Certification Camp 2008 will be Xsilva's largest and most comprehensive reseller training event ever. This three day, three night gathering will take place in the elegant beachfront village of Santa Barbara, California, a popular tourist destination and an A-List fun spot for the world's rich and famous.
The weekend begins with Thursday night cocktails and registration at the Canary Hotel in downtown Santa Barbara. The following three days will be dedicated to LightSpeed classes featuring guest speakers and special hands-on sessions. Xsilva-style night events will include a Friday night rooftop cocktail party and a Saturday night Mexican dinner at one of Santa Barbara's leading restaurants followed by an after-dinner trolley tour of the city. Live music will accompany all events.
The price includes all classes, all scheduled meals and the trolley tour. Places are limited so please register early. We look forward to seeing you in Santa Barbara!
* Must be a LightSpeed Reseller or have an application in progress to register.
Hotel Options
Canary Hotel
The location of Certification Camp 2008. This five star luxury hotel is one of Santa Barbara's most upscale hot spots. Attendees receive a special nightly rate of $255.00, regularly $450.00. $10 per day for Internet, $18 for overnight parking.
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Hotel Virginia
This beautiful Inn is a 2 minute walk west of the Canary Hotel and Xsilva's recommended option. Special discounted rates are $152.00 during the week and $215.00 on the weekend. The hotel offers free internet and $9 overnight parking,
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Pepper Tree Inn
This charming, newly decorated hotel with free parking and internet is just an 8 minutes drive (or a $1.25 city bus ride) to the Canary Hotel. The Xsilva discounted rate is $185.00 per night for any room. of your choice.
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El Prado Inn
This small, well-located 'Motel 6' style hotel offers fair-sized room.s and basic amenities, free internet and parking. Just a 10 minute walk from the Canary Hotel. Xsilva discounted rates are $110-$140 for singles, doubles or kings.
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Events
Schedule
| Thursday, May 15th, 2008 | ||
| 7:00pm to 9:00pm |
Welcome Registration & Cocktails Canary Hotel – Coast Restaurant & Bar. |
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| Friday, May 16th, 2008 | ||
| 8:30am |
Breakfast Canary Hotel – Channel Island room. |
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| 9:30am |
Keynote – Dax Dasilva Canary Hotel – Riviera Grand Ballroom. |
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| 10:30am |
Selling LightSpeed Learn how to identify target markets for LightSpeed solutions and explore how best to present LightSpeed solutions to retail and small business customers. Canary Hotel – Riviera Grand Ballroom. |
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| 11:30am |
Configuration (Beginner) Learn how to do standard LightSpeed configurations, as well as migrate and update data using Import Tools. Canary Hotel - Channel Island room. |
Configuration (Advanced) Learn how to do advanced LightSpeed configurations, as well as migrate and update data using Import Tools. Canary Hotel – Riviera Grand Ballroom. |
| 12:45am | Credit Card Processing 1 Guest speakers Merchant Warehouse will discuss the advantages of using LightSpeed to process credit card transactions directly from the payment screens. Canary Hotel – Riviera Grand Ballroom. |
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| 1:00pm | Lunch Canary Hotel – Channel Island room. |
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| 2:00pm | POS & Browser (Beginner) An introduction to LightSpeed's POS and Browser modules, and how to get the most from them. Canary Hotel – Mesa room. |
Inventory & Purchasing (Advanced) An advanced overview of inventory management and costing. Canary Hotel – Riviera Grand Ballroom. |
| 3:00pm | Inventory & Purchasing (Beginner) A thorough overview of basic inventory management and costing. Canary Hotel – Mesa room. | Multi-Store (Advanced) Link the LightSpeed databases of your various locations together for real-time inventory lookups and stock transfers. Canary Hotel – Riviera Grand Ballroom. |
| 4:00pm to 5:30pm | Vertical Workflows (Beginner) A complete look at the common workflows geared toward particular markets, and what to ask when customizing a workflow for your customer. Canary Hotel – Mesa room. |
Vertical Workflows (Advanced) An in-depth explanation of specific workflows for various vertical markets, and analysis tools to customize workflows according to your customer's requirements. Canary Hotel – Riviera Grand Ballroom. |
| 7:30pm to 11:00pm |
Xsilva Cocktail/Hors d'oeuvres Party Canary Hotel – Rooftop Terrace. |
