Mark Pilgrim (diveintomark.org):

* He knows (real world, not necessarily library) standards about as
well as anyone and advocates strongly for what's simple and practical
(check out his work on Atom and HTML5), but he's also an advocate for
doing what's right even when it's not necessarily easy
(http://diveintoaccessibility.org/)

* He's updating Dive Into Python (http://diveintopython3.org/)

* He's funny, writes well, and seems to be articulate in person (based
on his short-lived video log)

* He lives in NC

* His mother was a librarian
(http://diveintomark.org/archives/2002/06/02/more_on_social_networks)

Brett

Brett Bonfield
Director
Collingswood Public Library
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On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Andreas
Orphanides<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> The time has come once again to commence discussion of possible keynote
> speakers for the upcoming Code4Lib 2010 conference in Asheville!
>
> If you've got any suggestions for a speaker who'd be engaging,
> knowledgeable, and foolhardy enough to accept this high honor, throw their
> names to the list for discussion.
>
> We here at Code4Lib 2010 World Headquarters, deep under the sea, will accept
> nominations until *September 16, 2009*. Shortly thereafter we will open the
> polls for online voting.
>
> All suggestions and comments are welcome! Discuss away!
>
> Andreas Orphanides
> Code4Lib 2010 Keynote Speakers Committee