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Thursday, December 9, 2021
Hi, Alteryxians!  Please join us for our upcoming virtual user group meeting, which will be Thursday, December 9th, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. CST!   This month’s meeting will feature a special guest speaker:  Margarita Wilshire, Senior Manager, Customer Support at Alteryx!  Margarita returns to our user group stage to present her ever popular Tips and Tricks session from the Inspire Conference!  This session features numerous techniques and little-known methods of navigating, utilizing, and processing Alteryx, all while enhancing your user experience and often saving time!   Following the Tips and Tricks session, we are showcasing a Holiday theme for this time of year, and will host presenters from the 2020 Santalytics competition!  Last year, the Alteryx Community hosted a competition to build Holiday-centered Alteryx Analytic Apps, using packaged datasets available to all Community members.  We will have some of the developers explore the apps they created, and answer questions on the build process, app logic, and various Interface Tools used.   A Q&A session will follow each presentation.  With the new Community Events experience, registered group members can sign-up to attend a meeting with a click of a button! If you have not already joined the Dallas Ft. Worth User Group, please join the User Group as a first step. You will then be able to register to this Event by clicking "Yes" on the top right corner (refresh this page, after you join the group) At the day of the event, use this link to access the virtual meeting:  https://alteryx.webex.com/alteryx/j.php?MTID=maa1c45abab9ef870785f6d5ced55ba4d   We look forward to seeing you at the December virtual meeting; come and join your fellow Alteryx users, and learn new and innovative ways to use Alteryx!   @Deanna and the DFW Alteryx User Group Leadership Team  
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Friday, February 25, 2022
Hi, Dallas / Fort Worth Alteryx User Group Members!  Please join us for our upcoming virtual user group meeting, which will be Friday, February 25th, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.!   This month we kickoff our 2022 User Group Meetings, and we are excited to bring you special guest speakers, product updates, use cases by our users, how-to sessions, and much more throughout the year!   To start the year off, we are featuring Chris Lewis, Alteryx ACE and Austin user group leader!  Chris is the Senior Director of Business Intelligence at JLL and has a deep expertise in Analytic Apps.  He has written an insightful and entertaining blog that showcases the many capabilities of Apps, and will present an introduction to Analytic Apps, using a dataset and a live quick build of an example App.  If you have ever wondered what the Interface tools are for (they can be used for macros too), this session is for you!  Please see Chris’ excellent blog at Alteryx Analytic Apps Introduction and Deep Dive S... - Alteryx Community   Following Chris’ presentation, we will host a Q&A session, along with Community Updates for the new year.   Our second guest speaker will be Charlie Squyers, Alteryx ACE and Lead Analytics Developer at Buxton!  Charlie will present a cool and useful topic called, “Error messaged are data, data is good”.  He has provided a great description of the session:   "Everyone using Alteryx Designer will inevitably encounter errors at one time or another.  Error messages give us data, and that data is useful!  This session will talk all about error messages, how to use them when you want them, and defensive design for when you don't."   Come hear Charlie discuss error message handling in Alteryx and expand your knowledge about this advanced and often overlooked concept.   With the new Community Events experience, you can sign-up to attend a meeting with a click of a button!  Simply click "Yes" on the top right corner to RSVP to this event.  There is also an easy way to add the event to your own calendar!   If you have not already become a member the Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX - Alteryx Community User Group, please click the Join button so you can stay up to date on current and future meetings.  (It’s free to join!)    On the day of the event, please use this Zoom link to access the virtual meeting:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85262180767   Meeting ID: 852 6218 0767 Passcode: 357796   Please join us at the February virtual meeting; come and meet new friends, share some Alteryx knowledge, and discover advanced ways to use Alteryx!  Hope to see you there!   @Deanna and the DFW Alteryx User Group Leadership Team  
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Friday, March 25, 2022
