Event was not recorded, but I'm sure a shoutout for slides will generate some nice stuff to link to. Note to self: in future, it might not be a bad idea to copy slides to a flash drive after each presentation....
kyle On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 7:29 PM, Ed Summers <e...@pobox.com> wrote: > Wow, this looks like it was a great event. I don't suppose any of the > talks were recorded, or that any slides are available? I'm > particularly interested in Karen Estlund's talk about NoCode: Digital > Preservation of Electronic Records...and well, all of the talks :-) > > //Ed > > On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 2:22 PM, Kyle Banerjee <kyle.baner...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Code4Lib Northwest was held June 7 at the White Stag building in > Portland, > > OR. > > > > Registration was closed and a waiting list established at least a month > > before the event because the room capacity of 65 was reached. Ten 20 > minute > > sessions and 13 lightning talks listed at > > http://groups.google.com/group/pnwcode4lib/web/code4lib-northwest-2010made > > for a full day. Our official timekeeper (a screaming flying monkey who > gets > > upset if people yak too long) was the only one who was bored as everyone > > stayed focused to the end. > > > > About half of the attendees filled out evaluation forms. Roughly 70% > rated > > it as excellent, and everyone else gave it the next highest rating. A > number > > of themes appeared in the responses. People loved the format consisting > of > > short presentations and lightning talks. They also gave the content, > food, > > and venue high marks. > > > > However, both at the post conference evaluation and in written comments, > > people said they'd like more opportunity to interact directly with > others. > > Breakout sessions, short Q/A sessions after every couple speakers, and > other > > ideas were suggested. These ideas and others will be considered for > > improving next year's event. > > > > Significantly, a number of excellent technologists with a feel for the > > code4lib spirit indicated willingness to help organize the next Code4Lib > > Northwest, so we're already looking forward to Code4Lib Northwest 2011. > > > > Respectfully submitted, > > > > kyle > > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------- Kyle Banerjee Digital Services Program Manager Orbis Cascade Alliance baner...@uoregon.edu / 503.999.9787
