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<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Hello Evergreen Community!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">On behalf of the 2016 Evergreen International Conference Planning Committee, we are pleased to announce that
</span><a href="https://evergreen-ils.org/conference/eg16/registration/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:windowtext">registration</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">
is now open for the <a href="https://evergreen-ils.org/conference/eg16/"><span style="color:windowtext">2016 conference</span></a> in Raleigh. Join us as we celebrate Evergreen’s
<b>10<sup>th</sup> year anniversary</b>! The conference will be held at the </span>
<a href="https://evergreen-ils.org/venuehotel-reservations/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Sheraton Raleigh Hotel</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">,
in the heart of downtown, within easy walking distance to dozens of restaurants, coffee shops, breweries, museums and more. As you stroll through downtown Raleigh, you will find some of the best dining in the South, including some landmark local favorites
such as southern barbecue, and 18 craft breweries. Conference activities include dine-arounds, pub crawl, a visit to the celebrated NCSU Hunt Library and much more.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="https://evergreen-ils.org/conference/eg16/keynote-speaker-jason-hibbets/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Jason Hibbets</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">,
Red Hat’s Community Manager for Opensource.com and the author of </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/foundation-open-source-city/dp/1300923172/ref=sr_1_1_twi_pap_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1447441698&sr=8-1&keywords=the+foundation+for+an+open+source+city" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:windowtext">The
Foundation For an Open Source City</span></i></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> will be the keynote speaker. Jason applies open source principles in neighborhood organizations in Raleigh, highlighting the importance of
transparency, collaboration and community building. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The Conference will kick off with an all-day Development Hackfest and three half-day pre-conference sessions, including:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">“Making the Most of Evergreen Reports” explores the design of the reports interface and how you can select and join together the best sources for your libraries’ reporting needs,
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">“SQL for Humans” takes you through practical reports while highlighting tasks that are easier to do with SQL access than in the report,
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">“Mashcat in Evergreen” aims to bridge the communications gap that has sometimes gotten in the way of building the best tools we possibly can to manage library data as stored in Evergreen.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The Program Committee is still accepting presentation proposals for the conference. Some great submissions have already been submitted. There is plenty of room for more.
As you are registering for the conference, think about topics or projects you work on and consider presenting on them. You never know who may benefit from your hard work. For information on the call for proposals and submission instructions, click</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span><a href="http://evergreen-ils.org/conference/eg16/2016-call-for-proposals/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">here</span></a><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Questions? Contact
</span><a href="mailto:2016EIC@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:windowtext">2016EIC@gmail.com</span></a><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">.</span><span lang="FR-CH"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="FR-CH" style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">It is a privilege for us to welcome you to the 2016 Evergreen International Conference.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">2016 Evergreen International Conference - Registration Committee:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Carine Mattix – Appalachian Regional Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Serenity Richards – Fontana Regional Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Kathryn Nesbit – Forsyth County Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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