Hi, Dallas / Fort Worth Alteryxians!  Please join us for our upcoming virtual user group meeting, which will be Friday, March 25th, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.!   For this month’s meeting, our first guest speaker will be a member of the Product team at Alteryx!  They will give us insight into what’s new in the recent versions, as well as answer questions about new connectors, tools, and much more.  A Q&A will follow, and this will be your chance to ask Alteryx the questions you have always wanted to!   Our second presenter will be Nicole Johnson, Alteryx ACE and Manager of Business Solutions in the Finance org at T-Mobile.  Nicole has seen a few Alteryx workflows in her day . . . hundreds, in fact!!  Join us to hear from Nicole about Alteryx usage in the T-Mobile organization, and how they grew from 3 users and 3 concept workflows to 400+ workflows and 400+ users in just a few short (and busy!) years.   With the new Community Events experience, you can sign-up to attend a meeting with a click of a button!  Simply click "Yes" on the top right corner to RSVP to this event.  There is also an easy way to add the event to your own calendar!  Once you RSVP, the meeting WebEx information will be visible to you.  Please note:  This is a new feature for User Group Community Events.   If you have not already become a member the Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX - Alteryx Community User Group, please click the Join Group button so you can stay up to date on current and future meetings.  (It’s free to join!)    Please join us at the March virtual meeting and connect with your fellow Alteryx users to hear about product updates, use cases by our users, how-to sessions, and much more!  Hope to see you there!   @Deanna and the Dallas Alteryx User Group Leadership Team         To join the meeting https://alteryx.webex.com/alteryx/j.php?MTID=m9adc0fda07f3a2b4116113578e702ac5
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Friday, May 6, 2022
On the day of the event, please click the following Zoom link to join the meeting: Meeting ID: 879 6317 2747 Passcode 168758 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87963172747 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87963172747 Passcode 168758 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87963172747 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87963172747 Passcode 168758 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87963172747 Hi, Dallas / Fort Worth User Group Members!  I would like to invite you to our upcoming virtual user group meeting, which will be Friday, May 6 th , from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.!   We have an exciting guest speaker lined up for this month’s meeting:  Loy Engelhardt from Trifacta will be presenting a demo of the platform!  Trifacta recently became a part of Alteryx, and it is an impressive cloud-based data engineering product.  You may have heard about its self-service feature engineering capabilities, and we are thrilled to have Loy present to our user group in advance of the Inspire conference.  This will be an extended presentation, with the opportunity to ask questions directly to Trifacta!   For more information about Trifacta and Alteryx, please visit Trifacta | Alteryx   We will also provide an overview of the annual Alteryx Inspire conference:  This year, the event is a hybrid of an in-person conference in Denver, Colorado from May 16 – 19, and a virtual conference.  In my opinion, this is one of the best data analytics conferences out there, with extensive training and numerous sessions such as keynotes, use cases, product announcements and presentations, and much more, including outstanding networking with fellow Alteryxians!  You can view the lineup of speakers and agenda for Inspire at this link:  The Line Up Agenda | Alteryx   With the new Community Events experience, you can sign-up to attend a meeting with a click of a button!  Simply click "Yes" on the top right corner to RSVP and see the details to this event.  There is also an easy way to add the event to your own calendar!  Please note:  This is a new feature for the Community Events.   If you have not already become a member the Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX - Alteryx Community User Group, please click the Join Group button so you can stay up to date on current and future meetings.  (It’s free to join!)   For this month and next, we are moving the meetings forward by one week, to adjust for the upcoming Inspire conference and the Memorial Day weekend.  We are happy to announce that we are considering having our first in-person meeting in over two years for the June meeting, and more information will be posted soon!   Please join us at the upcoming May virtual meeting this Friday, and enjoy an afternoon of learning, discussion, and camaraderie!  Hope to see you there!
