IUG 2025 Annual Conference has ended

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IUG 2025 Annual Conference

7:00am MDT

Registration Hours Cottonwood Foyer

9:00am MDT

The IUG Hackathon Evergreen DSamantha Quell • Mike Dicus Polaris Academy: Skills Refresher & Accelerator Evergreen EMichelle Ralston Sierra Academy: Skills Refresher & Accelerator Aspen AmphitheaterMichael McClellan Library Website Design & Construction Best Practices Evergreen FNathan James • Taylor Fisher Vega LX Academy: Advanced Skills Conifer 3Jason Boland

10:00am MDT

Pre-Conference Morning Break Evergreen Pre-Function

1:00pm MDT

Local Arrangements Hours Cottonwood Foyer

1:30pm MDT

From Simply Reports to Bulk Changes: Reports and Correcting Errors in the Catalog LarkspurRachel Fischer

2:30pm MDT

Pre-Conference Afternoon Break Evergreen Pre-Function

4:30pm MDT

Denver Public Library Tour - Travel Time Needed - **PLEASE SEE SPECIAL RSVP INSTRUCTIONS** Off SiteVictor Zuniga • Meg Albee

5:00pm MDT

First time IUG attendee reception **Limited Space - PLEASE SEE RSVP INSTRUCTIONS** Pint Brothers Backyard

7:00am MDT

Registration Hours Cottonwood Foyer

9:00am MDT

IUG and Innovative Opening Session Rocky MountainJeff Campbell • Tom Jacobson • Yariv Kursh

10:00am MDT

Exhibits Opening & Morning Break - Sponsored by Quipu Atrium Local Arrangements Hours Cottonwood Foyer

10:15am MDT

Quick Hits: Vega Discover Self-Help Larkspur

10:45am MDT

Rapido Consortial Borrowing Launch Rocky MountainHope Harley

11:15am MDT

Customer Spotlight Rocky Mountain

11:30am MDT

Quick Hits: Best Practices for Scheduling LX Starter with your ILS Larkspur Bytes and Bites: Cybersecurity Conversations Pint Brothers RestaurantStephanie Thero • Alan McCarthy-Behler Lunch on Your Own Off Site Hall of Solutions Hours Conifer

11:45am MDT

Denver Public Library Tour - Travel Time Needed - **PLEASE SEE SPECIAL RSVP INSTRUCTIONS** Off SiteMeg Albee • Victor Zuniga

12:00pm MDT

SeMI-IUG (Southeast Michigan) Meet-up Evergreen FDerek Brown Wisconsin-Illinois Innovative Users Group (WILIUG) Lunch Off SiteRebecca Pfenning • Alex Vancina Local Arrangements Hours Cottonwood Foyer

1:15pm MDT

Quick Hits: Sierra Record Maintenance and Cleanup Larkspur

1:30pm MDT

Vega LX Roadmap Rocky MountainKat Cuff

2:30pm MDT

Quick Hits: All Aboard – Polaris & new staff Larkspur Afternoon Break Atrium

2:45pm MDT

Quick Hits: Polaris - Understanding Leap Offline Larkspur

3:00pm MDT

Polaris Roadmap Rocky MountainSamantha Quell Sierra Roadmap Evergreen AMike Dicus

4:00pm MDT

Quick Hits: Support Center Tips and Tricks Larkspur The IUG Hackathon Presentations & Awards/Lightning Round Presentations Evergreen AJeff Campbell • Samantha Quell • Mike Dicus Local Arrangements Hours Cottonwood Foyer

4:55pm MDT

LibData: A True OS-Agnostic Patron Device Management Solution Evergreen ADerek Brown

5:05pm MDT

Using Fail2Ban Works to Protect Services on a Linux Server from AI Harvesters Evergreen AJeff Campbell

5:15pm MDT

Sierra Inventory, without using Circa Evergreen ATammy Poquette

5:45pm MDT

IUG Dine Around: Bonefish Grill - RSVP Required Off SiteDerek Brown IUG Dine Around: Teds' Montana Grill - RSVP Required Off SiteWes Osborn

