Here the announcement of the Excel Dashboard Boot Camp hosted by the two experts Jon Peltier and Mike Alexander:
Microsoft MVPs Jon Peltier (Peltier Technical Services) and Mike Alexander (DataPig Technologies) are joining together to bring you our first annual Excel Dashboard and Visualization Boot Camp!
The boot camp will be held on Wednesday through Friday, October 22-24, 2008, in Frisco, Texas (just north of Dallas).
This 3-day boot camp is designed for Excel users who need to more effectively synthesize data into meaningful dashboards, charts, and visualizations. The topics presented during this boot camp will introduce you to advanced techniques that will help you build and manage better reporting mechanisms. Going beyond simple tables and charts, you will learn to:
- Synthesize data in meaningful views with advanced charting techniques
- Create dashboards that communicate and get noticed
- Create interactive dashboarding mechanisms
- Implement macro-charged reporting
- Automate the creation of PowerPoint slides directly from Excel
- Integrate external data into your reports
The boot camp will follow this three day agenda, with each day comprising two in-depth classes:
Day 1: Best Practices and Techniques
- Tips for Building Excel Dashboards
Mike Alexander - Advanced Charting Techniques
Jon Peltier
Day 2: Building Interactivity
- Building Interactive Reporting
Mike Alexander - Advanced Charting Techniques
Jon Peltier
Day 3: Integration
- Integrating Excel and PowerPoint
Jon Peltier - Using External Data in Excel Reporting
Mike Alexander
 | For information and registration, visit the link below: Excel Dashboard and Visualization Boot Camp |