Excellent choice! I've always wanted to visit Kentucky and Covington looks lovely. (Everybody pay your taxes before you go, though, since the IRS is the largest employer in the city.)
Congrats, Covington Five, on your successful bid for 2017. Hope to see you in The Old North State next week! Lise On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 2:17 PM, Kathy Lussier <[email protected]> wrote: > Congratulations to the Covington Five! I look forward to visiting Kentucky > for the conference next year. > > Kathy > > > On 04/12/2016 02:11 PM, Grace Dunbar wrote: > > Great news! > The Evergreen 2017 Conference Site Selection Committee has chosen the site for > our next conference. > > The Evergreen International Conference for 2017 will be in beautiful > Covington, Kentucky! > > As befits the consortial nature of the Evergreen software, this conference > will be co-hosted by: > Asbury Theological Seminary, Kentucky > Asbury University, Kentucky > Consortium of Ohio Libraries > Evergreen Indiana > Kenton County Public Library, Kentucky > > While Covington itself is not tremendously large, its city center is part > of a downtown core that spreads across 3 cities in two states. The effect > of this is that the Cincinnati-Covington-Newport area has the amenities > of a large metro area while maintaining the charm, comfort, and > hospitality of the smaller cities that makeup the region. The proposal > outlined a beautiful and reasonably priced conference venue, comprehensive > public transportation, diverse eateries, arts and entertainment, and, > naturally, distillery tours. > > Congratulations to the Covington co-hosting group! The Covington Five? :) > > - The Evergreen 2017 Conference Site Selection Committee > > > -- > Grace Dunbar, Vice President > Equinox - Open Your Library > [email protected] > 1-877-OPEN-ILS | <http://www.esilibrary.com>www.esilibrary.com > > > > -- > Kathy Lussier > Project Coordinator > Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative(508) [email protected] > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier > > -- Lise Keppler, Technical Services Forsyth County Public Library 2851 Fairlawn Dr Winston Salem NC 27106 336-703-3048
