Learning Webinars & Community Meetups
Here you can find all the upcoming learning webinars and upcoming meetups for Regional Bluenotes Chapters and Community Interest Groups, as well as all past learning webinars.
Learning webinars for Bluenotes community members are one example of how you can globally connect and share experiences with improvement in mind. Created and presented by experts from Blue® powered institutions and experts from Explorance, these sessions will give you an opportunity to learn best practices from real Blue users.
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Bluenotes West Coast CoP Meetup: August 25
Tuesday, August 25th 2026, 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Eastern TimezoneThe Bluenotes West Coast Community of Practice are meeting on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at 1pm PST to connect, share experiences, discuss topics relevant to you, and continue conversations from Explorance World 2026. 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, August 25, 2026
Time: 1pm PST
Facilitated by CoP Co-Chairs: Juliet Wilhelm, University of California Santa Cruz, and Kayla Hardin, California State University-San Marcos

Bluenotes R1 Universities CoP Meetup: August 27
Thursday, August 27th 2026, 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Eastern TimezoneThe Bluenotes R1 Universities Community of Practice (Blue-using R1 universities in the United States) are meeting on Thursday, August 27 at 2pm ET to connect and share experiences for implementing Blue Dashboard, as well as institutional approaches to faculty dashboards (what you use, what's working, what you'd like to improve, etc). If you'd like to demo your dashboard process, please let the CoP Co-Chairs know via the community discussion forum or as you register.
Date: Thursday, August 27, 2026
Time: 2pm Eastern Time
Facilitated by CoP Co-Chairs: Lisa Emery, University of Michigan & Paul Creed III, Kent State University

What's New in MLY 3.4: Smarter Sharing, Enhanced Privacy, and Streamlined Redaction
Wednesday, September 2nd 2026, 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM Eastern TimezoneJoin this release webinar to explore how MLY 3.4 delivers smarter, more targeted insight sharing, strengthens privacy governance across your organization, and simplifies redaction workflows. With new granular controls over shared content, automated privacy enforcement with the confidentiality threshold, ready-to-use standardized models, and improved redaction workflow with request reviewer note and export ability, this release empowers your teams to share targeted insights securely and efficiently.
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 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. This learning webinar will also be delivered in French. To register for the French session, please see the separate registration form below.
Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
- September 1, 9pm ET / September 2, 1pm AEDT, mainly for customers in the APAC regions
- September 2, 8am ET / 1pm GMT, mainly for customers in the Europe/Africa/Middle East regions
- September 2, 2pm ET, mainly for customers in the Americas regions
Presenter: Samer Saab, CEO, Explorance

Nouveautés de MLY 3.4 : partage plus intelligent, confidentialité renforcée et masquage simplifié
Wednesday, September 2nd 2026, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Eastern TimezoneParticipez à ce webinaire de présentation de la nouvelle version pour découvrir comment MLY 3.4 permet un partage d’informations plus intelligent et mieux ciblé, renforce la gouvernance de la confidentialité au sein de votre organisation et simplifie les flux de travail de masquage. Grâce à de nouveaux contrôles granulaires sur les contenus partagés, à l'application automatisée des règles de confidentialité via le seuil de confidentialité, à des modèles standardisés prêts à l'emploi et à un workflow de masquage amélioré comprenant des notes pour les responsables de l'examen des demandes et une fonctionnalité d'exportation, cette version permet à vos équipes de partager des informations ciblées de manière sécurisée et efficace.
Si vous avez des questions spécifiques que vous aimeriez que nous abordions lors de la préparation de ce webinaire, n’hésitez pas à nous en faire part via votre formulaire d’inscription ou sur le forum de discussion dédié aux webinaires de la communauté.
Date : Mercredi 2 septembre 2026
Heure: 10am ET
Présenté par : Samer Saab, PDG d’Explorance

Bluenotes Reporting & Analytics CoP Meetup: September 9
Wednesday, September 9th 2026, 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Eastern TimezoneCommunity members are meeting for a Reporting & Analytics Community of Practice (CoP) meetup on Wednesday, September 9 at 1pm ET to connect, share experiences, and continue conversations from Explorance World 2026. At this meetup, John Jordi from University of Florida will also share their guidebook developed for addressing common scenarios in Blue.
Feel free to submit any specific topics you would like to discuss together as a community as you register. You can also continue discussions and asking questions on the Reporting & Analytics CoP discussion forum.
Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Time: 1pm Eastern Time
Facilitated by CoP Chair: John Jordi, University of Florida

