I'd love to hear from programmer/math geek/xkcd creator/all-around genius
Randall Munroe. His Authors@Google talk was pretty entertaining, and he
seems like the kind of guy who would put some effort into surprising and
engaging the crowd he's talking to.

But since I also like giving people options, I'll also nominate Penny Leach
<http://she.geek.nz/>, 2009 Google Open Source Award winner in the "Best
Education Hacker" category, and a contributor to both Moodle and Mahara.
From her blog: "This is a website about me. I am just this girl, who works
on open source web based education stuff, and drinks too much."

Michael

On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 7:24 AM, Andreas Orphanides <
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> 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
>