I think maybe I started the chatter in IRC, but now it looks as if I
should redefine my region.  Being in KC, I don't see myself or other MO,
KS driving to Ohio and back in a day or weekend. I could be wrong.
Thoughts? Any interest in a Code4Lib-Big-12-ish? 
Kudos to Jonathan for running with this. I'm a drummer too, BTW...in
the event of a C4L11 Battle of the Bands.

Jason


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>>> On 3/5/2010 at 9:37 AM, in message
<[log in to unmask]>, Bill
Dueber
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I'm pretty sure I could make it from Ann Arbor!
> 
> On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Ken Irwin <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> 
>> I would come from Ohio to wherever we choose. Kalamazoo would suit
me just
>> fine; I've not been back there in entirely too long!
>> Ken
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of
>> > Scott Garrison
>> > Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 8:37 AM
>> > To: [log in to unmask] 
>> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Midwest?
>> >
>> > +1
>> >
>> > ELM, I'm happy to help coordinate in whatever way you need.
>> >
>> > Also, if we can find a drummer, we could do a blues trio (count me
in on
>> bass). I
>> > could bring our band's drummer (a HUGE ND fan) down for a day or
two if
>> > needed--he's awesome.
>> >
>> > --SG
>> > WMU in Kalamazoo
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Eric Lease Morgan" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: [log in to unmask] 
>> > Sent: Thursday, March 4, 2010 4:38:53 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Midwest?
>> >
>> > On Mar 4, 2010, at 3:29 PM, Jonathan Brinley wrote:
>> >
>> > >>  2. share demonstrations
>> > >
>> > > I'd like to see this be something like a blend between lightning
talks
>> > > and the ask anything session at the last conference....
>> >
>> > This certainly works for me, and the length of time of each
"talk"
>> would/could be
>> > directly proportional to the number of people who attend.
>> >
>> >
>> > >>  4. give a presentation to library staff
>> > >
>> > > What sort of presentation did you have in mind, Eric?
>> > >
>> > > This also raises the issue of weekday vs. weekend. I'm game for
>> > > either. Anyone else have a preference?
>> >
>> > What I was thinking here was a possible presentation to library
>> faculty/staff
>> > and/or computing faculty/staff from across campus. The
presentation could
>> be
>> > one or two cool hacks or solutions that solved wider, less geeky
>> problems.
>> > Instead of "tweaking Solr's term-weighting algorithms to index
>> OAI-harvested
>> > content" it would be "making journal articles easier to find".
This would
>> be an
>> > opportunity to show off the good work done by institutions outside
Notre
>> Dame.
>> > A prophet in their own land is not as convincing as the expert
from afar.
>> >
>> > I was thinking it would happen on a weekday. There would be more
stuff
>> going
>> > on here on campus, as well as give everybody a break from their
normal
>> work
>> > week. More specifically, I would suggest such an event take place
on a
>> Friday
>> > so the poeple who stayed over night would not have to take so many
days
>> off of
>> > work.
>> >
>> >
>> > >>  5. have a hack session
>> > >
>> > > It would be good to have 2 or 3 projects we can/should work on
decided
>> > > ahead of time (in case no one has any good ideas at the time),
and
>> > > perhaps a couple more inspired by the earlier presentations.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > True.
>> >
>> > --
>> > ELM
>> > University of Notre Dame
>>
>