[Koha] KohaCon14 is over, welcome to KohaCon15 in Ibadan (Nigeria) !

[Adetunji Adepeju]

> Hi all,
> 
> We thank you for considering us for hosting of KohaCon15 in Ibadan, Nigeria.
> 
> We encourage you all to keep an open mind about Nigeria. 
> 
> There is often the scourge of "Single Story", as Chimamanda Adichie, an award winning Nigerian writer noted in a TED Talk here http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?language=en
> .
> While we have some challenges, things are not really as bad as is sometimes portrayed in the press. Unfortunately it is the negative news out of Nigeria and Africa that is sometimes seen or heard by others. 
> 
> The World Health Organization (WHO) has already declared Nigeria Ebola free, and for the past 42 days, have not had a single case. 
> 
> Hopefully this terrible disease will be curtailed everywhere in the world in a very short time. 
> 
> 
> The Venue of the Conference shall be the Campus of the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, which has a diplomatic status and is well secured in the South-West region of Nigeria - free from insurgency and militancy.
> 
> Please feel free to visit: http://www.iita.org and http://hotel.iita.org for more information about The Conference Centre and Hotel facilities.
> 
> Visiting Nigeria next year will be a most exciting and rewarding experience to you all.
> 
> You are most welcome.


Adetunji Adepeju
It is well with my soul.


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> On Oct 28, 2014, at 18:11, Tomas Cohen Arazi <tomascohen at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Yay! I hope we can make it to Nigeria!!
> 
> El Tue Oct 28 2014 at 13:50:07, Olugbenga Adara (<gbengaadara at gmail.com>)
> escribió:
> 
>> Hello all,
>> 
>> On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 4:32 AM, Paul Poulain <paul.poulain at biblibre.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Every year, the next KohaCon location is announced at the end of the
>>> KohaCon.
>>> This year, we had only one candidate, so they win the deal !
>>> 
>>> Congratulation to Ibadan, Nigeria, that will host the KohaCon15.
>>> 
>>> 
>> Yayyy. We accept the hosting and thank members of the community for giving
>> us this opportunity. We promise that we will put every effort into
>> organizing a successful and  exceptional event and will keep the community
>> informed all the way about our preparations.
>> 
>> Cheers.
>> 
>> --
>> Olugbenga Adara
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