2026-02-23 Community Council Meeting Minutes

Attendees: @Tom Cramer @Johanna Radding @Stephen Short @Rachael Kotarski @Vanessa French @Karen Elena Jara Maricic @Shawn Nicholson @Peter Murray @spampell @Kristin Martin @Maccabee Levine @Petra Schneider @Martina Schildt

Guests: @Kathleen Berry @Kristin Martin

Regrets: @Kirstin Kemner-Heek

Note Taker: @Stephen Short

Discussion items

Item	Who	@Notes

Item	Who	@Notes
Note Taker	Paul Kloppenberg	Note taker for today: Stephen Short Note taker for next meeting: 3/09/2026 TBD
Training Brainstorming	Martina Schildt	Report out on training brainstorming (slides attached to meeting) Benefits Freely accessible training promotes understanding and strengthens community Feasibility and sustainability Who can do this? Is it possible to re-use/share local training? Is that too specific? Value What content is helpful? What format is helpful? Discussion Need for safe space to share training Mid-term to long-term AI might have a role How to keep training materials current? How is this sustainable? Accessibility of materials to ensure needs of all users are met (language, visually impaired, etc.) Possible to use in-kind work as membership? Is this implementation or user training? Purpose needs to be clarified. A key goal is to use training to attract new members
WolfCon Update	Jennifer Eustis, Jesse Jess Koennecke	WolfCon 2026 New platform for conference: Pheedloop More customization features and better workflow Prague University of Economics and Business space will be used for conference National Library of Prague reception Proposals for presentation due Mar 25, 2026 WolfCon will be the officila 2026 VuFind summit Working on sponsors, keynote speakers, and conference portal pages