2019 AALAS and TOPAZ User Symposium in Review

 

Another October has come and gone, which means that National AALAS and the TOPAZ User Symposium are done for another year!

As always, AALAS was a great opportunity to meet new friends and catch up with old friends…some very old! It was a wonderful meeting for TOPAZ with lots of good contacts made.

The User Symposium took place immediately after AALAS at the Golden Hotel in lovely Golden, Colorad in the shadows of the Coors brewery. The most valuable part of the symposium is always the interaction between our customers; comparing notes, suggestions, and email addresses.

We also covered some topics of interest, including upcoming plans at TOPAZ, the latest on the Elements product, and plans to enhance our communication to our customer community. We even found time for a guest speaker to share experiences of rattlesnake research in the local area and took a hike at the research site (no rattlesnakes were encountered!). A dinner and tour at Avery Brewing in Boulder (and some very high-quality karaoke) completed the experience.

Next year we plan to separate the User Symposium from AALAS, most likely, so watch this space for news. Thanks to all who attended the symposium and came to visit us at AALAS. It was great to see you all!

Here’s a great highlight video of the symposium for your viewing pleasure.

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