[evergreen-outreach] Conference Press Release

[Gagnon, Ron]

How about:

The first Evergreen International Online Conference drew over 350
registrants for the June 9 through 11 event.

Ron

On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 4:55 PM Andrea Buntz Neiman <
abneiman at equinoxinitiative.org> wrote:

> +1, with a minor technicality ... 350 people *registered*, but the average
> session attendance was 60 (high of 150, which was the keynote). Which is
> still pretty good.
>
> Is it possible to include a link to the YouTube conference playlist?
>
> On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 3:08 PM <rogan.hamby at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> +1
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 2:33 PM Gagnon, Ron <gagnon at noblenet.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Also for your review and comments, a press release on the Conference.
>>>
>>> Ron
>>>
>>> Evergreen Online Conference Nets 350 Participants
>>>
>>> Over 350 attendees participated in the first Evergreen International
>>> Online Conference held June 9 through 11.  Always quick to adapt, the
>>> open source community of Evergreen users moved to an online conference as a
>>> late substitution for the in-person Evergreen International Conference that
>>> had been scheduled for April in Atlanta but was cancelled due to the
>>> pandemic.
>>>
>>> Most of the original presenters moved their programs online, plus the
>>> program included some interest group discussions and even a virtual happy
>>> hour to allow participants to mingle online in a more social setting.  Sessions
>>> included OPAC usability, reports, security, database updating, self-check
>>> and coming enhancements.
>>>
>>> The average registrant attended six online sessions among the 23
>>> sessions presented in two simultaneous tracks over three afternoons.  The
>>> conference also included a keynote by John Rempel. John oversees
>>> initiatives related to digital accessibility and user experience (UX),
>>> including the AccessGA and Web Accessibility Group (WAG), services to
>>> Higher Ed, non-profits and industry in Georgia and across the country.
>>>
>>> The sessions were recorded and are now available on The Evergreen
>>> Project YouTube channel in accessible format.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ronald A. Gagnon
>>> Executive Director
>>> North Of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE)
>>> Danvers, Massachusetts  01923
>>> 978-777-8844
>>> www.noblenet.org
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>
>
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> Andrea Buntz Neiman
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> Equinox Open Library Initiative
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-- 
Ronald A. Gagnon
Executive Director
North Of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE)
Danvers, Massachusetts  01923
978-777-8844
www.noblenet.org
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