# \#piac **URL:** https://forum.innovativeusers.org/tag/piac/16.md [Latest](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/tags.md) --- ## [PIAC October Newsletter](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/piac-october-newsletter/3065)
**Author:** [@jtate](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/jtate)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/piac-october-newsletter/3065 "2026-10-09T19:48:07Z")
Polaris 8.2 Polaris 8.2 is currently expected to be released at the end of October. Many parts of the upgrade are already complete so Clarivate is primarily focusing on fixing problem reports with the time they have be… --- ## [PIAC Committee: August 2026 Newsletter](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/piac-committee-august-2026-newsletter/3030)
**Author:** [@jtate](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/jtate)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/piac-committee-august-2026-newsletter/3030 "2026-09-02T12:06:09Z")
CONTINUED DISCUSSION ON BOT TRAFFIC AND PERFORMANCE We began our discussions with the issues regarding bot crawlers and service slowdowns. Clarivate is working on a crawler response and getting hosted libraries protect… --- ## [PIAC July Newsletter](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/piac-july-newsletter/3008)
**Author:** [@jtate](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/jtate)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/piac-july-newsletter/3008 "2026-08-03T14:53:47Z")
PIAC’s Role and the New Committee Year The July meeting began the new 2026-2027 PIAC cycle, with several new members joining the committee. As a reminder, PIAC is a customer-driven committee with direct Clarivate invol… --- ## [News from PIAC - May/June 2026](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-may-june-2026/2994)
**Author:** [@jtate](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/jtate)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-may-june-2026/2994 "2026-07-22T16:50:51Z")
Outage Communications The group had a discussion related to how the communication coming from the Status Page could be improved after the recent outages in the data center for some customers resulted in some conflicting … --- ## [Polaris ILS Advisory Committee (PIAC): New Member Recruitment 2026](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/polaris-ils-advisory-committee-piac-new-member-recruitment-2026/2931)
**Author:** [@jtate](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/jtate)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/polaris-ils-advisory-committee-piac-new-member-recruitment-2026/2931 "2026-05-09T00:29:45Z")
PIAC is currently seeking 3-4 new members to join our team. If you are interested fill out the application by May 29. Get involved with the IUG community and connect directly with key Innovative support and development … --- ## [Polaris ILS Advisory Committee (PIAC): who we are, what we do, and how we can help you!](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/polaris-ils-advisory-committee-piac-who-we-are-what-we-do-and-how-we-can-help-you/2907)
**Author:** [@CyberpunkLibrarian](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/CyberpunkLibrarian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/polaris-ils-advisory-committee-piac-who-we-are-what-we-do-and-how-we-can-help-you/2907 "2026-04-23T13:44:25Z")
Program Title: Polaris ILS Advisory Committee (PIAC): who we are, what we do, and how we can help you! Track: Polaris Program Description: PIAC (Polaris ILS Advisory Committee) is a group of individuals who help facili… --- ## [News from PIAC - February 2026](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-february-2026/2855)
**Author:** [@MLisowsky](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/MLisowsky)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-february-2026/2855 "2026-03-06T14:45:05Z")
Here is the latest from PIAC! Polaris Bug Repairs In December, the PIAC team reviewed a list of Polaris bugs, and requested additional review from the Clarivate team for several identified in the more urgent/impactful … --- ## [News from PIAC - January 2026](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-january-2026/2811)
**Author:** [@jason.bedsaul](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/jason.bedsaul)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-january-2026/2811 "2026-02-02T17:06:38Z")
Here’s the recap from PIAC’s January meeting with the Polaris folks. Recent Outages and Response It was reported by members during the recent data center outages (January 14th being the most recent) that updates from s… --- ## [News From PIAC - December 2025](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-december-2025/2787)
**Author:** [@mhammermeister](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/mhammermeister)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-december-2025/2787 "2026-01-15T17:23:18Z")
Polaris 8.0 The latest version of Polaris - Polaris 8.0 - has been released. Highlights of this release include: Display processing - Automated processing to automatically change the shelf location of certain display i… --- ## [News from PIAC - November 2025](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-november-2025/2737)
**Author:** [@wesochuck](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/wesochuck)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-november-2025/2737 "2025-12-01T16:41:02Z")
Greetings, Polaris Community! Apologies, this November edition is coming to you a bit late. Below are the key updates and discussions from the PIAC meeting on November 24, 2025. Idea Exchange Ideas & Comments Flagged as… --- ## [News from PIAC - October 2025](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-october-2025/2682)
