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Thursday,
October 2, 2008 -"Polaris Day"
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8:00 - 8:15
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Registration for 1st Time Attendees
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8:15 - 9:15
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Breakfast/Orientation for 1st Time Attendees
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8:30 - 9:15
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General Registration / Buffet Breakfast
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9:15 - 9:30
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Welcome - Vicki Terbovich, PUG Chair and Bill
Schickling, Polaris President
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9:30 - 10:45
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State-of-the-Polaris-Business Update (no conflict
time)
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10:45 - 11:00
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Networking Break
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11:00 - 12:15
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Breakout Session: Floating Collections
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Breakout Session on a new add-on product: Polaris
Fusion
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12:15 - 1:15
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Networking lunch
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1:15 - 1:30
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Networking Break
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1:30 - 2:45
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Breakout Session: "Do You Have Non-Latin Data?"
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Breakout Session: Polaris System Administrators
Roundtable
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2:45 - 3:15
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Networking Break
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3:15 - 4:30
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Town Meeting with Polaris Management Team
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5:00 - 8:00
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Vendor Reception at the hotel
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Friday,
October 3, 2008
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8:00 - 8:30
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Breakfast
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8:30 - 9:15
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Business Meeting
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9:15 - 10:30
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Admin
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Accidental IT
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Workflow
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Using Polaris Tools
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Technology
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Pushing Information To Patrons
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10:30 - 10:45
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Break
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10:45 - 12:00
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Admin
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Self Service & Sortation Units
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Workflow
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Getting Started with ILL Lending & Z39.50 Targets
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Technology
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Overdues & Notices
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12:15 - 1:30
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Lunch/Keynote Speaker
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1:45 - 3:00
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Mystery Behind Enhancements (No conflict time)
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3:15 - 4:30
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Admin
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Business Trends in the field of Library Automation
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Workflow
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Been There -Done That - Circ & Patron Services
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Technology
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Gaming in Libraries
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6:00 - 10:00
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Presidents Reception
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Saturday,
October 4, 2008
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8:00 - 8:30
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Registration & Breakfast
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8:30 - 9:30
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PUG Business Meeting
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9:30 - 10:45
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Admin
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Microsoft/Polaris Requirements - What's Next?
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Workflow
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De-Centralizing Bib Entry
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Technology
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Usability and Customizing the PAC
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10:45 - 11:00
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Break
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11:00 - 12:15
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Admin
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Starting E-Commerce
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Workflow
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Been There, Done That! For System Admin, Cataloging,
and PAC
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Technology
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Telephony, Why, How and What Now
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Free - Post-conference Training,
Saturday, October 4, 2008
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1:30 - 3:30
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Maintaining Your Polaris Database and the Effect it
has on Year-End Activities
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