Hi Faye Thank you for your good wishes. I am indeed blessed to be able to undertake this trip and yes it is amazing!
I simply couldn't fit in all the offers of hospitality unless I made it a 6 month trip. I'm really sorry to have missed so many places particularly Africa, the Middle East and South America plus most of the USA. Kind regards Jo. On 13/07/2016 12:02 AM, "Faye Michele Doran" <[email protected]> wrote: > Joann > > How absolutely amazing that you are going to 'pound the pavement' to meet > up with people & libraries that use (or should use) Koha. > > You are so fortunate to have an understanding family/work (if indeed you > are still working) to allow you this pilgrimage. > > Regretfully, you will be bypassing the Middle East, but I imagine there > are fewer users in this region than other geographic areas. I know it must > be expensive for every stop you make... > > Enjoy your travels, and remember, it is the journey, not the destination > that you will remember! I'm sure this will be high on your Bucket List! > (Just keep an eye out for those Pokeman monsters...!) > > Hei Kona ra! > > Faye Doran > Rabdan Academy, Abu Dhabi, UAE > www.ra.ac.ae > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Koha [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joann > Ransom > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2016 6:21 AM > To: koha > Subject: [Koha] Round the World Koha Tour > > I have been overwhelmed by the generosity of the global Koha community > and in the space of less than a week we have ourselves a Koha World Tour! > > The draft itinerary can be seen online here: > > http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/665664/Round-the-World-Koha-Tour/ > > While it does circumnavigate the world it misses out on huge chunks which > will have to wait for another time. I can't, in all conscience, take more > than 3 months away from the workforce and will have to get a real job at > some point! > > I have shown the local hosts or contacts for each leg in case people would > like to help or host. > > I will have 3 topics that I would love to talk about: > > > 1. The Origins of Koha: why we developed it, why Koha, how it has > developed and why it is so jolly special; > 2. The Koha Community: this is why its so special :) Will talk about how > the community works and how to get the best out of belonging; > 3. Te Takere: transforming a c1960s library service into a thriving > community centre. As leader of this fantastic project it has been a > career > changing gig and one which has required a whole new approach. With > visitor > counts rising from 18k a month to over 40k and reported youth crime > down > 60% after the first year of opening we were doing something right. > > > Once I have firmed up a few more leads and checked the feasibility of this > from a booking flights point of view I'll post a firm itinerary. > > Many thanks - and I can't wait to meet you! > > > -- > Joann Ransom RLIANZA > Chief Executive > Te Horowhenua Trust. > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] > https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________________________ > This message contains confidential information and is intended only for > the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not > disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. > > If verification is required please request RABDAN ACADEMY. > www.rabdanacademy.ae > _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] https://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
