CFP: IUG 2010 (Chicago)

CFP: IUG 2010 (Chicago)

Just a reminder about our call for program and forum proposals for the Annual Innovative Users Group 2010 Conference to be held in Chicago, Illinois from Sunday, April 18th through Wednesday, April 21, 2010. The deadline to submit program proposals is Friday, November 13, 2009; only 17 days away!

To submit a program and/or forum proposal, go to the Conference webpage listed below. When prompted, login with your own personal MyIUG login; do not use your institutional credentials. If you don't already have one, go to http://www.innovativeusers.org/sitemember-register-form
to create your account.

Important URLs for IUG 2010
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IUG 2010 Conference Main Page: http://www.innovativeusers.org/iug-conferences
IUG 2010 Suggested Topics Page: http://www.innovativeusers.org/iug-2010-suggested-topics
IUG 2010 Conference Guidelines: http://www.innovativeusers.org/conference-guidelines
IUG 2010 Proposal Form: http://www.innovativeusers.org/sitemember-app?goto=http://conferences.innovativeusers.org/index.php/IUG2010/IUG2010/user

If you would like to present a program or forum (or two), but do not know what might be of interest to colleagues from other Innovative libraries, take a look at the Suggested Topics Page that has been compiled over the past few years; included in this list are a multitude of responses submitted to the IUG 2009 Conference survey in Anaheim, CA.

We aim for a variety of programs: basic to advanced, every library type, how you use various Innovative modules, and how you use other programs in conjunction with Innovative software. The topics list is not meant to be exhaustive. Some topics have been duplicated (as appropriate) under separate categories for your convenience. If you have an idea of your own and don't see it listed, please submit a proposal anyway; you just may find that you have the experience and ideas to share!

You may also be interested in coordinating a panel discussion, but don't have all of the presenters lined up. It's perfectly fine to have some TBA's at this stage. The Program Committee can work with you to help identify potential co-presenters.

If you have presented or coordinated at past IUG programs, please consider resubmitting a proposal for this year. Many comments from recent IUG conferences attest to the fact that it is impossible to attend every program that our users would like to hear; having another chance to see popular programs is always appreciated.

There are also a large number of regional user group meetings taking place this fall that offer an excellent variety of programs. If you are presenting in one of these regional conferences, please consider repeating your program at the annual meeting, so many more colleagues can learn from your experiences.

Again, the deadline for submitting program and forum proposals is Friday, November 13, 2009. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions and/or comments; we welcome ALL feedback about the program process. We look forward to seeing all of your fantastic proposals!

Best - Pat

IUG 2010 Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect
IUG 2010 Program Committee Chair
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Access Services Librarian
Douglas and Judith Krupp Library
Bryant University : HELIN Consortium
1150 Douglas Pike : Smithfield, RI 02917
Office/Voice 401-232-6000 x20414
pcrawfor@bryant.edu

CFP: IUG at ALA Midwinter (Boston, 2010)

CFP: IUG at ALA Midwinter (Boston, 2010)

http://www.innovativeusers.org

Are you attending ALA Midwinter in Boston? Each year at ALA Midwinter IUG holds an afternoon meeting for IUG members. Our next meeting is January 15, 2010, 2-5pm in Boston, MA.

I am still looking for two more presenters. Please let me know as soon as possible if you would like to present at this meeting. We're a friendly crowd.

Would you like to do a group presentation? Or one by yourself? It can be 30 minutes or an hour. This is a great time to share something innovative you are doing with your Innovative system. Doing something new and different you would like to share? Web 2.0? Breaking out of a mold? Encore? AirPAC? Technology planning?

If you are local to the Boston area, all the better. We like to showcase local talent.

There is no cost for the meeting and you do not need to register for ALA to attend or present at our meeting.

Carol
Chair, IUG Steering Committee

Carol Gyger
Systems Administrator
Poudre River Public Library District
201 Peterson St.
Fort Collins CO 80524
(970)221-6716
cgyger@poudrelibraries.org
http://poudrelibraries.org/

CFP: IUG 2010 Annual Conference

CFP: IUG 2010 Annual Conference

Unbelievably, it's that time of the year already! On behalf of the IUG 2010 Program Committee, I am very pleased to announce the availability of the Program Proposal Form for the Annual Innovative Users Group 2010 Conference to be held in Chicago, Illinois from Sunday, April 18th through Wednesday, April 21, 2010. The deadline to submit program proposals is Friday, November 13, 2009.

