[Koha] US Koha Conference

Wed Oct 7 00:38:43 NZDT 2009

Not this year, but I'd love to get to come to Hawaii for a KohaCon at
some point!! The NZ crew is already starting the planning and I don't
think we should even be talking about moving that conference at this
point - it's the 10th anniversary of Koha and makes perfect sense that
we go back to where it all started (if we can).

Nicole

2009/10/5 Brian Chee <chee at hawaii.edu>:
> Would Honolulu be a viable alternative? I used to bring folks from Dunedin
> and Christchurch over for a Novell users conference in Honolulu every year.
> I’m fairly sure I could get the East West Center inexpensively and also get
> a block of graduate dorm rooms super cheap...the last time I put folks up in
> our grad dorm it was $65/night.
>
> To save even more, we might be able to convince our open source conference
> to co-locate and share expenses??? Honolulu gets MUCH cheaper in off seasons
> like Fall and Spring....our high seasons are Winter (snow birds) and Summer
> (everyone off school)....and right now there are amazing deals on airfares
> since all the airlines are hurting...my buddies just did a $599 round trip
> from Orlando to Honolulu on united.
>
> We also have a library school that could possibly be convinced to get sucked
> into such a project and my wife is on the board of the Hawaii Library
> Consortium.
>
> /brian chee
>
>
>
> On 10/5/09 10:06 AM, "M. Brooke Helman" <abesottedphoenix at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Salvete!
>
>
> Sorry, but whether there is a US Koha conference or not, there is zero
> chance of our organization, and I suspect any other Kansas Koha users, going
> to KohaCon NZ. Too bad but that's just the way it is.
>
> Jim Minges
>
>
>           Be that as it may, Jim, it's very selfish for US users to not plan
> around the rest of the world from time to time. The first KohaCon was in
> Paris. I really wanted to go, but I was unable. It rolled around to US, I
> was very happy to go. When it rolls around to NZ, I want to go. I have seen
> Chris bleary eyed from flight twice now, and I don't think American users
> are making the same efforts international users are in getting to
> conference. I was delighted at how many French hopped over to see us. What's
> a big ocean between friends? If we rotate the host continent, then it will
> be close to someone's backyard eventually. We've done Europe, we've done
> North America, I'd propose Aus/NZ, then South America, then Asia, then
> Africa. Yes, it might end up taking a long time for it to be in your
> backyard, but the point is that it will get there eventually. :D
>
>            Why not plan so that the US conference is six months away from
> the NZ conference. Budgets and wallets might be replenished by then. Even
> better, since KohaCon has mostly been following a biennial approach, we can
> plan a US conference for 2011.
>
>
> Nicole Engard wrote:
>
> As I said on IRC - My concern is that if there is a US conference as
> well then library admins will not send people to NZ where they might
> have before.
>
>
>             I share this concern, Nicole.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 2:18 PM, David Schuster <dschust1 at tx.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> I wanted to see what type of interest there is in another conference in
>> the
>> US and who would be willing to help/host/committee/present...
>>
>> There has been lots of discussion about other issues, but thought we
>> should
>> refocus our energy to helping each other.
>>
>> I know Chris is working on a conference in NZ - KohaCon 2010 anniversary -
>> but many of us I know won't be able to attend. ?I don't want to take any
>> thunder from that though as well...
>>
>> What are peoples thoughts - concerns...
>>
>> Some people indicated if there is no other option than NZ maybe their
>> administration would let them go to NZ - I want to hear what people have
>> to
>> say.
>
>
>             If people are amenable, I am willing to organise a conference in
> 2011 for a US KohaCon that will not conflict with another international
> KohaCon, should another nation step forward to host an international
> conference if the community feels like having an annual international
> conference.
>             Since my new home is in Arlington, I would propose my location
> be somewhere in the DC Metro area.
>             If someone else is foolish enough to want to take this on, we
> can either duke it out in the carpark, or preferably submit electronic bids
> somewhere and throw it up for a vote. I would certainly help organise a
> "rival" conference should I lose out.
>             I would further suggest application of my moveable international
> conference to the domestic one. Since we had it in Plano last time, were DC
> to be worthy of the next US conference, then I would hope someone from the
> West Coast would step up for the US conference after that.
>             I would like to stress that if the "dirty" French, New
> Zealanders, or any other international visitors make the journey to a US
> KohaCon, they will of course be welcome!
>
> Cheers,
> Brooke
>
>
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