And it didn't fool us one bit. We know Naomi, and YOU, SIR, are no
Naomi Dushay! ;-)
Roy
On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Chris Fitzpatrick <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> A couple of years ago I missed registration and had to get my Code4Lib
> ticket on StubHub.
>
> The only downsides were I had to pay twice face value and tell everyone my
> name was "Naomi Dushay" all week....
>
>
> On Dec 16, 2010, at 8:47 AM, Birkin James Diana wrote:
>
>> Kevin wrote:
>>
>>> ...we did have lots of folks drop their registrations... opening up spots
>>> for waitlisters...
>>
>> Same for the 2009 Providence conference, which filled very quickly.
>> Another factor is that we initially held back a small buffer of spots to
>> make sure that our calculations for keynoters/presenters/etc were correct
>> (due to a firm cap) and then allotted those to waitlisters.
>>
>> -Birkin
>>
>> ---
>> Birkin James Diana
>> Programmer, Integrated Technology Services
>> Brown University Library
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>>
>> On Dec 16, 2010, at 10:30 AM, Kevin S. Clarke wrote:
>>
>>> I believe the cap is the same this year as last year (250). It did
>>> stay open a couple of weeks last year. In years before, it's sold out
>>> even quicker than this year. Probably lots of factors for how quickly
>>> it sells out (location, talks, etc.). Regardless, it's popular.
>>>
>>> Richard, if last year is any indication of this year, we did have lots
>>> of folks drop their registrations... opening up spots for waitlisters
>>> (so people at the top of the list have a good chance, I think).
>>>
>>> Kevin
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 10:08 AM, Richard, Joel M <[log in to unmask]>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Woah, that was fast. I guess I'll go on the waiting list. *fingers
>>>> crossed*
>>>>
>>>> Is this code4lib larger or smaller than last year? I seem to remember
>>>> registering weeks after the registration opened. Maybe it's getting popular,
>>>> eh?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> --Joel
>>>>
>>>> Joel Richard
>>>> IT Specialist, Web Services Department
>>>> Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/
>>>> (202) 633-1706 | (202) 786-2861 (f) | [log in to unmask]
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