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Friday, August 26, 2022
At the day of the event, join the meeting here: https://alteryx.webex.com/alteryx/j.php?MTID=m2cf47935af71fc11547693a2a9ca08c1 Hi, fellow Alteryxians!  Our next Dallas / Fort Worth Alteryx User Group meeting will be Friday, August 26th, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.!  This virtual meeting will be held on Zoom, and allow many of our members to join from around the metroplex.   We have an exciting lineup of speakers for this meeting, featuring two Alteryx ACEs:   Chris Lewis, Senior Director of Business Intelligence at JLL and Austin User Group Leader, will present a comparison of Tableau Prep and Alteryx.  If you have ever had questions on this topic, a Q&A session will follow! Mark Frisch, owner of MarqueeCrew and creator of the CReW Macros, returns to the user group stage to feature a deep exploration of his newest (and very cool) Macro, SHA256 Encryption.  Join us for the chance to ask Mark everything you wanted to know about this and his other famous CReW Macros! With the new Community Events experience, you can sign-up to attend a meeting with a click of a button!  Simply click "Yes" on the top right corner to RSVP and see the event information.  There is also an easy way to add the event to your own calendar!   If you have not already become a member the Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX - Alteryx Community User Group, please click the Join button so you can stay up to date on current and future meetings.  (It’s free to join!)   Thank you all for your support of our ever-expanding Dallas / Fort Worth Alteryx User Group!  We look forward to seeing you at the next meeting!   @Deanna and the DFW Alteryx User Group Leadership Team  
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Thursday, September 29, 2022
2395 Midway Road, Carrollton, TX 75006, USA
At the day of the event, join here: Meeting ID: 266 882 891 688 Passcode: epp2LF https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NzY4MGJmNTgtYjA5OS00ZjBkLTk2ZTktMTA3YWQxNzNmODNl%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2262ccb864-6a1a-4b5d-8e1c-397dec1a8258%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22c9e15f05-6384-4804-936b-7a40e7f28399%22%7d Hi, DFW Alteryx User Group Members!  Our next in-person user group meeting will be Thursday, September 29th, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central time!  We are returning to in-person meetings on a quarterly cadence, and our Q3 meeting will be hosted by Thompson Reuters at their location in Carrollton.  (Virtual meetings will continue on a monthly basis.)   Special thanks to longtime user group member Kaush Bhaduri of Thompson Reuters for generously offering to host the meeting in their auditorium at 2395 Midway Road, Carrollton, TX  75006!   This meeting will also be a hybrid meeting, combining in-person and virtual for those who aren't able to attend in person.  An MS Teams meeting invitation will be sent to all who RSVP.  To reserve your spot, please click on the "Yes" button at the top right on the calendar page, and let us know you will be going.   In the previous post on the user group page, it was mentioned that a form will need to be completed before joining the in-person meeting onsite.  At this time, no form is needed - however, guests will need to check in at the Security desk as they enter the building.  Security has requested a list of names for those attending for the in-person event; please send your first and last name as an RSVP using any of these methods you prefer:   Send a reply with your name to the September meeting post on the Discussions page of the DFW User Group page Privately message me on the Community using @Deanna  Email me directly at deanna.sanchez@keyrus.us  Please send your name by Tuesday morning, September 27th, in order to RSVP for the in-person meeting.  (If you are attending virtually, you do not have to send your name; simply click "Yes" on the "Going?" link at the top right of this calendar post and you will receive the MS Teams invitation.)  :)   A map is attached to this invitation; please enter the building at the SIDE entrance ("Entrance B") next to the large parking lot on the South side adjacent to the building.  Free parking is available in this large parking lot (it is requested that we do not park in the "Customer" spots in front of the main entrance to the building which faces Midway Road).   The meeting will begin at 2:00 p.m., and attendees are welcome to arrive as early as 1:30 p.m. for networking.  I will be presenting about the Alteryx Server Gallery and these topics:   How Analytic Apps can be utilized throughout an enterprise via the Gallery Ways to perform data governance through Apps and through Gallery settings How the Gallery provides beneficial self-service analytics for all An additional presenter will be announced soon; thanks again, and we hope you can join us for our Q3 in-person/virtual hybrid meeting!  Looking forward to seeing you there!   Deanna and the DFW Alteryx User Group Leadership Team
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Friday, October 28, 2022
Thursday, May 25, 2023
The Venetian, South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Friday, June 30, 2023
