Giving out a travel mug at the conference, especially if the attendees
were informed of this at registration time (or at least before they
packed) would be a fantastic idea.

- David

On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 9:03 AM, Edward M. Corrado <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I like the idea. If giving out at the beginning of the conference, it could
> also make the conference more "green." Of course, in that case it would
> probably need to be a travel mug instead of a regular mug.
>
> Edward
>
>
> Richard Wallis wrote:
>>
>> We at Talis will be, as previously, sponsoring Code4lib next year - we are
>> just finalising the details with our bean counters at the moment.
>>
>> In addition to that I would like to make a suggestion as to maybe adding
>> to the memories of the event beyond the ritual wearing of the t-shirt upon
>> returning to our home establishments.
>>
>> The consumption of hot beverages I suspect is an almost universal trait of
>> the code4liber as we try to get the latest bit of perl, python, ruby, html,
>> or javascript to behave as we intended it.  Wouldn't it be nice in those
>> occasional dark and testing times to have a warm and comforting physical
>> reminder that we are part of a global community of similar folks, focused on
>> and passionate about technology & libraries.
>>
>> So...
>>
>> How about a Code4lib mug or similar beverage container.  Subject to the
>> featuring of a simple Talis logo, we would be prepared to explore the
>> possibility of funding the production of a Code4lib 2009 mug for every
>> attendee, which could feature graphics such as the winning t-shirt design a
>> Code4lib message, or logo if we have one in time.
>>
>> Just a suggestion - what do folks think?
>>
>> Richard Wallis, Talis.
>