ANAHEIM, Calif. – In his keynote address opening the 2016 West Coast Yardi Advanced Solutions conference, Anant Yardi focused on how Yardi helps its clients succeed. “We want to hear about what works for you, but also what does not work for you,” Mr. Yardi told the 1500 event attendees at the Anaheim Hilton. “The purpose of this conference is to continue that dialogue. Our focus is your success.” In a multimedia presentation that highlighted some of the many ways that Yardi clients are advancing their businesses with Yardi software, there was also a focus on upcoming technology transitions. Though Mr. Yardi is a fan of Uber and uses it regularly for business travel, he isn’t sure that company’s testing of a driverless vehicle model is the answer. “We’ve all had interesting conversations with Uber drivers,” Mr. Yardi noted, recounting one he recently had with a young mother in Dallas who hopes to become an IT professional. He left the car and handed her a generous tip to use toward her education. A driverless car wouldn’t have offered that human connection, he noted. “The purpose of innovation needs to be helping clients succeed and helping people associated with the enterprise,” Mr. Yardi said. He acknowledged two significant milestones for the company this year – surpassing 5,000 employees globally and being named to the first ever Forbes Cloud 100, a list of the world’s outstanding, privately held cloud companies. “It’s an amazing acknowledgment and we are very proud and privileged to be part of this select group,” Mr. Yardi said. He also shared that the company has recently updated its cloud infrastructure to make it even more robust and secure – without disrupting service to clients. “Our job is to protect your data in the cloud,” Mr. Yardi said. A closing video featuring employees from many of the company’s 35 global offices projected the enthusiastic spirit and goodwill that is a long-standing part of Yardi corporate culture. YASC continues through Friday in Anaheim. Follow #YASC2016 on social media for news and...
YASC Anaheim 2016
Learning, Networking & Fun
The Fall 2016 Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference (YASC) is heading to Anaheim, Calif. September 21-23, 2016. For the third time, Yardi’s West Coast annual user conference will be hosted at the Hilton Anaheim, located in Orange County near the Anaheim Convention Center and Disneyland. This year’s event will bring together an estimated 1,500 clients and 400 staff to explore advanced software training, product updates, and important industry topics. YASC will feature 300+ unique courses, panels, peer roundtables, and networking sessions tailored for IT professionals, executives, property managers, property owners, office staff, and trainers. “This year’s YASC in Anaheim has been re-imagined to offer more learning and networking opportunities for our clients. We’ve streamlined the conference format to offer more unique training sessions on the topics most important to attendees. Throughout the conference, we have added interactive networking activities meant to help clients meet peers and experts within their respective markets.” shares Tim Hoover, Manager of Creative Services and Client Conferences at Yardi. New to 2016, the conference schedule has been enhanced for expanded client learning and networking: Stay connected with the YASC App. Attendees can access conference information, maps, social networking, and in-app messaging on the YASC App. Custom tailor your daily schedule with up to 16 classes, demos, panels, and roundtables with the convenient in-app scheduling feature. The YASC App is available for download at the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. A desktop version is also available here. Get hands-on help at the Computer Lab. Stations tailored to each vertical market will be set up for you to explore Yardi’s latest technology. Our experts will be on hand to walk you through advanced techniques and to answer your questions one-on-one. Shorter lunch lines and more learning. To improve your conference experience and reduce the wait time during lunches, lunch periods will be split into two sittings. Certain morning courses will be offered again during these lunch periods so you can get in one extra class! Find your fit at the Networking Lounge. The re-imagined Networking Lounge is a place for you to connect with industry peers in your area of interest. Visit this interactive space to get your social media questions answered, network with peers, and learn about our social media VIP experience and scavenger hunt. Connect and share on your favorite social network using our event hashtag, #YASC2016. Network with industry peers. During lunch sittings, look for table markers corresponding to your market or area of interest. Connect with fellow attendees to discuss the topics that interest you most. New to networking or need a refresher? Get started with the basics and set your action plan for success. Unwind over desserts and late-night eats at Thursday’s after-party. After dinner, enjoy time with colleagues and new friends in an atmosphere that matches your tempo. A variety of entertainment, including appetizers, drinks, music, and an open air photo booth, will keep the fun going all night. Whether you’re drawn to a lounge-style soiree or a pumped-up party, we’ve got something for everyone! Along with the YASC courses, general session, and scheduled entertainment, we wanted to share a few local attractions that may interest clients visiting Orange County. Whether this is your first visit to the West Coast, or your tenth, we hope these opportunities will enrich your experience while at YASC. For a full list of local attractions and points of interest, explore the Points of Interest tab in the YASC App. Disneyland Park and Disney’s California Adventure Park Disneyland Park is celebrating 61 years of Disney magic. Fall is the perfect time to visit, as parts of the park will be in festive fall spirit. Explore a galaxy far, far away in Disneyland’s Tomorrowland, featuring re-imagined Star Wars rides. Rediscover classic Disney favorites, like It’s a Small World and Jungle Cruise, and enjoy season-inspired rides (our favorite is Haunted Mansion Holiday). Disney’s California Adventure Park offers the attractions, dining, shopping, and...
