Take home new skills with hands-on training A selection of IRE's most popular computer-assisted reporting training will be offered at the conference. Get a hands-on introduction to Microsoft Access and Excel and learn how databases and spreadsheets can expand your professional toolkit, or learn about Internet tools that go beyond simple searches. (View the current schedule of classes) Classes are led by experienced instructors. There's no additional fee or registration required; seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

• Excel 1: Simple calculations and sorting
• Excel 2: Calculating ratios and rates
• Convert and import PDFs into Excel
• Importing text and HTML into Excel
• Internet searching for data
• Access 1: Learn to select and sort data items
• Access 2: Summarizing databases
• Access 3: How to join tables

If you have special event or general conference questions, please contact Stephanie Sinn, conference coordinator, stephanie@ire.org or 573-882-8969.