10:00 AM - 2:30 PM Eastern
Hello SeMI-IUG Members!
We're excited to share that our 2026 SeMI-IUG regional meeting is officially on the calendar!
Friday, October 16, 2026 (10:00 AM to 2:30 PM)
Baldwin Public Library
300 W. Merrill Street
Birmingham, MI 48009
Getting there and parking: a quick heads up that the nearby parking garage is only free for the first 2 hours, so plan on paying for the remainder of the day. We'd rather set expectations honestly up front than have folks surprised that morning! Carpooling with colleagues is very much encouraged, and we'll share full parking details and recommendations closer to the date.
Clarivate (III) will be joining us in the morning to present a brief product roadmap, walk through updates, and take your questions and concerns. We're also excited that Clarivate's newest Vega product owner is local to us here in Michigan and hoping to join in person, along with our local account rep and a customer implementer! After lunch we'll open the floor to the group for discussion, which is where these regionals really earn their keep.
The agenda is still taking shape, and we're building it from what you tell us. Based on the questionnaire responses so far, there's strong interest in Vega Discover, Polaris, Vega LX Starter, and Sierra, but cataloging and technical services workflows, migrations, integrations, staff training, bookable items (Library of Things!), and that one thing that's been quietly driving you up a wall since March are all fair game. And with the Michigan Library Association conference coming up just a couple of weeks later, this is a great low-stakes place to preview or practice an MLA presentation in front of a friendly crowd! Let us know what's on your mind when you register.
CALLING FOR PRESENTERS! If you have a workflow, project, migration story, or lesson learned you'd like to share with the group (short or long, formal or informal, five minutes or thirty), we'd love to hear about it. User-led sessions are the heart of these regionals and we've got room on the agenda. As a kickstart, Derek is happy to present his upcoming MLA talk, "AI as a Tool: Local Models & Real Library Workflows" (a look at running localized AI models against real library workflows). Consider this your invitation to bring yours too!
We're looking forward to bringing the Southeast Michigan community together in Birmingham!
Questions? Contact Derek Brown (IUG Steering Committee) at Derek.Brown@rhpl.org. And join us on Discord to stay connected between events!
Baldwin Public Library
300 W. Merrill Street
Birmingham, MI 48009
UNITED STATES
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