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August 17, 2007

Record-Setting Attendance for 2007 EMS Users Conference in Breckenridge, Colorado

DENVER -- Event Management System (EMS) software users from around the U.S. and abroad traveled to the Town of Breckenridge, high in the Colorado Rockies, to attend Dean Evans & Associates' (www.dea.com) “Scheduling at its Peak” users conference recently at the Beaver Run Resort. The attendance (258) and altitude (9600 feet above sea level) were both records for the conference, now in its sixth year. Attendees spent three days learning about new scheduling and calendaring software features, watching facility management “best practice” presentations by other EMS customers, talking with representatives from EMS business partner companies and networking with their peers.

“I'm always amazed that after four years, I'm still learning something new in EMS,” says Ann Emmanuel from Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville. “And, as always, it's great to see how much your customers’ needs influence your product!”

When they weren’t attending educational sessions, participating in roundtable discussions or meeting with vendors, attendees had the chance to experience the best of summer in the Rocky Mountains. Hiking, biking, and chairlift rides to a mountain peak were just some of the activities that combined sightseeing with casual networking.

“I thought the conference was great,” says Susan Birdsell with global financial firm UBS. “I was able to learn some great tips and tricks and am quite eager to implement them. It was also nice to get together with my peers in the industry to discuss common challenges and to gain insight on different solutions.”

“I’m not trying to flatter them when I say that our customers are some of the brightest, most creative and hardest working people in the meeting and event management business,” says company president Dean Evans. “So the opportunity to spend three full days with talented scheduling professionals from a wide range of industries – getting feedback, sharing ideas and charting our course for the next year – is something we truly look forward to and that all our customers ultimately benefit from.”

About Dean Evans & Associates

Founded in 1986 and based in Denver, Dean Evans & Associates offers a line of sophisticated software systems for meeting and event management, academic scheduling, shared workspace management (hoteling) and online calendaring. Their Event Management System (EMS) products are ideal for booking the space, services and resources needed for events as well as for maintaining an interactive, web-based master calendar. Thousands of organizations of all sizes, including four of the six largest U.S. banks, more than a dozen Fortune 100 companies and hundreds of higher education institutions, religious organizations, hospitals, conference centers, cultural venues and sports facilities rely on EMS software. Detailed product information is available at www.dea.com. Or contact the company at 800-440-3994 ext. 863, or sales@dea.com.