I live in Boston. Never been to Portland, but would love to visit. Lived in
Northampton for 7 years, and am always looking for an excuse to visit the
valley. So yeah, like, whatever. :)

-- 
Michael B. Klein
Digital Initiatives Technology Librarian
Boston Public Library
(617) 859-2391
[log in to unmask]


> From: Jay Luker <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: "Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]>"
> <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 14:00:46 -0400
> To: "Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]>" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] New England code4lib gathering
> 
> On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Tim Spalding <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> In general, do members think it's best‹most popular but also most
>> productive‹ to meet at a *hub* or somewhere off the beaten path?
>> 
>> If the former, it's Boston all the way, right? If the latter,
>> Portland, Maine is a really nice place to meet, and I can put a bunch
>> of you up at the LibraryThing house. :)
> 
> Boston works well for me. Portland too.
> 
> The reasons I threw the Northampton/Amherst area out there are a) it's
> central to a lot of NE and is on or near the major highways (91 and
> 90), b) has a lot of campuses that might be able to lend us a space or
> two, c) those spaces might already have projectors and such, d) it has
> a large number of bars and cafes.
> 
> Of course you can say most of those things about Boston as well. Being
> located in Boston myself, it's all pretty easy for me. As per code4lib
> custom, we should probably end up putting it to a vote once folks have
> had a chance to chime in with offers/suggestions. Location ideas that
> come attached to actual, arranged hosting offers will be most welcome.
> 
> --jay