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I probably wouldn't get any funding either [1], but would still go. I think Jonathan is right that it is a way to deal "with the audience for Code4Lib greatly exceeding the capacity of the conference" but I'm not sure if that is a good thing. Edward [1] I know I won't in 2010 as we've been informed no International travel will be funded next fiscal year. On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Jonathan Rochkind <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I guess that would be ONE way of dealing with the audience for Code4Lib > greatly exceeding the capacity of the conference. > > I definitely couldn't get funding to go to the Netherlands. But I might be > willing to pay for it myself, since I'd like to visit there anyway. I guess > February is probably as cheap plane tickets as anytime for there, weather's > not so great. > > But holding the main c4l in a non-US location is definitely going to > greatly cut down US attendance, to those who are able to afford it. That may > or may not be a good thing. > > Jonathan > > > Ed Summers wrote: > >> Wow, this sounds too good to be true. Perhaps this is premature, but >> do you think there might be interest in hosting a code4lib2010 in the >> Netherlands? (he asks selfishly). >> >> I see you started a wiki page [1]. If at any point you want >> nl.code4lib.org (or something) to point somewhere just say the word. >> >> //Ed >> >> [1] http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/NL >> >> On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Posthumus, Etienne >> <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> >>> At various tech related library gatherings here in the Netherlands there >>> have been discussion about setting up a regional Code4Lib (or something >>> similar) >>> So as a start, if there any subscribers on this list who are in the >>> vicinity of Netherlands/Belgium and interested, please give me a shout. >>> >>> We can then argue about a date/venue/agenda for an inaugural meeting. >>> >>> Etienne Posthumus >>> TU Delft Library - Digital Product Development >>> t: +31 (0) 15 27 81 949 >>> m: [log in to unmask] >>> skype: eposthumus >>> twitter: http://twitter.com/epoz >>> http://www.library.tudelft.nl/ >>> Prometheusplein 1, 2628 ZC, Delft, Netherlands >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > -- > Jonathan Rochkind > Digital Services Software Engineer > The Sheridan Libraries > Johns Hopkins University > 410.516.8886 rochkind (at) jhu.edu >