Upcoming Bluenotes Chapter Events

Here you will find a list of all upcoming Bluenotes chapter events.

Bluenotes chapters are organized and led by Blue-using institutions for more frequent community interactions to connect, share experiences, and learn with improvement in mind.

Register to connect with your like-minded Bluenotes Chapter members!

Host the next Bluenotes Chapter event

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The Bluenotes chapters are all about learning from one another with more frequent interactions.

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Community-Led

Bluenotes West Coast CoP Meetup: May 19

calendarTuesday, May 19th 2026, 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM Eastern Timezone

Community members are meeting for the Bluenotes West Coast Community of Practice on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 @ 11am PST to connect, share experiences, and continue discussions from the January CoP meetup including what changes institutions are making to stay compliant with the new accessibility mandate (ADA Title II). Please specify any topics you would like to discuss together as a community as you register, or feel free to continue the conversation on the community discussion forum.

Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Time: 11am PST

Facilitated by CoP Co-Chairs: Juliet Wilhelm, University of California Santa Cruz, and Kayla Hardin, California State University-San Marcos



Learning Webinars

Building Sustainable Blue Projects Through Smart Naming Conventions, Tags, and In Project Documentation

calendarWednesday, May 20th 2026, 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM Eastern Timezone

Clear documentation and naming conventions are more than an organizational preference; they’re a critical safeguard for the long term sustainability of your feedback processes.

In this learning webinar, we’ll explore how thoughtful naming practices, combined with strategic use of categories, tags, documentation, and built in Blue fields, can dramatically reduce confusion, support cross team collaboration, and prevent institutional knowledge loss.

If you have any specific questions that you would like us to consider while preparing for this webinar, please feel free to let us know on your registration form or via the community’s webinar discussion forum post.

This learning webinar is scheduled to be delivered three times for our community members in different time zones worldwide. Register in a time zone that best fits your schedule.

Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026

  • May 19, 9pm ET / May 20, 1pm AEDT, mainly for customers in the APAC regions
  • May 20, 8am ET / 3pm SAST, mainly for customers in the Europe/Africa/Middle East regions
  • May 20, 2pm ET, mainly for customers in the Americas regions

Presenter: David Norenberg, Explorance Training Academy



Community-Led

Bluenotes APAC CoP Meetup: May 26

calendarTuesday, May 26th 2026, 11:00 PM - 11:59 PM Eastern Timezone6 days remaining

During our recent APAC Summit, we committed to providing you with an opportunity to connect with other institutions across APAC and to learn more about our products and services. We heard from you that some used to attend the ‘drop-in’ call while others participated in the Bluenotes community, with many of you not being aware of the two groups.

As a result of your feedback, commencing 26th May 2026, we are relaunching our APAC Community of Practice Meetups, which will see the merger of the community meeting and ‘drop-in’ call. We warmly welcome all institution partners in APAC to join the call.

These regular meetups will provide a collaborative platform for you to connect with your peers across the region, share best practices, and stay up to date on product enhancements and what’s coming next from our team. The first half will follow a structured agenda, including a topic requested by the community. This will be followed by an agenda item from Explorance and unstructured Q&A, to be facilitated by members of the Explorance APAC team.

Please specify the topics you want to discuss together as a community as you register or on the community discussion forum community discussion forum.

Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Time: 1pm AEDT



Community-Led

Bluenotes U15 CoP Meetup: May 27

calendarWednesday, May 27th 2026, 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM Eastern Timezone7 days remaining

Members in the Bluenotes U15 Community of Practice (community members that are a part of the U15 Consortium - a group of Canadian Research Universities) are meeting on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 2:30pm ET to connect and share experiences. Please specify the topics you want to discuss together as a community as you register or on the community discussion forum community discussion forum.

Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Time: 2:30pm Eastern Time

Facilitated by CoP Chair: David Greaves, University of Saskatchewan



Learning Webinars

What’s New in Blue 9.7: Dashboard 5.0, More Reliable Reports, and Platform Enhancements

calendarWednesday, June 3rd 2026, 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM Eastern Timezone14 days remaining

Blue 9.7 introduces Dashboard 5.0, featuring a refreshed experience and the addition of MLY insights in dashboards, alongside other enhancements across the platform. This session walks through what is new and what it means for your teams. We will cover:

  • Dashboard 5.0: the new look and feel, new capabilities, and what changes for administrators and end users.
  • The introduction of MLY in dashboards and how it expands qualitative insight visibility.
  • Report performance improvements, introducing seamless report generation by retrying actions after unexpected delays, ensuring continuity without full process restarts.
  • Platform and administration enhancements such as expanded activity logs and OAuth 2.0 for SMTP.

Whether you manage the platform, configure reports, or oversee Blue for your organization, this session gives you a clear picture of what has changed and how to take advantage of it.

If you have any specific questions that you would like us to consider while preparing for this webinar, please feel free to let us know on your registration form or via the community’s webinar discussion forum post.

This learning webinar is scheduled to be delivered three times for our community members in different time zones worldwide. Register in a time zone that best fits your schedule.

Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2026

  • June 2, 9pm ET / June 3, 1pm AEDT, mainly for customers in the APAC regions
  • June 3, 10am ET / 3pm GMT, mainly for customers in the Europe/Africa/Middle East regions
  • June 3, 2pm ET, mainly for customers in the Americas regions

Presenter: Explorance Product Team



Community-Led

CoP Meetups at Explorance World 2026

calendarTuesday, June 16th 2026, 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM Eastern Timezone27 days remaining

Planning to join the Community of Practice meetups at Explorance World 2026? 

Let your CoP Co-Chairs know here and submit any topics you would like to discuss together as a community during the meetups.

Tuesday, June 16 | 9:00 - 10:30 AM

  • MLY CoP Meetup
  • CoP Chair: John Jordi, University of Florida

Tuesday, June 16 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

  • Response Rates & Engagement CoP Meetup
  • CoP Chair: Bridget Madden, Massachusetts Bay Community College

Tuesday, June 16 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

  • Blue Experts Private Lunch
  • CoP Chair: Daniel Glover, University of Minnesota

Tuesday, June 16 | 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

  • Reporting & Analytics CoP Meetup
  • CoP Chair: John Jordi, University of Florida

Tuesday, June 16 | 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

  • Medical & Health Sciences CoP Meetup
  • CoP Co-Chairs: Christina Pomykal, The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and Lawrence Williams, Oregon Health & Sciences University


Community-Led

Bluenotes Atlantic Hurricanes CoP Meetup: July 15

calendarWednesday, July 15th 2026, 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Eastern Timezone56 days remaining

Members in the Bluenotes Atlantic Hurricanes Community of Practice are meeting on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 @ 2pm ET to connect together and continue discussions on topics relevant to the Mid and South Atlantic region. Please specify any other topics you would like to discuss together as a community as you register, or feel free to continue the conversation on the Bluenotes Atlantic Hurricanes CoP Discussion Forum.

Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Time: 2pm Eastern Time

Facilitated by CoP Co-Chairs: Heather Thompson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Adam Flanders, University of Maryland Global Campus



Learning Webinars

Blue Dashboard 5.0: A Deeper Dive into Features & Use Cases

calendarWednesday, July 22nd 2026, 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM Eastern Timezone63 days remaining

Building on our June release webinar "What’s New in Blue 9.7: Dashboard 5.0, More Reliable Reports, and Platform Enhancements", this session goes deeper into Blue Dashboard 5.0. Whether you're new to the Dashboard or looking to get more from it, we'll revisit the features that matter most for your role, explore real-world use cases, and highlight the latest updates - including MLY in Blue Dashboard - so you leave ready to put your data to work.

If you have any specific questions that you would like us to consider while preparing for this webinar, please feel free to let us know on your registration form or via the community’s webinar discussion forum post.

This learning webinar is scheduled to be delivered three times for our community members in different time zones worldwide. Register in a time zone that best fits your schedule.

Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2026

  • July 21, 9pm ET / July 22, 1pm AEDT, mainly for customers in the APAC regions
  • July 22, 10am ET / 3pm GMT, mainly for customers in the Europe/Africa/Middle East regions
  • July 22, 2pm ET, mainly for customers in the Americas regions

Presenter: Explorance Training Academy