At the KUDOS meeting at ALA last summer there was a great deal of interest in holding a US Koha users group in spring 2010. The focus would be on Koha users coming together to help each other out. Vendor and developer participation would be more than welcome, but the meeting would be coordinated by users and most presentations would be done by users. If you are interested in hosting a US Koha users group in spring 2010, please fill out this form. If you are interested in evaluating meeting sites and/or helping out with planning the meeting, please let me know. It will take lots of people to get this done! http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=ck92M05ITG5RVUl2VlNvTTRncnlhV1E6MA .. We are respectful of the KohaCon that is planned for fall 2010 in New Zealand and this meeting is not meant to compete with KohaCon. In fact, many US users hope to be able to go to KohaCon in addition to or instead of a US Koha users meeting. -- Vicki Teal Lovely Helping our 52 member libraries provide the best possible service to the public. Software Applications Supervisor South Central Library System vtl@scls.lib.wi.us (608)261-9109
Salvete! We are respectful of the KohaCon that is planned for fall 2010 in New Zealand and this meeting is not meant to compete with KohaCon. In fact, many US users hope to be able to go to KohaCon in addition to or instead of a US Koha users meeting. If this is planned then, of the people that indicated that their workplaces would press you to decide on one conference, would this be enough of a gap that you all would be able to attend both? I realise that NZ is out of the question for many users, I just want a straw poll on how long the gap ought be. Fixing this now in our collective brains might be good for future planning :) I remember a generous offer of a venue in Hawai'i. Is that still on the table? I am willing to host in the DC area. I am also willing to help at a distance on other conferences provided that they're free like the previous KohaCons. Cheers, Brooke
Hi Brooke 2009/11/13 M. Brooke Helman <abesottedphoenix@yahoo.com>:
Salvete!
I am also willing to help at a distance on other conferences provided that they're free like the previous KohaCons.
I'm more than willing to accept any and all help with planning Kohacon I am using the wiki as a scratchpad, and hope to have a conference site up shortly. http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=kohacon2010wellington The areas that people at a distance could help out with is the conference programme, maybe sponsorship. Also researching and documenting travel options. The programme would be the most important thing. Chris
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