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