Next Year's T3 - 2010

Next year, the Fifth Annual T3 Conference will take place at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines (San Diego) from February 17-20, 2010.

A golf tournament will be held on the 17th of February. Pre-conference sessions on the 18th and breakout/general sessions on the 19th and 20th. Mark your calendars!

Technophone No More - Veres Talks About T3 in Financial Planning magazine

Read what Bob Veres said about the T3 Conference in Financial Planning magazine:

Chances are you can unlock a huge hidden reservoir of personal and staff productivity by making better use of your computers.

http://www.financial-planning.com/fp_issues/2009_5/technophobe-no-more-veres-industry-insight-2661661-1.html

Scenes from the Dallas 2009 T3 Conference

A glimpse into a few of the educational sessions offered ...



See you at the 2010 Conference in San Diego!
Learn more at www.virtualofficenews.com.

Photos from T3 Conference in Dallas, February 2009

View Slide Show from Dallas 2009 T3 Conference
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35656840@N02/show/


View sampling of this year's conference presentations at
http://virtualofficenews.com/Links_Intro.asp?SPID=90237&Title=Links+w%2F+text&OrgID=2208

In conjunction with the conference videos posted on this blog site (below), we hope you will see and appreciate the quality of presenters and other resources T3 brings you.

Financial Advisory Firms Must Adapt to Survive

Check this out - interesting format, good exposure for the T3 Conference, must-read content if you are a financial advisor:

http://www.virtualofficewire.com/virtual-office/financial-advisory-firms-must-adapt-to-survive-smartbrief/

Conquer Market Woes with Technology

Marie Swift's article on Conquering Your Market Woes with Technology is now "live" on Financial Advisor magazine's website.

T3 Conference: Another Home Run

Sydney LeBlanc, editor-in-chief of the new digital magazine Transitions, interviewed David Drucker about the T3 Conference held Februrary 2009 in Dallas.

In addition to reading the content of the article, you'll definitely want to check out Transitions - a new and very snazzy digital publication that uses new technology to make pdfs interactive.

SIGN UP FOR A FREE SUBSCRIPTION WHILE YOU'RE THERE!

Read article as interactive e-zine:
http://transitions-mag.com/april_2009.html
(full layout and photos included)

Read article as html:
http://www.transitions-mag.com/wp/?cat=306

OneVoice RIA - Video Clip - T3 Conference Dallas 2009

Gobind Daryanani talks about a new public awareness campaign called OneVoice RIA while at the T3 Technology Tools for Today conference in Dallas 2009.



Learn more at www.onevoiceria.com.

Portfolio Director & Scottrade - Video Clip - T3 Conference Dallas 2009

Portfolio Director founder Bob Yacobucci talks about how advisors can find an affordable, cutting-edge application for portfolio management. He is joined by Brian Davis of Scottrade's Institutional division. And while the camera was turned sideways - sorry - their comments and advice sure isn't!



Scottrade and Portfolio Director - proud
sponsors of T3 Technology conference
Dallas 2009.

Learn more at www.portfoliodirector.com
and www.scottradeadvisor.com.

B.O.S.S. - Back Office Service Solutions - Video Clip - T3 Conference Dallas 2009

Hear what Karyn Davenport of B.O.S.S. says about how advisors can outsource their back office head aches to streamline their practices and be more profitable.



Proud sponsor of:
T3 Technology Conference
Dallas 2009

Learn more at www.thebackoffice.biz.

Money Tree - Video Clip - T3 Conference Dallas 2009

Money Tree founder Mike Vitkauskas, CFP, talks about financial planning and retirement planning software and how Money Tree helps advisors be more profitable and efficient.



Proud Sponsor of:
T3 Technology Conference
Dallas 2009

Learn more at www.moneytree.com.

Albridge - Video Clip - T3 Conference Dallas

Interested in portfolio management and data management solutions? Watch this video for a taste of what Aldridge provides.


Proud Sponsor of:
T3 Technology Conference
Dallas 2009

Learn more at www.albridge.com.

iRebal - Video Clip - T3 Conference Dallas

Gobind Daryanani, CFP, Ph.D., founder of iRebal, talks about technology and rebalancing portfolios at the T3 Conference.

Proud Sponsor of:
T3 Technology Conference
Dallas 2009

Visit www.iRebal.com to learn more!

Advice America - Video Clip - T3 Conference Dallas 2009

Advice America talks about the solutions they
provide for financial advisors:

Financial Planning software
Portfolio Management software
Client Relationship Management software


Proud Sponsor of:
T3 Technology Tools for Today conference
Dallas 2009

Learn more at www.adviceamerica.com.

Finance Logix - Video Clip - T3 Conference Dallas

Interested in improving the collaboration experience with your clients?


Visit www.FinanceLogix.com to learn more

Black Diamond - Video Clip - T3 Conference Dallas

Black Diamond talks about the biggest challenges advisors face.


Learn more at www.BlackDiamondReporting.com

Raymond James Investment Advisor Division - Video Clip

Raymond James sent a VP to the technology conference? Find out why.

http://www.raymondjames.com/advisorchoice/rjfsiad/

FinFolio - Video Clip - T3 Conference Dallas

FinFolio provides portfolio management software to investment advisors and money managers. A new company, founded by experienced industry veterans, FinFolio is creating a powerful open platform that will be extensible by users.


Check them out at www.finfolio.com.

DocuPace Technologies - Video Clip - T3 Conference Dallas

Very cool ... web-based, on demand document management and imaging solution.


Check it out at www.docupace.com

ProTracker Advantage - Video Clip - T3 Conference Dallas

ProTracker creator Warren MacKensen talks about productivity at T3.