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| Saturday, May 17th, 2008 | ||
| 8:30am | Breakfast Canary Hotel – Channel Island room. |
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| 9:30am | Accounting (Beginner) Get an thorough explanation of LightSpeed's accounting exports to MYOB and QuickBooks Canary Hotel – Mesa room. |
Accounting (Advanced) Learn advanced accounting requirements, GL account setup, and concerns particular to various markets. Canary Hotel – Riviera Grand Ballroom. |
| 10:30am | Reporting An overview of the common reports for retail and small business owners, including an explanation on exporting, GDV reports, and sales trends. Canary Hotel – Riviera Grand Ballroom. |
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| 11:00am |
On-Target Reports Guest speaker Aaron Bratcher of On-Target Reports will explain the features of the OTR custom report writer, and illustrate how it can pull data from LightSpeed that is particular to your business needs. Canary Hotel – Riviera Grand Ballroom. |
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| 12:00pm | Daylite Learn the tools to handle your sales from A to Z. Get a detailed walk-through of the new LightSpeed/Daylite Connector. Canary Hotel – Riviera Grand Ballroom. |
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| 12:30pm | XLS Overview Xsilva's exciting new development platform explained, introducing the LightSpeed APIs that will open up countless new development possibilities for resellers and customers alike. Canary Hotel – Riviera Grand Ballroom. |
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| 12:45am | Credit Card Processing 2 Guest speakers Axia will discuss the advantages of using LightSpeed to process credit card transactions directly from the payment screens. Canary Hotel – Riviera Grand Ballroom. |
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| 1:00pm | Lunch Canary Hotel – Channel Island room. |
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| 2:00pm |
WebFones and OpenBase Guest speaker Scott Keith of OpenBase discusses WebFones, a simple VOIP solution that is fully integrated with LightSpeed, and OpenBase, the rock-solid database upon which LightSpeed is built. Canary Hotel – Riviera Grand Ballroom. |
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| 3:00pm | Supporting LightSpeed (Beginner) Learn the basics of how to administer OpenBase, schedule regular backups, and troubleshoot your LightSpeed installation. Canary Hotel – Mesa room. |
Supporting LightSpeed (Advanced) An advanced look at how to administer OpenBase and troubleshoot your LightSpeed installation. Canary Hotel – Riviera Grand Ballroom. |
| 4:00pm | Web Store & iStats (Beginner) Learn how to create and configure the Web Store, and to configure your iPhone to receive daily sales and staff information from LightSpeed. Canary Hotel – Mesa room. |
Web Store & iStats (Advanced) Learn advanced techniques for customizing and automating your Web Store installation, and to configure your iPhone to receive daily sales and staff information from LightSpeed. Canary Hotel – Riviera Grand Ballroom. |
| 5:00pm | Search Engine Optimization Guest speakers Rage Software will explain how to maximize the visibility of your LightSpeed Web Store installation, using search engine optimization tools that give you an edge over your competition. Canary Hotel – Riviera Grand Ballroom. |
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| 7:00pm to 11:00pm | Dinner and Trolley Tour El Paseo Restaurant. |
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| Sunday, May 18th, 2008 | INTERACTIVE ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS A hands-on approach for several smaller teams to use real-world examples to take a company from creation and configuration through the various workflows of LightSpeed and integrate with accounting and CRM software. | XLS DEVELOPER SESSIONS A series of sessions for those developers who wish to learn how to use XLS as a development platform to create applications that interact directly with the LightSpeed database. |
| 9:00am | Breakfast Canary Hotel – Channel Island room. |
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| 10:00am |
Configuration Canary Hotel – Riviera Grand Ballroom. |
XLS: Intro (Developer) Canary Hotel – Mesa room. |
| 11:00am |
Workflows & Web Store Canary Hotel – Riviera Grand Ballroom. |
XLS: API (Developer) Canary Hotel – Mesa room. |
| 12:00am |
Accounting & Reporting Canary Hotel – Riviera Grand Ballroom. |
XLS: On-Target Reports (Developer) Canary Hotel – Mesa room. |
| 1:00pm | Lunch Canary Hotel – Channel Island room. |
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| 2:00pm |
Administration Canary Hotel – Riviera Grand Ballroom. |
XLS: Web Store (Developer) Canary Hotel – Mesa room. |
| 3:00pm to 5:00pm | Round Table Discussion Canary Hotel – Riviera Grand Ballroom. |
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