==== It's Your Conference! Lead or Join a User-Led Activity ====

The Evergreen conference has a number of opportunities for you to make this YOUR conference! See the  [[http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pqvVF5hSEbDMNOGWKIlxBdg&hl=en|Evergreen conference schedule]] or if you have Google Calendar, [[http://evergreen-ils.org/calendar|try the new Evergreen calendar]], which has all the conference events listed. 

Note that there will be sign-up sheets at the conference itself. But if you would like to sign up here for one of the user-led activities but you don't have a wiki login, Just email our [[mailto:events@evergreen-ils.org|Events address]]. 




==== Blog, Tweet, or otherwise Share the Conference ====

We've had excellent response in this area -- at least one-third of all attendees are planning to blog, tweet, email, or otherwise share. We're making sure the conference center rooms have good "power to the people" -- that is, electricity. 


==== Lead or Join a Hackfest ====

Would you like to spend half a day or a full day working on a problem -- a development issue, an Evergreen installation, learning XML for documentation, etc.? How about a half-hour one-on-one with a developer? 

9-5 Wednesday, May 20 is dedicated to just that. Just sign up here.  List what you're interested in working on and take it from there!

  - Karen Schneider, Equinox Software, High-level Documentation Discussion and Docbook Demo, 1-4 p.m. 
  - Various Developers, Coding Hackfest (all day, room ready at 9 a.m.; for context, see [[http://www.access.uwindsor.ca/units/access/main.nsf/hackfest?OpenForm|Access 2002 hackfest description]], [[http://onebiglibrary.net/geeks/episode/006-access-hackfest|Access 2006 podcast]]) 
  - Bill Erickson and Jason Etheridge, "Meet with a Developer" (scheduled appointments on 5/20 and 5/21--email events@evergreen-ils.org if you want one)
  - Don McMorris, Sysadmin Survival Skills (1-4 p.m. -- this class is full) [[http://www.esilibrary.com/~dmcmorris/eg09/|(Presentation Online)]]


==== Give a Lightning Talk ====

So you have an idea you want to share that isn't really a full program but would make a dynamic five-minute presentation. Give a lightning talk! We have nine slots in our program schedule.

Lightning Talks are **9:00 a.m., Friday, May 22.** 

List your name and topic here: 

  - Karen Schneider, Equinox Software: What's Up, Doc? Single-Source Documentation for Evergreen
  

==== Host or Join a Dine-Around ====

Both Wednesday, May 20 and Thursday, May 21 we are encouraging people to host or sign up for a dine-around. Athens has terrific restaurants in all price ranges. Join a group of people you've known forever... or a group you've never met! We'll have sign-up sheets at the conference (but feel free to note early interest here). 



====  Lead or Join a Birds of a Feather Lunch Table ====

**Thursday, May 21, 12-1:30** Our one scheduled, catered lunch is a relaxed event (no speechifying, no distractions) where we encourage people to group together on like issues -- also known as Birds of a Feather sessions. 

Here are some of the possible topics, based on the Evergreen conference survey -- in descending order of interest (feel free to add more!):

  * Migrations
  * Evergreen in Consortia
  * Training
  * Custom Development
  * Documentation (there is also a half-day discussion on documentation on 5/20)
  * Starting an Evergreen User Group
  * Starting an Evergreen Special Interest Group
  * Starting an Evergreen Foundation
  * Evergreen in Small Libraries
  * Internationalization
  * Telephony
  * Reports
  * System Administration
  * **What Would an Evergreen User Group Do?** Volunteer Facilitator:  Lori Ayre





==== Lead or Join a Breakfast Table Talk ====

What's the difference between a Birds of a Feather Lunch and a Breakfast Table Talk? Uh... we're not serving bagels at lunch? In any event, consider this another chance to commune with like-minded individuals while you dine. Feel free to list Table Talk topic ideas here (and note if you would be willing to lead the topic). Note: vendors are welcome to lead Table Talks!

**See above, Birds of a Feather, for topics**

  - Grant Johnson - Evergreen Virtual Images; Building and maintaining standard and extended versions. 
  - Lori Ayre - What Would an Evergreen User Group Do? See above, let's do it at lunch....


==== Host or Join a Pub Crawl ====

Athens has terrific pubs and some excellent local beer. Expect a list of breweries shortly!


Lori Ayre - eagerly waiting on list.....IPA lovers tour?

==== Host or Join Something Fun to Do ==== 

Don't stop at the list above! You are coming to Athens at a lovely time of year. List an event or drive you'd like to do.