https://community-alteryx.zoom.us/j/97518007516?pwd=akZTbytNRkY2dG9qbFVOWWhPSW5tQT09 Meeting ID: 975 1800 7516 Passcode: 993785 Hi, Maveryx!  (Or is it "Maveryxians"?)  Please join us for the upcoming June DFW Alteryx User Group meeting, which is Friday, June 30th, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. CT!   We will have two excellent guest speakers, who will showcase some very cool aspects of Alteryx:   Our first speaker is Alteryx ACE Arthur Ladwein, Team Lead at The Information Lab in France.  Arthur is also a longtime user group leader of the Paris Alteryx User Group, and I have been privileged to co-present with him at Inspire London.  Arthur will present expert techniques in how to automate your workflows, as well as create dynamic elements that surpass hard-coding your data!   The next speaker is fellow user group member Jason Brazeal, Price Optimization Specialist at The Reynolds Company.  Jason's presentation, "Extend Excel Capabilities with Python + Alteryx", will feature an innovative workflow that provides advanced search and match capabilities that goes well beyond a basic dataset match process.  He will also dive into fuzzy matching and explain the various methods utilized, along with describing the Python script.   A Q&A will follow each session; this is your chance to talk with some advanced users and ask those questions you have been wondering about!     Please join the following Zoom meeting at 2:00 p.m. CT on Friday, June 30th:   Deanna Sanchez is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.   Topic: DFW Alteryx User Group June Meeting! Time: Jun 30, 2023 02:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)   Join Zoom Meeting https://community-alteryx.zoom.us/j/97518007516?pwd=akZTbytNRkY2dG9qbFVOWWhPSW5tQT09   Meeting ID: 975 1800 7516 Passcode: 993785   ---   One tap mobile +13462487799,,97518007516#,,,,*993785# US (Houston) +17193594580,,97518007516#,,,,*993785# US   ---   Dial by your location +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 719 359 4580 US +1 253 205 0468 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 386 347 5053 US +1 507 473 4847 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 646 931 3860 US +1 689 278 1000 US +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 305 224 1968 US +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 360 209 5623 US   Meeting ID: 975 1800 7516 Passcode: 993785   Find your local number: https://community-alteryx.zoom.us/u/acHfX6N5e     Thanks to each of you for being a part of our ever-growing DFW Alteryx User Group!  We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!   @Deanna 
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Friday, October 27, 2023
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Friday, November 17, 2023
Join Zoom Meeting: https://community-alteryx.zoom.us/j/96890736317?pwd=YWpubldyRnpZbVRIMy9hNnUyQjVTZz09 Meeting ID: 968 9073 6317 Passcode: 590840   Hi, Alteryx User Group Members!  Please save the date for the next DFW Alteryx User Group virtual meeting, which will be Friday, November 17th, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central time!   For this virtual meeting, we will have two excellent guest speakers:  Charlie Blazer from Data Prep U, and Alteryx ACE Treyson Marks from Seek Data.  Both companies are outstanding Alteryx Partners, and to learn more about each, please visit Data Prep U at Home (dataprepu.com) and Seek at Seek Data Services - Seek (seekinsights.com)   Following on the excellent presentation in October's meeting by Alteryx ACE Mark Thomson (regarding Joins and Unions for Excel and SQL Users), fellow Alteryx ACE Treyson Marks, Senior Analytics Engineer at Seek Data, will present a deeper dive into Alteryx For Excel Users.  His presentation will also focus on how to make Alteryx work with formatted Excel, which could be very useful for many users!   Charlie Blazer, Customer Success Manager at Data Prep U, will present, "Data Prep U How To: Alteryx Designer Tips & Tricks".  Charlie's overview of the presentation mentions, "In this session we will begin with introducing the Alteryx Designer in a different light - not just as a "tool" but rather to focus on how it works under the hood.  Understanding how the Alteryx engine works is critical to building the most efficient workflows, using the right tools at the right time, and automating our key processes."  This will be a very cool topic, and it will be exciting to learn more!   Also, please watch for upcoming posts regarding the December user group meeting, which will be earlier in the month to accommodate various Holidays during the season!   Please Register at the top right of this page, and the Zoom link will be revealed after registration.   Thank you all again for your ongoing support of the ever-growing user group!  Coworkers and friends are invited to attend our meetings as well, and we look forward to seeing you on the 17th!   @Deanna and the DFW Alteryx User Group Leadership Team
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Friday, January 26, 2024
