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Since posting this message, I have received a number of requests for it to be a post-conference event rather than pre-conference due to the Digital Summit being held in Auckland on the Wednesday. If anyone has strong preferences please let me know.

I have added a corresponding event here: http://kete.net.nz/site/topics/show/17-kete-community-meeting-december-2007 I would encourage discussion to move to that topic. Cheers, Walter

Who we'd like to come: * People/Organisations who already have a Kete install, or who have one underway * People who would like to have a Kete * People who are interested in supporting Kete even though they don't have a particular project in mind for it. * People who have heard of Kete but haven't managed to get to one of Jo's talks so want to find out more.

ERG I wrote a big long post and it got eaten in the DB update, so hopefully I've rememberd it - So we could have something like - A quick Kete intro for the uninitiated - to the software - Confirmed Kete projects, the functionality they are going to add & time lines associated with that - Prospective Kete projects - what you're planning, timeframes - Kete Project Governance/Management - options, costs - Our wish list for functionality AND then possibly a "practical" stream like - Quiz the developers - DIY options - Strategies for getting & keeping volunteers - Things you can do within Kete I think that there are 4 "streams" or interest groups/areas, and that might be quite a lot of stuff for one day, so we'll need to prioritise, and possibly have a couple of sessions or something. 1/. Users: Have kete projects already underway or close to, so the practicalities of Kete, training, volunteers and how to get your project humming seem good interesting stuff. 2/. Prospects: Have a Kete project in mind, or have heard of it and want to see if it's good for them. Lots of questions about how it works, costs, will it fit with their organisation, IT, how to add new features etc 3/. Supporters: Don't have a particular project themselves but interested in Kete, want to support it in some way - publicity & promotion, website etc 4/. Governance: Currently HLT & Katipo as a benign dictatorship, funded by them. How to share costs of overall project management & code review/release.

Ok - Well the pre-conference ideas is a dead duck! It will definitely be post-NDF. I am trying to see if it can be an UN-Conference session at Te Papa, but will advise details as soon as I can. cheers Jo.