I'm confused, what type of volunteering guarantees you a spot?

I can think of being a part of the hosting committee (maybe?), sponsorship, or having a talk proposal accepted.

Ryan Wick

-----Original Message-----
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Cary Gordon
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 2:59 PM
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Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration

If you really, positively, absolutely have to be at Code4Lib, volunteer.

Cary

On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Kyle Banerjee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Elizabeth is out, so I'll have to substitute for a straight from the 
> horse's mouth answer for now.
>
> Everyone who's in has been informed, so if you haven't heard that 
> you're in by now, no news is unfortunately bad news.
>
> One topic that would probably be worth discussing for future 
> conferences would be the registration process as the current one only 
> worked for people who knew to expect a mad rush and were available 
> during a very specific window. Seems like a lottery or some other 
> mechanism may have done a better job of being fair and making the event accessible to a diverse group.
>
> kyle
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Akerman, Laura <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> As someone who's never been to Code4Lib, really wants to go, tried on 
>> "Black Wednesday" but unfortunately had meetings all morning that 
>> prevented her from getting to it until it was too late--
>>
>> When do wait list people usually find out they're in, if they get in?
>>
>> Plane reservations get more expensive as time goes on, and much as I 
>> love cross-country driving, February's not the best time for it.   
>> Wondering if I should gamble now...
>>
>> Laura
>>
>> Laura Akerman
>> Technology and Metadata Librarian
>> Room 128, Robert W. Woodruff Library
>> Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. 30322
>> (404) 727-6888
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Cary Gordon [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 5:32 PM
>> Subject: Re: conference voting and registration
>>
>> While I understand your frustration, I have come around to accepting 
>> the system we have. Many of the folks who attend every year hold the 
>> conference as one of their key annual events, and plan to register 
>> the instant that tickets become available. I know that it sells out 
>> fast, but the folks who are there on the dot pretty much always get 
>> in. The alternative, of course is to present, although that can be 
>> rolling the dice, or volunteer, which I did this year.
>>
>> If you are on the waiting list, bear in mind that plans frequently 
>> change, and waiting list requests often get filled.
>>
>> Cary
>>
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