I like the idea of them getting bonus points for being a previous host and for being very forward thinking. And I do applaud their proactive approach but I don't want to discourage others from hosting as well.
On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 12:51 PM, Bill Erickson <[email protected]> wrote: > Ditto Ben's comments. I see no reason they (or anyone) can't bid every > year, assuming we go through the usual selection process to choose the best > site. If we agree (and I think we do) that moving the site each year is a > good thing, we could stipulate up front that a site gets bonus points for > being different than the previous year's site and make that part of the > selection process. > > -b > > > On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Ben Shum <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Rogan, >> >> First, yay Evergreen Indiana, thanks for hosting a Hack-A-Way! >> >> Next, I do not have any strong opinion on the proposal. For myself, I >> do not mind if we want to consider Indiana for two years in a row as >> hosting site. While it's nice to have it move around and see >> different places, I think it is also equally nice to know that we will >> definitely have a place to meet up and hack on Evergreen. >> >> So, for my two cents, I say please proceed and with thanks to all >> those involved. >> >> -- Ben >> >> On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 3:49 PM, Rogan Hamby <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > I have two sections to this email - first to announce the selected site >> for >> > the Hack-A-Way in 2016 and secondly to bring up a question to the >> community >> > about the 2017 selection process. >> > >> > >> > First, the good news! Evergreen Indiana will be hosting the Hack-A-Way >> in >> > 2016! As everyone knows, Indiana is home to some wonderful community >> > members and they are excited to be hosts. They did a wonderful job >> with the >> > conference a few years ago so I know we will be in excellent hands. >> > >> > >> > The host location is Indianapolis, which is central to the US (and >> fairly >> > north for our Canadian brethren). They have three international >> airports >> > within a few hours drive and is a popular conference city with budget >> > friendly options for our participants (an ongoing goal is to keep the >> event >> > relatively cheap). >> > >> > >> > Evergreen Indiana will fully sponsor the site and two meals plus snack >> each >> > day of the event for all participants and work with negotiating hotel >> > discounts. They will also arrange for shuttles to and from travel hubs >> and >> > help coordinate some evening events. >> > >> > >> > Yay! So, what comes next? As usual we need to arrange dates, hotel >> plans, >> > etc... but the extended time line allows for a more deliberat pace. >> > >> > >> > And that leads us into talking a bit about the 2017 process. We >> changed the >> > process this year for selection to provide for a longer time line. The >> > feedback I'd had from potential hosts and participants who reached out >> to me >> > was that they wanted more time for making decisions than the old >> (admittedly >> > very low key) process allowed. This is something that we will continue >> to >> > follow in the years that follow, 2017 and beyond. >> > >> > >> > Specfically in regard to 2017, however, Indiana would like to have >> thier bid >> > considered for 2017 as well as 2016 and host it for two years. I want >> to >> > continue moving the Hack-A-Way around for the same purposes that we >> move the >> > conference but I also appreciate all the effort they have put into their >> > proposal and there would be some definite virtue to this. I don't mind >> the >> > idea of doing the Hack-A-Way in Indiana for two years but a) don't want >> it >> > considred a precendent that it will always be in the same places for two >> > years at a time and b) want to put it up to the developers for feedback >> as >> > this event is to facilitate thier activity. >> > >> > >> > Thoughts? >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA >> > Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services, >> > York County Library System >> > >> > “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to >> suit >> > me.” >> > ― C.S. Lewis >> >> >> >> -- >> Benjamin Shum >> Evergreen Systems Manager >> Bibliomation, Inc. >> 24 Wooster Ave. >> Waterbury, CT 06708 >> 203-577-4070, ext. 113 >> > > -- Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services, York County Library System “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” ― C.S. Lewis <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis>
