On Tue, Feb 05, 2013 at 11:42:50AM -0500, Erin White wrote:
> Tagging on to this thread, a logistical question for the conference
> planning group:
>
> What's the layout of the audience space at UIC Forum - tables and chairs,
> theater seating, etc. - and what'll the power situation be? Trying to
> decide what kind of tech I need to bring.
http://goo.gl/uCt0R
Is a map of the setup. Power will be better than the Superbowl post
half-time but we expect you to share. :-)
./fxk
>
> thanks!
>
>
>
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> Erin White
> Web Systems Librarian, VCU Libraries
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>
> On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 3:55 PM, Margaret Heller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> > To add to what Francis said, we will send out final travel and logistics
> > information in an email to all registered conference attendees after
> > registration closes January 31. The local conference planning committee
> > will also ensure the wiki and the website is completely up to date and
> > accurate. As with all Code4Lib conferences, we try to flexible in
> > responding to community requests, but paying for these items involves many
> > moving parts.
> >
> > Please bear with us in the last few days as we finish up details. If you
> > have specific questions about logistics, please ask on the Code4Lib
> > conference planning group so that we don't clutter up the main list:
> > https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!forum/code4libcon.
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
> > Margaret Heller
> > Digital Services Librarian
> > Loyola University Chicago
> > 773.508.2686
> > >>> Francis Kayiwa <[log in to unmask]> 1/29/2013 2:36 PM >>>
> > On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 03:27:07PM -0500, Cynthia Ng wrote:
> > > Thanks for pointing it out.
> > >
> > > So, there is no shuttle? I don't mind either way if someone hadn't
> > > said that there would be one and now the wiki is saying there won't be
> > > one. It's just a bit confusing and doesn't help with planning...
> >
> > Yes we said there would be one but *as I type* we cannot say that there
> > will be one for one very simple reason. We are guessing. We budgeted for
> > 400 people (lower limit and not including the bus) and we are barely
> > cracking that. Cost of UIC Forum is a fixed number. Cost of food is also
> > an estimate of 400 and also a fixed number.
> >
> > Failing to reach that 400 number makes it an arithmetic problem. If we
> > have to pay
> > for rent and food. Transport becomes a luxury. We have quotes ranging
> > from ~700 -> 3500. Again our fault for never factoring that in. We still
> > feel using CTA is environmentally (see what I did there? :-)) the right
> > thing to do given the distance, cost.
> >
> > Again we may sell the remaining 40 tickets or so which may give us room
> > to breathe.
> >
> > We are not deliberately misleading. This I will hazard is the problem of
> > the conference not selling out as it did in the past and leaving little
> > room to estimate. Again these are problems we brought on ourselves but
> > please know if there is no shuttle it is because we can't afford it and
> > no other reason.
> >
> > ./fxk
> >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Tracy Seneca <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> > > > Hello all,
> > > >
> > > > I'm responding to this older thread to point you to a travel logistics
> > page
> > > > on the Code4Lib wiki for the conference:
> > > > http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_travel
> > > >
> > > > We'll add further info to this page as needed. I hope this helps with
> > > > conference navigation!
> > > >
> > > > Best,
> > > > Tracy Seneca
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Erik Hetzner <[log in to unmask]
> > >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.
> > > >>
> > > >> best, Erik Hetzner
> > > >>
> > > >> Sent from my free software system <http://fsf.org/>.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Pohl's law:
> > Nothing is so good that somebody, somewhere, will not hate it.
> >
>
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