Teleconference Intermission Menu
Wednesday Sessions:
Poll Question: Next year, would you be more likely to attend a teleconference event, or an in-person event at the Omni Mount Washington Resort in NH?
Poll Question: Did you know we’re offering Open Session appointments tomorrow from 3:30pm-5:30pm with our Support and Appraisal team? To book an appointment visit vgsi.com/teleconference and scroll down to those sessions on our agenda.
Poll Question: Would you like to schedule a full demo of Vision 8 for your community?
Poll Question: How many people do you have on your assessing team?
Poll Question: Would you like us to send you information about Vision Cloud Hosting?
Poll Question: What feature in Vision CAMA do you use most often?
Poll Question: How helpful are you finding today’s sessions?
Thursday Sessions:
Poll Question: How many of our teleconference sessions have you attended so far?
Poll Question: When will your next scheduled revaluation occur?
Poll Question: How would you rate our previous session on Report Writing?
Poll Question: What other technology providers does your office use?
Poll Question: How would you rate our first Vision Teleconferece?
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Welcome Address
Paul Smith, CEO
Join us in welcoming attendees to our first National User Group Teleconference! Tune in for an update from CEO Paul Smith on recent developments and important news.
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To ensure the highest audio quality possible, our Teleconference will be heard over dial-in only. Please dial the following information to hear our presenters for today’s sessions.
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Webinar ID: 940-4218-3146
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Vision 8 101
Tasha Vincent, Director Vision 8 Sales
This session will provide an overview of features and enhancements that are part of our Version V8. New tools and features in report writing, sketch, admin tools, sales analysis, GIS and much more will be demonstrated.
vision 8 tips & tricks
“While in a record, pressing Control F5 will display that property’s property record card. I find this very useful.”
Kerry Leichtman, CMA
Towns of Rockport and Camden, ME
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Sketch
Tasha Vincent, Director Vision 8 Sales
This session will give a nice overview of the sketch tools and showcase the new features within Vision 8 and highlight some of the most commonly used features. We’ll show you how to create new sketches, modify existing sketches, and manipulate subarea labels.
vision 8 tips & tricks
“In V8, a shape on a sketch can be split allowing the user to designate a different use of the square footage without having to re-sketch the shape.”
Tasha Vincent
Vision 8 Sales
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New York City: (929) 205-6099
Illinois: (312) 626-6799
Maryland: (301) 715-8592
Texas: (346) 248-7799
Webinar ID: 940-4218-3146
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Valuation Process, Modeling & Supporting Values
Michael Tarello, MAI, ASA
VP of Appraisal Operationsal
The Vision software offers the assessor many techniques for analyzing sales data and the local market using the components in the Sales Analysis and GIS modules. Join our session to learn more about the Valuation Process.
vision 8 tips & tricks
“The Parcel Information Ribbon is customizable. You can choose 15 fields to display pertinent information. This is especially helpful for answering frequently asked questions about parcel information. All the information is readily available at the top of CAMA.”
Tasha Vincent
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Texas: (346) 248-7799
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Comp Sales
Michael Tarello, MAI, ASA
VP of Appraisal Operations
In this session, we will explore the fundamental process of Comparable Sales Analysis utilizing specific software components. These include Comp Sales Snapshots and Sales Trending within the Comparable Sales Module.
vision 8 tips & tricks
“Notice History can be mass updated on many parcels at once using the mass update feature to capture when I&E’s were mailed or Exemption/Special Use renewal letters were sent out.
If you are capturing response dates in Notice History when forms are returned, you can easily run reports to identify the taxpayers that did not respond.”
Tasha Vincent, Director Vision 8 Sales
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Webinar ID: 940-4218-3146
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The Admin Module & Configuration
Matt Burke, Training & Support Specialist
In this session, we will dive deep into Admin utilities, from creating and establishing user groups and permission sets, to screen and grid configurations to accessing tables and switches and settings.
vision 8 tips & tricks
“When adding a date into Vision, you can zoom out on the calendar field and select nearby months. You can zoom out further and select nearby years rather than using the arrow keys to navigate.”
