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i3 Nashville 2019 September 24-26 | Downtown Nashville

 

Bringing the E-WorkBook community together to celebrate advances in scientific innovation and the impact of digital technology

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i3 NASHVILLE 2019

The Bridge Building Downtown Nashville

September 24th – 26th

 

AN EVENT THAT CELEBRATES COMMUNITY, TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION

I3 is an annual event that brings the E-WorkBook community together to celebrate advances in scientific innovation and the impact of digital technology. This is a meeting all about you. The core theme at every i3 meeting is simple – Customers talk, and we listen.

We want to know how you’ve been successful with data management, the challenges you face in your day to day job, and the things you are thinking about for the future.

We believe that as your partner for data management, it is our job to listen. i3 brings together experts, customers, partners and thought leaders who are passionate about improving the bottom line and building a better, brighter future for R&D advancement.

i3 is hosted with care by idbs, and we are proud to bring together a community of R&D and IT professionals to learn, innovate, and grow better together. Join your peers in Nashville, TN this September at the event where you talk and we listen.

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“What I like most about i3 is the ability to meet and interact with others customers, and exchange ideas and experiences with the idbs products which also provide hints on how to make better use of the products. Very enjoyable experience!”

– Associate Director @ Top 20 Pharma Company

 

i3 Austin 2018 recap in our latest blog

Why experience i3 @ Nashville?

i3 is your chance to spend three days with industry peers and IDBS experts, focusing on maximizing the value of your investment in E-WorkBook, and learning how to achieve increased success. We’ve woven together a dynamic and interactive meeting agenda that encourages discussion and collaboration among the IDBS community. Don’t miss out!

HANDS-ON PRODUCT TRAINING

There will be no shortage of opportunities for learning at i3. Don’t miss these breakout sessions and hands-on workshops!

 

ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK

Learn something new or share a success story… Network with IDBS customers, strategic partners and experts during networking breaks, breakout sessions and think tanks.

 

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TANGIBLE TAKEAWAYS

Through these broad-range, customer-led sessions, attendees have the opportunity to learn from customers who have overcome problems and challenges with their E-WorkBook software

 

FUN & ENTERTAINMENT

Here at IDBS, we know you work hard, but who says you can’t have a little fun too? Unwind and connect with your peers at our after-hours events on Wednesday and Thursday evening.

 

PRODUCT & STRATEGY UPDATES

Hear from IDBS regarding our strategic vision for the future. Make sure to participate in the interactive sessions to let your voice be heard.

 

INNOVATE FOR A BETTER FUTURE

Join one of the handful of Innovation sessions designed for learning and discussing existing and future industry challenges. What kinds of challenges are you facing today? How are they different from challenges you’ve experienced in the past? What does the future hold?

TRAVEL

All-Access Passholders should plan to arrive to the event venue downtown Nashville for a 1:00 pm (CDT) start on Tuesday, September 23rd.

Standard Passholders should plan to arrive for a 8:00 am (CDT) start on Wednesday, September 24th.

The i3 2019 event will conclude on Thursday, September 25th around 5:00 pm (CDT).  IDBS will be hosting an evening event downtown Nashville following the close of the meeting.  All attendees are welcome and encouraged to attend, although we understand if you prefer to return home on Thursday evening following the closing session.

Hotel Reservations

Please make your hotel reservations via IDBS to secure the group discount rates we have acquired for your stay during the i3 2019 event.  Bookings need to be made through idbs, please email i3info@idbs.com with your itinerary and travel dates. IDBS will coordinate your stay, and provide you with booking confirmation.  Please plan to pay for your hotel accommodations upon check-out.

Group Discount

Please email your itinerary and/or travel dates to i3info@idbs.com and we will book your accommodations on your behalf.

Airport:

To the Bridge Building from Nashville International Airport (BNA)

Uber/Lyft or Taxi: The Bridge Building, 2 Victory Ave #100, Nashville, TN 37213 (Rideshare pickup is at Terminal Garage, follow the signs)
Rental car or Personal Vehicle (Navigation): http://bit.ly/IDBSbridge
Public Transportation: Take the 18 Bus to Convention Center Station – Outbound, use the pedestrian bridge to cross to the Bridge Building. (Not for the faint of heart. Trip duration 1h8m)

 

AGENDA

See below the Agenda for i3 2019.

