Your memories of school may be tainted by the teacher who made you sit in the front of the class, or the phys ed instructor who would not let you stand in a group off to the side with your friends. But in all likelihood most of what you remember are the things you did and said with your friends, your peers not what your Calculus I instructor said on the second day of class.

Peer-to-peer is one of the best ways to learn what you need to know and learn it fast. This year, TechDEC offers expanded learning and networking opportunities for the insurance and financial services industry in a specially-designed Pre-Conference Bonus Day on September 12. The TechDEC pre-conference events will feature Roundtable Discussions in the morning beginning at 9 a.m. and Technology Demonstrations in the afternoon beginning at 1 p.m.

All roundtable discussions will be introduced by presentations from technology companies, including Results International on outsourcing, INSTEC on Enterprise Policy Processing, Castek on claims, and Selectica on e-business. Also presenting introductions for the roundtable discussions at the ACESCLA Conference, being held concurrently with TechDEC, are: Panasonic Computer Solutions, DMA Insurance Housing Assistants, and Visibillity.

Following the introductory presentations, these 50-minute sessions will move into a moderated discussion involving the session attendees. In creating a user group atmosphere, the technology company presenting the original discussion points will listen to opinions of attendees on the ideas, concepts, products and services presented and find out how the technology they are talking about is being applied in the real world.

For attendees looking for new ideas, the discussion will enable them to interact with industry colleagues and peers to find out what technologies are making other companies in the industry profitable and productive. And, their questions and comments will provide the technology companies involved with important feedback that can be used in further product developments.

Following the mornings discussions is an afternoon of technology demonstrations. The companies presenting technology demonstrations at TechDEC are: Fiserv SIS, Paylogix, INSTEC, Software Advancement Corp., KeyLink Solutions, Inc., and Optical Image. However, FC&S Bulletins, Visibillity, ADP Claims Solution Group, Inc., SIMSOL, Salvage Now, and Pilkington are presenting demonstrations at ACESCLA and attendees of both conferences will have the opportunity to attend any demonstration regardless of conference affiliation.

Technology demonstrations work effectively with the conference exhibit hall to provide attendees a first look at technology they see on a smaller scale in the exhibit hall. In technology demonstrations attendees are presented an uninterrupted look at a specific product, while on the show floor demos being conducted at an exhibitors booth may be interrupted by other events going on in the exhibit hall.

This pre-conference bonus day kicks off the TechDEC and ACESCLA conferences, which run from Thursday, September 12 through Saturday, September 14 at the Gaylord Palms Resorts & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.

Log onto www.techDEC2002.com to find out more.

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Opportunities for Peer-to-Peer Learning and Technology Demonstrations

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