We're seeing some great proposals flowing in for the Evergreen International Conference (May 20-22 2009). If you have a proposal idea you want to run past me before the deadline (Monday, March 2... whenever March 2 ends for you is deadline enough for us), please do ping me. I'll be happy to offer advice.
Don't forget that there will be lightning talks (5-minute sessions) and on May 20 there's also space for longer, self-organized hackfests/preconferences (I will be doing two on documentation). Think of the hackfest as two half-day slots to work on a special project, teach something you've always wanted to teach, brainstorm your way through consortial policies -- "whatever time" (which in my life, at least, is increasingly precious). The proposals are falling nicely across the spectrum of tracks -- Tech, Admin, Frontline Staff -- but another way to look at them is newcomer versus old Evergreen hand. Whether you are new to the very idea of Evergreen and open source or have been around since the Dawn of Evergreen Time, there will be programs to match your interests. (So what is the very last hour, ET-wise, that a proposal can arrive before March 2 ends? I was in Oz last fall but can still never get that math right!) -- -- | Karen G. Schneider | Community Librarian | Equinox Software Inc. "The Evergreen Experts" | Toll-free: 1.877.Open.ILS (1.877.673.6457) x712 | k...@esilibrary.com | Web: http://www.esilibrary.com | Be a part of the Evergreen International Conference, May 20-22, 2009! | http://www.solinet.net/evergreen