Dexter + Chaney Announces Dates, Location For Its 11 TH Annual
Users' Conference
Conference-goers will enjoy learning,
networking, food, fun in one of America's favorite
cities
SEATTLE, July 25, 2006: Dexter
+ Chaney, developer of the popular Forefront ® Construction
Suite construction management and accounting software employed
by construction companies nationwide, has announced dates
for its 11 th annual users' conference: April 25-27, 2007,
at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center on Seattle
's downtown waterfront.
Conference-goers will learn new and better ways to manage their
construction operations using Forefront. They'll enjoy networking
opportunities with their fellow Forefront users and Dexter +
Chaney staff and experience great food and fun in one of America
's favorite cities.
Users will share ideas and suggestions
with each other in nearly 50 sessions, user roundtables and
other forums dedicated to Forefront. "That's
a key benefit of the conference," explained John Chaney, Dexter
+ Chaney co-founder and president. "We get the opportunity to
learn directly from our customers about their business issues,
and our users learn from each other. That helps us enhance Forefront
to meet their specific needs."
Chaney noted that many of the 840 new features in the latest
version of Forefront resulted from customer suggestions made
at previous users' conferences.
Fun, Too
"All work and no play" does not
describe the Dexter + Chaney users' conference. Attendees at
the 2007 event will enjoy a boat cruise on Elliott Bay and
Puget Sound, featuring an elegant dinner freshly prepared on
board the Royal Argosy tour boat, with constantly changing
views of the city skyline, the Olympic Mountains and scenic
islands.
Attendees also can experience the popular dinner/cirque/comedy/cabaret
event at Seattle 's Teatro Zinzanni, featuring a five-course
feast designed by celebrated chef Tom Douglas. Many users also
will take advantage of the Puget Sound area's mountains, lakes,
saltwater, professional sporting events, restaurants, brewpubs
and countless other amenities that make it one of America 's
favorite destinations.
"Users have told me that, in addition to learning about Forefront
and networking with their peers, having the conference in Seattle
each year is a major 'draw,'" said Chaney. "Even the weather
cooperated at this year's event."
Nearly 500 Forefront users-representing 225 unique companies
from 42 states-attended the 2006 users' conference this spring,
also held at Bell Harbor . Fifty-seven percent had attended at
least one previous conference, and 43 percent were participating
in their first one-underscoring Dexter + Chaney's efforts to
ensure that the conference appeals to first-time and repeat attendees.
Five users were recognized for attending all 10 conferences
since the inaugural event in 1997.
About Dexter+Chaney
More than 1,000 construction companies
throughout the United States use Dexter + Chaney's Forefront® Construction
Suite. Forefront Construction Suite includes 30 integrated
modules that handle project management, construction accounting,
service management, human resources, document imaging, remote
connectivity and data sharing for construction companies of
all types. Companies that use Forefront report they have improved
profitability and have grown their businesses more than 300
percent without adding accounting staff.
More than 7,000 total users make use of Forefront's Document
Imaging component, which addresses a typically painful problem
for contracting firms: giving management, office staff and project
managers the fast access they need to important documents like
AP invoices, change orders, payroll timecards, contracts and
others.
Contact:
Brad Mathews
Dexter + Chaney
800-875-1400
brad@dexterchaney.com
www.dexterchaney.com