To submit a program proposal, go to the Conference webpage listed below. When prompted, login with your own MyIUG login. If you don't already have one, go to http://www.innovativeusers.org/sitemember-register-form to create your account.

Important URLs for IUG 2010
---------------------------------
IUG 2010 Conference Main Page: http://www.innovativeusers.org/iug-conferences
IUG 2010 Suggested Topics Page: http://www.innovativeusers.org/iug-2010-suggested-topics
IUG 2010 Conference Guidelines: http://www.innovativeusers.org/conference-guidelines
IUG 2010 Proposal Form: http://www.innovativeusers.org/sitemember-app?goto=http://conferences.innovativeusers.org/index.php/IUG2010/IUG2010/user

If you would like to present a program (or two), but do not know what might be of interest to colleagues from other Innovative libraries, take a look at the Suggested Topics Page that has been compiled over the past few years; included in this list are a multitude of responses submitted to the IUG 2009 Conference survey in Anaheim, CA.

We aim for a variety of programs: basic to advanced, every library type, how you use various Innovative modules, and how you use other programs in conjunction with Innovative software. The topics list is not meant to be exhaustive. Some topics have been duplicated (as appropriate) under separate categories for your convenience. If you have an idea of your own and don't see it listed, please submit a proposal anyway; you just may find that you have the experience and ideas to share!

You may also be interested in coordinating a panel discussion, but don't have all of the presenters lined up. It's perfectly fine to have some TBA's at this stage. The Program Committee can work with you to help identify potential co-presenters.

If you have presented or coordinated at past IUG programs, please consider resubmitting a proposal for this year. Many comments from recent IUG conferences attest to the fact that it is impossible to attend every program that our users would like to hear; having another chance to see popular programs is always appreciated.

There are also a large number of regional user group meetings taking place this fall that offer an excellent variety of programs. If you are presenting in one of these regional conferences, please consider repeating your program at the annual meeting, so many more colleagues can learn from your experiences.

Again, the deadline for submitting program proposals is Friday, November 13, 2009. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions and/or comments; we welcome ALL feedback about the program process. We look forward to seeing all of your fantastic proposals!

IUG 2010 Program Committee:
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Pat Crawford
Chair, IUG 2010 Program Committee
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, IUG Steering Committee
Bryant University : The HELIN Consortium (RI)
1150 Douglas Pike : Smithfield, RI 02917
Office/Voice 401-232-6000 x20414

Carol Gyger
Chair, IUG Steering Committee
Poudre River Public Library District (CO)

Mohamed A. Ragheb
Wadsworth Public Library (OH)

Christine Rigda
University of Toledo (OH)

Kathy Setter
Indianhead Federated Library System (WI)

Ruth E. Souto
The HELIN Consortium (RI)

Victor Zuniga
Westerville Public Library (OH)

CFP: MIUG (Michigan Innovative Users Group)

CFP: MIUG (Michigan Innovative Users Group)

The MIUG Board is still accepting program proposals for the October 1, 2009 fall MIUG meeting to be held at LCC, West Campus. Don't miss your opportunity to present a program or moderate a Forum (Birds of a Feather session) at MIUG!

We're looking for you to present your ideas, experiences and views on various modules of the Innovative system. We welcome programs and presentations that are geared to all experience levels and across all library types. This is an outstanding opportunity to share your experiences and insights, reprise an IUG 2009 presentation, or assess the potential for a possible IUG 2010 presentation.

Sessions can include presentations, demonstrations or panel discussions. Informal discussion forums (Birds of a Feather sessions) can also be proposed to discuss a particular topic, module or issue(s).

The deadline for program proposals is Friday, August 21, 2009.

To submit a program, fill out this form on the MIUG website: http://www.miug.org/proposal.html

Questions about proposals can be sent to the MIUG Board at: board@miug.org

CFP: Michigan Innovative Users Group (MIUG) Fall Meeting

CFP: Michigan Innovative Users Group (MIUG) Fall Meeting

Date: Thursday, October 1, 2009
Location: Lansing Community College - West Campus

Presentation and Forum (Birds of a Feather) Proposal Deadline: August 21, 2009.

The Michigan Innovative Users Group invites you to present your ideas, experiences and views on various modules of the Innovative system at our October 1 meeting.

