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On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 5:38 AM, Erik Hatcher <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I'm interested presenting something Solr+library related at c4l10.  I'm
> soliciting ideas from the community on what angle makes the most sense.  At
> first I was thinking a regular conference talk proposal, but perhaps a
> preconference session would be better.  I could be game for a half day
> session.  It could be either an introductory Solr class, get up and running
> with Solr (+ Blacklight, of course).  Or maybe a more advanced session on
> topics like leveraging dismax, Solr performance and scalability tuning, and
> so on, or maybe a freer form Solr hackathon session where I'd be there to
> help with hurdles or answer questions.
>
> Thoughts?  Suggestions?   Anything I can do to help the library world with
> Solr is fair game - let me know.
>
> Thanks,
>        Erik
>
>
> On Nov 9, 2009, at 9:55 PM, Kevin S. Clarke wrote:
>
>  Hi all,
>>
>> It's time again to collect proposals for Code4Lib 2010 preconference
>> sessions.  We have space for six full day sessions (or 12 half day
>> sessions (or some combination of the two)).  If we get more than we
>> can accommodate, we'll vote... but I don't think we will (take that as
>> a challenge to propose lots of interesting preconference sessions).
>> Like last year, attendees will pay $12.50 for a half day or $25 for
>> the whole day.  The preconference space will be in the hotel so we'll
>> have wireless available.  If you have a preconference idea, send it to
>> this list, to me, or to the code4libcon planning list.  We'll put them
>> up on the wiki once we start receiving them.  Some possible ideas?  A
>> Drupal in libraries session? LOD part two?  An OCLC webservices
>> hackathon?  Send the proposals along...
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Kevin
>>
>