About the Adventure
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Experience
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Ivy
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Host and Producer
High Tech High Touch Solutions
Lisa Prendergast
VP, Conference
Manager
High Tech High Touch Solutions
Mary Lou Blakely
Key Contributor
Starbucks
Greg Charles
Key Contributor
CA
Daryl Covey
Operations
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Ernie Hayden
Key Contributor
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Judy Hogan
Key Contributor
FAA
Donna Holt
Registration
Help Desk
Xlence
JJ Lauderbaugh
Key Contributor
Lauderbaugh &
Assoc.
Rick Nichols
Key Contributor
Western Washington University
Bill Price
Key Contributor
Driva
Solutions
Seanna Sams
Audio Visual
Dept. of Social and Health Services
Dave Stockwell
Audio Visual
REI
Zoe Stamolis
Key Contributor
Parker Services
Brad Worthley
Key Contributor
Brad Worthley
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"Conference Overview"
Designed Specifically for
Leaders of Help Desk and Service Desks
Worldwide
High Tech High Touch Solutions offers comprehensive Customer Support Conferences and Expos. Our goal is
to revolutionize the service and support business by sharing a
wealth of information on industry best practices through people,
process, information, and technology.
Date and Location
September 25-27, 2006
The Hyatt Regency Riverwalk
San Antonio,
Texas
Overview
Leaders of help desks,
service desks, and technical support centers for internal and external customers come together yearly at the 8th Annual
Help Desk Conference and Expo to learn,
share, and synergize as a community of practice!
The event delivers unprecedented educational opportunities for all
levels of service and support professionals. The mission is to
significantly contribute to your goals to establish advanced service and support centers and
service portals.
This year's program
is an exciting mix of facilitated networking, case studies from
advanced support organizations and invited professionals sharing their expert perspectives on key
practices and trends. Attendees will learn about the options available to help heighten
the performance of their service and support organizations. They'll have access
to expert-led sessions and case studies.
From fine tuning an
existing help desk to advancing a self-service portal, you'll find the
tools and perspectives needed to do it right! Join us for
this exclusive event designed specifically for leaders of support professionals and their challenges.
What to Expect
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Three days of powerful insights, ideas and
motivation.
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Over twenty Mastermind sessions to select from for in-depth
discussions on the hottest industry topics.
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Over thirty-five sessions on topics that focus on help desks and
service portals - you design the program that is going to have
the greatest benefit for you.
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Innumerable opportunities to meet and share with others who are
responsible for the ultimate success of their centers.
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A
primary focus and emphasis on delivering advanced leadership
techniques.
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Case studies from
impressive, successful help desk organizations.
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Experts sharing their
perspectives on key practices and trends.
What You Will Learn
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How the leaders in today's
help desks achieve and maintain excellence.
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What does and doesn’t work from "live from the frontline"
perspectives.
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Proven
strategies, the latest technologies, new approaches and
forward-thinking ideas.
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How to groom our next wave of leaders.
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Who else shares your challenges and how they are dealing with them.
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Lessons from our industry
in both the public and private sectors applicable to your environment.
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The roles of leadership and
strategic vision in delivering responsive customer care.
What you won't learn: "More of the
same old stuff"
Why You and Your Colleagues Should Attend
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Meet and share valuable best
practices with
colleagues.
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Learn to strategically
anticipate the evolution of customer needs.
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Learn how to respond to
organizational pressures regarding outsourcing and consolidation and critically
evaluate these options.
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Hear about the "ITIL"
framework and
the current revolution to adopt it.
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Hear how
to most effectively assimilate and measure customer feedback.
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Culture reflects the values and
operating style of an organization and is the foundation upon which
everything else is built.
Understand how
having a suitable internal
culture maximizes your organization's effectiveness.
Who Should Attend
Primary job titles extending across personnel and
management at all
levels of organizations responsible for customer service and support, include:
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Executive / Corporate
Management
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Line of Business Managers
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Help Desk and Frontline professionals
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Staff and Managers of
On-line Services
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Managers of
Technical Support
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Consultants / Service
Providers / VARs / Outsourcers / Education and Training organizations
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Solution
providers who offer
technology and services for service and support organizations
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Others Interested in
Excellence for Customer Service and Support
What Makes This Event Unique
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All speakers are screened
and pre-qualified to ensure all material presented will deliver useful
information. Every slide deck is carefully reviewed for content
and readability.
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Speakers are highly
qualified to deliver their presentations, know their material well and are
skilled presenters.
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You receive
unique templates, handouts, and resource listings you take
back to use in your own organizations.
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All material is provided on
a Flash Drive for ongoing access. There are no printed
proceedings.
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Interactive sessions where
your questions and comments are openly discussed. "No talking
heads for speakers."
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The event is designed from
the input of people in the industry who have identified the most
critical content to establish advanced call centers, help desks and
service portals
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No more of the same old
thing. Learn the ways to begin advancing your organization to
deliver the highest level of proactive service.
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