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Conference info isn't prominent on the homepage (I just had to look it up to share with somebody). Anybody have time to put the Code4Lib 2014 dates & schedule there prominently? Ideally along with proposal deadlines... /me ducks -Jodi On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 8:31 PM, Tim McGeary <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I am happy to announce that we have secured the venue and dates for > Code4Lib 2014! The conference will be held at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel > in downtown Raleigh, NC on March 24 - 27, 2014. Preconferences will be > held Monday March 24, and the main conference on Tuesday March 25 - 27. > > The Sheraton Raleigh Hotel is working through a $6 million renovation that > will be completed this fall. Upon your arrival, you will find warm and > open lobby, great for informal meetups and relaxing. In the hotel will be > Jimmy V's restaurant, where 5% of the revenues are donated to the V > Foundation for Cancer Research. The hotel is always within easy walking > distance to many restaurants, pubs, parks, museums, and other attractions. > > The Code4Lib 2014 Conference will be the only event using the meeting space > this week. The meeting space offers open foyers that will be excellent for > our morning and afternoon breaks, along with space for the project and > vendor table sponsors looking to build collaboration with the Code4Lib > community. > > Finally, the hotel has the capacity to host all of the attendees, and we've > negotiated a rate of $159/night that includes wireless access in the hotel > rooms. Hotel reservations will be able to made after you register using > the information provided in your registration confirmation. We will be > publishing more details as become available. > > Finally, we could not have reached this point without the effort of > CONCENTRA Conference Management Services. The contract negotiation process > took a great deal of effort and had a few unexpected turns. Having > CONCENTRA steer the process was just what we needed to get a contract that > is fair and appropriate for Code4Lib. > > We are looking forward to hosting you in North Carolina next spring! > > Cheers, > Tim > > -- > Tim McGeary > Director of Library & Information Technology > University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill > [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > GTalk/Yahoo/Skype/Twitter: timmcgeary >