Blog
January 14, 2016
As the holiday season fades and we ramp up into the new year, one exciting event on the horizon is Salesforce’sHigher Ed Summit (HED Summit), scheduled for March 30 – April 1 in New Orleans.
I have attended both Dreamforce and the Summit for several years now. While Dreamforce is exhilarating due to the shear enormity of it and all of the new and wonderful things Salesforce is introducing, the HED Summit is equally exciting for those of us who work with Salesforce in Higher Ed. It is at HED Summit where we see and hear specifically about how Colleges and Universities are using the Salesforce platform (and all those new and wonderful developments) to transform constituent engagement and solve real problems in Higher Ed.
HED Summit is a great resource for any school (and definitely worth the time, effort and cost to attend) regardless of your stage in the process. If you are still evaluating Salesforce, you will learn the big lessons from those who are further along the journey. If you are presently involved in an implementation, you will pick-up best practices and create good peer contacts for ongoing support and dialogue. And, if you have completed an implementation, you can offer sage advice and discuss plans for growth and innovation. Even better, you canshare your experiences in a session, giving back to your peers while showcasing your team’s success. No matter where your school is in the process, there are huge benefits to networking with colleagues and partners who can add perspective to new possibilities when leveraging the world’s leading system of engagement.
This is the 4th HED Summit in as many years and if growth is a testament to value received, then the HED Summit must be delivering on its promise. The first summit saw 250 attendees, and last year there were 700. Early indications are that this year will double 2015. So get on board, register soon and please considersharing your story – the holidays are past, but it could be the best present you give in 2016!