5:50pm MDT

IUG Dine Around: Pint Brothers - RSVP Required Pint Brothers RestaurantDaniel Messer

8:00pm MDT

All-Conference Dessert Reception Rocky Mountain

7:30am MDT

The Pillars of Motion: Balance and Fall Prevention with John Pierre - RSVP Required Pint Brothers BackyardJohn Pierre

8:00am MDT

Registration Hours Cottonwood Foyer

9:00am MDT

Local Arrangements Hours Cottonwood Foyer Support Update & Support Center Overview Aspen AmphitheaterLuda Soffer • Caitlin Spears Surprise SQL Forum (Polaris and Sierra) Evergreen CJeremy Goldstein • Daniel Messer Herding the Cats: Bibliographic Services and System Administration in the Nation's Largest Automated Consortium Evergreen EJennifer Baugh • Dena Porter • Troy Brown Mixing Data Driven Decisions with Collection Development Knowledge: It's time to Weed Evergreen FC Mulder • Josie Wilson • Elaine Sloan Yes, Simply Reports can help! Evergreen BWendy Xie Circulation Parameters in a Nutshell Evergreen DMichael McClellan Modding Vega Discover: How I Stopped Using Defaults and Learned to Love Customization Evergreen AEduardo Loza • Derek Brown • Matt Hammermeister • Sarah Kasprzak Hall of Solutions Hours Conifer

10:00am MDT

Morning Break Atrium

10:10am MDT

Quick Hits: Starting an Authority Control Project (both Sierra and Polaris covered) LarkspurMartha Sanders

10:30am MDT

Executive Leadership Panel Aspen AmphitheaterIII Lessons Learned, Custom software in the Library Space Evergreen EAndrew McDonald Securing your library data Evergreen CWes Osborn Polaris & TS360: The Acquisitions API in Action Evergreen ASamantha Quell • Gabrielle Gosselin Sierra Load Profile Forum Evergreen BPam Skittino Unlock the Power of Communication with LX Starter’s New Email Notification! Evergreen DJason Boland

11:45am MDT

All-Conference Lunch Rocky Mountain

1:00pm MDT

Local Arrangements Hours Cottonwood Foyer

1:30pm MDT

Electric Libraryland: AI, Copyright, Ownership, and Tomorrow Evergreen DDaniel Messer MEEP (Member Exclusive Enhancement Process) Evergreen FKatie LeBlanc • Julie Cole System Security in an Insecure World Aspen AmphitheaterIII Polaris Cataloging & Acquisitions Forum Evergreen AC Mulder • Josie Wilson • Alissa Dornink Sierra Cataloging Forum Evergreen BLynn Gates • Emily Vieyra Sierra SQL for the Beginner Evergreen CJason Boland Are you Kidding Me? Learn more about Vega Discover's Kids Catalog & Themed Catalogs Evergreen EMichelle Ralston

2:30pm MDT

Afternoon Break Atrium

2:40pm MDT

Quick Hits: Upgrades Best Practices (both Sierra and Polaris) LarkspurNick West

3:00pm MDT

Accessibility Matters Aspen AmphitheaterAnthony Quinn Polaris cataloging for NEW System Administrators Evergreen DWes Osborn • Kalee Burkett Polaris Circulation Forum Evergreen AKatie LeBlanc • Jeff Tate Automating the Routine Evergreen ENicole Allen Fun with Funds in Sierra Evergreen FMichael McClellan Sierra Circulation Forum Evergreen BShawn Farrell Vega Discover Integrations Evergreen CSamantha Cunning • Angela Nolet

