9:30 - Noon  — Emerging Tech Trends
Like most of us, who pay even a little attention to recent developments in technology, you're likely overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information and progress. With so much coming at us so fast, keeping up can be a challenge. Do some technologies deserve more attention than others? Laura will explore emerging technology trends and tipping points, and how these trends might re-shape library services. Learn what’s coming down the pike and what it might mean (or not) for libraries. We can't track everything, but we can pick out some patterns in what's happening around us.
Presenter: Laura Solomon, MCIW, MLS, is the Library Services Manager for the Ohio Public Library Information Network. She has been doing web development and design for twenty years, in both public libraries and as an independent consultant. Laura is a 2010 Library Journal Mover & Shaker and blogs at What Does This Mean to Me, Laura?. She’s written three books about social media and content marketing, specifically for libraries, and speaks nationally on both these and technology-related topics. And as a former children’s librarian, she enjoys bringing the “fun of technology” to audiences.

1:15 - 2:15pm — choose one of these breakout sessions:
• Tech Toys With Seniors: All Fun, No Fear! Learn how to bring the joy of play to older adults, with tech toys that you can swipe from your youth services staff! It's easy! You'll even have time to play with tech toys like Ozobots, Spheros, MakeyMakey, and Osmo yourself. Presenters: Jill Miatech (Outreach Coordinator, Kenosha Public Library) and Rachael Murphy (Adult & Digital Services Librarian, Kenosha Public Library.) [ inclusive services interest ]
• Google Suite for Youth Services. Learn how to use free Google Suite products to assist with programming for youth. The focus will be on Google Forms, Sheets, and Add-ons, with emphasis on Summer Reading. Presenter: Cary Perzan (Children's Librarian, Watertown Public Library) [ youth / tween / teen services interest ]
• Digital Description: Metadata for Digital Collections. Find out how libraries are creating and sharing metadata to expand access to their historical collections. Learn how metadata from Wisconsin's digital collections is ingested, enhanced and reused by the Digital Public Library of America, and discover free tools and guidelines available from Wisconsin's DPLA Service Hub to support metadata standardization. Presenter: Emily Pfotenhauer (Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager, WiLS.) . Maximum attendees: 30
• Tech Try Time. Not only will you get hands-on experience using kewl gear like an Oculus Rift immersive virtual reality headset, you’ll also get your business card stamped and entered into a prize drawing for the opportunity to win gadgets like a Google Cardboard VR viewer. Maximum attendees: 20

2:30 - 3:30pm — choose one of these breakout sessions:
• Data Dashboard Design: 6 Lessons Learned in My First 6 Months. Libraries have an abundance of data including annual reports, circulation & collection statistics, database & Wi-Fi usage, gate counts, program attendance, delivery statistics, and more!  Jody will share 6 lessons she learned in her first 6 months using Tableau to design data dashboards. These lessons will provide a framework of how data visualizations support library initiatives and, hopefully, encourage others to develop their own viz. Presenter: Jody Hoesly (Data Services Consultant, South Central Library System)
• Digitization Kits. The South Central Library System recently purchased several digitization kits that they loan out to member libraries. One kit is a large Indus book scanner, and the other kits are flatbed scanners with a laptop and microphone for recording oral history. They will demonstrate the equipment, and discuss how they handle storage, backing up the files, and create custom project plans for each library. Presenters: Craig Ellefson (Computer Technician, South Central Library System) and Tamara Ramski (Digitization Assistant, South Central Library System.) Maximum attendees: 30
• Shining a Light on the "Dark Web". This program is solely informational and provides recent news reports and research findings about the controversial use and possible content of the Dark Web (a.k.a. Dark Net and Tor Network.) Known for its ability to give users anonymity, the Dark Web is beneficial to whistleblowers, censored citizens and those who seek online privacy, but it is also a place rife with criminal and illegal activities. In addition to recent news and issues regarding the Dark Web, this talk includes implications of the Dark Web for the current and future library world. Presenter: Rose Trupiano (Research & Instructional Services Librarian, Marquette University Raynor Memorial Libraries, Milwaukee.)
• Tech Try Time. Not only will you get hands-on experience using kewl gear like an Oculus Rift immersive virtual reality headset, you’ll also get your business card stamped and entered into a prize drawing for the opportunity to win gadgets like a Google Cardboard VR viewer. (This is an encore of the 1:15pm session.) Maximum attendees: 20