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community:conferences:summit_2018 [2018/10/15 16:01] – [Remote Participation] crhallbergcommunity:conferences:summit_2018 [2018/10/17 13:57] – [Detailed Talk Descriptions] demiankatz
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 // Part of the cost of this year's conference was funded through a generous donation from Agilent Technologies, Inc., a global company focused in the life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets. // // Part of the cost of this year's conference was funded through a generous donation from Agilent Technologies, Inc., a global company focused in the life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets. //
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-===== Cost and Registration ===== 
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-Registration costs are $60 per person. Registration covers both days of the conference and will include light breakfast and lunch. Speakers accepted into the final schedule do not have to pay and are not required to register (apart from the submission of their talk proposal). 
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-Registration is now closed, but you do not need to register to join the live stream (see below). 
  
 ===== Dates and Location ===== ===== Dates and Location =====
  
-The 2018 developers summit will take place at Villanova University's Falvey Memorial Library on October 15 and 16, 2018.+The 2018 developers summit took place at Villanova University's Falvey Memorial Library on October 15 and 16, 2018.
  
-===== Transportation, Lodgings and Parking ===== 
  
-Some lodging options can be found [[http://vustuff.org/vustuff/tech-superfecta/where-stay/|here]]; see the Villanova site for [[http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/admission/visit/maps.html|transportation suggestions]].+===== Video Recordings =====
  
-See the [[https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/services/conferenceservices/directions.html|campus map]] for the location of Falvey Library (#18, near the center of campus) where the event will be heldYou can park for free in the I-1 lot by downloading [[https://vufind.org/docs/summit2018/parking.pdf|this parking permit]]. +// Recordings of the presentations from the conference will be posted here as they become available. //
-===== Remote Participation =====+
  
-As with past events, we plan to record and live-stream the structured portion of the event. The links below can be used to connect to the event through Zoom:+===== Shared Conference Documents =====
  
-  * [[https://villanova.zoom.us/j/109265807|Day One Zoom Link - October 15, 2018, beginning 9:30AM Eastern]] +Shared Google Docs used for the conference can be found here: [[http://tinyurl.com/vusummit2018]].
-  * [[https://villanova.zoom.us/j/992262416|Day Two Zoom Link - October 16, 2018, beginning 9:30AM Eastern]] +
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-Note that the majority of streamed events will take place on Day One; the length of the Day Two stream will depend on the number of participants interested in presenting lightning talks. +
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-===== Shared Conference Documents =====+
  
-All participants are welcome to add points, comments, and other discussion to our shared Google Docs for the conference: [[http://tinyurl.com/vusummit2018]]. This is especially the best way to signup for lightning talks and get talking points into the roadmapping discussion.+The Twitter hashtag for the event was [[https://twitter.com/hashtag/VuFind18|#VuFind18]].
  
-The Twitter hashtag for the event is [[https://twitter.com/hashtag/VuFind18|#VuFind18]]. 
 ===== Schedule ===== ===== Schedule =====
  
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 In this talk, Demian will review what is new and what has changed since the last Summit as well as discuss some areas of future work that may help inform discussion during the afternoon's roadmapping session, where decisions will be made about the direction of the next major release. Time will be included for Q&A. In this talk, Demian will review what is new and what has changed since the last Summit as well as discuss some areas of future work that may help inform discussion during the afternoon's roadmapping session, where decisions will be made about the direction of the next major release. Time will be included for Q&A.
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 +[[https://vufind.org/docs/summit2018/katz.ppt|Slides]]
  
 === Chris Hallberg, Villanova University - The Front-ier: The Distant Future of the Front-End === === Chris Hallberg, Villanova University - The Front-ier: The Distant Future of the Front-End ===
  
 In VuFind 5.0, much of the focus was on improving the back-end, server-side code. This means that the front-end code may be due for some new updates and improvements during the next development cycle. In this talk, Chris looks ahead to some possible goals, benefits and challenges to inspire conversation during roadmapping. In VuFind 5.0, much of the focus was on improving the back-end, server-side code. This means that the front-end code may be due for some new updates and improvements during the next development cycle. In this talk, Chris looks ahead to some possible goals, benefits and challenges to inspire conversation during roadmapping.
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 +[[https://vufind.org/docs/summit2018/hallberg.pptx|Slides]]
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 +=== Ere Maijala, National Library of Finland - Scaling Solr (lightning talk) ===
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 +This presentation discusses docValues, Shards/Replicas and deep paging and their implications for a large-scale Solr installation.
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 +[[https://vufind.org/docs/summit2018/maijala.pdf|Slides]]
  
 === Cliff Missen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - The eGranary Digital Library: Progress and Challenges === === Cliff Missen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - The eGranary Digital Library: Progress and Challenges ===
  
 The off-line eGranary Digital Library, a project to bring information to areas of the world without Internet connectivity, has utilized VUFind for the last ten years. This talk looks at the project's progress and challenges in updating and expanding its search system. The off-line eGranary Digital Library, a project to bring information to areas of the world without Internet connectivity, has utilized VUFind for the last ten years. This talk looks at the project's progress and challenges in updating and expanding its search system.
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 +[[https://vufind.org/docs/summit2018/missen.pptx|Slides]]
  
 === Michelle Suranofsky, Lehigh University - Integrating VuFind with External APIs: Lessons Learned === === Michelle Suranofsky, Lehigh University - Integrating VuFind with External APIs: Lessons Learned ===
  
 Lehigh's VuFind installation has required integration with a variety of external systems, and some of this work has led to new features in the core VuFind distribution. In this talk, Michelle will discuss some of the challenges encountered during integration and how they were overcome, as well as looking ahead to other future possibilities for connecting VuFind with third-party systems. Lehigh's VuFind installation has required integration with a variety of external systems, and some of this work has led to new features in the core VuFind distribution. In this talk, Michelle will discuss some of the challenges encountered during integration and how they were overcome, as well as looking ahead to other future possibilities for connecting VuFind with third-party systems.
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 +[[https://vufind.org/docs/summit2018/suranofsky.pdf|Slides]]
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