4:00pm MDT

Afternoon Break Rocky Mountain Making the Leap to Leap Spruce 2

4:10pm MDT

Quick Hits: Is SSO Right for your Polaris Library LarkspurNick West

4:30pm MDT

A Day Ending in 'Y' in Florida: Handling Natural and Man-made Disasters Evergreen FKristen Marshall LibraryIQ & You: Collaborative Approaches to Vendor Integrations Evergreen DJeremy Goldstein Are You Suggesting That an ILS Migrates? Aspen AmphitheaterDaniel Messer • Wes Osborn PIAC Evergreen ELauren Arnsman Polaris Web-Based System Admin Evergreen AMichelle Ralston Easy Event and Room Management with Vega Program Evergreen CAngela Nolet Maximize your reach with Vega Promote Evergreen BTaylor Fisher

8:00am MDT

Registration Hours Cottonwood Foyer

9:00am MDT

From Feedback to Focus: Crafting Responsive Training for Library Staff Evergreen AMieko Fujiura-Landers Using Data to Set Priorities & Enhance the Collection Evergreen DAllison Sartwell A Room With a View of Polaris and a Pond Aspen AmphitheaterDaniel Messer Sierra Reporting Tools Forum Evergreen BJeremy Goldstein Thriving as a New Sierra ILS Administrator: Tips, Tricks, and Lessons Learned Evergreen FBethany Baker Vega LX Consortia Benefits Evergreen CTaylor Fisher • Samantha Cunning • Angela Nolet Hall of Solutions Hours Conifer

10:00am MDT

Morning Break Atrium Local Arrangements Hours Cottonwood Foyer

10:10am MDT

Quick Hits: Add some 'Swagger' to your Sierra API LarkspurPriscilla Borquez

10:30am MDT

Intermediate SQL for Sierra and Polaris Aspen AmphitheaterBob Gaydos Leveraging Collaborative Software to Facilitate System Administration Evergreen BMatthew Etzel • Nathaniel Burnard Streamline Staff Workflows with Mobile Worklists Evergreen ESamantha Cunning The Human Factor: Empowering Staff to Stay Secure Evergreen CStephanie Thero Visual Reporting using Kibana Evergreen FRob Zylstra Leaping from the middle while your organization is distracted with other things Evergreen DJennifer Hoffman • Meg Albee Messy, Messy Records: The Who, How, and When of Polaris Bibliographic Record Clean-up and Maintenance Evergreen AEleanor Crumblehulme • C Mulder • Elaine Sloan • Charlie Rosenthal

11:30am MDT

Networking Boxed Lunch Primrose

12:00pm MDT

Local Arrangements Hours Cottonwood Foyer Sierra Automatic Authority Control Spruce 2Emily Vieyra

1:00pm MDT

Creating Effective Cybersecurity Aspen AmphitheaterAlan McCarthy-Behler Did Cataloging Choose You? Learn How to Level Up? Evergreen DLynn Gates Resource Sharing Landscape Evergreen CKat Cuff • Hope Harley Demystify and democratize Find Tool SQL for library staff: strategies for engaging trainings Evergreen ASuri Smith Polaris Consortia Forum Evergreen BJason Bedsaul Implementing PINs for max security Evergreen EBrandon Cole Sierra Scheduler Workarounds Evergreen FLloyd Chittenden

2:00pm MDT

Quick Hits: Statistics and the Sierra API LarkspurPriscilla Borquez Afternoon Break Atrium

2:30pm MDT

Technical Services: Managing with limited resources Evergreen DRhonda Glazier Getting Started with Polaris SQL Evergreen CJason Boland Polaris Reporting Tools Evergreen EMichelle Ralston Polaris Year in Review Evergreen ASamantha Quell • Gabrielle Gosselin Sierra Year in Review Evergreen BMike Dicus Unlocking Sierra's REST APIs: Practical Python Projects for Libraries Aspen AmphitheaterJeremy Goldstein • Ray Voelker Best of the web and website design trends Evergreen FNathan James • Taylor Fisher

4:00pm MDT

Polaris System Administration Forum Evergreen ADaniel Messer • Wes Osborn Sierra Systems Administration Forum Evergreen BJeff Campbell • Stephanie Ruhe

8:00pm MDT

Trivia Night - RSVP Required Pint Brothers Restaurant