• Sessions might include presentations, demonstrations or panel discussions.
• Forums (Birds of a Feather) can be discussions on a particular topic, module or issue(s).

Presentations for all levels across all library type and Millennium modules are encouraged and welcomed. This is an outstanding opportunity to share the insights you’ve gained, reprise an IUG 2009 presentation or assess the potential for a possible IUG 2010 presentation.

Please use the proposal submission form located on the MIUG website:
http://www.miug.org/proposal.html

CFP: Northwest Innovative Users Group Meeting (September 2009)

CFP: Northwest Innovative Users Group Meeting (September 2009)

The Northwest Innovative Users Group is currently accepting proposals for one hour (60 minute) program presentations at the Fifteenth Annual NWIUG Users Group meeting on Thursday, September 10 and Friday, September 11, 2009 at the Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Oregon. This is your chance to share III expertise/issues with your colleagues, and, for those of you from out-of-town, a chance to enjoy both the beautiful Chemeketa Community College campus and Salem's historic sites.

The conference will be structured as it has been in past years - concurrent presentations within each program session.

Your ideas on programs you would like to see presented are also welcome.

Just e-mail these ideas to: nwiugsteers@googlegroups.com with a description of what you would like covered.

Please submit proposals for presentations using the form on the NWIUG web site: http://www.nwiug.org/proposal.html

We're also looking for moderators for the following forums: Acquisitions, Cataloging, Circulation, Serials, WebOPAC, VIA.

Questions? Ideas? Let us know!

Thanks so much.

Your NWIUG Steering Committee
Janet Crum Chair / Oregon Health & Science University
Sandra Dyer / Washington State Law Library
Karen Kunz / Oregon Institute of Technology Library
Hana Levay / University of Washington Doris Munson / Eastern Washington University
Sion Romaine / Past Chair, University of Washington
Katherine Rouzie / Portland Public Schools
John Goodyear / Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service

Call for Poster Sessions: Innovative Users Group 2009 Conference

Call for Poster Sessions: Innovative Users Group 2009 Conference

I am very pleased to announce the availability of the Poster Session Proposal Form for the Innovative Users Group (IUG) 2009 Conference to be held in Anaheim, California from Sunday, May 17 to Wednesday, May 20, 2009.

The deadline for submitting Poster Session proposals is Friday, February 13, 2009.

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NEW THIS YEAR

Conference Management System
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We are in the process of migrating all the conference forms and materials from previous and current conferences to a Conference Management System. The conference system is still under construction but is getting very close to completion.

MyIUG
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To submit a Poster Session proposal, you will need to create your own IUG login. Go to http://innovativeusers.org/login/ to read more about MyIUG and create your account.

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Important URLs:

IUG 2009 Suggested Topics Page:
For now, go to http://innovativeuser.org/ and click on Suggested Topics link.

IUG 2009 Proposal Form:
http://innovativeusers.org/login/

A poster session is a great opportunity to share an idea in progress or show other IUG members how your library did something well. We are interested in poster sessions on a variety of topics. If you need some ideas for what might be of interest to colleagues from other Innovative libraries, take a look at the Suggested Topics that have been compiled over the past few years and from the responses to the IUG 2008 meeting in Washington, D.C. You have the experience and ideas to share!! If you have an idea of your own and don't see it listed, please submit a proposal anyway.

Again, deadline for submitting Poster Session proposals is Friday, February 13, 2009. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about the poster session proposal process.

The Program Committee and I look forward to getting all of your great proposals!

Thank you,

Carol Gyger
Chair, IUG 2009 Program Committee
Vice Chair, IUG Steering Committee

CFP: IUG 2009 (Innovative Users Group)

CFP: IUG 2009 (Innovative Users Group)

Greetings, Everyone!

I am very pleased to announce the availability of the Program Proposal Form for the Innovative Users* Group (IUG) 2009 Conference to be held in Anaheim, California from Sunday, May 17 to Wednesday, May 20, 2008.

The deadline for submitting program proposals is Monday, November 3, 2008.

***********************
NEW THIS YEAR

Conference Management System
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We are in the process of migrating all the conference forms and materials from previous and current conferences to a Conference Management System. The conference system is very much still *under construction* but we have the Program Proposal Form ready.

We welcome ALL feedback about the form. At the bottom of every Conference page there is a "Contact Us" link - webguru@innovativeusers.org. Use it for all questions, comments and
feedback.