Looking Back
YASC Gala Fun in Anaheim
The Fall 2015 Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference, or YASC for short, was successfully held in Anaheim October 7-9, 2015. For the third consecutive year, the Fall 2015 YASC was hosted at the Hilton Anaheim, located in Orange County near the Anaheim Convention Center. YASC Anaheim drew 1,800 clients and 300 staff to Southern California for three days of advanced software training, product updates, learning, and networking. In addition to the 200+ courses, general sessions, and panels, guests enjoyed the YASC Gala on October 9. Attendees danced and sang along to 1930’s jazz-inspired Gala entertainment. The Hilton’s largest ballroom was transformed with lush topiaries, lamp posts, waterfalls, and the iconic sound and energy of New Orleans. We captured some of the evening’s festivities at the Gala photo booth. Enjoy a glimpse of the fun!...
Magic Kingdom
Disneyesque real estate
The Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference is being held in Anaheim, Calif. this week, just down the street from the Happiest Place on Earth. Yes, we’re talking about Disneyland. If you grew up in Southern California or are raising a family here, chances are you may have had occasion to visit the flagship Disney theme park a time or two. Now that I’m older and more interested in mergers and acquisitions than Minnie Mouse, Disneyland doesn’t hold the same thrall over me that it once did. But as I thought about the many memories there, the unique sense of place fostered by the park’s attractions was on my mind. Could you find a Sleeping Beauty Castle on the real estate market? How about a Tom Sawyer Island? Even a Haunted Mansion? I went looking for the comparable properties to some of my favorite Disneyland spots. Here’s what I found. Sleeping Beauty Castle Fit for a princess, Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle is like a life size Barbie dream house. When I was growing up, it wasn’t open to go inside – apparently it’s now open to visitors for walking tours, though some reviewers complain that there’s not much to do in there. Well, Sleeping Beauty was asleep, after all.. I found a castle for sale in Burgundy, France that might fit the bill of a modern princess (Kim Kardashian?). Two hours from Paris, the 9-bedroom, 7-bathroom home comes with its own lake, two guesthouses, a barn and a stables. But it wasn’t owned by a fairy tale character – French biologist Louis Pasteur, who made milk safe to store with his pasteurization technique, was the original proprietor. Price is available from international real estate firm Moulin upon request. Tom Sawyer Island You don’t have...
Fun in Anaheim
YASC Fall 2015
The Fall 2015 Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference, or YASC for short, is coming to Anaheim October 7-9, 2015. For the third consecutive year, the Fall 2015 YASC will be hosted at the Hilton Anaheim, located in Orange County near the Anaheim Convention Center. YASC Anaheim is projected to be one of the largest conferences to date, with an estimated 1,800 clients and 300 staff in attendance. The conference focuses on advanced software training, product updates, and exploring important industry topics. This year YASC will offer clients 200+ courses to choose from including courses tailored for IT professionals, executives, property managers, property owners, office staff, and trainers. Along with the YASC courses, general sessions, and scheduled entertainment, we wanted to share a few local attractions that may interest clients visiting Orange County. Whether this is your first visit to the West Coast, or your tenth, we hope these opportunities will enrich your experience while at YASC. Disneyland Park and Disney’s California Adventure Park Disneyland Park is celebrating its Diamond 60th Anniversary in style. You won’t want to miss Sleeping Beauty’s Castle, which has been transformed into a Diamond-studded classic. The year-long celebration features special parades, programs, and a dazzling fireworks display in the evening. In addition to celebrating its 60th Anniversary, parts of the park will be in festive fall spirit. Special events, including family-friendly Halloween events, happen throughout the park in the month of October. Head over to the Haunted Mansion and Space Mountain to experience spooky and fun seasonal activities. Disney’s California Adventure Park offers the attractions, dining, shopping, and entertainment of Disneyland, but with extended park hours. The new Cars Land area is a fun and interactive part of the park where guests can race into the world of Pixar’s Cars movie....
#YASCLA 2013
Our biggest event ever
Welcome to our first day of sessions at the Fall Yardi Advanced Solutions Conference (YASC) 2013, held this year in Anaheim, Calif. Our staff is thrilled to be here with more than 1,450 representatives of our valued Yardi clients, making this our biggest conference ever. Thank you for your attendance and making that record possible! Our goal for the next three days is to help you learn as much about our Yardi products as possible, and send you home from this great event armed with information that you can share with your on-site and administrative Yardi users. We’re also anxious to hear your feedback about our products, support and development process – it’s listening and responding to insight from our customers that has allowed Yardi Systems to be one of the real estate industry’s technology leaders for over 30 years. This morning, we’ll be beginning the day with a keynote address from Yardi founder and CEO Anant Yardi. He’ll tell us about the direction of the company and identify key industry trends that everyone in real estate management should be aware of. Many clients have told us that they look to these remarks from Anant as a valuable guide for their business technology needs, so don’t miss the General Session beginning at 8:30 a.m. It will be followed by breakout overview sessions focusing on specific verticals, so you can learn about the hottest new Yardi deliverables for your industry. After that, we’re off to the races with over 200 courses that will be held through Friday midday. You should already be signed up for your selected classes prior to arrival, but if you need any assistance, simply visit the registration desk, where you can get all of your questions answered. In the midst of...
