One of us can pick you up at Union Station.

You can return the favor when we have a meeting on your turf.

On Friday, May 30, 2014, Bornheimer, Bee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Yeah, it's probably very unlikely that I would travel to LA for a meet up
> - I commuted to LA from SD for two years for school and haven't quite
> recovered from that. :)
>
> I mainly was hoping to connect with some more local library geeks for
> informal happy hour type get-togethers. Maybe we'll chat a little bit about
> library systems, but maybe we'll just talk about local craft beer. Hard to
> say at this point.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask] <javascript:;>]
> On Behalf Of Salazar, Christina
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 11:45 AM
> To: [log in to unmask] <javascript:;>
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib in San Diego?
>
> I'm not in San Diego but I am in Southern Cali and a part of the Southern
> Cali group, so I feel I can weigh in on this:
>
> If the people in SD want to meet and can find a convenient place to do so,
> for goodness sakes, let them and don't worry about "meetup" vs "local
> code4lib." Just ask please Bee et al to keep in touch with the "other"
> Southern Cali and other Cali groups so that we can have periodic joint
> events. If there's confusion, San Diego can just call itself Northern
> Mexico group (just kiddin').
>
> The LA area is so hard to get around that I would much rather have a bunch
> of little offshoot "local code4libs" that occasionally get together for a
> larger, longer meeting than to have no one meet at all because it's so damn
> difficult to get to the place where the meeting is. I don't see the harm in
> many mini groups.
>
> I'm saying this as someone who commutes 42 miles each way to my job. I
> don't think anyone else in the US who hasn't lived here can really
> understand what it means to get around Southern California.
>
> (I cannot believe Giarlo used the "o" word - "organize.")
>
> Christina Salazar
> Systems Librarian
> John Spoor Broome Library
> California State University, Channel Islands
> 805/437-3198
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask] <javascript:;>]
> On Behalf Of Michael J. Giarlo
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 9:42 AM
> To: [log in to unmask] <javascript:;>
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib in San Diego?
>
> That said, if the SD folks want to go out one night without having to do
> much planning or coordination -- think "meetup" here rather than "local
> code4lib meeting" -- they should be be encouraged to do that too.
>
> I would also encourage folks to keep these discussions on-list instead of
> responding privately, if that's OK with Bee and other interested folks.
>  It'll be good for the broader community to watch the SD/SoCal crowd
> self-organize, learn from it, and lend a hand where appropriate!
>
> -Mike
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 9:34 AM, Cary Gordon <[log in to unmask]
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> > We are trying to reformat the SoCal group to better serve the rest of
> > the region, including having longer meetings.
> >
> > I have the ability to webcast the meetings, or at least the
> > presentations, and we might be able to do that, as well.
> >
> > There is strength in numbers, so I hope we can hang together.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Cary
> >
> > On Thursday, May 29, 2014, Bornheimer, Bee <[log in to unmask]
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all, I know there is a Southern California meet up group for
> > > Code4Lib but am wondering if there are folks on this list in San
> > > Diego who would
> > be
> > > interested in the occasional meet-up? It sounds like the Southern
> > > Cal one may be primarily LA area.
> > >
> > > Feel free to contact me off list.
> > >
> > > Bee Bornheimer
> > > [log in to unmask] <javascript:;> <javascript:;><mailto:
> [log in to unmask] <javascript:;>
> > <javascript:;>
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Cary Gordon
> > The Cherry Hill Company
> > http://chillco.com
> >
>


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Cary Gordon
The Cherry Hill Company
http://chillco.com