Sounds like ripe BoF / Workshop material to me. On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 6:00 AM, Joshua Gomez <jngo...@library.gwu.edu> wrote: > I want to propose a presentation topic that I would like to hear, rather than > one I would like to give.Specifically, I am interested in advice on running > regional "chapters" of code4lib. A few people met up a couple weeks ago to > try to revive the defunct MD-DC-VA code4lib regional group. We discussed some > reasons for the demise of the original group and were wondering what some of > the stronger regional groups were doing that made them so successful.I would > like to learn from members of those successful regional groups. Perhaps this > could be a "birds of a feather" discussion rather than a presentation. I > think it would be useful to the entire code4lib community. I would be willing > to take notes and post the conclusions of the discussion to the wiki for > other nascent regional groups to use.-Josh > > Joshua Gomez > Digital Library Programmer Analyst > George Washington University Libraries > 2130 H St, NW Washington, DC 20052 > (202) 994-8267 >>>> Anjanette Young 10/05/11 6:22 PM >>> > Code4lib 2012 call for proposals. > > We are now accepting proposals for Code4lib 2012. > > Code4lib 2012 is a loosely-structured conference for library technologists > to commune, gather/create/share ideas and software, be inspired, and forge > collaborations. The conference will be held Monday February 6th > (Preconference Day) - Thursday February 9th, 2012 in Seattle, WA. More > information can be found at http://code4lib.org/conference/2012/ > > Prepared Talks > > Head over to the call for proposals page at > http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2012_talks_proposals and submit your idea > for a prepared talk for this year's conference! Proposals should be no > longer than 500 words, and preferably many less. > > Prepared talks are 20 minutes (including setup and questions), and focus on > one or more of the following areas: > * tools (some cool new software, software library or integration platform) > * specs (how to get the most out of some protocols, or proposals for new > ones) > * challenges (one or more big problems we should collectively address) > > The community will vote on proposals using the criteria of: > * usefulness > * newness > * geekiness > * diversity of topics > * awesomeness > > Proposals can be submitted through Sunday, November 19th, 5pm (PST). Voting > will commence soon thereafter and be open through Friday, December 9th. > Successful candidates will be notified by December 12th. The submitter (and > if necessary a second presenter) will be guaranteed an opportunity to > register for the conference through December 23st. > > Proposals for preconferences are also open until November 19th, 5pm (PST). > http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2012_preconference_proposals > > We cannot accept every prepared talk proposal, but multiple lightning talk > and breakout sessions will provide everyone who wishes to present with an > opportunity to do so. > > --Anj > Anjanette Young | Systems Librarian > University of Washington Libraries > Box 352900 | Seattle, WA 98195 > Phone: 206.616.2867 >
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