get a sense of what size of an event this could potentially be.  I know that even with a handful of administrators in one place, there is much gain to be had for everyone.  

If you prefer not to respond to the forum post or if you have more detailed questions that you feel were better addressed offline, feel free to contact me directly.

We look forward to hearing your feedback!

Thank you

Levi Sauerbrei

Database Administrator

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

816-994-7227

lsauerbrei@kauffmancenter.org

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Thanks for the insight!  I look forward to hearing more from the committee!

Kirk Mortensen

Database Administrator

TheatreWorks

Kirk,

That is a great question and one worth more discussion.  For me personally my biggest struggle with TLCC is that I am often sent as a proxy for other departments. Because I am familiar with all departments and their needs, I find myself with a list of desired takeaways that often have nothing to do with my actual job.

I learn an enormous amount at TLCC, but many sessions and most of my lab time, I am trying to answer best practice questions put to me by users who were not able to attend rather than focusing on the strictly technical sessions.

Our committee (such as it is) will put our heads together a bit this week and see if we can't articulate the distinction a little more concretely.

Sounds like a great idea Levi and for the same reasons you express,  but not practical for us foreigners obviously (although I am seeing Dolly Parton that weekend, so I’ll be in Nashville in spirit …)

Hope it works out, and very interested to see any collateral that might result..

Peter Nelson

Business Analyst, Information Systems

T 02 9250 7180  M 0401 714 246 

Sydney Opera House Bennelong Point

GPO Box 4274 Sydney NSW 2001 AUSTRALIA

Kirk,

That is a great question and one worth more discussion.  For me personally my biggest struggle with TLCC is that I am often sent as a proxy for other departments. Because I am familiar with all departments and their needs, I find myself with a list of desired takeaways that often have nothing to do with my actual job.

I learn an enormous amount at TLCC, but many sessions and most of my lab time, I am trying to answer best practice questions put to me by users who were not able to attend rather than focusing on the strictly technical sessions.

Our committee (such as it is) will put our heads together a bit this week and see if we can't articulate the distinction a little more concretely.

If we can find a way to make resources work, Portland Center Stage is very interested in this.  I do wonder if it would be less expensive to fly at a time not so close to Thanksgiving.  My personal experience is that flights in January are almost half the price of flights in late November and all of December (just throwing it out there).

Do keep us posted as this develops further!

Thanks,

Boann

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I, like Peter, will be there in spirit.

Although do let us know if you manage to sort out a Google+ hangout or similar.

Adriana