Hello fellow Iowa Epicor Users (or Iowa Adjacent who like to travel a bit),
Our next quarterly meeting is happening next Thursday, October 9th, in Ames, and we’d love to see you there. The event is sponsored, so it’s completely free to attend, and lunch is on us!
We’re a very laid-back group that always has great conversations. I’ve made some fantastic relationships here with other customers, employees, and consultants, and it’s been a huge help to lean on others for support when needed.
As we all know, Epicor can be a crazy powerful thing, or a crazy frustration. 
Sometimes it’s nice to just see how others address issues or even commiserate for a moment with good company. We always poll our members for topics, so we work hard to make the content as valuable as possible.
We have a great agenda planned and can’t wait to see everyone.
When: Thursday, October 9, 2025 (8:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
Where: Ag Leader Technology Academy, 2202 N Loop Dr., Ames, IA
Cost: FREE! (Lunch sponsored by SourceDay)
Agenda
(All times are US Central)
8:00 am – 8:30 am: Arrival and Networking
8:30 am – 8:45 am: Welcome and Introductions - Kristine Fierce (CodaBears) & Kyle Stephens (Crystal Group)
8:45 am – 9:45 am: How Ag Leader Improved Customer OTD to 99% – Ryan Witt (Ag Leader) & Daren Szakelyhidi (SourceDay) A real-world look at how a local company regained trust in their data and boosted on-time delivery using Epicor’s newest supply chain partner.
9:50 am – 10:50 am: Breakout Sessions (Choose one)
- MRP Best Practices & Automated Schedules – Calvin Dekker (CodaBears)
- BPM Methods and Data Directives – Fred Zelhart (CodaBears)
10:50 am – 11:00 am: Small Networking Break
11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Epicor IP&O – David Back (Epicor)
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch (Sponsored by SourceDay)
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Grow – David Back (Epicor)
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm: Field Service Management – David Back (Epicor)
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm: Small Networking Break
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Quick Ship – David Back (Epicor)
4:00 pm: Wrap up and Networking
If you have any questions, or if you want me to reach out for future events, please email me at kyle.stephens@crystalrugged.com. I don’t want to continuously bombard the forum for future events!