  • DAY 0, All Access
  • DAY 1, Best Practices
  • DAY 2, IDBS Listening

DAY 0, All Access

Tuesday, September 24th

1:00 - 4:00 PM
Customers are able choose one out of three hands-on, deep-diving sessions. With an all-access pass, attendees receive:

• A 3-hour unique training experience
• Crib sheets on all sessions to take away
• How-to videos for support post i3
• Takeaway templates for future reference
• Access to the IDBS >Internal< AWS environment for 5 days after the i3 event

Session 1: Spreadsheet Conversion

A session specifically for customers using desktop spreadsheets today, you will learn how to convert your BYO spreadsheet to web.

IDBS expert Darpana Patel, Principal Consultant, will walk you through the conversion process from desktop to web with your very own spreadsheet.

Details: Please remember to bring your own spreadsheet to convert to a web version

Takeaway: You will walk away with a converted web spreadsheet
Session 2: Web Spreadsheet Facelift: Making Spreadsheets Better for the End-User

In this session, you will learn how to make spreadsheets more enhanced for your end-user and design app-like spreadsheets. At the end of the day, you’ll have an advanced template to bring home with you.

IDBS expert Laura Swift will be on hand to show some examples, followed by a chance to work on your own spreadsheets to enhance your user experience.

Details: Please bring your own template to the seminar

Takeaway: Customized instruction sheets and an optimized new designed spreadsheet template
Session 3: APIs: Connecting the Platform and getting your data OUT

If you are a system owner, analyst, administrator, or simply interested in learning about getting data into and out of your platform, this session is for you!

Here, we will discuss new additions to the E-WorkBook platform APIs and how these can be used to maximize the value of your data. IDBS experts Mark Hedges and Craig Williamson will show you how with APIs available in the platform today we can extract structured data and use it to build a simple data lake in the cloud.
4:00-5:30 PM
Technical Office Hours

Want more one-on-one time? IDBS experts will be available for private 30 minute appointments.

Email chyde@idbs.com to schedule a meeting with:

Stuart Ward, Anthony Scanzani, Darpana Patel, Mark Hedges or Laura Swift.

DAY 1, Best Practices

Wednesday, September 25th

7:00 AM
IDBS Running Club with Laura Swift (Optional)
8:30 - 9:00 AM
Registration Check-In and Breakfast
9:00 - 9:10 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks

Jonathan White, VP Customer Success
9:10 - 9:30 AM
IDBS Update and Vision

Mike Hampton, VP Commercial Operations
9:30 - 10:00 AM
IDBS Product Update 2019

Scott Weiss, VP Product Strategy
10:00 - 10:30 AM
Keynote: Digital Lab: Accenture's vision

Pat Pijanowski, Managing Director
Accenture Scientific Informatics Services
10:30 - 10:45 AM
Coffee & Networking Break
10:45 - 11:15 AM
Customer Talk | E-WorkBook Journey: Evolving the Data Landscape at Nu Skin

Doug Stevenson, Director Chemistry R&D
Nu Skin
11:15 - 12:00 PM
Customer Panel | Best Practices: Post Implementation Strategies

Panelists: David Ingram, Phillips66 | Liz Cataldo, Seqirus | Laura Swift, IDBS

Moderator: Christine Zubris
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Lunch & Networking
1:00 - 1:15 PM
IceBreaker

Rich Coltart, Head of Customer Support
1:15 - 1:45 PM
Customer Talk | Integration of ABase results into e-Workbook Experiments

Mariya Gazumyan, IT Solution Leader
Sanofi
1:45 - 2:30 PM
Best Practice tracks - Please Choose one Session
Track A: Upgrade and Migration Planning - Desktop to Web

Fran Carmody, Global Head of Professional Services
Track B: To LIMS or not to LIMS

Troy Ochsenbein, Customer Services Manager

Graeme Dennis, Commercial Director Preclinical Pharma
2:30 - 2:45 PM
Coffee & Networking Break
2:45 - 4:15 PM
Interactive tracks - Please Choose one Session
Track A: Searching: Behavioral Changes to get more out of your ELN data

Christine Zubris, Customer Services Manager

Daljit Bahia, Customer Services Manager
Track B: A Platform Approach to Sample Management

Helen Rueda, Solutions Consultant

April Pisek, Solutions Consultant
4:15 - 4:30 PM
Movement
4:30 - 5:00PM
Customer Talk | This is a Story About our Enterprise Data Management Journey - to Boldly go Beyond ELN

