Agreed, this info is very informative and helpful! It would be fantastic if
this was shared widely as suggested.

Cheers,

Beatrice Pulliam

Beatrice R. Pulliam
Director of Technology & Information Services
AskRI Director
Providence Public Library
401.455.8101

On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 4:20 PM, Becky Yoose <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Thank you for the additional information, David et al. Will this
> information be available on the registration page for those who are not on
> the mailing list?
>
> Cheers,
> Becky
>
> On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 12:21 PM, David Lacy <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > In addition to a reminder for tomorrow's registration, we would like to
> go
> > over some details of the registration process.
> >
> > 1) There are going to be 2 opportunities to register. Tomorrow is the
> > first, where we will be making available 290 spots. Once we have
> determined
> > that all required attendees have registered (sponsors, presenters,
> workshop
> > leaders), we will reopen registration again in early January for the
> > remaining spots. The total capacity is 440.
> >
> > 2) The registration system maintains a 2 hour session per registration
> > attempt. Due to the potential of heavy access and this prolonged session,
> > the conference may appear to sell out quickly. But once early failed
> > sessions expire, more spots may open up beginning around 2pm. Because of
> > this we ask you not to assume it is sold out until you hear an
> announcement
> > from the planning committee.
> >
> > 3) There will be no waiting list at this time. A waiting list will open
> > when we release the second round of registration slots.
> >
> > 4) The conference program is not complete at this time. The election
> > results can be found here: http://2016.code4lib.org/talks/. This list
> > represents the presentation voting results. Only the top ten
> (highlighted)
> > have been accepted so far. As in recent years, the remainder of the
> program
> > will be curated by the program committee, taking into account voting
> > results, topic diversity, and speaker diversity. These selections will be
> > announced in coming weeks
> >
> > 5) Registration will include the option to select preconference
> workshops.
> > To view the available workshops beforehand, see
> > http://2016.code4lib.org/workshops. Wait lists will be available for
> > workshops, and you will receive relevant instructions with your
> > confirmation email.
> >
> > And finally, the reminder:
> >
> > Registration opens Thursday 12/10/2015 at 12pm EST. At that time a link
> to
> > the registration system will be provided to the mailing list.
> >
> > - The 2016 Code4lib Planning Committee
> >
>