The 2022 Aeon Symposium will take place virtually on August 9-10, 2022 from 1pm – 4pm Eastern Time. The 7th annual symposium will focus on both current best practices and future improvements to implementing and using Aeon to manage your archives and special collections.

The symposium will be held via Zoom and will span two days. You only need to register once if you plan to attend sessions both days. There is no cost, and you can attend sessions when you are able. All sessions will be recorded and posted in the Atlas Video Training Library after the symposium. Registration is now open at https://bit.ly/3zcDVGe.

The agenda is provided below and any changes will be added to these pages as we approach the symposium dates.

Agenda

August 9th, 2022 1-4 PM Eastern

1:00 – 1:15pm Welcome & Introduction

1:15– 2:00pm Aeon Implementations Panel

Planning for implementing Aeon? We will have a panel discussing lessons learned and best practices for implementing Aeon across various types and sizes of reading rooms.

Panel:

  • Barrye Brown – Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library

  • Julie Carlsen – Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, New York Public Library

  • Laura Leone – Collections and Research Services at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, New York Public Library

  • Suzanne Lipkin – Billy Rose Theatre Division at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York Public Library

2:00 – 2:15pm Break

2:15 - 3:15pm AtlasBI and Aeon Statistics

Get more from your data. Atlas will present how AtlasBI works and how to drive statistics about the usage of your Aeon System.

Presenter:

  • Genie Powell - Atlas Systems

3:15 - 3:30pm Break

3:30 - 4:00pm Atlas Update: Plans for Aeon vNext and Roadmap

Atlas will present plans for the next version of Aeon and present the roadmap for future enhancements for Aeon to improve current workflows.

Presenter:

  • Katie Gillespie - Atlas Systems

August 10th, 2022 1-4PM Eastern

1:00 – 1:45pm Managing Photoduplication Panel

Join your colleagues from Yale University to discuss how they have implemented photoduplication at their institution.

Panel:

  • Moira Fitzgerald – Yale University

  • Anu Paul – Yale University

  • Trip Kirkpatrick – Yale University

1:45 - 2:00pm Break

2:00 - 3:00pm Aeon Appointments Presentation and Panel Discussion

Aeon 5.1 introduced native appointment functionality to help reading rooms open following COVID pandemic related closings. This session includes a demonstration of current functionality and configurations followed by a discussion from your colleagues of how the introduction of appointments has been introduced at their institutions.

Demonstration:

  • Katie Gillespie - Atlas Systems

Panel:

  • Tara Craig - Columbia University

  • Lauren Gilbert - Center for Jewish History

  • Laura Leone - New York Public Library

  • Matt Murphy - Milwaukee Public Library

3:00 - 3:15pm Break

3:15 - 4:00pm Aeon Enhancements Forum

We invite you to an open discussion on desired enhancements and how functionality could be improved to answer the question “How can Aeon best serve your needs?”