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Conferencing Virtually with Libraries in Iowa

Tech Soup

It was such a success that in January of 2009, they hosted the second Iowa Small Libraries Online Conference (ISLOC): a conference that librarians and trustees from even the smallest libraries could attend without ever leaving their home or office.

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Use Online Surveys to Schedule Meetings and Poll Your Constituents

Tech Soup

Tena is the Director of the Milford Public Library in Iowa and she uses Doodle to schedule her meetings remotely. Tags: Green Office GreenTech GreenTips. Trying to pull a group of people together for a meeting, but they are spread out all over town, or the state or even the world?

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No Trees Were Harmed in the Making of this Conference

Tech Soup

A green IT travel reduction practice that has been getting more and more adoption lately are virtual conferences. Librarian Tena Hanson recently posted an account of her experience organizing the Iowa Small Library Online Conference on our TechSoup for Libraries site. NTEN , for instance, is starting to do more of them.

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Staying in Touch with Staff and Colleagues, Virtually

Tech Soup

In a post yesterday on our MaintainIT blog , Tena Hanson, the Director of the Milford Public Library in Milford, Iowa discussed how she and her peers used these tools in the face of decreased travel budgets and increased need for collaboration with libraries across the state. Tools Web 2.0

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Around the TechSoup Global Blogosphere, April 17-23

Tech Soup

Article: Go Green with Virtual Meetings and Web Conferencing. Conferencing Virtually : The Iowa Small Libraries Online Conference. From the TechSoup Community: TeleGreen Your Work Campaign (Week One). EcoCommons launched this week in Second Life. Ten Tips to TeleGreen Your Work. TechSoup Blog.

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Industrial-Strength Software

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

As server infrastructure grows (just glance at these articles on Google's development projects in Iowa , and North Carolina ) energy use increases as well. Read more about the energy implications of computing in The Green Wombat. Another implication is the energy footprint of computer use.

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June Cause Awareness: LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

Qgiv

QC Pride was founded in 2008, revived in 2017, and serves the Quad Cities area of Iowa and Illinois. The first PrideFest was held in 2020, and since then, the celebration continues to be held every year on the town green. Donate to support their cause here. QC Pride, Inc.