A welcome and introduction to the next two days' events.

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2. A bit of history of TAUG and NTU
First TAUG, December 2009
• Five sites represented
• 11 customers in attendance
• Three Talis staff
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Third TAUG, December 2010
• 12 sites represented
• 31 customers in attendance
• Three Talis staff
Latest Talis Aspire User Group meeting, June 2013
• 38 sites represented
• 55 customers in attendance
• Nine Talis staff

3. Housekeeping
• Registration pack (agenda, attendees, day two sign-ups)
• Wireless (NottinghamConferenceCentre; accept T&Cs )
• Facilities
• Refreshments
• Lunch
• Signage (about room location)
• Fire evacuation
• Questions? Wait for the microphone…
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4. Twitter hashtag #talisaspire
• A number of Aspire
customers are unable
to attend event
• Encouragement to
tweet throughout the
next two days
• Presentations will be
posted on SlideShare
as sessions proceed
and links tweeted
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5. Talis sponsoring event
• Talis have provided a subsidy
of 100% - with thanks
• Question of future funding;
part of discussions on future of
TAUG
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“Free to those who can afford it;
very expensive to those who can‟t”
Withnail & I (1987)

6. Event format
• Tuesday
• Plenary
• Wednesday
• Parallel sessions (A and B run at same time; then C and D at same
time)
• Closing plenary
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7. Filming
• Distant Object will be filming part of the plenary session, focusing
on:
• Talis product update session
• Talis Aspire Digitisation Content (TADC) session
• Collection management and Aspire
• For sharing with customer community and promotion
• Please mention to Talis if you have any concerns
about the filming process
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8. Best. Idea. Ever.
• Talis Aspire Ideas Portal:
http://ideas.talisaspire.com/forums/189041-talis-aspire-ideas-2013
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• Part of Session B
tomorrow
• Open mike „vote for my
idea‟
• Real-time responses from
Talis
• If you‟re in Session A,
speak to an NTU colleague
or a Talis staff member

9. This evening
• Reserved area in The Orange Tree pub, < 5 minutes walk
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The Orange Tree
38 Shakespeare Street
Nottingham
NG1 4FQ

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Questions or
comments?