Minnesota/Upper Midwest Fall Innovative Conference

["McClellan Jr., Michael C." <MMcClellan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

<http://www.macalester.edu/mniug/fall2003.html>

Registration is now open for the Fall Conference of the Minnesota 
Innovative Users Group. Recognizing that the number of staff who are able 
to attend the national IUG conference is often limited by library resources 
and staffing, our goal has been to put on a quality program that is aimed 
at all levels of staff from Innovative libraries in the region. We invite 
staff from any library using the Innovative system to attend. It's a great 
opportunity to meet with staff from other area Innovative libraries and to 
share experiences and to learn new things. Last year's fall conference was 
attended by more than 130 library staff from 30 libraries in Minnesota, 
Iowa, and Wisconsin - and we're anticipating an even better turnout this 
year!

We are pleased that three Innovative staff members will be joining us and 
helping us with part of the program.  Mary Chevreau, Diane Lewin and Ted 
Fons will be updating us on company news and highlighting new products 
including presentations on Millennium Statistics and the new Electronic 
Resource Management product. They will also update us on other new products 
in development.

A wide range of presentations and sessions will also be offered by 
colleagues from our area. These include sessions of interest on topics 
ranging from tracking patron use of the public catalog and the use of 
stylesheets in the re-design of webpacs to an overview of the global update 
feature and the materials booking module.

Early registration, which offers a significant savings on the registration 
fee ($15 for staff from member libraries / $30 for staff from non-member 
libraries), is available until September 30th. Regular registration is 
available then until the registration deadline on October 12th ($25 for 
staff from member libraries / $40 for staff from non-member libraries). 
Register early and save!


MEMBERSHIP DRIVE VERY SUCCESSFUL!

Thanks to all of the libraries that have already joined the Minnesota IUG! 
Our organization is just over a year old and we've been very pleased with 
the response and support that we've received from Innovative libraries in 
the region. So far, we've had 15 libraries from Minnesota, Wisconsin and 
Iowa sign up so far with many other libraries indicating the "form is in 
the mail".  To see a list of libraries that have signed on already, as well 
as other membership information visit the web link below.

<http://www.macalester.edu/mniug/members.html>

Please Note: In order to take advantage of the membership registration 
rates for the fall conference, the library membership form and fee should 
be received before registration or can be sent along with registration.


Contact any MN IUG Steering Committee member with questions about the Fall 
Conference, MN IUG membership or any issues related the Minnesota 
Innovative Users Group.



Kathy Blough - St. Olaf College
(507) 646-3794
blough@xxxxxxxxxx


Ron Joslin - Macalester College
(651) 696-6522
joslin@xxxxxxxxxx

Mike McClellan - Minneapolis Public Library
612-630-6042
mmcclellan@xxxxxxxxxx

Lois Perkins - Carleton College
(507) 646-5836
lperkins@xxxxxxxxxx


Paddy Satzer - University of St. Thomas Law Library
(651) 962-4903
pasatzer@xxxxxxxxxx