MyIUG
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To submit a program proposal, you will need to create your own IUG login. Go to http://innovativeusers.org/login/ to read more about MyIUG and create your account.

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Important URLs:

IUG 2009 Conference main page:

IUG 2009 Suggested Topics Page:
For now, go to http://innovativeuser.org/ and click on Suggested Topics link

IUG 2009 Proposal Form:
http://innovativeusers.org/login/

If you would like to present a program or two, but do not know what might be of interest to colleagues from other Innovative libraries, take a look at the Suggested Topics Page that have been compiled over the past few years and from the responses to the IUG 2008 Conference survey in Washington, D.C. You may find that you have the experience and ideas to share.

Remember, we aim for a variety of programs - basic to advanced, every library type, how you use various Innovative modules, and how you use other programs in conjunction with Innovative software. The topics list is not meant to be exhaustive. Some topics have been duplicated (as appropriate) under separate categories for your convenience. If you have
an idea of your own and don't see it listed, please submit a proposal anyway. You may also be interested in coordinating a panel discussion, but don't have all of the presenters lined up. It's perfectly fine to have some TBA's at this stage. The Program Committee can work with you
to help identify potential co-presenters.

If you have presented or coordinated at past IUG programs, please consider resubmitting a proposal for this year. Many comments from recent IUG conferences attest to the fact that it is impossible to attend every program that our users would like to hear, so it is always appreciated in having another chance to see popular programs. There are also a large number of regional user group meetings taking place this fall that offer an excellent variety of program offerings. If you are presenting in one of the regional conferences, please consider repeating your program at the annual meeting, so many more colleagues can learn from your experiences.

Again, deadline for submitting program proposals is Monday, November 3, 2008. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about the program proposal process.

The Program Committee and I look forward to getting all of your great proposals!

Thank you,

Carol Gyger
Chair, IUG 2009 Program Committee
Vice Chair, IUG Steering Committee

Carol Gyger
III Systems Administrator
Fort Collins Regional Library District
201 Peterson St.
Fort Collins CO 80524
(970)221-6716
cgyger@fcgov.com

CFP: Mid-Atlantic Innovative Users Group (MAIUG)

CFP: Mid-Atlantic Innovative Users Group (MAIUG)

The Mid-Atlantic Innovative Users Group (MAIUG) invites you to submit a proposal for a presentation, panel discussion, or roundtable discussion at our annual conference being held in Salem, VA. We are seeking a variety of programs that address areas of interest to colleagues at
other Innovative libraries.

Sessions can be 1-1.5 hours long including time for questions and answers.


Please forward a detailed description of the program including format and technology needs to Karen Pifher , kpifher@sclsnj.org, MAIUG Program Chair or Elsa Atson , elsaa@chemheritage.org, MAIUG Chair by
Friday, August 22, 2008. Notification of decisions will be made by August 29, 2008.

Conference details

Location: Roanoke College (Salem, VA)

Conference Day 1 (Thursday, October 16, 2008)
-Continental Breakfast
-Innovative Training Session I - WebPac Tips and Tricks
-Lunch
-Innovative Training Session II - Review of New Features by Module for Release 2007

Conference Day 2 (Friday, October 17, 2008)
-Continental Breakfast
-MAIUG Business Meeting
-Innovative staff presentation
-Lunch
-Breakout sessions

Sarah M. Elliott
MAIUG Secretary
Catholic University of America
3600 John McCormick Rd.
Washington DC 20016
anderssm@law.edu
202-319-6238

CFP: Eastern Great Lakes Innovative Users Group Fall Meeting

CFP: Eastern Great Lakes Innovative Users Group Fall Meeting

Eastern Great Lakes-Innovative Users Group invites you to present your ideas, experiences and views on the various modules of the Innovative Interfaces system at our annual fall meeting, Friday, September 19, 2008 at The Conference Center at OCLC in Dublin, Ohio.

* All levels, including basic or demonstration programs, which will be highlighted for the first time at EGL, are encouraged and welcomed.
* Sessions may take the form of presentations or panel discussions (45 minutes in length), or demonstrations (20 minutes in length).
* Birds of a feather (BOF) sessions may take the form of discussions on a particular topic, module or issue(s).

Please use the EGL proposal submission form posted on the Eastern Great
Lakes website http://www.rodmanlibrary.com/iug/program/iug-proposal2008.html

Proposal Deadline: *July 31, 2008*.

Please read the Program Guidelines also located on the EGL website.