***Please excuse cross-posting*** Registration is now open for the 2017 Michigan Innovative Users Group (MIUG) Annual Conference to be held at Lansing Community College - West Campus on Friday, July 28, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Registration and continental breakfast will be held from 8:30-9:00 a.m. We have an exciting line-up of sessions this year. In addition, we're very pleased to welcome Paul Gallagher, Assistant Dean of Transformative Services at Wayne State University, as our morning keynote speaker. Paul will be sharing his insights on user services. He will be presenting, "Creating Amazing Experiences: How to Transform Your Service Philosophy, Better Listen to your Patrons, and Use Design Thinking to Delight Your Patrons." We are also pleased to welcome Debbi Schaubman, Shared Library Systems Manager at Midwest Consortium for Library Services, as our afternoon keynote speaker. Debbi will be sharing an overview of the partnership between Library of Michigan, MCLS, and Zepheira Technologies. She will be presenting "MeLCat, Linked Data and Web Search: An Overview and Update." An early bird registration fee of $45 will be applicable through July 5th. >From July 6-19, the late registration fee will be $55. The registration fee includes continental breakfast and lunch. Parking is free at the venue. To register online and to view more information about the Conference including the agenda and directions, please visit the MIUG website at http://www.miug.org. We're looking forward to seeing you at this year's MIUG! Sincerely, Jeff Crocker MIUG Chair West Bloomfield Township Public Library 4600 Walnut Lake Road West Bloomfield, MI 48323 Main Phone: 248-682-2120 Branch Phone: 248-363-4022 http://www.westbloomfieldlibrary.org<br> <img src="http://www.wblib.org/graphics/emailsig.gif"><br> <a href="//www.wblib.org/includes/statistics.php?StatType=Link&StatID=Facebook&weblink=https://www.facebook.com/WestBloomfieldLibrary" title="Facebook" target="new_page"><img src="http://www.wblib.org/contactus/contactbar/graphics/static/cbfacebook.png" width="48" height="48" alt="Facebook"></a><a href="//www.wblib.org/includes/statistics.php?StatType=Link&StatID=Pinterest&weblink=https://www.pinterest.com/westbloomlib" title="Pinterest" target="new_page"><img src="http://www.wblib.org/contactus/contactbar/graphics/static/cbpinterest.png" width="48" height="48" alt="Pinterest"></a><a href="//www.wblib.org/includes/statistics.php?StatType=Link&StatID=Twitter&weblink=https://twitter.com/westbloomlib" title="Twitter" target="new_page"><img src="http://www.wblib.org/contactus/contactbar/graphics/static/cbtwitter.png" width="48" height="48" alt="Twitter"></a><a href="//www.wblib.org/includes/statistics.php?StatType=Link&StatID=Instagram&weblink=https://www.instagram.com/westbloomlib" title="Instagram" target="new_page"><img src="http://www.wblib.org/contactus/contactbar/graphics/static/cbinstagram.png" width="48" height="48" alt="Instagram"></a> <br><hr><br> This message is intended only for the individuals to whom it is addressed. Please note that it is strictly prohibited to disseminate, distribute or copy this information without expressed written permission. West Bloomfield Township Public Library does not guarantee that the integrity of this communication has been maintained or that this communication is free of viruses, interceptions, or interference.