Dominic Pullo, Senior Scientist
Zoetis
5:00 - 5:10 PM
Day 1 Wrap Up

Jonathan White, VP Customer Success
5:10 - 6:00 PM
Office Hours (pre-scheduled with IDBS)
7:00 PM
Evening Event

DAY 2, IDBS Listening

Thursday, September 26th

7:00 AM
IDBS Running Club with Laura Swift (Optional)
8:00 - 9:00 AM
Breakfast Club (optional session) Discussion:

Optimizing data management In the BioDev Lifecyle:

In this session we will review the scientific, software and instrument technology changes in the biologics development industry and the impact these have on data management strategies. Discussions will cover the changes organisations need to make to avail of the intended benefits and how they contribute to solving the challenges organisations face in getting their product to market, faster.

IDBS product planning in the preclinical domain:

Meet Graeme Dennis, preclinical commercial director, who will facilitate discussion on IDBS product planning in the preclinical domain. We will go where the conversation leads us, but plan for a lively dialog on use cases in bioanalysis, toxicology, formulations, and how they map into our strengths in method execution. Or bring your own preclinical topic!

Office Hours (scheduled)
9:15 - 9:30 AM
Day 2 Kick Off

Jonathan White, VP Customer Success
9:30 - 10:00 AM
The Role of Customers in the IDBS Product Portfolio

Abhay Kini, Director of Product Management
10:00 - 10:45 AM
Customer Panel | Data Integration and Extraction

Panelists: Adam Tebbe, Goldfinch Bio | Chris Jones, Phillips66 | Mark Hedges, IDBS | Christoph Acker, A-Tune

Moderator: J.T. Kaminiski

10:45 - 11:00 AM
Coffee & Networking Break
11:00 - 11:45 AM
Blue Skies and Lightning | How your Thoughts Influence our Products

Interactive session! Bring your laptop.

Alfie Simmons, User Experience Designer
11:45 - 12:15 PM
Platform Insights | From Customer Voice to Delivering Value Through Capabilities

Brady Haggstrom, Product Manager

IDBS is actively engaged with our cloud customers in identifying metrics that improve usage and adoption of the EWB platform to enhance the value of our offerings. In this session, we will share an overview of the business drivers and provide an update on lessons learned from a recently conducted proof-of-concept (POC) project as part of the journey to deliver capabilities to customers.
12:15 - 1:15 PM
Lunch & Networking
1:15 - 2:15 PM & 2:15 - 3:15
Customer Voice Series: Breakout Sessions
Understanding the Integrations Landscape

Ian Pierson, Product Manager
Mark Hedges, SaaS Onboarding & In-Life Manager

Integrations between E-WorkBook and business critical software systems or scientific instrumentation helps to reduce the overhead of transcription and increase regulatory compliance. In this open discussion, we are interested to learn which integration types are of common value (in the context of the scientist’s workflow). If you have a desire for more seamless access to data across the R&D ecosystem, or are implementing a corporate integration strategy, we’d love to hear your feedback!
Sample Management and Reporting in Preclinical - and Beyond!

Graeme Dennis, Commercial Director Preclinical Pharma
Anthony Scanzani, Solution Owner

We’re seeking customer insight as we plan the next phase of large molecule support in our preclinical tools. The session will emphasize sample lifecycle management and reporting. In this workshop-style session, we’ll elicit your input to better understand customer priorities and nice-to-haves in the product planning process. R&D scientists of all disciplines will find relevance in the topics addressed!
Data Search & Analytics

Stuart Ward, Director of Platform and Solutions
Brady Haggstrom, Product Manager

In this session Stuart and Brady will facilitate a customer-driven discussion on search, analytics, and data access needs. We’ll be digging into key initiatives and pain points driving customer desire for greater capabilities, and exploring the drivers and priority behind them. Attendees should be prepared to engage in back-and-back dialogue and bring their thinking caps along.
3:15 - 3:30 PM
Coffee & Networking Break
3:30 - 4:00 PM
Customer Talk | Leveraging E-WorkBook Cloud to Achieve Digital Transformation

Chris Jones, IT Business Analyst Phillips 66
4:00 - 4:45 PM
Customer Panel | Visions of the Lab of the Future

Panelist: Howard Moody, ICON | | Pat Pijanowski, Accenture | Scott Weiss, IDBS
Moderator: Mike Hampton, VP Commercial Operations
4:45 - 5:00 PM
Awards and final wrap up

Jonathan White, VP Customer Success
6:30 PM
Evening event (your choice of 4 dinners)

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VENUE & HOTEL INFORMATION

Meeting Venue

The Bridge Building Downtown Nashville, TN USA

2 Victory Ave #100, Nashville, TN 37213

Phone: +1 (615) 369 6474


 

Directions to The Bridge Building

From BNA International Airport:

Nashville International Airport​ has ground transportation options for all visitors, no matter your needs, schedule or destination.