Learn more about Client Relationship Management
software and the ProTracker Academy at
www.protracker.com

Trade Warrior - Video Clip - T3 Conference Dallas

New portfolio management system makes its debut at the Technology Conference for financial advisors. Huge turnout at 4th annual event benefits from getting up close and personal with over 100 technology company CEOs and software developers.


Check it out and learn more: www.tradewarrior.com
Affordable portfolio rebalancing, trades, allocation

IPS Advisor Pro - Video Clip - Live from T3 Conference

Words of wisdom for financial advisors from Linda Lubitz Boone, co-founder of IPS AdvisorPro(tm)



Proud Sponsor of:
T3 Technology Conference
Dallas 2009

More information: www.ipsadvisorpro.com

Letter From the Editor from the upcoming March edition of Virtual Office News

From the upcoming March 2009 edition of Virtual Office News

Letter from the Editor

Well, I literally just returned from the T3 conference last night, and had been holding this page open to receive my comments.

We know from our Wrap-Up session at the conference that many of you (subscribers) were in attendance, so my comments will be old news to some readers. But, to those subscribers who couldn’t attend, you missed a really good show!

Attendees and sponsors were thrilled with this year’s venue and the quality of the program. Some of the things we “switched up” this year to keep the conference fresh included mixing advisors and sponsors on the panels, and having sponsor reps sit on panels on specific technologies different from the ones they sell — rather — technologies they use in their own day-to-day work like business networking sites (e.g., LinkedIn), or Apple hardware.

And finally, in keeping with prior years, we included panels on some bleeding edge technologies, like Smartphones and their ability to integrate and share data with computer software systems, or cloud computing and text-to-voice/voice-to-text systems.

To give you a chance to experience the conference if you weren’t there, please take a look at our blog at www.t3conference.blogspot.com where you’ll find many video clips and commentary on the conference.

We’re already planning next year’s conference. It will be held at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines (San Diego) from February 17-20, 2010, and we’re looking into the possibility of extending it to four days with the first day being a golf outing (or tournament). Keep watch on the VON website for more details.

My last impression of the conference that I want to share is something I mentioned in our Wrap Up session. T3 has become an incubator of sorts. It has already incubated Your Silver Bullet, the consortium of 22 technology companies (the vast majority being T3 sponsors) that are collaborating to build software bridges, and the process is now drawing in larger and larger companies. (AT&T had a new presence at this year’s conference). So, in the future, look for more good things to come out of T3 that will ultimately benefit you in your practices.

Sincerely,

Dave Drucker, Editor
Virtual Office News

What is Twitter and Why Should I Care?

If you haven’t heard of twitter, it’s a new “micro-blogging” platform that’s currently experiencing exponential growth. Micro-bloging means that your updates are limited to just 140 characters, so it’s more of a quick status update than a though-out blog post.

Here’s the big secret to twitter - forget the technology, forget the weird terminology, forget the iphone applications. Twitter is just another way to keep in touch and build relationships.

And twitter is one of the most convenient, easy, and FUN ways to make new friends and keep in touch with old ones.

Have you ever wanted to stay in touch with someone but weren’t sure exactly how to do so? You know what I mean, that “just wanted to say hi!” email or searching desperately for some kind of article that they would be interested in but haven’t seen already just for an excuse to touch base with them.

Twitter is THE solution for keeping in touch with thousands of people at once, and building authentic relationships at the same time.

So how does this all relate to business? First of all, people do business with those that they know, like, and trust. This will always be true and we’re lucky to be living an age where it’s easier than ever to build genuine rapport will people all over the world. Once people have gotten to know you via twitter, the transition to a business relationship is effortless. And the opportunity for collaboration with other entrepreneurs is huge.

If you’ve been scared or confused by twitter I want encourage you to give it a try.

You can start by following http://www.twitter.com/t3fan then check out who we’re talking to to find more people to follow. (And I can guarantee that you will be surprised by how many people you know are already on twitter!)

Take your mind off the new technology, and instead put yourself in the mindset that you’re just at a big old party making friends!

~ Marie Swift, PR Pro

Follow the T3 Conference on Twitter!

New this year: Twitter.

We have set up a Twitter site for T3 that will allow you to stay abreast of the latest goings-on with the conference -- before, during and after.

That's right, we'll be Twittering live from the conference for those who couldn't attend or those in attendance who want more information.

To connect with T3's Twitter news, you must first join Twitter (http://www.twitter.com), which costs nothing and sign-up is straightforward. Once registered, click on "Find People" at the top of the Twitter screen and type in "t3fan". When taken to T3's Twitter page, just click on "Follow" under the T3 logo and then check in regularly for updates.

If you are already signed up with Twitter, simply click http://twitter.com/t3fan and select "Follow".

We look forward to seeing you next week!

David J. Drucker and Joel P. Bruckenstein
Co-Chairs - Technology Tools for Today Conference

Pre-Con Sessions - Limited Capacity

Limited capacity available for pre-conference sessions. Registration opens early on Thursday so, if you have not yet registered for pre-conference sessions, arrive early to avoid disappointment.

Get Around Town in Dallas

Transportation to the Dallas Intercontinental Hotel- Addison, TX:

One way cab fares run about $45 from DFW. Super Shuttles are available for roughly $20/one way per person from DFW.

Rates from Love Field are less, since its a little closer.

T3 Mission Control.

This year, you will find a table either at the entrance to the exhibit hall or near the registration desk that we are calling "T3 Mission Control."

Visit this table for information on pre-registration for next year's T3 (both attendees and sponsors) and other opportunities - such as video interviews, photo ops with industry influentials and T3 peers, guest blogging and guest Twitter invitations and more.