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November, 2006 | Issue 19 | www.crystalball.com
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 IN THIS ISSUE


New Schools

Meet Decisioneering®

Academic Resources

Bundling Crystal Ball® with Textbooks




Academic Web Seminars

Decisioneering Calendar

Subscription Information

CBUG Discussions

Informational Seminars

 
 NEW SCHOOLS

 

WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM!

United States

Eastern University
Luther College
University of Texas Southwestern - Medical School
Western International University
Western Kentucky University

International

Leipzig Graduate School of Management
Reykjavik University
Talca University
Universidad Andrés Bello
Universidad de Panama
Universität Ulm
University of Helsinki
University of Wolverhampton

These schools join the more than 700 domestic and international institutions that are already members of the Academic Program. Welcome!

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MEET DECISIONEERING
 

 

Stop by our booth at one of these conferences to meet the Decisioneering Academic Team, view the latest version of Crystal Ball software and see how it can be applied in your course.

 

INFORMS ANNUAL MEETING

Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS)

November 5-8 - Pittsburgh, PA

Booth #107

Meet our Latin American Rep. on Sunday and Monday

DSI ANNUAL MEETING

Decision Sciences Institute

November 18-21 - San Antonio, Texas

Booth #

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ACADEMIC RESOURCES
 


Professor Kits

Are you new to Crystal Ball and trying to figure out how you can incorporate the software into your course? Would you like to use risk analysis software but don't have the time to develop materials?

To help make Crystal Ball software more readily available to professors, Decisioneering offers Academic Professor Kits. Each kit is free of charge and contains a set of tools that will help you learn and teach Crystal Ball in no time. Professors can use the materials in their entirety or incorporate selected sections into instructional materials. For more information on available kits or additional academic resources for your course, contact the
Crystal Ball Academic Team.


Crystal Ball Demos & Tutorials

Along with the Getting Started Guide, Decisioneering's product demos and tutorials will help your students run Crystal Ball in minutes!  Product Demos cover the basic features of Crystal Ball with simple language, a basic model, and animated graphics. The tutorials begin with the simplest concepts, such as how Crystal Ball enhances Excel, and walks through the steps of setting up, running, and analyzing simulations.

Click here to access Product Demos & Tutorials

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BUNDLING CRYSTAL BALL
 


 

Decisioneering works with leading publishers

to include Crystal Ball in textbooks and professional and trade books. Our growing list includes more than 70 books, 40 of which include a 140-day textbook license of Crystal Ball Professional.

Bundling Crystal Ball with a book or textbook helps authors and publishers increase book sales, provides instructors a personal copy and an easy way to incorporate risk analysis into their course and saves students money from purchasing software and textbooks separately.

For additional information on upcoming books or how to bundle Crystal Ball with your book, contact the Academic Marketing Manager.

>View our list of books

>View recording of web seminar:

"How To Publish A Great Book"

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WEB SEMINARS
 



Upcoming Web Seminars

How To Use Crystal Ball In Your Economics Course: Weather Hedging In The Gas Industry

November 30, 2006 - 8:00am MST (Denver)


Introducing Simulation to Business Students Using Crystal Ball

December 12, 2006 - 9:00am MST (Denver)

 

>View recordings and download presentations from past Academic Seminars.


A variety of commercial web seminars, workshops and forums can be found on our Crystal Ball Events page.

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CALENDAR
 

Advance your Crystal Ball skills and attend one of our Training Courses!