**Author:** [@kliberty](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/kliberty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-october-2025/2682 "2025-10-28T20:38:01Z")
Greetings, Polaris Community! We hope your Fall is going smoothly and your pumpkin spice is strong. Here are this month’s updates and discussions from the Polaris ILS Advisory Committee. Known Issues Portal – Improvem… --- ## [News from PIAC - September 2025](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-september-2025/2654)
**Author:** [@MLisowsky](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/MLisowsky)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-september-2025/2654 "2025-10-02T13:22:05Z")
Greetings and happy Fall, Polaris Community! Innovative Webinar Page The Innovative Webinar page has received a fresh new look: https://videos.clarivate.com/watch/eLDH3bzq45Fp5X3AfnYaSr Webinar recordings for 2025 hav… --- ## [News From PIAC - August 2025](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-august-2025/2603)
**Author:** [@mhammermeister](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/mhammermeister)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-august-2025/2603 "2025-08-29T13:41:39Z")
Leap Direct-to-Printer / QZ Tray At the August IUG Forum, some customers reported difficulties configuring the new Direct-to-Printer options in Polaris 7.8. The platform was designed so that any printer that previously … --- ## [News from PIAC - June 2025](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-june-2025/2533)
**Author:** [@mhammermeister](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/mhammermeister)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-june-2025/2533 "2025-06-30T16:25:31Z")
Polaris 7.8 Upgrade Polaris 7.8 has been released! This upgrade introduces a range of new features including expanded System Administration options in the web-based PolarisAdmin utility and additional Acquisitions functi… --- ## [Polaris ILS Advisory Committee (PIAC): New Member Recruitment 2025](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/polaris-ils-advisory-committee-piac-new-member-recruitment-2025/2464)
**Author:** [@kleblanc](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/kleblanc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/polaris-ils-advisory-committee-piac-new-member-recruitment-2025/2464 "2025-05-12T13:55:38Z")
PIAC is currently seeking 2-3 new members to join our team. PIAC (Polaris ILS Advisory Committee) is a subcommittee of IUG, comprised of 6-10 IUG members who are Polaris users. PIAC represents Polaris ILS users to Innova… --- ## [Learn about PIAC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/learn-about-piac/2351)
**Author:** [@derekbrownrhpl](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/derekbrownrhpl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/learn-about-piac/2351 "2025-03-19T18:45:23Z")
Program Title: PIAC ILS: Polaris Program Description: This session will go over what PIAC (Polaris ILS Advisory Committee) does, who we are, why we exist and more. Speaker/ Information: Lauren Arnsman - Head of Digita… --- ## [News from PIAC - February 2025](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-february-2025/2234)
**Author:** [@mhammermeister](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/mhammermeister)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-february-2025/2234 "2025-02-26T15:46:58Z")
Federal Accessibility Requirements Last year, the Department of Justice issued new guidelines requiring state and local governments ensure their websites and mobile applications are accessible to people with disabilities… --- ## [News from PIAC - November 2024](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-november-2024/2109)
**Author:** [@MLisowsky](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/MLisowsky)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-november-2024/2109 "2024-11-22T19:23:21Z")
Innovative User Group Conference – March 12 – 15 in Denver, CO Preparations are underway for the Innovative User Group 2025 Conference! This year’s conference will be in chilly Denver, Colorado, and submissions for pre… --- ## [News from PIAC - September 2024](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-september-2024/2022)
**Author:** [@mhammermeister](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/mhammermeister)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-september-2024/2022 "2024-09-27T19:54:05Z")
Voice and Text Message Notifications The SMS portion of Innovative Phone Alerts (IPA) is now in general release. Customers experiencing issues with their SMS notifications can contact their Account Managers for additiona… --- ## [News from PIAC - May 2024](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-may-2024/1886)
**Author:** [@mhammermeister](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/mhammermeister)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-may-2024/1886 "2024-05-23T13:26:04Z")
Ingram Migration to sFTP Last year, Ingram began notifying customers about an impending switch to sFTP for EDI acquisitions traffic. Since then, Innovative and Ingram have been working to ease the transition for customer… --- ## [News from PIAC - April 2024](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-april-2024/1857)
