Configura August 2012 calendar

August 2012 rendering created by CET Designer User Devon Abbott, a project manager with Olpin Group in Yorba Linda, California.

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Tips

Briefcases

MyConfigura officially launched with CET Designer 3.0 in June!

MyConfigura is a portal that connects you to all of Configura’s cloud-based services. You can manage your licenses, save files and share information in Briefcases and discussions. MyConfigura won a Best of NeoCon Silver Award in the software/technology category at NeoCon! A few details: ❯ MyConfigura lets you create Briefcases where you can save projects and post information for others to have access to.

Dashboard

❯ When you create a Briefcase, you choose who may view and participate in that Briefcase by inviting others. It is a secure method of sharing information with small or large groups, and lets others give feedback with notes and conversation threads. ❯ You can also create Briefcases in which you are the only member for a safe place to store files that you can access from any Internetenabled computer. ❯ You have up to 1 GB of storage available to you in MyConfigura. You can see a list of all the Briefcases that you have created, or that you are a member of, by clicking on the Briefcases tab.

Learn creative ideas for using MyConfigura in our special August webinars! You’ll learn the basics of how to effectively use MyConfigura to Simplify the way you work!

The Dashboard tab gives you a running news feed of the Briefcases in which you participate. This is a fast and easy way to see activity without going directly into that Briefcase. Under the Dashboard is also a quick link to Configura News.

Meet Devon Abbott, CET Designer User

John Hilp, Employee of the Month

Devon Abbott is a project manager for Olpin Group in Yorba Linda, California, having returned to the workforce after taking 10 years off to stay home with her kids. Before children, she worked as a marketing consultant for a software company.

John Hilp likes Configura’s modern vibe: “I love wearing shorts and sandals to work (weather permitting), and I like the flat organizational structure where anyone with a good idea will be heard.”

The CET Designer user loves seeing ideas come to life. “I like being able to implement subtle changes that make a big impact,” she said.

She has used CET Designer for six months, specifying Aurora Storage Products – CET Designer’s newest Extension.

Although Devon’s background is more in marketing than interior design, she says it’s very easy to plan and specify the complex high-density storage and shelving made by Aurora Storage Products.

“People are always impressed when you hand them a drawing with your proposal. Their faces light up when they see a photorealistic glimpse of what their space could look like in the future,” Devon said.

Devon enjoys home-improvement projects, and loves to cook for her husband and two kids. The family lives in downtown Fullerton, California, where there is lots of busy college life from nearby California State University-Fullerton.

The application consultant originally from California has worked here for two years. His major customer focus has been on Carvajel Espacios (formerly Mepal), a South American company that signed on for a CET Designer Extension three years ago.

John loves problem-solving and says the most rewarding feeling is being able to take on a challenge and find an efficient solution.

“With the rules for Caravajal Espacios’s system in CET Designer, I was able to spot potential problems and give the customer feedback — an example of how CET Designer can even be helpful in the product-development process,” John said.

Prior to joining Configura, John worked at a telecommunications company in California and did IT for a non-profit organization in Romania. He and his wife, Laura, have a 1-year-old son, Riley.

Connect With Configura August Webinars

Training Opportunities

Call 877-568-4106 and use code 671-407-662 and join by clicking on “Join Webinar Now” at www.configura.com/cet/training.

CET Designer Academy, Grand Rapids, MI Classes*

Special August Webinar: Using MyConfigura for Saving and Sharing information Aug 13 – 1 pm ET Aug 14 – 11 am ET Aug 15 – 1 pm ET Getting Started With CET Designer Aug 13 – 3 pm ET Aug 14 – 3 pm ET Installation Documents Aug 15 – 3 pm ET Aug 16 – 11 am ET

These two-day Beginner and Advanced classes in CET Designer are interactive and hands-on. The cost is $300 per two-day session and includes course materials. Sign up at www.configura.com/cet/training.

Beginner: Aug 14-15, Nov 13-14 Advanced: Aug 16-17, Nov 15-16 2012 North American Training Tour Regional CET Designer Classes* for Haworth and Steelcase Dealers Configura again partners with Steelcase and Haworth to offer CET Designer classes in cities across North America in 2012! Classes are held 8:30 am – 5 pm. We’re able to offer these two-day Beginner and Advanced classes at a discounted rate of $100 per attendee.

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STEELCASE: Santa Monica: Sept 18-19 Beginner, Sept 20-21 Advanced

Aug 13 – 11 am ET Aug 16 – 3 pm ET

HAWORTH: Washington, DC: Sept 11-12 Beginner, Sept 13-14 Advanced

5th Annual CET Designer User Conference

Steelcase dealers can sign up on the Steelcase University website. Haworth dealers can sign up at https://learning. haworth.com. For more info: training@configura.com.

Venetian/Palazzo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada Oct 24-25, 2012

This year’s CET Designer User Conference will be two full days of learning and sharing for dealers and manufacturer representatives. Sessions will be led by “Power Peer” instructors, industry experts and members of “Team Configura.” Keynote speaker Ayse Birsel will present Design the Life you Love.

The conference is free for the first attendee from each dealership! Attendance is limited, so sign up soon at www.configura.com/userconference.

*CET Designer Beginner and Advanced classes are IDCECapproved courses. CEUs are accepted by ASID, IDC and IIDA.

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