[evergreen-outreach] Conference Press Release

[rogan.hamby at gmail.com]

+1

On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 10:51 AM Andrea Buntz Neiman <
abneiman at equinoxinitiative.org> wrote:

> +1, thanks Ron
>
> On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 10:34 AM Gagnon, Ron <gagnon at noblenet.org> wrote:
>
>> I also did a tinyurl for the videos:
>> https://tinyurl.com/Evergreen2020conf
>>
>> 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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>>> Andrea Buntz Neiman
>>> Project Manager for Software Development
>>> Equinox Open Library Initiative
>>> abneiman at equinoxinitiative.org
>>> 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) x5583
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Ronald A. Gagnon
>> Executive Director
>> North Of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE)
>> Danvers, Massachusetts  01923
>> 978-777-8844
>> www.noblenet.org
>>
>
>
> --
> Andrea Buntz Neiman
> Project Manager for Software Development
> Equinox Open Library Initiative
> abneiman at equinoxinitiative.org
> 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) x5583
> *www.equinoxinitiative.org <http://www.equinoxinitiative.org>*
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