Force.com Platform: Admin to AppBuilder

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Who Should Attend: Did you know that as an admin, you already have the skills and platform to create useful custom apps to make your company more efficient? Join fellow admins as you learn app-building techniques to help you—and your company—get more out of Force.com.
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Breakout Sessions

Spice Up Your Apps with Logic and Custom User Interfaces
Friday, November 20
9:00 a.m. - 10: 00 a.m.
Want to take your apps to the next level? Adding business logic and custom user interfaces are great ways to do just that. Learn the basics of adding workflow, formulas, validations, and even Force.com pages (Visualforce) to your apps.
Speakers: Sati Hillyer, salesforce.com
Build Your First Custom App Using Your CRM Skills with Clicks, Not Code
Wednesday, November 18
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Do you want to build custom apps, but aren’t sure where to start? Learn the basic concepts and find out how to build an app in 3 minutes. You’ll amaze yourself at how much you can build without any code. This session will help you understand how the same skills used to customize your CRM—including adding custom objects and fields—can be applied to building useful custom applications for your company.
Speakers: Sarah Franklin, salesforce.com
Turn Spreadsheets into Custom Apps
Friday, November 20
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Want to build a custom app on Force.com in minutes, with just a few clicks? If you have a spreadsheet with the data you need, we have the tool for you! The free Cloud Converter from Model Metrics turns spreadsheets for tasks such as project management, billing, and expense reporting into Force.com apps.
Speakers: Sarah Franklin, salesforce.com; Eric Stahl, salesforce.com
Boost Your Career and Add Value to Your Company with Custom Apps
Thursday, November 19
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Find out how one admin helped his company run its entire business in the cloud—and gave his career a boost! He built the unique apps his company needed: an account regionalization system, a proposal generator, an asset inventory tracker, a recruitment app, and more. Join an expert from Granicus to learn how to use your existing skills and the Force.com platform to benefit your company—and your career.
Speakers: Hank Thompson, Granicus Inc; Sarah Franklin, salesforce.com
Admin Custom App Showcase
Thursday, November 19
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Want to leverage your existing CRM skills to build custom apps, but don’t know where to start? The Admin Custom App Showcase demonstrates applications built by fellow admins and gives you great ideas of apps to build—from HR to finance to inventory to project management.
Speakers: Larry Hall, Cars.com; Shahin Moradian, Cars.com; Tom Holcomb, Renewable Choice Energy; Melissa Elliott, Schumacher Group; Sarah Franklin, salesforce.com
Hands-On: Building Your First Force.com Platform Application
Wednesday, November 18
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
You don’t need to be a programmer to build applications! Join us to learn how to develop full-featured business applications that extend your Salesforce CRM org using the building blocks of the Force.com platform.

*Tracks, sessions, and speakers are subject to change.