[Koha] Koha Conference

[Nicole Engard]

Greg,

I have thought of it - but as you mentioned - I've been thinking
mostly about 3.0.

I do love that you brought this topic to the list's attention.  I've
never organized a conference before, so I'm not sure what's involved,
but if there is interest, maybe someone here can explain what steps we
need to take - and if it's even feasible this coming year.


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Nicole C. Engard
Open Source Evangelist, LibLime
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On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 11:52 AM, Greg Lawson
<glawson at rollinghills.lib.mo.us> wrote:
> Nicole or anyone:
>
> I know that LibLime seems to be feverishly working on 3.0 and then
> presumably 3.2, so this may not be high on their priority list, but is
> anyone giving any thought to having a Koha Conference here in the US? We
> would love to go to Australia, but that's not in the budget this year.
>
> Having an ILS conference promotes interaction among the users, who share
> information and ideas, and also serves as a stimulus for /*esprit de
> corps*/.  Just as talking points, would anyone consider some centralized
> location for an initial conference, like the following:
>
> Kansas City (MO or KS) area
> Wichita
> Tulsa
> Omaha
> Oklahoma City
>
> All the above are close to the geographical center of the US, and so
> minimize travel cost and time on average for US participants. They are also
> relatively inexpensive vis-a-vis major convention centers like NY, LA, SF or
> Las Vegas, and are served by major airlines.
>
> Unless I am in the dark here and some plans are already being made, I don't
> see that anything could happen this year, but maybe something modest for
> spring/summer 2009? Perhaps something in conjunction with a major conference
> (ALA/PLA/LITA)?
>
> I'm well aware something like this would require significant planning and,
> if not hosted gratis (free gratis) by a library, costs for renting a meeting
> facility. Maybe we need to start a KUG? A KSIG? Have a bake sale to raise
> money? Sell t-shirts? (Somebody used to sell Koha t-shirts, right? Haven't
> noticed those for a while.)
>
> Comments and suggestions welcome.
>
> Greg
>
> Greg Lawson
> Rolling Hills Consolidated Library
> 1912 N. Belt Highway
> St. Joseph, MO  64506
>
>