Innovative Users Group

IUG 2019: Preliminary program draft

On behalf of the Program Committee, we wanted to share with the community the preliminary program draft for the conference. Please note this is an early draft. We are still in the process to include Innovative’s presentations to the overall program as well as finalizing some additional logistics. We are expecting to release the final draft by the first week of February. Stay tuned!!

A big round of applause to the Program Committee members:

• Gwyneth Jelinek, Polaris programs Team Lead | Fayetteville Public Library
• Carolyn Bly, Birds of Feather | SNO-ISLE Libraries
• John De La Fontaine, Poster Sessions | Occidental College
• Jennifer Sullivan, Program materials | High Plains Public Library
• Jeff Campbell, Conference Mobile App | University Library; The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  
• Victor Zuniga, Program Committee Chair | Poudre River Public Library District

Please feel free to reach out to any of us if you have any questions!

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Registration for IUG 2019 is now open!

May 5-8, 2019
Sheraton Grand Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona

Go to the conference page (login required) for details and access to online registration.

If you're unable to login or have questions regarding your IUG membership, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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IUG 2019 Conference -- Phoenix, Arizona
May 5-8, 2019

Sheraton Grand Phoenix
340 North 3rd Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004
602-252-2500

Reserve a Room online or through the Starwood Central Reservations office at 866-837-4213.
Single/Double: $203
Hotel room rates are subject to applicable state and local taxes (currently 12.75% per room, per night) in effect at the time of check out. 

The group rate (pending availability) is available until 5:00 p.m. local time at the hotel on April 11, 2019. All reservations must be accompanied by one night's deposit OR guaranteed by a major credit card.

Conference Registration is scheduled to open in early December
$325 for early bird registration (ends March 15, 2019)
$400 for normal registration (ends April 15, 2019)
$525 for late/on-site registration (April 16-May 8, 2019)

Additional costs for pre-conferences will be announced when registration opens.

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Idea Lab Updated
The Idea Lab website has been updated with many new features  Login at https://idealab.iii.com to see these and other enhancements to our enhancements system:

• redesigned homepage showing activity and trends on currently open challenges
• no more clock on Always Open, because-hey!-it's always open
• challenge pages streamlined, inviting you to jump right in and add your idea or vote on ideas in Always Open. 
  (note that you can still click on "All Ideas" and filter for categories or other criteria) 
• Expanded profile pages with the ability to set your personal notification frequency and some new functions we haven't even begun to explore
• More back-end functionality to let us merge similar ideas or re-open ideas that have been overlooked

New to Idea Lab?  All Innovative customers from across the globe, using any Innovative product, are encouraged to get involved!  Anyone from any Innovative library may register for a personal account on https://idealab.iii.com and join the conversation.  Visit our Idea Lab FAQ for more information.

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IUG 2018  Conference
If you couldn't attend IUG 2018 you should take a look at the presentation materials! There were lots of great presentations and the materials are definitely worth a read.
Search IUG 2018 Conference Programs (Login first)
Materials for sessions that were given by Innovative employees are posted on Supportal.
After you login using the link below go to "Knowledgebase">"Downloads">"IUG Presentations" and expand the list on the left " + See More"
Access III Supportal (login required)