Velvet Software

"Super Bureau" Presentation of the "New Chaser BUREAU"

Velvet Software's Tim Clark presented the design of the new web-based Chaser BUREAU system to members of the new Leeds-Bradford "Super Bureau" meeting held at the Leeds-Bradford Cedar Court hotel.

The focus of the meeting was the member launch of the new combined bureau, bringing together members from destinations including Leeds, Bradford, Kirklees and Wakefield - a core part of this was the presentation of the new web-based Chaser BUREAU system that will be accessible from each of the destinations and the direct on-line interface for venues providing them with live feedback on enquiries from the bureau.

ChUG 2007 - Birmingham & BACD Play host to Chaser's 10th Birthday

2007 is a remarkable year for Velvet Software in more ways than one.

It is ten years to the month since the original Chaser BUREAU system was created - it was November 1997 that Tim Clark visited Joanna Aspin, then Conference Bureau Manager, at Conference Bristol. Today Joanna provides training on Velvet Software's products in addition to consultancy for destinations and training courses for BACD. Conference Bristol is now Destination Bristol and the new office is managed by Helen Davies.

In the past twelve months Velvet Software have launched a new "Web 2.0" version of ConferenceBOOKINGS, version 13 of Chaser BUREAU and are about to launch their new on-line delegate registration system.

Representatives from over twenty destinations travelled to Birmingham for the day meeting which was split into three sessions with lunch served at the BACD offices.