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Hello Hardy There are some existing groups in Missouri that probably have some overlapping interests with code4lib so a Missouri meetup would probably be a good idea. TECHO-STL (https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/techo-stl) is a group based in St Louis that aims to share technology ideas and innovations among cultural institutions in the region. Let me know if you'd like to join and I can add you. This group also spawned the Missouri Hub http://missourihub.org/ which has folks from across the state involved in providing content to DPLA. Please get in touch with us and lets see how we could collaborate! Trish Rose-Sandler Missouri Botanical Garden On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 1:08 PM, Eric Lease Morgan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > On Mar 18, 2017, at 12:19 PM, Hardy Pottinger <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > Tap tap, this thing on? > > > > Hi, inspired by the talks at Code4Lib17, I am curious if there are enough > > of us mid-Missouri Code4Lib types to actually pull off a very local > > meet-up? We can probably use a room at DBRL [1] > > > > I've created a Slack channel [2] to help us get organized and enable > > communication. Even if you're not interested in meeting up right now, you > > should consider joining the channel so you can keep an eye on us (even > you > > other Midwest-types, Missouri isn't *that* far away from you). > > > > If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, join the channel on > > Slack [2] and give me a ping. Thanks! > > > > --Hardy > > > > [1] http://www.dbrl.org/meeting-room-application-form > > [2] https://code4lib.slack.com/archives/C4M1DGAB0 > > > While I am probably not able to attend a mid-Missouri Code4Lib local > meetup, I whole heartedly advocate these sorts of events. I call them > “Code4Lib Franchises”. Yes, the annual conference is “a good thing”. I > participated in the investigation/drafting of a report regarding Code4Lib’s > efforts to become more formalized, and I advocate incorporation as opposed > to establishing a relationship with a third party to minimize fiscal risk. > But in my opinion, incorporating (or establishing fiscal relationships), is > a bit like the tail wagging the dog. I support incorporation so we can > maintain our own bank account to pay for things like computer > infrastructure, scholarships, and grants. The annual meeting, in my option, > is the driving force. > > That said, local meetings are inexpensive, comparatively easy to set up, > and create professional relationships in smaller geographic regions, and > thus they are more likely to foster project-related collaborations. > > localmeetups++ > > — > Eric Morgan >