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Hi Montana, 

I'm very much in favour of AI, I use it frequently in my position and it's been a great help. Unfortunately, my manager isn't as keen on it as I am. I've requested we get StarRez Intelligence, but so far it has not been approved. 

I always enjoy StarRez Conferences, there's always something new to learn. 

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John Chappell (he/him)
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Mount Royal University
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On Tue, Jul 28, 2026 at 10:39 AM Montana Quiring <Montana.Quiring@umanitoba.ca> wrote:
Hello,

Yes, that’s fair.
I was not super excited and a bit nervous to visit our southern neighbour.

I spent quite a while with some new friends I made from McMaster and Trent. It was a great networking experience.

Thanks for encouraging Travis  to do a conference in Canada. We would love that too!

FYI, and perhaps you are not surprised… there was a LOT of talk about AI.
StarRez seems to be doubling down.
How do you folks feel about AI use in StarRez?

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Montana Quiring
Systems and IT Admin
Student Residences
University of Manitoba
400 Arthur V. Mauro
Winnipeg, MB, R3T 6B3
204.474.8694

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From: John Chappell <jchappell@mtroyal.ca>
Date: Monday, July 27, 2026 at 4:31 PM
To: Canadian University Residence IT Professionals <can-uni-res-it@lists.umanitoba.ca>
Subject: [curi] Re: StarRez Global Conference

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Hi Montana,

Due to the current political situation, MRU Residence selected not to send any delegates this year to the conference. 

In previous years, I spoke with Travis Knipe and asked him to maybe choose a Canadian city for a StarRez Conference. Considering the first ever StarRez Conference was held at the University of Calgary, I feel it would be appropriate to maybe host one in Calgary again. However, his response has always been that it's not possible to do. 

Regards, 
   
John Chappell (he/him)
IT Coordinator

Residence Services 
Mount Royal University
Calgary, Alberta
Office: 403.440.5198  

"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." - Albert Einstein

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With gratitude and reciprocity, Mount Royal University acknowledges the relationships to the land and all beings, and the songs, stories and teachings of the Siksika Nation, the Piikani Nation, the Kainai Nation, the Îethka Stoney Nakoda Nation (consisting of the Chiniki, Bearspaw and Goodstoney Nations), the people of the Tsuut’ina Nation, and the Métis.


On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 12:57 PM Montana Quiring <Montana.Quiring@umanitoba.ca> wrote:
Hello,

Sorry, I meant to reach out before I left.
Did any of you folks go to the StarRez Global conference in Atlanta last week?

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Regards,
Montana Quiring
Systems and IT Admin
Student Residences
University of Manitoba
400 Arthur V. Mauro
Winnipeg, MB, R3T 6B3
204.474.8694

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