Vernon User Group (VUG) Australia 2025

Come to our Vernon User Group (VUG) Australia 2025 meeting in Melbourne on Wednesday 16 July. Register now for our free half-day event to learn the latest about Vernon CMS, hear from speakers, and network with your fellow Vernon users. Then come to dinner with us to relax and socialise.

Want more? Register for our training day on Thursday 17 July and learn advanced areas of Vernon CMS.

Want to speak at the meeting? We’d love to have you share your work or a project! Please email penny@vernonsystems.com with your idea.

This year for the first time we’ll record the presentations from the in-person VUG meeting and publish them on our YouTube channel after the event (it will not be livestreamed).

VUG Meeting Day

• Date: Wednesday 16 July
• Time: 1pm-4.30pm
• Cost: Free
• Location: Melbourne (venue to be confirmed)

About the event

The VUG meeting day is a great opportunity to network with other Vernon CMS users and have a say in the ongoing development of the system. We’ll update you on new features and enhancements in Vernon CMS 12.6 (Fantastic Fantail), and we’ll discuss possible future developments.

The meeting day also includes several client talks, which is an opportunity to share your projects with the group. If you are interested in giving a presentation of between 15 to 25 minutes (plus 5 minutes for questions), please contact penny@vernonsystems.com.

We’ll confirm the agenda and speakers closer to the day. Afternoon tea, coffee, and baked goods will be provided.

VUG Dinner

• Date: Wednesday 16 July
• Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm
• Location: Melbourne (restaurant to be confirmed)

We’ll choose a restaurant for anyone wanting to join us for dinner (paid per individual).

Vernon CMS Training Day

• Date: Thursday 17 July
• Time: 9.30am-4pm
• Cost: AUD $350 per person
• Limit: 20 people
• Location: Melbourne (venue to be confirmed)

About the event

The training topics are as follows:

Location control

– Basic concepts, including packing units and external locations.

– Inventories.

– Location authority file, including inserting levels, cleaning up terms, flagging special locations, and publishing to the web.

– Light exposure.

Managing authority-controlled fields

– Authority Term Report/Replace.

– Use Instead and Translation Terms.

– Bulk Update.

– Pre-built thesaurii – Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT), Nomenclature.

Activity files

– Introduction to Activity files.

– Overview of key features: status flows, field checks, automated reports and emails, automated updates of related records.

– Recently added files: Risk Management, Topic, Deaccession.

Valuations

– Acquisition values.

– Ongoing valuations.

– Reporting, including reports on specific financial periods.

– Insurance file.

Arrival tea and coffee, and morning and afternoon tea, coffee, and baked goods will be provided. There are many local options for lunch.

Payment

We’ll send you an invoice for the training day after the event.

Register now

Last day to register

Friday 20 June

Last day to cancel attendance at the training day

Friday 4 July

Other VUG events in 2025

We’ll hold an in-person VUG meeting in New Zealand this year, as well as our online VUG conference. Watch this space!