Hey James, Tim (or his bot...there is speculation) just tweeted this:
http://twitter.com/timoreilly/statuses/2874552986 so maybe your dream is closer to reality than you think. Rosalyn On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 9:37 AM, King, James (NIH/OD/ORS) [E]<[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I nominate two possibilities: > > ***************************** > Jeff Patterson > CEO of Safari Books > > Safari Books is the online host of the O'Reilly Book series. Jeff is a very > down-to-earth guy but is also 'geeky' enough to work with this crowd. > > BIO: > > http://www.safaribooksonline.com/Corporate/Company/boardDirectors.php > > Jeff Patterson joined Safari Books Online from CMP Technology LLC, where he > served in a number of senior executive positions over nine years. His most > recent position was president of the Business Technology Group that included > leading IT media brands such as InformationWeek, TechWeb and the Web 2.0 > Conference. > > Prior to CMP, he co-founded Beacon Technology Partners LLC, a market research > firm specializing in measuring IT audience behavior and attitudes, and held > management positions in media, manufacturing and advertising companies > including Cahners Publishing Company (now Reed Business Information); > National Semiconductor; Foote, Cone & Belding/San Francisco; Raychem > Corporation; and Pinne, Garvin & Hock/San Francisco. Jeff earned his B.A. > from the University of California, Berkeley. > > > ******************************* > Tim O'Reilly > Founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media > > We can dream, can't we? In case you don't see the connection, he is the CEO > of O'Reilly, home of the technology series of books named after him and > author of radar.oreilly.com. I've tried to get him for a keynote for a > conference and he accepted but the conference decided to go another route so > I know he will consider keynotes for technology crowds. > > BIO: > > http://oreilly.com/oreilly/tim_bio.html > > Tim O'Reilly is the founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media, thought by many to be > the best computer book publisher in the world. The company also publishes > online through the O'Reilly Network and hosts conferences on technology > topics. Tim is an activist for open source, open standards, and sensible > intellectual property laws. > > Since 1978, Tim has led the company's pursuit of its core goal: to be a > catalyst for technology change by capturing and transmitting the knowledge of > "alpha geeks" and other innovators. His active engagement with technology > communities drives both the company's product development and its marketing. > Tim has built a culture where advocacy, meme-making, and evangelism are key > tenets of the business philosophy. > > > -James > _______________________________ > James King, MLS > Information Architect > National Institutes of Health Library > Building 10, Room 1L-07A > 10 Center Drive, MSC 1150 > Bethesda, MD 20892-1150 > Phone: (301) 496-2187 > Fax: (301) 402-0254 > E-mail: [email protected] > http://nihlibrary.nih.gov/ > _______________________________ > Amazing Research. Amazing Help. > > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Andreas Orphanides > Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 10:24 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [CODE4LIB] Suggest a keynote speaker for Code4Lib 2010! > > Hi folks, > > The time has come once again to commence discussion of possible keynote > speakers > for the upcoming Code4Lib 2010 conference in Asheville! > > If you've got any suggestions for a speaker who'd be engaging, knowledgeable, > and foolhardy enough to accept this high honor, throw their names to the list > for discussion. > > We here at Code4Lib 2010 World Headquarters, deep under the sea, will accept > nominations until *September 16, 2009*. Shortly thereafter we will open the > polls for online voting. > > All suggestions and comments are welcome! Discuss away! > > Andreas Orphanides > Code4Lib 2010 Keynote Speakers Committee >
