<div dir="auto">Thank you, Galen. <br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Terran McCanna<br>PINES Program Manager<br>Georgia Public Library Service<br>2872 Woodcock Blvd, Suite 250<br>Atlanta, GA 30341<br>404-235-7138<br><a href="mailto:tmccanna@georgialibraries.org">tmccanna@georgialibraries.org</a></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Mar 15, 2020, 9:04 PM Galen Charlton <<a href="mailto:gmc@equinoxinitiative.org">gmc@equinoxinitiative.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi,<div><br></div><div>I've added an updates section to the document, but two items this evening that I want to highlight:</div><div><br></div><div>* The city of Atlanta has declared a state of emergency through 3/31 and is now prohibiting public gatherings of more than 250 people <a href="https://twitter.com/KeishaBottoms/status/1239337144847609862" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://twitter.com/KeishaBottoms/status/1239337144847609862</a></div><div>* The CDC has released interim guidance recommending that event organizers postpone or cancel mass gatherings of more than 50 people: <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/large-events/mass-gatherings-ready-for-covid-19.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/large-events/mass-gatherings-ready-for-covid-19.html</a>. Of particular note, the guidance starts with the sentence "Large events and mass gatherings can contribute to the spread of COVID-19 in the United States via travelers who attend these events and introduce the virus to new communities."</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Galen</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 1:24 PM Galen Charlton <<a href="mailto:gmc@equinoxinitiative.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">gmc@equinoxinitiative.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi,</div><div><br></div><div>As an aide towards organizing our discussion, I've started an outline of our decision points here:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A3g6cHcN_4ZMjziH3U4TU9m3RWw71zKYjkkFm7qoRaE/edit" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A3g6cHcN_4ZMjziH3U4TU9m3RWw71zKYjkkFm7qoRaE/edit</a></div><div><br></div><div>It's in the TEP Board folder, but I will also share it with the relevant non-Board members who have been participating in this discussion.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Galen<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 1:13 PM Chris Owens <<a href="mailto:cowens@blanlibrary.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">cowens@blanlibrary.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div>But, frankly, I don't think it's really a matter of
canceling the conference or not. I think it's really a
question of how to lose the least amount of money. If the
contract negotiator is successful in convincing the hotel to
let us reschedule for 2022, that would most likely be the best
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we have enough info, I think we should meet. I don't think
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emergency later today, which may put us in a better
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Board, but I don't think it can wait until next
Thursday. Can you call an emergency meeting or do a
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at 11:54 AM Goben, Anna <<a href="mailto:AGoben@library.in.gov" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AGoben@library.in.gov</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I
had planned for the board to make an official
recommendation next week at the EOB/TEP
meeting as we have only had unofficial
discussion so far. Do you no longer wish an
official opinion of the board on this matter?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">-Anna</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,118,71)">Evergreen
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,118,71)">Indiana
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,118,71)">140
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Board [mailto:<a href="mailto:board-bounces@list.evergreen-ils.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">board-bounces@list.evergreen-ils.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Terran McCanna<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 13, 2020 10:46
AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:evergreen-conference@list.evergreen-ils.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">evergreen-conference@list.evergreen-ils.org</a>;
<a href="mailto:board@list.evergreen-ils.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">board@list.evergreen-ils.org</a>;
Donna Bacon <<a href="mailto:donna@mobiusconsortium.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">donna@mobiusconsortium.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Board] Fwd: Evergreen
Conference Cancellation / Renegotiation</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning, I sought
out Beverly Arnold's advice (the Director
of Conference and Meeting Services for the
Board of Regents of the University System
of Georgia) and the message below is the
follow up which summarizes what we
discussed. She will be bringing in their
contract expert, Christine Campbell, who
has extensive experience in conference
contract negotiations, to reach out to the
hotel.
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time. I will be sending out a message to
the Evergreen list and to all attendees
shortly.</p>
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From: <b>Terran McCanna</b> <<a href="mailto:tmccanna@georgialibraries.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">tmccanna@georgialibraries.org</a>><br>
Date: Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 10:35 AM<br>
Subject: Evergreen Conference
Cancellation / Renegotiation<br>
To: Beverly Arnold <<a href="mailto:beverly.arnold@usg.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">beverly.arnold@usg.edu</a>>,
<<a href="mailto:Sherea.Frazer@usg.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Sherea.Frazer@usg.edu</a>></p>
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Sherea,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As we discussed
on our call this morning, the
Evergreen Conference Committee, The
Evergreen Project Board, and MOBIUS
(the contract signatory for the
conference) agree that due to the
serious nature of the COVID-19
pandemic, we must cancel this year's
Evergreen Conference. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In addition to
our duty as responsible citizens,
most of the attendees of this
conference are government employees
who have received directives this
week to cancel all non-essential
travel, so even if we were to
attempt to continue with the
conference, we would have negligible
attendance. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">However, The
Evergreen Project does not have the
funds to cover the contract
cancellation fee of approximately
$125K (the organization has under
$40K in assets). MOBIUS is the
conference insurance holder (through
Hartford) but have been informed by
Hartford that the pandemic does not
constitute an "act of god" but
rather a "communicable disease"
which is not covered by the
insurance. We are hopeful that the
hotel will be willing to waive the
cancellation costs if we agree to
hold the conference there in 2022.
(We cannot schedule it for 2021, as
we already have a contract to hold
the 2021 conference in Missouri.)</p>
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conference is cancelled, we will
need to refund attendee and
exhibitor fees, minus the merchant
funds (which we will pay out of The
Evergreen Project's funds).
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am attaching
the hotel and AV contracts here for
easy access. It is my understanding
that we can cancel the AV contract
with no fee if we cancel it prior to
March 20th.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Galen Charlton<br>Implementation and Services Manager<br>Equinox Open Library Initiative<br>phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)<br>email: gmc@equinoxInitiative.org<br>web: <a href="https://equinoxInitiative.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://equinoxInitiative.org</a><br>direct: +1 770-709-5581<br>cell: +1 404-984-4366</div></div></div>
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