Umm,  no volunteering does not guarantee attendance. Neither member of the
tshirt committee is attending and one is from the hosting institution.
Unless you mean volunteering for the actual conference.

Ann

On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:32 PM, Cary Gordon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Pretty much any volunteer position guarantees you a spot. It is up to
> the organizers to figure out what they need help with.
>
> Cary
>
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Wick, Ryan <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > 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
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > 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
> >>> [log in to unmask]
> >>>
> >>> -----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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