Introduction
This document is intended to serve both as an aide-memoire for the Samvera Steering Group and a loose guide for Partners or others who may be involved in organising an annual Samvera Connect event. It is assumed that it will be a continual work in progress and that it should be updated each year in the light of new needs and new experience. It is offered as guidance only and is provided "as is" without any warranty as to accuracy or completeness.
Versioning
Throughout these pages, text in green has been added following experience with Connect 2015 and text in purple since Connect 2016.
Items listed below with a 
have been thoroughly revised in spring 2019 to reflect previous years' experience.
Overview
Samvera Connect is an opportunity to connect with other Samvera users, find out what Samvera is all about, and get involved; for established Samverans it is an opportunity to share experience with friends old and new, and to see what is going on across our Community.
We encourage Samverans: "as a Samvera Partner or user, if you can only make it to one Samvera meeting this academic year, this is the one to attend!"
For the hosting institution the event enables local staff to immerse themselves in the Samvera Community to assist with local training, engagement and awareness, it gives them the opportunity to showcase local Samvera and related developments and it provides an opportunity to engage senior staff, where useful, to help them understand the benefit of participating in the Samvera Community.
Past, present and future conference statistics
Samvera (previously Hydra) Connect meetings, past, present and future
The meeting cycle
Organizing and dealing with booking
Organizing the meeting content 
Registration and day-to-day concerns