Benefits | Analysis/Reports | Features | Users/Comments | Success Stories | Licensing/Pricing Synchronist Users' Forum & Resources Annual Users' Forum Meeting State/Regional Users' Work Group Users' Resource Web Site e-mail Announcements and Exchanges Peer Referral Service The Users' Forum is a community of interest. Through the Synchronist Users' Forum, users share 'best practices,' 'how-to sessions,'and Blane, Canada Ltd.'s on-going research. Users also help shape new Synchronist features and improvements through comments and suggestions. Every Synchronist user is automatically a member of the Synchronist User's Forum. Synchronist Users' Forum is held each fall. Special interest groups and research groups meet as needed. Blane, Canada Ltd.'s Synchronist 9th Annual Forum 2008 October 6-7, 2008 Summit Executive Centre, Chicago, IL Monday Oct. 6th 8:30 – 5:00 pm Tuesday Oct. 7th 8:00 – 1:00 pm Tuesday Oct. 7th 1:30 – 3:30 pm* *Large User Group Meeting 2008 registration form 2007 Synchronist Award Winners 2006 Synchronist Award Winners     Representative Forum Topics Best Practices Maximizing Results And Outcomes Adding value to R&E Missing Link: A Vision for Retention and Expansion Getting the appointment Interviewer training Reporting: Annual and issue reports Business Development Strategies Public Relations: Turning Information into News Handling Confidentiality Users' Resource Web Site Confidentiality Agreements Partnership Agreement Speakers¹ & Trainers¹ Directory Interviewer¹s Guide Interviewer¹s Quick Tips Introductory Overview (annotated) Sample Press Release User Success Stories How-To White Papers Operator¹s Manual Blank Forms Partnership Agreements Client Confidentiality Follow-Up and Assistance Tracking Synchronist Software How-To Key Word Research Custom reporting Interpreting and Analyzing Findings Trend Analysis Custom Questions     Synchronist R&D and User Involvement Ready access to on-going improvements is a powerful advantage for Synchronist users. With enough time, money, and effort anyone can write interview questions and build a computer database or Internet database application to manipulate data. However, turning data into information to support policy, program, and resource allocation decisions is another matter. In addition to the Synchronist¹s company-level analysis methodology, the other unique aspect of the Synchronist System is ready access to on-going improvements. Assistance Tracking Table View (Key Word search) Interview Archive Peer group comparison within company rankings New and enhanced reports Graphs and summaries added to reports Hide company name feature (confidentiality) Date range reporting Network version Multi-user screen lock Advanced maintenance utilities These and other improvements come from ongoing research and development by Blane, Canada Ltd., as well as experience and recommendations from over 250 installed Synchronist users. Software updates are available to desktop users on request. e-Synchronist user updates are automatically added and announced. Since the first release in April, 1998, hundreds of refinements and improvements have been made available to Synchronist users.