Greater Chicago Power BI User Group (GCPUG)- March Meeting

PLEASE ADD THE MEETING TO YOUR CALENDAR (THANK YOU!)Featuring our first Microsoft PowerApps presentation, you don't want to miss this meeting! Stay tuned for more POWER PLATFORM DEVELOPMENTS AND GROUP UPDATES BY REQUESTING TO BECOME A MEMBER ON OUR LinkedIn Group [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12026900/]. SPEAKERS & PRESENTATIONS* | HAPPY HOUR TO FOLLOW: 1. NICOR GAS | HOW I USE POWER BI TO TELL COMPELLING BUSINESS STORIES - By Linda Choong [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lchoong/] | Analyst, Planning & Analytics - Blending a strategic business and design mindset with technology and quantitative/economic modeling methods, see how Nicor enables data-driven decision making in their Energy Efficiency Program 2. WITTENSTEIN | ON PREM & CLOUD TOGETHER: CONNECTING ON PREMISES MS CRM D365 & POWERAPPS TO GAIN EFFICIENCY - By Holger Beuschlein [https://www.linkedin.com/in/holgerbeuschlein/] | IT Manager - See how manufacturing company Wittenstein uses PowerApps with Microsoft Dynamics 365 to streamline the receiving process for incoming services products 3. MICROSOFT | DYNAMICS 365 CUSTOMER INSIGHTS + POWER BI - By John Schott | Business Applications Technical Specialist - Dynamics 365 Customer Insights is an intuitive and flexible customer data platform (CDP) that allows enterprises to unlock insights and power personalized customer experiences by unifying all your customer data across the full range of sources to get a single view of customers. Check out this overview and demo of Customer Insights , including instructions on how to get a trial of CI and connect it to PowerBI 4. POWER BI SPLASH - Quarterly meeting segment focused on valuable tips, tricks, and recent features/ releases to keep you in the know 5. HAPPY HOUR AT SWEETWATER TAVERN | 5:30-6:30PM | DRINKS & APPS PROVIDED - Must RSVP for Happy Hour on registration form AND attend meeting - Sweetwater Tavern is a short walk away (225 Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60601) _*Networking breaks between speakers_ PARKING & CHECK-IN DETAILS: - Registration will close on Sunday, March 1st at 8pm - Attendees must check in at one of the two security desks located at Aon Building's south and north entrances - We recommend drivers use the Millennium Park Garage (5 South Columbus Dr) or SpotHero. The nearest EL stop is State/Lake ABOUT GCPUG: GCPUG is a member-led and driven user group organization focused on being a catalyst and resource for Chicagoland-area Power BI users and analytics enthusiasts. We bring both IT and business professionals together for peer-to-peer networking, knowledge-share of Power BI and Microsoft technology best practices, collegial discussion of major challenges, and joint initiatives to address significant business and technology issues. Join our group on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12026900/] FOR QUESTIONS, FEEDBACK, OR TO VOLUNTEER TO HOST/ PRESENT AT AN UPCOMING MEETING, please contact Samantha Lodewyck at slodewyck@bdo.com or 630-572-6032