You’ll find everything you need on their website from rental cars to taxis, buses to hotel shuttles. Click here to view.

IMPORTANT ADVISORY: Ground transportation pick-ups have moved to BNA’s new Terminal Garage. Commercial vehicles will pick up on Level 1 of the Terminal Garage. Drop-offs will continue on Levels 2 and 3 of the Terminal.

Hotel with Group Discount

Moxy Nashville Downtown

110 3rd Avenue South, Nashville Tennessee 37201 USA

+1 (615) 986 2091

IDBS Rate:  $269 / Night

Reservations

Please make your hotel reservations via IDBS to secure the group discount rates we have acquired for your stay during the i3 2019 event.  Bookings need to be made through IDBS, please email i3info@idbs.com with your itinerary and travel dates. IDBS will coordinate your stay, and provide you with booking confirmation.  Please plan to pay for your hotel accommodations upon check-out.

Group Code

No group code is needed; please email your itinerary and/or travel dates to i3info@idbs.com and we will book your accommodations in order to get you our discounted rate.

 

Nashville Visitors’ Guide

 

ATTEND i3 @ NASHVILLE

Uncover Insights. Develop Ideas. Advance Innovation.

Each year, the E-WorkBook community of IT and R&D professionals converge in a different US city for 3 days of learning and sharing experience, developing insights and connection at i3.

Since our 1st annual i3 in 2017, the event has inspired hundreds of idbs customers and E-WorkBook users to harness the power of their data, build plans for the future, and to learn more about leveraging the platform for sustained success and business growth.

I3 features 3 days packed full of innovative and inspiring talks from customers and EWB users, educational breakouts, interactive sessions – like the Knowledge Exchange Round Table, and of course exclusive product training sessions.

The event has grown so much that we are expanding to Europe in 2019. This year there will be TWO i3 events hosted by idbs for EWB users and community members. Those interested to attend i3 should register for the event taking place in your region.

 

 

PRICING

  • $399

    STANDARD

    ACCESS TO ALL MAIN AGENDA SESSIONS

    PARTICIPATE IN PEER NETWORKING SESSIONS & EVENTS

    CONTRIBUTE TO OUR KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE ROUND TABLE

    ATTEND ALL EVENING EVENTS

    HANDS-ON LEARNING & TANGIBLE TAKEAWAYS

  • $599

    ALL-ACCESS

    HANDS-ON PRODUCT TRAINING WITH TAKEAWAY HOW-TO CONTENT

    BEST PRACTICE SESSIONS WITH IDBS EXPERTS

    EXCLUSIVE ADDITIONAL ACCESS TO IDBS SOFTWARE EXPERTS

    ACCESS TO ALL MAIN AGENDA SESSIONS

    PARTICIPATE IN PEER NETWORKING SESSIONS & EVENTS

    CONTRIBUTE TO OUR KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE ROUND TABLE

    ATTEND ALL EVENING EVENTS

    OPPORTUNITIES FOR HANDS-ON LEARNING AS PART OF MAIN AGENDA

  • SPEAKER ALL-ACCESS PASS

    FREE!

    • ACCESS ALL MAIN i3 AGENDA SESSIONS
    • PARTICIPATE IN AFTER-HOURS EVENTS, WELCOME RECEPTION & GROUP DINNERS
    • OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINING & HANDS-ON LEARNING AS PART OF THE MAIN AGENDA
    • PRE-EVENT 1/2 DAY TECHNICAL TRAINING WORKSHOP (Tue 09/24)
    • PARTICIPATE IN THE INNOVATOR’S THINK TANK (following conclusion of the main i3 event 09/26)

DISCOUNT OPTIONS

Speaker & Panel MemberFREE REGISTRATION: fill out the Call for Speaker form to submit proposalDeadline: May 31
Group Registration (3+)50% off Standard or All-Access passes when you register with a group of 3+Deadline: August 2

 

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