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2008 MEETING PRELIMINARY AGENDA

The 2008 Polaris Users Group annual meeting will be held on
October 2-4 in Syracuse, New York.

Thursday, October 2, 2008 -"Polaris Day"

8:00 - 8:15

Registration for 1st Time Attendees

8:15 - 9:15

Breakfast/Orientation for 1st Time Attendees 

8:30 - 9:15

General Registration / Buffet Breakfast 

9:15 - 9:30

Welcome - Vicki Terbovich, PUG Chair and Bill Schickling, Polaris President 

9:30 - 10:45

State-of-the-Polaris-Business Update (no conflict time)

10:45 - 11:00

Networking Break

11:00 - 12:15

Breakout Session: Floating Collections                  

Breakout Session on a new add-on product: Polaris Fusion

12:15 - 1:15

Networking lunch

1:15 - 1:30

Networking Break

1:30 - 2:45

Breakout Session:  "Do You Have Non-Latin Data?"

Breakout Session: Polaris System Administrators Roundtable

2:45 - 3:15

Networking Break

3:15 - 4:30

Town Meeting with Polaris Management Team

5:00 - 8:00

Vendor Reception at the hotel

Friday, October 3, 2008

8:00 - 8:30

Breakfast

8:30 - 9:15

Business Meeting

9:15 - 10:30

Admin

Accidental IT

Workflow

Using Polaris Tools

Technology

Pushing Information To Patrons

10:30 - 10:45

Break

10:45 - 12:00

Admin

Self Service & Sortation Units

Workflow

Getting Started with ILL Lending & Z39.50 Targets

Technology

Overdues & Notices

12:15 - 1:30

Lunch/Keynote Speaker

1:45 - 3:00

Mystery Behind Enhancements (No conflict time)

3:15 - 4:30

Admin

Business Trends in the field of Library Automation

Workflow

Been There -Done That - Circ & Patron Services

Technology

Gaming in Libraries

6:00 - 10:00

Presidents Reception

Saturday, October 4, 2008

8:00 - 8:30

Registration & Breakfast

8:30 - 9:30

PUG Business Meeting

9:30 - 10:45

Admin

Microsoft/Polaris Requirements - What's Next?

Workflow

De-Centralizing Bib Entry

Technology

Usability and Customizing the PAC

10:45 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 12:15

Admin

Starting E-Commerce

Workflow

Been There, Done That! For System Admin, Cataloging, and PAC

Technology

Telephony, Why, How and What Now

Free - Post-conference Training, Saturday, October 4, 2008                 

1:30 - 3:30

Maintaining Your Polaris Database and the Effect it has on Year-End Activities

 

 

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Past Meetings
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   PUG 2005 Summary
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