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Community Engagement Hour

  • 11 Feb 2026
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Zoom Meeting

Patent Information Users Group - Community Engagement Hour

OPTIONAL - Sign Up/Registration is Available from the PIUG webpage below; This gives you the ability to add the event to your personal CALENDAR.  Registration opens the day after each previous session.

PIUG MONTHLY Calendar - February 11

Zoom Link: 

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85200596726?pwd=aTwYFCuRqzbVvHof4iiei3HrGguoae.1

Mark your calendars and plan to join us on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 11:00am–12:00pm ET, for a PIUG Community Engagement hour.  These bimonthly meetings will be informal get-togethers to network and share experiences around patent searching, databases & resources, analytics, etc. This is a great way to meet people in the patent information profession, connect with old friends & colleagues, and learn from each other.

We will do a quick overview of what is current in our community and what was accomplished in the past year.  We would like some feedback about the community site and about plans for the rest of 2025 and the future of our organization.  Hope to see everyone participating.

For your convenience, you may register for the event HERE.

Theme:  Cracking the Code: A Practical Guide to Structure & Sequence Searching 

  • Decode complexity: Master search strategies for chemical structures, DNA sequences, and protein data.
  • Tool expertise: Navigate specialized databases and search interfaces for structure/sequence queries.
  • Master the Molecules: Confidently tackle chemical information requests by learning the fundamentals of substructure, similarity, and Markush searching.
  • Navigate the Sequences: Gain practical skills in performing BLAST and alignment searches for DNA, RNA, and protein sequences.
  • Networking: Share tips with experts tackling complex chemical/sequence queries

 Agenda:

  • 11:00am – Welcome & Recap of Recent Events
  • 11:15am - Breakouts for small group networking & discussion
  • 11:35am – Switch Breakouts for more small group networking & discussion
  • 11:55am – Final Comments & Adjourn