Intro & Advanced Crystal Ball Training

WESTERN US / CANADA

Calgary, Canada: Nov. 14-15
Denver, CO: Nov. 28-29
Seattle, WA: Nov. 28-29

Edmonton, Canada: Dec. 5-6
San Diego, CA: Dec. 12-13
Denver, CO: Dec. 19-20

Anaheim, CA: Jan. 23-24

Denver, CO: Jan. 30-31

Seattle, WA: Feb. 7-8

Phoenix, AZ: Feb. 13-14

San Francisco, CA: Feb. 27-28

Denver, CO: Feb. 27-28

San Diego, CA: Mar. 6-7

Santa Fe, NM: Mar. 13-14

Denver, CO: Mar. 27-28

CENTRAL US / CANADA

Houston, TX: Nov. 7-8
Austin, TX: Dec. 5-6
Chicago, IL: Dec. 12-13
Minneapolis, MN: Dec. 19-20

Memphis, TN: Jan. 9-10

Milwaukee, WI: Jan. 9-10

Minneapolis, MN: Jan. 23-24

Dallas, TX: Feb. 6-7

St. Louis, MO: Feb. 13-14

Des Moines, IA: Feb. 21-22

Austin, TX: Mar. 6-7

Chicago, IL: Mar. 6-7

EASTERN US / CANADA

Washington, DC: Nov. 14-15
King of Prussia, PA: Dec. 5-6
New York City: Dec. 19-20

Ottawa, Canada: Jan. 9-10

Jacksonville, FL: Jan. 16-17

Boston, MA: Jan. 17-18

Indianapolis, IN: Jan. 17-18

King of Prussia, PA: Jan. 23-24

New York City, NY: Jan. 30-31

Toronto, Canada: Feb. 6-7

Raleigh, NC: Feb. 7-8

Cincinnati, OH: Feb. 13-14

Atlanta, GA: Feb. 21-22

Hartford, CT: Feb. 21-22

New York City, NY: Feb. 27-28

Rochester, NY: Mar. 13-14

King of Prussia, PA: Mar. 21-22

Washington, DC: Mar. 21-22

Detroit, MI: Mar. 21-22

New York City, NY: Mar. 27-28

 

EUROPE


Frankfurt (English): Nov. 7-8
London, England: Dec. 12-13

LATIN AMERICA

 

Santiago, Chile: Nov. 6-7

ASIA / AUSTRALIA

Melbourne, Australia: Nov. 1-2

Perth, Australia: Nov. 8-9

Brisbane, Australia: Nov. 15-16

Wellington, New Zealand:

Nov. 20-21

Bangkok, Thailand: Nov. 21-22

Auckland, New Zealand:

Nov. 23-24

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:

Dec. 21-22

Jakarta, Indonesia: Jan. 11-12

Manila, Philippines: Feb. 12-13

Advanced Crystal Ball for Oil & Gas

Calgary, Canada: Nov. 14-15
Aberdeen, Scotland: Nov. 21-22
Houston, TX: Dec. 12-13

Crystal Ball Applications for Six Sigma

Washington DC: Nov. 16

Chicago, IL: Dec. 14

Introduction to Real Options

Austin, TX: Dec. 7

Spreadsheet Modeling Techniques for Business: Best Practices

Denver, CO: Nov. 30

London, England: Dec. 14

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 CBUG DISCUSSIONS

 

The Crystal Ball User Group (CBUG) is a Yahoo!® online forum where Crystal Ball users can discuss issues and methods related to Crystal Ball software. You can visit CBUG and register to become a member through the Decisioneering Web site.

Latest topics:

  • Error trapping in Developer Kit?
  • Learning OptQuest vs. other optimization packages

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 INFORMATIONAL SEMINARS


INVITE US TO YOUR CAMPUS!

As part of our educational outreach program, Decisioneering sends representatives to campuses to present informational seminars or "brown-bag lunches" on the importance of risk analysis. What better way to have students and faculty learn about Monte Carlo simulation, spreadsheet risk analysis, and the Crystal Ball line of software tools?

Past school visits have included University of Wisconsin-Madison, Westminster College, Colorado School of Mines, University of Colorado and Purdue University. Our goal for this program is to help introduce, in one or two hours, the basic principles of spreadsheet risk analysis and how it can be used by business professionals. Our seminars can be adapted to fit your specific schedule and program.

For more information, contact our Academic Marketing Manager at 800.289.2550 (in US), +1 303.534.1515, or education@crystalball.com.

 

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