Hi everyone,

Are you coming to c4l this year? Will this be your first time at the
conference? Or are you a c4l veteran looking to corrupt some newbies? Come
one, come all to the Newcomer Dinner on *Tuesday, February 7th*. Join
fellow c4l newbies and veterans for an evening of food, socializing, and
stimulating demonstrations of the many uses of XML.

The sign up page is at
http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2012_c4l2012_social_activities#Newcomer_dinner.
There are a lot of restaurants to choose from, so there should be plenty of
options to go around. Here are the guidelines (also listed on the wiki):

   - Max of 6 per location
      - Please, no waitlisting :(
      - Some places are large enough to accommodate multiple groups - it's
      your responsibility to find out either way if you're interested
      - ID yourselves so we can get a good mix of new people and veterans
   in each group
      - New folks - n
      - c4l vets - v
   - One leader needed for each location (declare yourself! - Vets are
   highly encouraged to lead the group :))
      - Leader duties
         - Make reservations if required; otherwise make sure that the
         restaurant can handle a group of 6 rowdy library coders
         - Herd folks from hotel/other designated meeting place to
         restaurant (know where you're going)

Go forth and sign up! Let me know if you have any questions and I'll see
you all soon.

Thanks,
Becky