Hello Evergreen Community! On behalf of the 2016 Evergreen International Conference Planning Committee, it gives us great pleasure to announce the official call for proposals for the 2016 conference being held in Raleigh, NC from April 20-23, 2016.
Like last year’s conference, there are three tracks under which you may submit a proposal: - End user: best practices and techniques for using Evergreen in day-to-day library operations. - General: programs on administration, training, making the decision to move to Evergreen, participating in the Evergreen community, and other topics related to using Evergreen and open source software in consortial and standalone environments. - Technical: topics related to system administration, software development, implementation, hardware, and integration with other software. Instructions for Submitting Proposals: 1. All submissions must include a session title, short description appropriate for the conference program (no more than 200 words), and the names, institutions, job titles and email addresses of those who will be presenting the material at the conference. 2. Indicate your intended program track (End User, General, Technical) and presumed technical expertise of your audience (None, Low, Moderate, High). 3. List any technology requirements. 4. Email all proposal submissions to 2016...@gmail.com. 5. The deadline for submitting proposals is *Friday, January 15, 2016*. After looking over last year’s evaluation surveys and responses to the interest email that was sent out earlier this month, we have noticed that there is a high demand for more End User track sessions. In light of this, we strongly encourage any and all Evergreen front-line/end users who have ideas for presentations to submit a proposal. For a more extensive list of possible program ideas, please visit the conference website <http://evergreen-ils.org/conference/2016-call-for-proposals/>. If you are a hesitant first-time presenter, you are encouraged to contact the Program Committee for guidance in planning and preparing a presentation. If you have questions regarding the submission process or questions about proposals in general, please feel free to contact Jennifer Dale ( jennifer.d...@davidsoncountync.gov) or Jonathan Furr (fur...@forsyth.cc). We look forward to hearing from you! 2016 Evergreen International Conference - Program Committee: Jennifer Dale - Davidson County Public Library Jonathan Furr - Forsyth County Public Library Martha Crawley - Cumberland County Public Library Bonnie Dail - Wayne County Public Library Nicole de Bruijn - Appalachian Regional Library Forest Doyle - Buncombe County Public Library April Durrence - State Library of North Carolina Wayne Hunt - Franklin County Public Library Lise Keppler - Forsyth County Public Library Kathryn Nesbit - Forsyth County Public Library Tanya Prokrym - State Library of North Carolina Serenity Richards - Fontana Regional Library