**Author:** [@mhammermeister](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/mhammermeister)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-april-2024/1857 "2024-04-29T17:32:00Z")
Interested in joining the Polaris ILS Advisory Committee? PIAC is currently seeking new members! Complete this form to apply by May 3, 2024. New Leap Cataloging Features in Polaris 7.6 and 7.7 At IUG, iii gave updates … --- ## [PIAC Membership Application Open](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/piac-membership-application-open/1843)
**Author:** [@EleanorC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/EleanorC)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/piac-membership-application-open/1843 "2024-04-15T16:46:34Z")
Interested in joining the Polaris ILS Advisory Committee? PIAC is currently seeking new members! Complete this form to apply by May 3, 2024. What is PIAC? PIAC (Polaris ILS Advisory Committee) is a subcommittee of IUG,… --- ## [February 2024 PIAC Newsletter](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/february-2024-piac-newsletter/1720)
**Author:** [@YRLjwilson](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/YRLjwilson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2024, 1:09am UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/february-2024-piac-newsletter/1720 "2024-03-02T01:09:26Z")
Polaris ILS Advisory Committee (PIAC) February 2024 Newsletter PIAC met with Innovative on Monday, February 26, 2024 to discuss several items. Polaris 7.6 The release for Polaris 7.6 is on track and is scheduled for Ap… --- ## [News From PIAC - November 2023](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-november-2023/1577)
**Author:** [@mhammermeister](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/mhammermeister)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-november-2023/1577 "2023-11-21T21:37:20Z")
PIAC met with Innovative on November 20, 2023. Polaris 7.5 Polaris 7.5 is out! This update has several new workflow options including a new weeding workflow, options to declare an item damaged, and the ability to create… --- ## [October 2023 News from PIAC (Polaris ILS Advisory Committee)](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/october-2023-news-from-piac-polaris-ils-advisory-committee/1535)
**Author:** [@dwisch](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/dwisch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/october-2023-news-from-piac-polaris-ils-advisory-committee/1535 "2023-11-03T15:29:15Z")
PIAC met with Innovative on Monday, October 23 to discuss several items. Polaris 7.5 Released Polaris version 7.5 has now been released. Check out the What’s New document for all of the developments coming in this versi… --- ## [September 2023 New from PIAC (Polaris Advisory Committee)](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/september-2023-new-from-piac-polaris-advisory-committee/1466)
**Author:** [@Clark](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/Clark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/september-2023-new-from-piac-polaris-advisory-committee/1466 "2023-09-28T19:13:24Z")
September 2023 New from PIAC (Polaris ILS Advisory Committee) PIAC met with Innovative on Monday, September 25 to discuss several items. LEAP issues with Chromium build 117.0.5938.63 A new version of Chromium has intr… --- ## [August 2023 New From PIAC (Polaris ILS Advisory Committee)](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/august-2023-new-from-piac-polaris-ils-advisory-committee/1423)
**Author:** [@dwisch](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/dwisch)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/august-2023-new-from-piac-polaris-ils-advisory-committee/1423 "2023-08-31T17:42:58Z")
August 2023 New From PIAC (Polaris ILS Advisory Committee) PIAC met with Innovative on Monday, August 21 to discuss several items. Polaris Notices Clarivate had previously shared that two new notice tools were in develo… --- ## [News From PIAC - July 2023](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-july-2023/1367)
**Author:** [@mhammermeister](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/mhammermeister)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/news-from-piac-july-2023/1367 "2023-07-31T19:49:55Z")
Polaris ILS Advisory Committee (PIAC) Newsletter – July 2023 PIAC met with Innovative on Monday, July 24. Polaris 7.5 Features Polaris 7.5 is expected to be released in Q4 of this year. PIAC asked for updates on two … --- ## [June 2023 News from PIAC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/june-2023-news-from-piac/1334)
**Author:** [@dwisch](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/dwisch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/june-2023-news-from-piac/1334 "2023-07-05T21:30:08Z")
Polaris ILS Advisory Committee (PIAC) June 2023 Newsletter PIAC met with Innovative on Monday, June 26 to discuss the 7.5 release, LX Starter and more. Polaris 7.5 Release PIAC asked if the 7.5 release was still on tr… --- ## [April 2023 News from PIAC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/april-2023-news-from-piac/1025)
**Author:** [@dwisch](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/u/dwisch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/t/april-2023-news-from-piac/1025 "2023-04-25T18:43:08Z")
April News from PIAC (Polaris ILS Advisory Committee) 1. Polaris 7.5 Is 7.5 still on track for a September 2023 release? Polaris 7.5 is currently on track for a Q3 release, but it may be released a little later than ant… [Next page](https://forum.innovativeusers.org/tag/piac/16.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=piac)