<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><p><b>The JASIG conference registration is now open. Early reg closes on Jan 30th, so if you plan on going sign up soon. This conference is a great way for developers to share ideas and communicate projects, issues with other open source developers. Brad, and myself will be there as well as several other DSpace developers. There is a DSpace training on Sunday and a DSpace-Fedora developer mashup on Wednesday. We hope to see you there. The event takes place in Dallas Texas.</b></p><p><b>Michele</b></p><p><b><br></b></p><p><b>THE JA-SIG 2009 CONFERENCE PROGRAM IS ONLINE!</b></p><p><b>Higher Education Open Source Communities - Working Together</b><br>March 1-4, 2009<br>Dallas, Texas, USA</p><p>Registration for the JA-SIG Spring Conference in Dallas is open at <a href="http://www.ja-sig.org/conferences/09spring/registration.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ja-sig.org/conferences/09spring/registration.html</a> and the conference program has been published: <a href="http://www.ja-sig.org/jasigconf/program.jsp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ja-sig.org/jasigconf/program.jsp</a></p><p>You'll find great presentations and supplementary seminars on CAS, DSpace, Fedora, Fluid, Kuali, Internet2, Sakai, and uPortal--</p><ul><li>Conference events run Monday, March 2nd through Wednesday, March 4th</li><li>Supplementary seminars are scheduled all day Sunday and Wednesday afternoon</li><li>A BarCamp and a DSpace/Fedora mashup are scheduled for Wednesday afternoon (See the site description for this event)</li><li>Extra developer meetings will follow on Thursday and Friday.</li></ul><p>You'll find stimulating keynote addresses by-- <br clear="all"></p><ul><li><b>James Hilton,</b> Vice President and Chief Information Officer at the University of Virginia</li><li><b>Christian Crumlish,</b> Curator of the Yahoo! Design Pattern Library</li><li><b>Brewster Kahle,</b> Founder and Director of The Internet Archive</li></ul><p>You'll find special sessions, panels, and BOFs addressing strategic issues for open source.</p><p>You'll find plenty of opportunities to mix and mingle with colleagues--</p><ul><li>Reception on Sunday evening! (featuring "PowerPoint Karoake", a hallowed JA-SIG tradition)</li><li>Poster Session with refreshments on Monday evening!</li><li>Dallas-Dine-Around on Tuesday evening!</li></ul><p>There's never been a better time to register: <a href="http://www.ja-sig.org/conferences/09spring/registration.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ja-sig.org/conferences/09spring/registration.html</a>; But early registration discounts end on January 30, 2009!<br>Visit the main conference site at <a href="http://www.ja-sig.org/conferences/09spring/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ja-sig.org/conferences/09spring/index.html</a> for all the details. </p><p>Join us to learn more about open/community source projects and technology trends, share ideas and collaborate with your peers. See you in Dallas in March!</p><p>-The JA-SIG 2009 Conference Program Committee</p><div><br></div></body></html>