JA-SIG 2009 - Registration is now Open!

[Paul Zablosky]

*REGISTRATION IS OPEN.  CALL FOR PROPOSALS EXTENDED TO DEC 12th.*
*
Higher Education Open Source Communities - Working Together*
March 1-4, 2009
Dallas, Texas, USA

Registration for the JA-SIG Spring Conference in Dallas is now open!  
Following the great success of last year's conference, JA-SIG (home of 
uPortal and CAS) is partnering with DSpace, Fedora, Fluid, Kuali, 
Internet2, and Sakai to bring you a diverse and enriching conference 
program and seminar lineup.

    * Keynote speeches by *James Hilton, Christian Crumlish, and
      Brewster Kahle!*
    * Conference events run Monday, March 2nd through Wednesday, March 4th
    * Supplementary seminars are scheduled all day Sunday and Wednesday
      afternoon
    * A BarCamp is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon (See the site
      description for this event)
    * Developer meetings will follow on Thursday and Friday

Visit the main conference site at 
http://www.ja-sig.org/conferences/09spring/index.html for details. 
Early registration discounts end January 30, 2009. Register now at 
http://www.ja-sig.org/conferences/09spring/registration.html .

We invite you to submit a presentation proposal. We have extended the 
Call for Proposals deadline to December 12, 2008.  Submit your proposal 
at http://www.ja-sig.org/jasigconf/call-form.jsp?conf_id=jasig15.

Join us to learn more about community source projects and technology 
trends, share ideas and collaborate with your peers.  See you in Dallas 
in March!

*2009 JA-SIG Spring Program Committee:*
Katya Sadovsky, University of California-Irvine, JA-SIG Board and 
Conference Co-Chair
Jonathan Markow, JA-SIG Executive Director, Community Source Liaison and 
Conference Co-Chair
Jim Helwig, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, JASIG Board and uPortal Liaison
John Fereira, Cornell University, Web Master
Benjamin Oshrin, Rutgers University, JA-SIG Board and CAS Liaison
Erik Olsson, University of California-Irvine
Andrew Wills, Unicon, Inc.
Paul Zablosky, University of British Columbia, Fluid Liaison
Jennifer Cummings, CONCENTRA Management Services
Debbie Smith, CONCENTRA Management Services

*Community Source Partners:*
Michele Kimpton, DSpace Executive Director
Michael Korcuska, Sakai Executive Director
Sandy Payette, Exectutive Director, Fedora Commons
Tom Barton, University of Chicago, Internet2 Liaison
Jennifer Foutty, Executive Director, Kuali.

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