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
>



-- 
Bill Dueber
Library Systems Programmer
University of Michigan Library