The 2021 North American User Meeting will be was held on on January 19, 2021, 12:00 to 3:00 EST. We want Our goal was to encourage our current and prospective users in Canada and the U.S. to meet each other and hear what’s happening with their VIVO implementations. This virtual event is was open to anyone, anywhere in the world, but will be most convenient was geared for those in the American time zones.
In this meeting, we’ll show each other our VIVO sites (or work in progress) and discuss any challenges with the software, implementation, or sustainability. You’ll hear how others approach these issues, and maybe you’ll find a solution, meet someone nearby, or get inspired. If you’re new to VIVO, we’ll point you to the communication channels, mailing lists, and ways to learn more about implementing VIVO.
Registration is now closed
This meeting is not only for developers. We’ll be talking about all aspects of managing VIVO, such as policy decisions, situating VIVO in the academic environment, and outreach to faculty, and we welcome all voices.
Agenda
| 12:00 - 12:10 | Welcome and intro to VIVO | Julia Trimmer | 10 minutes |
| 12:10 - 12:30 | VIVO current status | Bruce Herbert | 20 minutes |
| 12:30 - 12:50 | VIVO developments at UQAM | Alexander Sacha Jerabek | 20 minutes |
| 12:50 - 1:00 | Break | 10 minutes | |
| 1:00 - 1:20 | VIVO Ontology Development -- why, what, and how | Michael Conlon | 20 minutes |
| 1:20 - 1:25 | Scholars@FIU: Engaging Strategic Planning & External Relations at Florida International University | Bryan Cooper, David Driesbach | 5 minutes |
| 1:25 - 1:30 | Smithsonian Institution Update | Alvin Hutchinson | 5 minutes |
| 1:30 - 1:35 | VIVO Scholar Implementation at Duke University | Damaris Murry | 5 minutes |
| 1:35 - 1:55 | Lessons Learned | Ralph O'Flinn | 20 minutes |
| 1:55 - 2:05 | Break | 10 minutes | |
| 2:05 - 2:25 | Overview of Texas A&M University Library VIVO | Douglas Hahn | 20 minutes |
| 2:25 - 2:30 | Congratulations! You are now a VIVO owner! | Anthony Helm | 5 minutes |
| 2:30 - 2:35 | CU Experts Direct: The Innovation Buffs Experiment | Don Elsborg | 5 minutes |
| 2:35 - 2:40 | Interdisciplinary Research Dashboard at TAMU | Bruce Herbert | 5 minutes |
| 2:40 - 3:00 | Next steps: where do we go from here? Zoom poll | Julia Trimmer | 20 minutes |
VIVO implementers: how's it going?
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