ASI Hosts 24th Annual iNNOVATIONS Conference and Announces Award Winners

Alexandria, VA (September 29, 2022) — Advanced Solutions International (ASI), a leading global provider of cloud software and services for associations and non-profits — and the developers of the iMIS Engagement Management System — announced today that its 24th annual iNNOVATIONS conference was held on September 13 – 14 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA.  The event offered extensive learning and training sessions for clients and partners of the company’s suite of non-profit solutions: iMIS, OpenWater, and TopClass LMS. ASI also announced the winners of its highly anticipated annual awards.

The in-person iNNOVATIONS conference — the first since 2019 — was warmly received with attendee rates higher than pre-pandemic levels.  The two-day event was deliberately scheduled to follow the September 12 Discovery Conference hosted at the same venue by NiUG — the independent iMIS users’ group —so users could easily attend both.

ASI’s Chairman & CEO, Bob Alves, opened the iNNOVATIONS conference on Tuesday, September 13 with a rousing presentation about the power of bringing iMIS, OpenWater and TopClass LMS solutions together and the tremendous impact this will have on client success.

The conference program included more than 39 sessions in six tracks:  General, iMIS, Partner, OpenWater, TopClass, and Networking. Topics included product roadmaps/updates, finance, non-dues revenue, advertising management, SDK & API updates, digital transformation, website design, engagement scoring, advocacy & civic impact management, integration tools, and member engagement.

The company will also host two regional iNNOVATIONS conferences this fall, one in London on September 29 and another in Toronto, Canada on November 2.

“This year’s iNNOVATIONS was momentous.  It was so great to see our clients and partners from around the world again after so many years apart — the energy and excitement was undeniable,” said Edward Wendling, VP of Marketing for ASI. “But it was even more special because we brought together the iMIS, OpenWater and TopClass LMS communities to celebrate the combined strength of our suite of solutions designed to help associations and non-profits improve their effectiveness, productivity and performance.”

During the two-day conference, ASI  presented the following awards:

Great Things Awards for Clients 

ASI recognizes clients worldwide who have demonstrated excellence in using the company’s suite of non-profit solutions to advance their missions. This year’s winners are: 

iMIS Award Winners:

Digital Transformation:

Melissa Mack of Intuitive Business Concepts accepts an iMIS Great Things Award on behalf of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine

Juan Pereyra of AHIP accepts an iMIS Great Things Award

Website:

Kyle Phillips of the Entrepreneurs' Organization accepts an iMIS Great Things Award

Samantha Wittie of the Center for Workplace Compliance accepts an iMIS Great Things Award

Digital Transformation and Website:

Justin Harvey of the British Columbia Non-Profit Housing Association accepts an iMIS Great Things Award

OpenWater Award Winner:

Christina Beal of the American Advertising Federation accepts an OpenWater Great Things Award

TopClass LMS Award Winner:

Sharon Westmoreland of the Oklahoma State Medical Association accepts a TopClass Great Things Award

 

Partner Awards

ASI recognized the contributions of its vast network of partners and honored the following high achievers for their stellar performance in 2021:

Client Satisfaction Leader of the Year:

Client Satisfaction:

Authorized iMIS Consultant (AiC) of the Year:

New Account Leader of the Year:

Client Sales Leader of the Year:

Authorized iMIS Solution Provider (AiSP) of the Year:

Chairman’s Circle:

 

 

iMIS App Challenge

Each year, many ASI partners enter the highly competitive App Challenge to showcase innovative new solutions built on the iMIS platform.  Contestants have just five minutes to present their apps; the following winners were chosen live by the conference audience: 

iMIS App of the Year

Survey Buddy by Pseudo Code

Honorable Mentions:

• iMIS Power Automate Connector by Computer System Innovations, Inc.
• Connect for Zoom Phone by Connect Systems Global
• Causeis Smart Video Library by Causeis