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The Amigos Member Conference Online, Mobilizing Libraries, Designing Experiences, will focus on enhancing the quality of all the major service points in the patron experience in libraries of all types and sizes. Jason Griffey and Steven J. Bell will headline the event, with Jason speaking about mobile and personal digital devices and Steven discussing self-service. This conference brings together and examines these two important trends influencing patrons' expectations of libraries.

Conference Schedule
Wednesday May 18 Speaker(s) Sessions
10:00 to 11:00am CDT
(Opening Session)		 Jason Griffey Ubiquitous Services: Technology at the point of need
11:00 to 11:15am CDT Break  
11:15 to 12:00pm CDT Kerry Fiske Show Off! Merchandising Your Library's Browsing Collection
  Debbie Montgomery, Tahmoures Elyasi, Iryna Shevchuk The Smaller the Better--Creating the Mobile Library
  Heather Scalf Quick Response: QR Codes Boost Service
12:00 to 12:15pm CDT Break  
12:15 to 1:00pm CDT Christine Peterson How to Stay Safe on Public WiFi
  Ellen Hampton Filgo Embedded by Hashtag: Using Twitter to Provide Real-Time Reference & Instruction
  Kristen Davis, Jennifer Anderson, and Zachary Allred Digital Cipher: QR Codes Bring ‘em Into the Library
1:00 to 2:00pm CDT Lunch Break  
2:00 to 4:00pm CDT   Amigos Member Business Meeting
Thursday May 19 Speaker(s) Sessions
10:00 to 10:45am CDT Katie Dunneback Reading Tectonics: Ebooks and Libraries
  Rachel Vacek and Anita Riley Seeing the Library Through the Terminator's Eyes: Augmented Reality
  JB Hill, John Siegel, Linda Wen Self Service in Circulation: The Use of Self-Check at an Academic Library
10:45 to 11:00am CDT Break  
11:00 to 11:45am CDT Linda Stevens and Grace Lillevig Personal Reading Consultants: Blending Technology and Touch
  Robert Watkins Amigos Orientation
  Benjamen A. Bizzle Is That a Library In Your Pocket?
11:45 to 12:00pm CDT Break  
12:00 to 1:00pm CDT
(Closing Session)		 Steven J. Bell Applying Design Thinking To Humanize the Self-Service Library Experience
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