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WOLFcon 2026

Planning Committee Update

Jennifer Eustis

jeustis@umass.edu

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The Planning Committee

  • Jesse Koennecke (Co-chair)
  • Rachel Fadlon
  • Erica Gilson
  • Alec Decato
  • Peter Murray
  • Stephanie Buck
  • Cindy Thompson
  • Susanne Gill
  • Thomas Trutt (Preconference Sessions Coordinator)
  • Demian Katz
  • Clara Fehrenbach
  • Tod Olson
  • Jana Fretag
  • Lloyd Chittenden
  • Rebecca Pernell
  • Jennifer Eustis (Co-chair)
  • Jesse Johnston
  • Daniel Rupp
  • Maike Osters
  • Václav Šubrta
  • Pavel Kolesár

WOLFcon 2026 | FOLIO CC 20260223

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OLF Projects Represented

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New Platform for 2026

Pheedloop

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Pheedloop

Advantages:

  • Build pages and have pages that cater to specific audience such as speaker portal or audience portal
  • Easier process for call for proposals. Can have multiple people review submissions, and multiple review rounds, remind speakers to complete their submissions, or communicate that submission has been accepted
  • Ability to create multiple registration types. Think preconference and conference

We are still learning pheedloop. More information on that after the conference.

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University

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WOLFcon 2026: Prague University of Economics and Business

WOLFcon 2026 | FOLIO CC 20260223

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Václav with Wolfie in front of the University

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Space Layout

First Floor: Access to Elevators, classrooms, and amphitheater

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Second Floor: Access to Elevators, classrooms, and upper entry to amphitheater

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Most of the sessions will take place on the 2nd floor. The preconference sessions will be most likely on the first floor and the FOLIO shoulder meetings are on the second floor.

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Reception

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National Library of Prague

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Hallway and Small Room

Buffet style catering for up to 200 people. Throughout the hallway there will be tables with our catering options. People can navigate through the hallway and find more room in the small room at the end of the hallway.

Unfortunately, the main reading room will not be open as it will be in the middle of renovation when we’re there. Attendees can visit the Clementinum Astronomical Tower and Baroque Library.

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Prague

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Navigating Prague

Prague has excellent public transport. Be aware that you may need to pay for large luggage. Tickets are sold by number of minutes or all day.

There is contactless fare payment, ticket terminals, and an app called PID Litacka.

There’s also Ride sharing: Bolt, Uber (Bolt is said to cheeper)

Try Bike sharing: Rekola & NextBike

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Hotels

There are no hotel blocks like in Kansas City.

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Where are we with planning?

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WOLFcon 2026 | Name of Presentation

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VuFindⓇ Summit

WOLFcon 2026 will be home to the official 2026 VuFind® Summit. See the WOLFcon website and the 2026 Summit wiki page for more details.

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Sessions will take place in the afternoon and will be livestreamed.

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Working On …

The Planning Committee is working on:

  • Sponsors
  • Keynote speakers
  • The location for next year’s WOLFcon
  • Portal pages for:
    • Attendees with information about Prague, FAQs, etc.
    • Speakers with information on how to set up zoom for hybrid presentations, using the technology, etc.

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At the Conference …

The Planning Committee is planning:

  • Visits of the Library at the University
  • Wolfie contest
  • Moderator assigned for all solo presenters
  • Visible support people when assistance is needed both online and in person

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Help Us Advertise the Call & Conference

Help us advertise the call for proposals. We’d like to get proposals from as many OLF projects as possible.

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Submission takes place within Pheedloop. We are in the process of creating a Submissions Guidelines to be available starting next week.

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Thank You

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