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I think Galen’s idea is a good one. Is there a wiki page where we could gather volunteered or nominated names? And yes, I will confirm that I can volunteer for this committee. I would encourage other former (or future wannabe) Conference Chairs to join me. We have valuable and specific insights in this context with diverse experiences. Tim On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 11:22 AM Galen Charlton <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 10:26 AM, Sarah Walden McGowan > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > +1 FCIG. Thank you all for your many months of work and general herding > of the cats. :) > > > > Who will be reaching out to DLF/CLIR? Will that fall to C4L 2018 local > planning > > committee? Or should we be forming a new task force to help formalize > > that relationship? > > My suggestion is that we form a new working group responsible for > setting up an agreement with DLF/CLIR, with the end result subject to > ratification by a community vote. > > Anybody with interest and experience to share should feel free to step > forward, but I especially suggest that members of current and past > conference planning and budget committees consider volunteering as > well as folks who may have participated on either side of a fiscal > sponsorship arrangement. I also suggest that folks from the Code4Lib > Journal participate as well, especially given that there is both > income and potential expenses related to the journal. > > On a house-keeping note, I have verified with Bethany Nowviskie of > CLIR/DLF that she and Sharon Ivy Weiss are the primary contacts on > their end. On another house-keeping note, there is a time slot > allocated for fiscal continuity discussions during the 2018 conference > that could be used by such a working group for meetings or > presentations as it sees fit. > > I can help convene an initial meeting of such a working group, but one > of its first tasks presumably will include choosing a chair. > > I further suggest that we use this email thread to further flesh out > what the charge and expected process of the working group would be. > > Regards, > > Galen > -- > Galen Charlton > Infrastructure and Added Services Manager > Equinox Open Library Initiative > phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) > email: [log in to unmask] > web: https://equinoxInitiative.org > direct: +1 770-709-5581 > cell: +1 404-984-4366 > -- Tim McGeary [log in to unmask] GTalk/Yahoo/Skype/Twitter: timmcgeary 484-294-7660 (Google Voice)