23rd Annual VTLS Users' Group Program 2010

Winterthur Museum
Wednesday, April 28th - Friday, April 30th

It is with great pleasure we welcome you to the 23rd VTLS Users' Group Meeting, to be held at the Winterthur Museum, Delaware. We are delighted to have you visit Winterthur, a beautiful estate that offers a variety of tours, exhibitions and programs.

This year, we have prepared a very interesting program to present to you that will delight users as we showcase our fascinating new software with exciting new features.

We welcome one and all to join us!


VTLS Seminars/Learning Tracks

Day One: Wednesday April 28, 2010

Learning Track Pioneer Track I Explorer Track II Adventurer Track III Challenger Track IV
Track Title Social OPAC & New Discovery Tools VITAL & Institutional Repositories System Management Exciting New Virtua Features
Instructor Becky Shaver Brian Rosmaita
Vinod Chachra
Tony Stratton Tom O'Connell
Sandy Boone
Location Computer Training Room Charleston Dining Room Room 410 Belknap Room
8:00 - 8:30 Registration
8:30 - 10:15 Chamo as Your OPAC VITAL User Interface Update Recent & Future Architectural Changes Features up to 2009.4
10:15 - 10:30 Morning Break
10:30 - 12:00 Chamo Development VITAL Systems Update Coming soon Oracle 11g Features for 2010.1
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
Lunch on your own VTLS recommends the Cafeteria at Winterthur
1:00 - 2:30 New Features and Migration Planned Features and Direction ERD Software Chamo for Librarians
2:30 - 2:45 Afternoon Break
2:45 - 4:00 Chivas = Chamo & Visualizer
Drupal & Content Management
Visualizer Discovery
(Charleston Dining Room)
RMAN is this for you? What’s coming in 2010.2?
4:00 - 6:00 Winterthur Museum and Gardens Visit
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6:00 - 7:30 Conference Welcome Reception in the Museum Wing Rooms

Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library Visit

Wednesday Evening Activity

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Winterthur, an American country estate, is the former home of Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969), an avid antiques collector and horticulturist. In the early 20th century, H. F. du Pont and his father, Henry Algernon du Pont, designed Winterthur in the spirit of 18th- and19th-century European country houses. Discover the museum's magnificent collection of American antiques celebrating the best in style and craftsmanship.

4:00PM

After training on Wednesday, there will be an opportunity for attendees to take a memorable tram ride through the beautiful 60+ acre naturalistic gardens at Winterthur, as well as experience a guided tour of some of the museum rooms. Also, we are invited to take a look at the changing exhibition galleries and visit the library to see some of its treasures. The museum guides will be solely devoted to the VTLS group, and the trams will have a special staging area just for us.


Approximately 6:00PM - 7:30PM

After Wednesday's look at Winterthur, there will be a conference welcome reception in the Museum Wing Rooms.


VTLS Users' Group Meeting Begins
Day Two: Thursday April 29, 2010
Location: Rotunda

7:45 - 8:30 Registration
8:30 - 9:30

Welcome and Remarks

  • Ella-Fay Zalezsak, VUG (NA) Chair
  • Dr. Vinod Chachra, President & CEO, VTLS Inc.
  • Dr. David Roselle, Director, Winterthur Museum
9:30 - 10:30

Keynote Speaker

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break & Socializing
11:00 - 11:30 VTLS Users' Group Business Meeting
11:30 - 12:15

VTLS Inc. Presentations & Product Update

  • VTLS Corporate Update - Cece Yourshaw
  • Virtua Development - Becky Shaver
  • Discovery Tools & VITAL - Dr. Vinod Chachra
12:15 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 1:45 VTLS Global Support Update - Sandy Boone
1:45 - 2:30

Customer Show & Tell

  • Virtua & Chamo - Marilyn Guy, Vaughan Public Library
  • VITAL Answer Book - Kenneth Young, Cumberland County Public Library
2:30 - 3:00 Coffee Break & Socializing
3:00 - 4:00

Customer Show & Tell Cont'd

  • Drupal & Chamo - Wes Trager, Queens Public Library
  • Archives Management using Virtua - Richard McKinstry, Winterthur Museum
5:00 - 9:00 VTLS Users' Group Dinner - The Inn at Mendenhall

Day Three: Friday April 30, 2010

8:00 - 10:00

Participants may choose to attend one of the following sessions:

Large Library Meeting - Chaired by Dr. Vinod Chachra

- or -

Small/Medium Library Meeting- Chaired by Cece Yourshaw

10:00 - 10:15

Coffee Break & Socializing

10:15 - 12:00

Workshops

  • OPAC & Chamo - VTLS Representative: Becky Shaver
  • Virtua & Visualizer - VTLS Representative: Tom O'Connell
  • Systems - VTLS Representative: Tony Stratton
  • VITAL - VTLS Representative: Vinod Chachra
  • Customer Support - VTLS Representative: Sandy Boone
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 3:30

Discussion Group
VTLS Representatives: Tony Stratton and Sandy Boone

  • Content Management Systems
    • Tools to help build your own

Additional Information for VUG Program