* BWS Johnson ([email protected]) wrote: > Salvete! > > I would like to publicly thank our KohaCon15 hosts. It was magical being > part of a highly academic Conference in the midst of the manicured tropical > setting at IITA. There were meaty discussions about the future of the > Community in Nigeria, and I was very happy to be allowed to listen to the > discussion at hand. All of the participants shared keen insights, and it was > easily one of my favourite Conferences. I only wish that some of our friends > from the Middle East had attended; I was looking forward to meeting them in > person. > > > For those that decided against going due to security reasons, I would say > that Lagos was similar in nature to Philadelphia in terms of character. > Ibadan was close to Urbana-Champaign, though the former boasts a much larger > population than the latter. Don't let safety stop you from visiting in > future. If you need tips on how to get your Visa from the States, feel free > to contact me off list. > I agree with all that Brooke said, safety concerns were massively overstated for the area the conference was in.
I did a write up at http://blog.bigballofwax.co.nz/2015/10/25/kohacon15-nigeria-round-up-you-should-have-been-here/ Chris -- Chris Cormack Catalyst IT Ltd. +64 4 803 2238 PO Box 11-053, Manners St, Wellington 6142, New Zealand
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