Launch, Build, Elevate! Your Learning Journey to Explorance Product Expertise
Wednesday, September 16th 2026, 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Eastern TimezoneJoin us for a tour of our Explorance customer learning journey! We’ll review what training materials are available, our new Launch, Build, Elevate learning levels, how to combine resources into a personalized learning plan, and the recommended pathway to become a trusted Explorance product expert at your organization. You’ll leave knowing which materials to prioritize to accelerate adoption and proficiency. This session is ideal for new Explorance customers, implementation leads, and training champions. Register to map your team’s learning plan!
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.
Date & Time: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 | 2pm ET
Presented by: Erika Cost, Global Director, Explorance Training Academy

Setting up the Blue Dashboard Workshop (Part 1 of 4) | Connecting & Organizing: Projects, Questions, Groups, & Demographics
Wednesday, October 7th 2026, 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM Eastern TimezoneThis is session 1 of the 4-part workshop series designed to guide Blue Administrators through the configuration of the Blue Dashboard from set up and customizations to assigning access and MLY integration.
This first session of the Blue Dashboard workshop covers the fundamental connections of adding recurring Blue projects, linking the same questions across projects, creating groups for similar or thematic questions, and adding appropriate demographics.
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.
Date: 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.
- October 6, 9pm ET / October 7, 12pm AEDT, mainly for customers in the APAC regions
- October 7, 8am ET / 1pm BST, mainly for customers in the Europe/Africa/Middle East regions
- October 7, 2pm ET, mainly for customers in the Americas regions
Presented by: David Norenberg, Senior Product Training Specialist, Explorance

Bluenotes Atlantic Hurricanes CoP Meetup: October 21
Wednesday, October 21st 2026, 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Eastern TimezoneMembers in the Bluenotes Atlantic Hurricanes Community of Practice are meeting on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 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, October 21, 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

Setting up the Blue Dashboard Workshop (Part 2 of 4) | Customizations: Time Scales, Widgets, Thresholds, and Display Options
Wednesday, October 28th 2026, 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM Eastern TimezoneThis is session 2 of the 4-part workshop series designed to guide Blue Administrators through the configuration of the Blue Dashboard from set up and customizations to assigning access and MLY integration.
This second session of the Blue Dashboard workshop explores ways to configure the Dashboard to best fit how an organization works and its language. We will review calendar/time scales, display defaults and options, and executive summary widgets. We will also review the different thresholds used to protect confidentiality. 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.
Date: 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.
- October 27, 9pm ET / October 28, 12pm AEDT, mainly for customers in the APAC regions
- October 28, 8am ET / 1pm BST, mainly for customers in the Europe/Africa/Middle East regions
- October 28, 2pm ET, mainly for customers in the Americas regions
Presented by: David Norenberg, Senior Product Training Specialist, Explorance

Setting up the Blue Dashboard Workshop (Part 3 of 4) | Assigning Access, DRA, and Publishing Workflows
Wednesday, November 18th 2026, 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM Eastern TimezoneThis is session 3 of the 4-part workshop series designed to guide Blue Administrators through the configuration of the Blue Dashboard from set up and customizations to assigning access and MLY integration. This third session of the Blue Dashboard workshop focuses on access. We will walk through the process of assigning the Individual Dashboards and then review Dynamic Role Access (DRA) generally and then show, specifically, how to create and grant role‑based access for the Aggregate Dashboard. Finally, we’ll review the use of Preview and Publish versions of the dashboards.
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.
Date: 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.
- November 17, 9pm ET / November 18, 12pm AEDT, mainly for customers in the APAC regions
- November 18, 8am ET / 1pm BST, mainly for customers in the Europe/Africa/Middle East regions
- November 18, 2pm ET, mainly for customers in the Americas regions
Presented by: David Norenberg, Senior Product Training Specialist, Explorance

Setting up the Blue Dashboard Workshop (Part 4 of 4) | MLY Integration: Alerts, Comment Analysis, and Summary Insights
Wednesday, December 2nd 2026, 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM Eastern TimezoneThis is session 4 of the 4-part workshop series designed to guide Blue Administrators through the configuration of the Blue Dashboard from set up and customizations to assigning access and MLY integration. This final session of the Blue Dashboard workshop focuses on MLY integration. We will review the process of integrating MLY comment analysis into the Dashboard, the Text Analysis page, and the MLY alert blocks available for the Aggregate Dashboard. We will also talk conceptually about how the data flows from Blue and MLY into the Dashboard. We will also cover redaction workflows and differentiating the use of MLY, MLY in Blue Reports, and MLY in the Dashboard.
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.
Date: 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.
- December 1, 9pm ET / December 2, 12pm AEDT, mainly for customers in the APAC regions
- December 2, 8am ET / 1pm BST, mainly for customers in the Europe/Africa/Middle East regions
- December 2, 2pm ET, mainly for customers in the Americas regions
Presented by: David Norenberg, Senior Product Training Specialist, Explorance


