10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Eastern
Hello Ontario IUG Members!
We're excited to share that our 2026 Ontario IUG regional meeting date is officially locked in! Tuesday, October 6 was the clear winner in the questionnaire (every respondent said it worked for them, so we're off to a great start).
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 (10:00 AM to 4:00 PM)
Kitchener Public Library - Central Library
85 Queen Street N
Kitchener, ON
Parking Information:
Underground: Civic District Parking Garage
• Entrance beside the library at 83 Queen St N
• Stairwell and elevator access to the library from the first level
• $17.40 daily maximum
Surface: Centre in the Square Lot 19B
• 101 Queen St N (corner of Queen St and Ahrens St), directly across from the library
• $13.95 daily maximum (Pay & Display or via the Passport Parking app)
Clarivate will be joining us to share product updates, present a brief roadmap, answer questions, and support this continued regional collaboration. We'll also set aside time to talk through plans for future Ontario IUG meetups (how often we should gather, which topics matter most, and how to keep the momentum going).
Based on what's already come in from the questionnaire, the agenda is starting to take shape around topics like:
• Vega Discover (by far the most requested topic!)
• Vega LX Starter (deployment, management, and troubleshooting)
• Polaris and Sierra workflows
• The broader Vega suite (Analyze, Mobile, Promote, Interact, Program, WebBuilder)
• Staff training practices and show-and-tell
• Card authentication and virtual/digital card creation
• Local AI in library services (Rochester Hills Public Library will share their thinking and workflows for running AI locally at the library, and we'd love to hear from others in the room about their own methods, adoption, and deployment)
• Polaris Cloud migration (we'd love to hear from a library that's already made the jump, with real pros, cons, and lessons learned)
A few specific concerns have also come in that we'll be bringing to the Clarivate team ahead of the day, including questions around Vega analytics and statistics tracking, the Vega account portal rollout, and accessibility improvements.
CALLING FOR PRESENTERS! If you have a workflow, project, migration story, or lesson learned that 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. Just let us know when you register.
Please take a moment to register so we know to expect you. The form is quick, and it's where you can note any dietary restrictions (Clarivate is providing refreshments and lunch), add questions for the Clarivate team, or share a topic or presentation idea.
Already submitted something in the earlier questionnaire? It's locked in, so this is just about confirming your spot and adding anything new. We'll reach out closer to the event about dietary restrictions so we can plan the food accordingly.
We're excited to bring the Ontario community together in Kitchener!
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Derek Brown (IUG Steering Committee) at Derek.Brown@rhpl.org. And join us over at the #ontario channel on Discord to stay connected between events!
Kitchener Public Library - Central Library
85 Queen Street N
Kitchener, ON N2H 2H1
CANADA
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