Resources for Customer Reference Professionals

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2010 Forum

Hyatt Regency - Santa Clara CA

Hyatt Regency,
Santa Clara, CA

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2010 Customer Reference Forum

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Agenda

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Arrival Day: Monday, March 1
Networking Reception: 7:00 - 9:00pm
Day One: Tuesday March 2
Continental Breakfast: 7:30am
  General Session 8:30am - Noon

Welcome & Opening Remarks:
Bill Lee, President, Customer Reference Forum
Current Trends in Reference Management: 
Review of the 2010 Survey of Reference Programs
Keynote: Realizing the Full Potential of Your Customer Advocates,
by Laura Brooks,
Vice President, Research and Business Consulting, Satmetrix

Presentation: How Oracle Attracts Executive Customers Into Its Customer Reference Programs
by Julie Tung,
Vice President, Global Customer Programs, Oracle
Metrics SIG Lunch (limited seating: requires advanced reservation)
Networking Lunch
 
Panel: the Practical "How To's" of Moving Customer References Into a Community Marketing Effort

Laura Ramos,
Forrester Research, Jamie Grenney, salesforce.com, and Rhett Livengood, Intel

TRACKS 2:30pm - 4:30pm


Peer Exchange:
led by Bill Lee,
President,
Customer Reference Forum

Experienced reference practitioners exchange ideas and best practices

Session 1

Session 2
Just Getting Started:
led by Tami Andrews,
Worldwide Customer Reference Manager, Dell

Special sessions for those just starting a reference program

Session 1

Session 2
Cocktail Reception:
Sponsor Appreciation and Contest
Day Two: Wednesday, March 3
Continental Breakfast: 7:30am
  Deep Dive Breakout Sessions 8:30am - Noon
Track A:

Case Studies in Customer Reference Program Management




Track B:

Advances in Online Communities & Social Media




Networking Lunch
  General Session 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Presentation: TBD
Panel: TBD
ASK THE AUDIENCE

Your chance to pose any question or challenge you're facing to a room full of experienced reference professionals
Final Remarks and Conference Close