Tasha Vincent
Vision 8 Sales
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Webinar ID: 940-4218-3146
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Sales Analysis
Steve Ferreira, ASA
This session will focus on the various options when working with the Sales Analysis Database and setting up a Comparable Sales Database. We will illustrate how to use this analysis to calibrate the appraisal models, to support assessments, and to ensure compliance with the IAAO.
vision 8 tips & tricks
“Did you know you can save previous year’s property record cards in Associated Documents to act as your digital filing cabinet?”
Tasha Vincent
Vision 8 Sales
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New York City: (929) 205-6099
Illinois: (312) 626-6799
Maryland: (301) 715-8592
Texas: (346) 248-7799
Webinar ID: 940-4218-3146
Thursday, May 28th Sessions
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GIS
Gary Fields, ASA, CAE
Vision’s integrated GIS / CAMA application is designed for the typical assessor for use throughout the various phases of a reassessment program. Using GIS for Neighborhood Delineation, Quality Control, Sales Verification, Mass Data Updates, etc. have helped increase efficiencies for both our Appraisal Team as well as our Client base. This session will be complete with specific real-world examples and exercises for every phase.
vision 8 tips & tricks
“You can use the Owner Maintenance section of CAMA to track specific owner information such as phone number, email address, date of birth, and more across multiple parcels.”
Matt Burke
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Webinar ID: 913-2921-0166
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Report Writing
Matt Burke, Training & Support Specialist
Extracting data from the CAMA system is a key task in the operation of an Assessing Office. Whether creating an export file or a printed report, quick access to the CAMA data by the office staff and the entire jurisdiction is of paramount importance. This session will help you become more familiar with all aspects of the Vision tools available for creating and saving reports.
vision 8 tips & tricks
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“Do you find yourself needing to send parcel photos via email, but with no hope of locating the original photo file? Not a problem! You can use the export button on the Photos Screen to quickly and easily save the photos in Vision to your desktop for emailing, printing, etc.”
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Matt Burke
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New York City: (929) 205-6099
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Maryland: (301) 715-8592
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Webinar ID: 913-2921-0166
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Property Record Cards
Dylan DiGeronimo, Project Management Associate
In this session our presenter will give an overview of the Property Record Card and how to use the card editor to customize the PRC for your specific community. The training will show you how to edit and adjust all fields.
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Your Closest Dial In:
New York City: (929) 205-6099
Illinois: (312) 626-6799
Maryland: (301) 715-8592
Texas: (346) 248-7799
Webinar ID: 913-2921-0166
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MobileAssessor: Triple Your Productivity and Improve Data Quality
Billy Burle, Senior Product Consultant
Daniel Anderson, President Data Cloud Solutions
MobileAssessor by Data Cloud Solutions is the most widely used data collection application in the industry. Clients are tripling their productivity thanks to MobileAssessor being a truly field optimized solution that works seamlessly with VGSI CAMA systems.
Field appraisers embrace the time-saving features like optimized routing, instant photo association, touch screen sketching, and configurable property record cards while supervisors are impressed by the ease of assigning work, live quality control, historical and live field tracking, and the dashboard/reports that allow more work to be done in a cost-saving manner.
MEETING DIAL IN
Your Closest Dial In:
New York City:
(929) 205-6099
Illinois:
(312) 626-6799
Maryland:
(301) 715-8592
Texas:
(346) 248-7799
Webinar ID:
913-2921-0166
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End-of-Year Reporting
Matt Burke, Training & Support Specialist
In this session, we will cover all of the end-of-year Functions. At the end of each Fiscal Year you will need to run a save assessment and extract your data for billing and prepare your parcels for the next fiscal year.
This session will include the steps for saving your finalized values and where to find various year-end value reports to assist you in filling out your state total lists. We will also focus on the process of checking value discrepancies before running your billing extract.
MEETING DIAL IN
Your Closest Dial In:
New York City:
(929) 205-6099
Illinois:
(312) 626-6799
Maryland:
(301) 715-8592
Texas:
(346) 248-7799
Webinar ID:
913-2921-0166
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Open Sessions with the Vision Support and Appraisal Team
During our regular in-person National User Groups we always like to carve out some time for clients to sit down with us to address any questions during our Open Session hours. With this year’s teleconference being an online format we’ve replaced our regular Open Session hours with 30 minute appointment slots. Select a time that works for you today between 3:30pm-5:30pm.
To check for appointment availability visit www.vgsi.com/teleconference.