Committees report to the board, and are tasked with doing work for the organization.
Committee meetings are completely open to any and all, and can be found on the koha-US calendar. Committee meetings are typically not recorded.
To be added to a specific committee’s mailing list, send a request to info@koha-us.org.
Conference
Meetings: First Wednesday of the month: 9:30am PT / 10:30am MT / 11:30am CT / 12:30pm ET (additional meetings usually occur closer to the conference date)
Each year, koha-US hosts a conference to connect Koha users. This committee, chaired by the koha-US President, handles the planning and execution of the conference. Committee tasks include finding a location, collecting and vetting presentations, and the various logistical components required to achieve a successful and worthwhile conference.
Check out our past conferences here: https://koha-us.org/conferences/
Development
Meetings: Third Thursday of the month: 9am PT / 10am MT / 11am CT / 12pm ET
Contributing to the ongoing improvement of the software is a primary goal for koha-US. Money raised via membership dues, the conference, and fundraising events are largely allocated to this goal. This committee, chaired by the koha-US Vice President, is tasked with selecting developments of interest to fund, gathering member feedback, and coordinating with vendors and developers to ultimately add new features and functionality to Koha.
Learn more about the process here: https://koha-us.org/developments/
Education
Meetings: Fourth Monday of the month: 10:30am PT / 11:30am MT / 12:30pm CT / 1:30pm ET
Chaired by volunteers, the Education Committee is dedicated to the education of Koha users. Projects and tasks of the committee vary widely, from coordinating and executing an annual online forum, to creating and curating educational content, to improving the usefulness of the koha-US website as an educational resource.
The Education Commitee is open to anyone with any amount of experience with Koha. Please join us for one of our meetings: koha-US calendar.
To be added to the Education Committee mailing list, please introduce yourself with an email to education@koha-us.org, or if you have a Google account, click here to send a join request to the Google Group.
Finance
Meetings: As needed
Chaired by the koha-US Treasurer and assisted by the koha-US Financial Manager, the Finance Committee is responsible for developing and reviewing fiscal procedures and annual budget with staff and other board members.
Fundraising
Meetings: As needed
The volunteer-chaired Fundraising Committee is responsible for generating additional funds for koha-US. These funds are primarily used by the Development Committee in funding software development work. The core annual fundraising project this committee assists with is the Koha Community Challenge, held each spring.