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Welcome to the ZIMS User Group!

February 2015

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Where are we from?• 142 Institutions and 125 Individuals

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What are we?• 10 Aquariums• 1 Educational Facility• 5 Parent Organization• 2 Regional Association• 124 Zoos

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What’s Ahead?• Next week - Two Data Standards via Survey

Monkey• 2 – 3 weeks - Enhancement Prioritization– Webinar to review the process

• May – ZIMS Major Update Testing– Will receive a request for volunteers

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The Two Data Standards

• Manner of Death• Note Subtypes under Diet

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Enhancement Prioritization

• Will receive a list of 30-40 requested Enhancements

• All have been requested by at least 3 ZIMS institutions

• Will be given a link to review the Enhancements and cast your votes

• Project Management Team will review the results

• Enhancements will be submitted to developers

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Will All your Dreams Come True?

• How much effort it will take to implement– 3 or 4 hard ones or 20 easy ones

• How great an impact the enhancement will have– How many institutions have asked for it– How it will impact your work flow

• If the enhancement can be completed in conjunction with other development

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New Members

• A new call for volunteers will come out this summer

• Allow new ZIMS institutions to join• Allow institutions who postponed joining to

join• Allow institutions to change their User Group

member

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Thank You All!!

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