On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 05:51:17PM -0800, Cary Gordon wrote:
> FWIW, the # 8 bus runs every 10 min.

Good point. It may be worth your while getting the 3 day pass for $US 14

http://www.transitchicago.com/travel_information/fares/unlimitedridecards.aspx

Not for traveling to the conference but any other travel that you may
want to do while in town.

./fxk

> 
> Cary
> 
> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 5:12 PM, Bill Dueber <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Because it seems like it might be useful, I've started a publicly-editable
> > google map at
> >
> > http://goo.gl/maps/LWqay
> >
> > Right now, it has two points: the hotel and the conference location. Please
> > add stuff as appropriate if the urge strikes you.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 7:54 PM, Francis Kayiwa <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 06:41:26PM -0500, Cynthia Ng wrote:
> >> > I'm sorry, but that doesn't actually clear up anything for me. The
> >> > location on the layrd page just says Chicago. So, is the conference
> >> > still happening at UIC? Since the conference hotel isn't super close,
> >> > does that mean there will be transportation provided?
> >>
> >> The entire conference and pre-conference is at UIC. The Forum is a
> >> revenue generating part of UIC. The pre-conference will be at the
> >> University Libraries on Monday with the exception of the Drupal one.
> >>
> >> The hotel is a mile or thereabouts from UIC Forum. Here is the problem
> >> with us natives planning. It never crossed our minds that walking a mile
> >> while on the *upper limit* of our shuttling to and from work is not the
> >> norm for everyone. This was brought to our attention and we will have a
> >> shuttle from the Hotel to the Conference venue.
> >>
> >> >
> >> > While we're on the subject, are the pre-conferences happening at the
> >> > same location?
> >>
> >>
> >> See above.
> >>
> >> ./fxk
> >>
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Francis Kayiwa <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >> > > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:41:54AM -0800, Erik Hetzner wrote:
> >> > >> Hi all,
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Apparently code4lib 2013 is going to be held at the UIC Forum
> >> > >>
> >> > >>   http://www.uic.edu/depts/uicforum/
> >> > >>
> >> > >> I assumed it would be at the conference hotel. This is just a note so
> >> > >> that others do not make the same assumption, since nowhere in the
> >> > >> information about the conference is the location made clear.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Since the conference hotel is 1 mile from the venue, I assume
> >> > >> transportation will be available.
> >> > >
> >> > > That's a good assumption to make. As to the confusion  I said to you
> >> > > when you asked me about this a couple of days ago.
> >> > >
> >> > > http://www.uic.edu/~kayiwa/code4lib.html was supposed to be our
> >> > > proposal. If you look at the document it also suggests that we were
> >> > > going to have the conference registration staggered by timezones. We
> >> > > have elected not to update that because as that was our proposal. When
> >> > > preparing our proposal we borrowed heavily from Yale's and IU's
> >> proposal
> >> > > and if someone would like to steal from us I think it is fair to leave
> >> > > that as is.
> >> > >
> >> > > If you want the conference page use the lanyrd.com link below. I can't
> >> > > even take credit for doing that. All of that goes to @pberry
> >> > >
> >> > > http://lanyrd.com/2013/c4l13/
> >> > >
> >> > > Cheers,
> >> > > ./fxk
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >>
> >> > >> best, Erik Hetzner
> >> > >
> >> > >> Sent from my free software system <http://fsf.org/>.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > --
> >> > > Speed is subsittute fo accurancy.
> >> >
> >>
> >> --
> >> Speed is subsittute fo accurancy.
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Bill Dueber
> > Library Systems Programmer
> > University of Michigan Library
> 
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> -- 
> Cary Gordon
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