I'd like to hear more about the DPLA project - I hope we get a proposal about that this year! I'll post it to the wiki page. Andrew On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 6:17 PM, Anjanette Young <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > 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 >