Global ROI Conference Exceeds Expectations

Birmingham, Alabama – The Global ROI Conference, held October 31 – November 2 in Chicago at the Allerton Hotel, exceeded expectations through its content and display of cutting-edge technology.

The conference included keynotes from industry leaders, pre and post-conference workshops, in-depth sessions detailing the application of the ROI Methodology in multiple fields, and presentation of the annual ROI Awards.

The sessions covered topics such as sustaining ROI programs over time, how to implement ROI impact studies in an organization, and building support for ROI programs. The session leaders were from various fields including banking, higher education, and federal agencies.

“The content was outstanding,” said Dr. Jack Phillips, Chairman of the ROI Institute. “The session leaders did a great job highlighting how the methodology can work across different industries.”

The conference also included the latest in meetings and events technology supplied by conference sponsors iDNA Information Systems, nTAG, and conference co-sponsor KnowledgeAdvisors.

iDNA provided a group response system to capture industry benchmarking data throughout the conference. nTAG provided interactive nametags to attendees which encouraged networking by enabling electronic business card exchanges. KnowledgeAdvisors, the conference co-sponsor, will take all of the information gathered and use its technology, Metrics that Matter®, to collect, store, process, and report evaluation data and generate a benchmark report.

“The technology provided a complement to the content because it will be used to help gather data to calculate the ROI of the conference,” said Phillips. “I can’t thank our sponsors enough for providing their time and equipment to make this happen.”

The annual ROI Awards were presented during the dinner keynote on November 1. The winners were:

Best ROI Impact Study – Bruce Aaron of Accenture
Best Published ROI Article - Jon Wollenhaupt of Excel Meetings and Events
Best Published ROI Case Study – Lisa Sallstrom of Computing Technology Industry Association
Most Innovative Approach to ROI - SIRDAR Instituto (Brazil)
Best ROI Practice Implementation – CODELCO (Chile)
ROI Practitioner of the Year - Rodrigo Lara Fernandez of Mas Consultores (Chile)

“We are proud of the award winners,” said Phillips. “Their hard work and dedication is evident by the quality of their submissions. We hope the submissions next year are of the same caliber.”

The Global ROI Conference 2008 is scheduled for October 9-10, 2008 in Dublin, Ireland.

For more information about the ROI Institute please visit www.roiinstitute.net or call 205-678-8101.