https://community-alteryx.zoom.us/j/92173275403?pwd=S3lWVWlBdkdvblRpZ1Y0eG9HdUFxUT09 Meeting ID: 921 7327 5403 Passcode: 816725 Hi, DFW Alteryx User Group Members!  Happy New Year, and I hope 2024 is off to a great start for each of you!  Save the date for the upcoming 2024 Kickoff User Group Meeting, where we will begin the new year with special Alteryx ACE guest speakers on Friday, January 26th, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central time!   For this virtual meeting, we will start with an engaging presentation by one of the ACEs, then we will feature a fun new topic that I have wanted to do for a while:  "Ask an ACE"!  In this session, a panel of ACEs will answer questions from attendees on any Alteryx topic.  This is your chance to ask those questions you have always wanted to, whether simple or detailed.  Feel free to ask those questions ad hoc during the meeting, or if you would like to send your questions in advance, you can either post them as a reply here, or email them to me at deanna.sanchez@novageographica.com .     Agenda:   2:00 - 2:15 p.m.  Welcome and Introductions 2:15 - 3:00 p.m.  Presentation by Claire McCullough, winner of the 2022 Alteryx Inspire Grand Prix, "Practical Tips to Advance from User to Super User"!  A Q&A session will follow Claire's very cool and insightful presentation. 3:00 - 3:05 p.m.  Community updates 3:05 - 3:50 p.m.  Ask an ACE panel session, featuring Claire McCullough of PwC, DFW's Charlie Squyers of Buxton, and (formerly Austin, Texas-based) Chris Lewis of JLL. 3:50 - 4:00 p.m.  It's a wrap!   A Zoom link has been added in the "Webinar Info" area of this event, and please register on the top right of this page to save your spot!   Thanks to each of you for your membership and support of the DFW Alteryx User Group, and we will see you soon at the virtual meeting!   @Deanna and the DFW Alteryx User Group Leadership Team  
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Friday, February 23, 2024
On the day of the event, join here: https://community-alteryx.zoom.us/j/93561215879?pwd=ekRjT1BkUFJoUWJCOHo1a0lCaGMxZz09 Meeting ID: 935 6121 5879 Passcode: 567173 Hi, Maveryx!  Save the date for the upcoming Dallas / Fort Worth Alteryx User Group virtual meeting, which will be Friday, February 23rd, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central time!   This month, our guest speaker will be Jose Arevalo, @Jareval1 , Analytics Manager at Data Prep U!  Jose will showcase API integrations with the Download Tool in his presentation titled "Mastering API Integration in Alteryx", and he has provided a summary of this exciting upcoming session:   "Join us to explore how the Alteryx Download Tool can streamline your API data integrations. In this session, we'll demonstrate practical methods for connecting and extracting data from APIs directly into Alteryx. Learn to enhance your data workflows by efficiently importing and processing API data, and discover tips to maximize the functionality of the Alteryx Download Tool. This presentation is ideal for those aiming to optimize their data processes with powerful API and Alteryx integrations."   Our second guest speaker is Alteryx ACE Alejandro Ferrandis del Valle, Senior Data Scientist at BNP Paribas.  He will present an Introduction to Analytic Apps, which will be geared toward the beginner to intermediate Alteryx user.  Apps are highly beneficial aspects of Alteryx, and are able to be created out-of-the-box with the Interface toolset (no add-ons or additional cost required)!   When it is time to join the Zoom meeting, please click on the link above in the webinar info section, which is provided upon registration.  For more information about Data Prep U, an outstanding longtime Alteryx partner and services provider, please visit Home (dataprepu.com) .   Please join us to discover APIs in action, and to learn how Analytic Apps can improve your processes!  Thanks to each of you for being a part of our ever-growing user group, and we look forward to seeing you all at the meeting!   @Deanna and the DFW Alteryx User Group Leadership Team
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Friday, April 26, 2024
On the day of the event, join here: https://community-alteryx.zoom.us/j/97843233552?pwd=ZEJxbkM4Q1prZzBlQnZTRmIrd0hEZz09 Meeting ID: 978 4323 3552 Passcode: 892614 Hi, DFW Alteryx User Group Members!  Please save the date for our upcoming April virtual meeting, which will be Friday, April 26th, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central time!  We have some excellent presenters for this month's meeting, and exciting topics:   Our newest Texas Alteryx ACE, Molly Harras, will present how her company hosts an internal Alteryx Grand Prix!  Join us to learn how the event is structured, as well as how it benefits the Alteryx users and the company's data analytics culture.  It may even inspire you to start one at your own company!  Molly is the highly talented 2023 Grand Prix winner from the Alteryx Inspire conference last year, and it was thrilling to watch her solve the tasks in record time!   Chris Williams, Alteryx ACE and CTO of Precision Analytics Group, will present a predictive modeling topic:  Classification and using the Association Analysis tool in Alteryx.  We are excited to learn more, and to hear Chris' engaging presentation on advanced analytics!   A third ACE presenter may be announced soon, so stay tuned!  Please click "Register" at the top right to RSVP, and a Zoom link will be provided to you upon registration.   Thanks again to each of you for helping to make this user group the largest in North America with over 850 members!  We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!   @Deanna and the DFW Alteryx User Group Leadership Team  
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