I agree with all the all. Of course, being in Indiana, I'm pretty stoked about the Hack-A-Way being here. That said, I think there should be continued effort to encourage new hosts.
On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 1:53 PM, Rogan Hamby <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. 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