Type Not-for-Profit Headquarters Chicago, United States | Founded 1991 Website www.asug.com | |
Key people Board of Directors
Geoff Scott CEO
Volunteer Board Members:
Keith Sturgill, Chair Person
Paul Roche, Vice Chair Person
Mark LeClair, Finance Chairperson
Paul Fipps, Past Chairperson
David Wascom, Director at Large,
Jennifer Buko, Director
Geoff Corb, Director
Rudy Hendricks, Director
Dr. E. Jeffrey Hutchinson, Director
James Johnson II, Director
Sharon Keiser, Director
Stephen G. Shander, SAP Representative
industry = Technology Services ASUG is an independent community of SAP experts in North America that delivers events, education, influence, advisory services, and networking to its members | ||
Now made up of more than a 100,000 individuals from 19 industries across the SAP ecosystem, Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG) is the world’s largest independent SAP user group. Members are SAP professionals of varied skill and experience levels, both technical and line-of-business, many of whom are mentors in the SAP ecosystem. They represent a wide variety of organizations; from small businesses to global corporations to universities.
Contents
- History
- Vision
- Membership
- Special Interest Groups SIGs
- Chapters
- ASUG Events
- SAP Centric Financials
- ASUG Annual Conference
- ASUG Business Intelligence and Analytics Conference
- ASUG SAP Business One Conference
- References
ASUG is a customer-driven organization. The Board of Directors comprises ASUG volunteers elected to the board by the ASUG membership. The organization’s daily operations are managed by the Chief Executive Officer of ASUG, Geoff Scott, along with the ASUG management team and staff, a group charged with delivering on the Board’s vision, and serving the membership on a daily basis.
From the American Business Awards (ABA) in 2012, ASUG earned a Silver award in the Company of the Year – Business Services category.
History
In 1990, SAP customers who attended the SAP annual conference “SAPPHIRE” to form an SAP users' group. In 1991, the Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG) was created and now ranks as the largest independent, not-for-profit organization of SAP customer companies and SAP solution providers in the world. ASUG works closely with SAP in order to deliver education and training, networking, research, and influence to ASUG members. The strength of the partnership between SAP and ASUG is seen in many areas, most notably in the areas of product influence and the co-location of ASUG Annual Conference [4] with SAP's annual SAPPHIRE NOW event.
In 2016, ASUG acquired The Eventful Group's North American assets to extend its event presence and educational offerings to the SAP ecosystem. In 2016 ASUG also launched the ASUG University program - SAP content delivered in face-to-face educational formats, including hands-on training, lectures, multiple-day seminars, and one-day roadshows, as well as virtually through webcasts and white papers on trending topics.
Furthermore, ASUG is one of the 12 members of the SAP User Group Executive Network (SUGEN) which is the international voice for regional SAP User Groups.
Vision
To provide a forum for members to exchange ideas and best practices, communicate mutual concerns to SAP, influence software development, and establish future priorities. To promote the understanding, productive use, and advancement of SAP products and services.
Membership
Members form communities via ASUG Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and regionally based Chapters in North America.
Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
Members of SIGs share experiences, insights, and ideas, and provide input to SAP development teams. Ninety one SIGs align with SAP products and services in the following areas:
Chapters
These communities are organized geographically into 38 Chapters throughout the U.S. and Canada for face-to-face education and networking opportunities. Chapters host quarterly face-to-face meetings as part of membership benefits.
ASUG Events
Several educational events are held each year by ASUG.
SAP-Centric Financials
February 21–22, Dallas, TX
ASUG Annual Conference
The ASUG Annual Conference touches on all SAP products and services. This event delivers customer-driven education, expert insights, influence opportunities, and the opportunity to engage with SAP users and partners throughout the Americas. The 2017 ASUG Annual Conference is taking place May 16–18 in Orlando.
ASUG Business Intelligence and Analytics Conference
The ASUG Business Inlligence and Analytics User Conference is the only customer-led BusinessObjects user event of the year featuring sessions on topics such as BI strategy; SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards/Xcelsius integration, design, and development; universe design and development; SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence; SAP Crystal Reports; and data management, as well as SAP Analytics. The 2017 SAP-Centric BI + Analytics Conference will take place August 7–9, in Nashville, TN.
ASUG SAP Business One Conference
The SAP Business One Summit ASUG SAP Business One Summit celebrates its seventh anniversary in 2016. This ASUG event provides a forum for education, influence and networking opportunities tailored to SAP Business One professionals.