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8:00am CDT

Registration Desk Hours Chicago Registration Desk (Floor 5)

9:00am CDT

Resource Sharing Update Denver Vibe Coding with SQL for Fun and "Profit" Chicago Ballroom FWes Osborn Polaris Cataloging & Acquisitions Forum KaneJill Messing • Alissa Dornink Sierra Cataloging Forum HoustonEmily Vieyra • Lynn Gates • Tim Mayse-Lillig Sierra Statistical Reports - Review of the Sierra Reporting Tool McHenryMichael McClellan Two Sierra Tricks Kansas CityCarol Hassler • Lloyd Chittenden Leveraging the Vega Suite for Personalized Library Experiences Chicago Ballroom GAshley Barey Clarivate Customer Support Center Chicago Ballroom H

10:00am CDT

Morning Break Chicago Ballroom E

10:10am CDT

Receipt and Label Printers: Tips and Tricks MiamiNick West

10:30am CDT

How could new analytics tools help multi-branch Sierra systems with floating collections better manage their collections? CookElizabeth Wright Automating Reports with Python 2: Getting Modular Chicago Ballroom FJeremy Goldstein From Backlog to Breakthrough: Streamlining Technical Services with Workslip Cataloging and LEAN Solutions DenverValerie Rollins • Carolyn Bly • Kathleen Lince Getting the Most Out of Your Data Using SimplyReports and SQL in Leap Chicago Ballroom GJason Boland Suddenly, You're a Polaris Administrator - Now What? Kansas CityDaniel Messer Demystifying Sierra Authority Control McHenryMartha Rice Sanders Vega in Action: A Community Showcase of Customer Implementations KaneDerek Brown • Sarah Kasprzak

11:30am CDT

All-Conference Lunch Chicago Ballroom A-D

12:30pm CDT

Birds of a Feather - Northeastern IUG Regional Meeting CookMelissa Baker

1:30pm CDT

Collaborative Solutions for Technical Services Challenges HoustonRhonda Glazier Building Permission Structures in Polaris: The SHARE Approach DenverDena Porter Polaris Year in Review KaneGabrielle Gosselin Creating a Circulation Statistics Dashboard Using SQL and LibInsights Chicago Ballroom GJoel Tonyan Sierra Year in Review McHenryMike Dicus Curtains for Encore; Discovering Vega Kansas CityStephanie Ruhe

2:30pm CDT

Afternoon Break Chicago Ballroom E

2:40pm CDT

Switching Acquisitions Vendors MiamiRita Fregola

3:00pm CDT

MEEP (Member-Exclusive Enhancement Process) Kansas CityKatie LeBlanc • Alex Vancina There Are No Cataloging Police (aka Cataloging for the non-cataloger), Part 1 HoustonLynn Gates Getting Started With Patron Imports & Student Cards Chicago Ballroom GTalia Hofacker • Nate Burnard • Beth Lane Managing Tech Services in LEAP McHenryMichelle Ralston Where Do I Start? Techniques for writing a large and/or complex SQL report Chicago Ballroom FBob Gaydos Managing a Cohesive Circ Notice Strategy Across Channels DenverTaylor Fisher Vega Discover - Year in Review KaneSamantha Cunning

4:00pm CDT

Afternoon Break TBA

4:10pm CDT

Things I Wished I'd Known When I was a Polaris Admin MiamiChristine Webb

4:30pm CDT

AI The Right Way: Smarter Tools, Stronger Outcomes Chicago Ballroom FAshley Barey Lightning Rounds Kansas CityJeff Campbell • Derek Brown • Daniel Messer • Amanda Raver There Are No Cataloging Police (aka Cataloging for the non-cataloger), Part 2 HoustonLynn Gates Polaris Circulation Forum KaneStefanie Kaloustian • Jeff Tate Sierra Circulation Forum McHenryStephanie Ruhe • Alex Vancina Vega Reports for Discover and Beyond Chicago Ballroom GJovana Raskovic

5:45pm CDT

IUG Dine Around: Sunda New Asian - RSVP Required OffsiteJason Bedsaul