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2010 User Conference

August 24 - 26, 2010 Stoney Creek Inn Moline, IL

Come to our convenient location and time.

•	Within a day's drive of half the farms in the U.S. (Right off of Interstates 80, 88 and 74)
•	Free Shuttle to the Quad Cities Airport served by 6 major airlines
•	Scheduled between summer vacations and harvest rush

Learn time-saving tips and proven farm management concepts from:

•	Nationally-recognized consultants and managers from five states
•	Top producers from around the nation

Know more about your operation's competitive strengths and weaknesses and discover how to apply these principles in your business.

Grow.  Regardless of your current experience level with FBS, you'll return home refreshed and ready to put new skills in practice while expanding your operation.

Format this year:

•	Half-day pre-session on Tuesday afternoon, August 24th for professional farm management company staff
•	Flexible, two-day format allows you to choose one or two days
•	Breakout sessions geared to your level of experience and interests
•	Live Wi-Fi Internet connections during the seminar
•	C.P.E. credit

Featured Presenters:

Steve McWilliams, McWilliams Agribusiness, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska	Ev Chambers, AgCompass, Tomah, Wisconsin
Moe Russell, Russell Consulting, Panora, Iowa	Don Konz, Manager of Grain Marketing Solutions, DTN/The Progressive Farmer, Omaha, Nebraska
Daryl Ellis, Burkey Farms, Dorchester, Nebraska	Ken Wedig, Technology Consultant, Davenport, Iowa
John McNutt, MBA, Latta, Harris, Hanon & Penningroth CPA firm, Tipton, Iowa	Paul Hey, FBS Technical Writer, Edmond, Oklahoma
Sarah Dixon , FBS Technical Services Manager, Aledo, Illinois	Norm Brown, FBS President, Aledo, Illinois
FBS 2010 User Conference Agenda Tuesday, August 24
1:00 p.m. Farm/Trust Manager Training Session
Wednesday, August 25
9:00 a.m. Registration
9:30 a.m. Taking advantages of the new features in Version 10 (and what you might be missing in your current software).   Norm Brown
11:00 a.m. It's Your Data; Do What You Want to Do.  Norm Brown
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m.  Panel Discussion:  Do You Need a Controller / Are You Ready for a CFO? Daryl Ellis, John McNutt, Steve McWilliams
2:00 p.m. DTN Technology Tour. Don Konz
2:45 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. Incorporating FBS Data Into Risk Management Decisions. Moe Russell
4:00 p.m. FBS User Idea Exchange
5:30 p.m. Adjourn
6:00 p.m. 30th Anniversary Awards Banquet. Longest User, Oldest User, Most Family Members, Most FBS licenses, Most Years of Data, Oldest Working Computer "Back to the Future" Interactive Presentation
Thursday, August 26
8:00 a.m.  Breakout Training Sessions. Choose among the following topics and register at surveymonkey (Final agenda determined by responses received as of July 31, 2010.)     •  Farm Accounting 101.     •  DTN Analysis Tools.     •  Cleaning Up Your Data.     •  Beginning Budgets.     •  Advanced Budgets and Monitoring.     •  Managerial Accounting Case Studies.     •  Crop Cost Benchmarks.     •  Smart Feeder User Defined Reports.     •  Consolidated/Production Cost Analysis.     •  Machinery Tracking and Unit Costs.     •  Synchronizing with the CIH Margins.     •  Building Dashboards.     •  Understanding Report Generator.     •  New Tech Tools.     •  Precision Farming Interfaces.     •  Borrowing Base Calculations.     •  Payroll/Hired Labor Tracking Issues.
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions Continue
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
Enjoy These Great Quad Cities Attractions and Events. John Deere Historic Sites and Museums IMAX Theater and Putnum Museum Miles and Miles of Scenic Bike trails Figge Art Museum
Cost: Full Session*–$250 Customer, $175 Reseller, $150 Second Person
One Day only–$150 Customer, $100 Reseller, $100 Second Person Early-bird savings–register by Friday, July 30, 2010 for 50% Savings!
Extra Banquet Ticket–$30.00
Stoney Creek Reservations: Call (309) 743-0101 by July 23, 2010 and request the FBS block for reduced rates.  Space is limited Attendees are encouraged to bring their own computers for hands-on training  and will receive a free, working demo of all FBS software.
To Register: Call Doug or Lonnie at 800.437.7638 or click here to register.

either or both days.

Whether you're an accountant, consultant or producer, you'll work hard, have fun and make friends for life at our mini-MBA. For full details and to make reservations, call us at 800.437.7638 or register online.  Do it today!

Click this link to view the "FBS User Conference 2010 Brochure".

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