<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>I thought you might like to see conference programs from previous conferences. The program for KohaCon 18 should be posted at <a href="http://kohacon2018.bywatersolutions.com/schedule.html">http://kohacon2018.bywatersolutions.com/schedule.html</a> once the conference proposals have been submitted and the selection is made from the proposals.<br><br></div>KohaCon17 - Philippines: <a href="http://kohacon2017philippines.com/program/">http://kohacon2017philippines.com/program/</a><br></div>KohaCon16 - Greece: <a href="http://kohacon2016.lib.auth.gr/?page_id=2417">http://kohacon2016.lib.auth.gr/?page_id=2417</a><br></div>KohaCon15 - Nigeria: <a href="http://kohacon15.projektlinkkonsult.com/schedule/">http://kohacon15.projektlinkkonsult.com/schedule/</a><br></div><div>KohaCon14 - Argentina: <a href="https://koha-community.org/kohacon/kohacon14/schedule/">https://koha-community.org/kohacon/kohacon14/schedule/</a><br></div>KohaCon13 - Reno: <a href="https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/KohaCon13_Program">https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/KohaCon13_Program</a> (go below the colorful spreadsheet for real conference information. This is the conference I attended.<br><div><div><div> <br></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 3:11 PM, Diedre Conkling <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com" target="_blank">diedre08@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div>This conference really is for everyone, whether or not you are a Koha library. People from all over the world will be attending and talking about open source products and ideas related to libraries. Part of this great deal is that the conference registration is free. You just pay for your hotel room and food.<br><br></div>One added highlight,
<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline;float:none">Stephanie Chase from Hillsboro is going to be giving the Keynote</span>!<br><br></div>The conference is being held at the<font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal"> Smith Memorial Student Union and hotel rooms are available at the </span></span></font><span style="font-weight:normal">University Place Hotel, </span><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal">Portland State University.<br><br></span></span></font></div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal">
The KohaCon International Conference is on <span class="m_-6977099310835326888gmail-aBn"><span class="m_-6977099310835326888gmail-aQJ">September 10th through 12th</span></span>, followed by a Cultural Day on <span class="m_-6977099310835326888gmail-aBn"><span class="m_-6977099310835326888gmail-aQJ">September 13th</span></span> and Hackfest on the 14th through 16th.<br><br></span></span></font></div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal">Registration is now open at <a href="http://kohacon2018.bywatersolutions.com" target="_blank">http://kohacon2018.<wbr>bywatersolutions.com</a>. <br>Proposals for the conference are encouraged. Just go to <a href="http://kohacon2018.bywatersolutions.com/proposals.html" target="_blank">http://kohacon2018.<wbr>bywatersolutions.com/<wbr>proposals.html</a> and submit a proposal.<br><br></span></span></font></div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal">I attended the Kohacon held in Reno a few years ago and it was interesting and fun, even though I had a sprained ankle. I think many of you will really enjoy this conference.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></span></span></font></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal"><br></span></span></font><div><div><div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal"></span></span><br></font><div><br><br clear="all"><div><div><br>-- <br><div class="m_-6977099310835326888gmail_signature"><div><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt">Diedre Conkling</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"><br><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Lincoln County Library District</span></i><br><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">P.O. Box 2027</span></i><br><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Newport, OR 97365</span></i><br><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Phone & Fax: 541-265-3066</span></i><br><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Work email</span></i></span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal">: </span></i><a href="mailto:diedre@lincolncolibrarydist.org" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"><font color="#0000ff">diedre@lincolncolibrarydist.<wbr>org</font></span></i></a><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"><br><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Home email: </span></i></span></i><a href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:blue;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt">diedre08@gmail.com</span></i></a></div>
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