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Streamlyne UP! 2026

Detailed agenda

October 26–27, 2026 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront in San Diego. All times are Pacific.

Day 1

Full conference day

  1. Breakfast

    Aqua Terrace

  2. Welcome Remarks

    Randy Özden

  3. Keynote - When the Map Is on Fire: Leading Through War, Crisis, and the Occasional PowerPoint Presentation

    Chaouki Abdallah, President of the Lebanese American University

    Drawing on university leadership through COVID-19 and regional war, Chaouki Abdallah explores how institutions can act intelligently amid uncertainty. He examines scenario planning, communication, and empathy with purpose as a guide beyond survival.

  4. FundFit: Let AI Hunt For Your Funding

    Janior Valle

    Start with funding discovery and explore the core FundFit experience, from finding opportunities to considering how they align with your work. We'll look at the questions that help you assess fit and decide which opportunities to explore further.

  5. Break

  6. FundFit Competitions

    Janior Valle

    Dive into limited competitions, internal funding, and progress tracking. Discuss your institution's approach and explore how FundFit can support these processes.

  7. Financial Integrations

    Yavuz Ozkan

    Financial integration, built into the budget. Your award budget and your institution's financials now live in one place. The budget module connects to expenditures, purchase orders, and requisitions, so you see what's been spent, what's committed, and what's left without leaving Streamlyne or reconciling a spreadsheet.

  8. The Form Builder: Throw Your PDFs Out The Window

    Yavuz Ozkan

    Take a closer look at the form builder and how it can support your team's workflows. Discuss where forms and PDFs fit into your day-to-day work and the needs you would like these tools to address.

  9. Lunch

    Aqua Terrace

  10. AI-assisted Budget Workshop

    Irma Roman

    Explore AI budgets in a focused session with time for practical discussion. Bring questions about your budgeting workflow and consider where AI could be useful to your team.

  11. AI Where You Need It in Streamlyne

    Irma Roman and Hector Segarra

    See how contract redlining, Lyn rules, and the knowledge base fit into the team's AI work. Discuss how these capabilities relate to your workflows and where they could support your day-to-day responsibilities.

  12. Break

  13. System Performance Improvements

    Janior Valle

    Explore the behind-the-scenes improvements that shape your everyday experience in Streamlyne. Hear about work on system performance: the changes you feel while using the software, even when you don't see them on screen.

  14. Idea Exchange

    Janior Valle

    Bring your questions and ideas to an open discussion about what you'd like to see next. Share the challenges behind your suggestions and discuss which improvements would make the greatest difference to your team.

  15. Day 1 Closing Remarks

Day 2

Half day, then the optional AI workshop

  1. Breakfast

    Aqua Terrace

  2. Roadmap Roundtable & Community Forum

    Janior Valle and Yavuz Ozkan

    Hear what the team is planning and join an open discussion about where the product is headed. Come prepared with questions, feedback, and priorities you would like the team to consider.

  3. Break

  4. Level Up Lab

    Streamlyne team

    Stop by to talk through questions and ideas with the team. Bring a workflow challenge or a topic you would like to explore in a more focused conversation.

  5. Conference Closing Remarks

    Randy Özden

  6. Go-bag lunch

    Aqua Terrace

  7. AI Workshop: Optional paid workshop

    Janior Valle and Hector Segarra

    Get hands-on with practical AI use cases for research administration. Examples will be adapted to participants' roles and interests, with opportunities to explore how AI could support your own work.

    Optional. Choose it when you register.