Kevin wrote: > ...we did have lots of folks drop their registrations... opening up spots for > waitlisters...
Same for the 2009 Providence conference, which filled very quickly. Another factor is that we initially held back a small buffer of spots to make sure that our calculations for keynoters/presenters/etc were correct (due to a firm cap) and then allotted those to waitlisters. -Birkin --- Birkin James Diana Programmer, Integrated Technology Services Brown University Library birkin_di...@brown.edu On Dec 16, 2010, at 10:30 AM, Kevin S. Clarke wrote: > I believe the cap is the same this year as last year (250). It did > stay open a couple of weeks last year. In years before, it's sold out > even quicker than this year. Probably lots of factors for how quickly > it sells out (location, talks, etc.). Regardless, it's popular. > > Richard, if last year is any indication of this year, we did have lots > of folks drop their registrations... opening up spots for waitlisters > (so people at the top of the list have a good chance, I think). > > Kevin > > > On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 10:08 AM, Richard, Joel M <richar...@si.edu> wrote: >> Woah, that was fast. I guess I'll go on the waiting list. *fingers crossed* >> >> Is this code4lib larger or smaller than last year? I seem to remember >> registering weeks after the registration opened. Maybe it's getting popular, >> eh? >> >> Thanks, >> --Joel >> >> Joel Richard >> IT Specialist, Web Services Department >> Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ >> (202) 633-1706 | (202) 786-2861 (f) | richar...@si.edu
