Orbis Cascade Alliance’s Alliance Connections will be held virtually July 22-24, 2025 with the theme of Foundations & Opportunities.
All updates will be shared with Alliance members through the Announce email list. Please contact Elizabeth Duell to join the list.
See the session descriptions for additional details, as well as materials and recordings after the event.
Registration
Alliance Connections (AllCon) is supported by and provided to all Alliance members. There is no cost for Alliance member staff to attend.
Here are the steps for registration:
- Complete the registration form, which includes reading and agreeing to the Orbis Cascade Alliance Code of Conduct.
- Receive a confirmation email within three business days of submitting the form.
- Receive calendar entry emails for each session selected from the registration form.
The registration deadline is Friday, July 18 at 5pm PDT.
Schedule Overview
Each day will have sessions from 10am to 4pm PDT, with breaks no shorter than 15 minutes. Session types include presentations, speaker talks, virtual lunches, and conversations. Some sessions will be concurrent (two sessions at the same time), and others will be non-concurrent. See the daily schedules for more details.
Daily Schedules
For more information about a session, select its linked title below to view the description, format, skill level, Alliance program area, and recording status.
Day 1 – Tuesday, July 22
10:00am – 11:15am
Welcome & Introduction / Alliance Futures in Uncertain Times
Isaac Gilman (Orbis Cascade Alliance), Executive Director & Dena Hutto (Reed College), Board Chair 25-26
11:15am – 11:30am
Break (15 minutes)
11:30am – 12:15pm
Resource Sharing & Fulfillment Welcome Packet
Sharing Standing Group, represented by Jenny Bornstein (Lewis & Clark College); Fulfillment Standing Group, represented by Victoria Kerr (University of Idaho); Community Engagement Group, represented by Jackie Gray (Saint Martin’s University), Roman Block (Oregon Health & Science University), Lara Elliott (Lewis & Clark College), & Todd Campbell (Eastern Washington University); & Lori Hilterbrand (Orbis Cascade Alliance)
Desk Duty: A Return to the Fundamentals
Jason Hall (Seattle University), Ekaterini Papadopoulou (Seattle University), & Jennifer Bodley (Seattle University)
12:15pm – 12:30pm
Break (15 minutes)
12:30-pm – 1:30pm
Virtual Lunch with Personal Identity Affinity Groups
(BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, neurospicy, people with disabilities, caregivers, and more)
1:30pm – 1:45pm
Break (15 minutes)
1:45pm – 2:45pm
Hard Truths and Soft Starts: Challenges and Pathways to Critical Hope in Librarianship
Kaetrena Davis Kendrick (Research Librarian & Workplace Consultant, Invited Speaker)
2:45pm – 3:15pm
Break (30 minutes)
3:15pm – 4:00pm
Class Set Course Reserves: An Exercise in Collaboration
Ruby O’Conner (Central Oregon Community College)
Library of Things
Kate Smith (University of Oregon), April Witteveen (Oregon State University Cascades), Katie Bowler (Oregon State University, Guin Library), Stefanie Hood (Oregon State University), & Sara Trott (Oregon State University)
Day 2 – Wednesday, July 23
10:00am – 11:00am
Privacy and Anonymization at the Alliance
Lori Hilterbrand (Orbis Cascade Alliance), Amy Coughenour (Orbis Cascade Alliance), & Jesse Holden (Orbis Cascade Alliance)
11:00am – 11:30am
Break (30 minutes)
11:30am – 12:15pm
XML to ArchivesSpace Conversion Project at University of Washington Special Collections
Elaine Speer (University of Washington) & Tracy Nishimoto (University of Washington)
Exploring Mixpanel: Early Insights into the New Primo Analytics
Jian Wang (Portland State University) & Allen Hauser (Portland State University)
12:15pm – 12:30pm
Break (15 minutes)
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Virtual Lunch with Relaxation & Recreation Topics
(reading genres, hiking, cycling, fiber arts, and more)
1:30pm – 1:45pm
Break (15 minutes)
1:45pm – 2:45pm
First Amendment Audit Training for Frontline Staff
Dustin Smaby (Circulation Supervisor & MLIS Student, Invited Speaker)
2:45pm – 3:15pm
Break (30 minutes)
3:15pm – 4:00pm
Intellectual Freedom Policies Community Conversation
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Standing Group, represented by Lizzie Aubrey (Southern Oregon University), Janet Calderon (Reed College), Justyne Triest (Pacific University), & Jazper Windsor (University of Washington)
Finding Balance within Professional Networks
Elizabeth Brown (Central Washington University) & Lydia Bello (Seattle University)
Day 3 – Thursday, July 24
10:00am – 11:00am
Things That Were, Things That Are, and Some Things That Have Not Yet Come to Pass
Janeanne Rockwell-Kincanon (Western Oregon University), Christopher Mansayon (Western Oregon University), & Vanessa Petroj (Western Oregon University)
Testing Content for Accessibility: Tools and Techniques
Ren Thomas (The Evergreen State College), representing the Accessibility Standing Group, with Michele DeSilva (Central Oregon Community College), Jeremiah Kellogg (Eastern Oregon University), and Sagan Wallace (Oregon State University)
11:00am – 11:30am
Break (30 minutes)
11:30am – 12:15pm
Exploration of Using MarcEdit Delimited Text Translator to Convert Excel Data from the UW Gaihōzu Inventory into MARC Records
Keiko Hill (University of Washington) & Jian P. Lee (University of Washington)
Changing Course: Building a Cohesive Library Team
Kristin Walker (University of Oregon)
12:15pm – 12:30pm
Break (15 minutes)
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Virtual Lunch with Pets
(dogs, cats, lizards, rabbits, and more)
1:30pm – 1:45pm
Break (15 minutes)
1:45pm – 2:45pm
Rooted in Purpose: OD Strategies for Values-Driven Libraries
Maisha Duncan Carey (Deputy University Librarian & Director of Organizational Learning, Invited Speaker)
2:45pm – 3:15pm
Break (30 minutes)
3:15pm – 4:00pm
Virtual Cabaret
Lori Hilterbrand (Orbis Cascade Alliance) & Friends
Nailed It/Failed It
Kerri Goergen-Doll (Oregon State University)