This is great research and a useful report, thank you all for your work!

On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 2:37 PM, Galen Charlton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Last year, following a discussion about whether to formalize Code4Lib,
> a group of us got together to investigate various options for
> establishing a more permanent fiscal arrangement for Code4Lib
> activities, including but not necessarily limited to the annual
> conference.
>
> Our report is now ready for the Code4Lib community to consider:
>
> https://wiki.code4lib.org/FCIG_Report
>
> This report is also available in PDF and Markdown; links to that can
> be found on the FCIG's main wiki page [1].
>
> In our report, we describe several options:
>
> * Option 1: maintain the existing practice of local conference
> planning committees seeking a new "fiscal host" each year
>
> * Option 2: implement a formalized, ongoing fiscal sponsor arrangement
> with an organization external to Code4Lib. In particular, we have
> solicited proposals from ALA/LITA and DLF/CLIR; these are detailed in
> the report.
>
> * Option 3: seek out non-profit organizational status for Code4Lib
>
> We also propose a process for discussing the report and its proposals
> online during the months of January and February and at Code4Lib 2017
> in Los Angeles, then make a decision whether to proceed with one of
> the options, either in the report or arising from the discussion.
>
> Folks from ALA/LITA and DLF/CLIR will be participating in the online
> discussions, so please feel free to direct questions at them. If they
> get a lot of questions, the FCIG may step in to help buffer the
> questions.
>
> I want to acknowledge that the notion of Code4Lib adopting a fiscal
> sponsor or forming a separate nonprofit organization has implications
> for our conception of our community and how we organize ourselves.
> Discussions of such foundational issues can be difficult, even
> fraught; kindness and respect should rule the conversation.
>
> I would like to thank the folks who have contributed to the work of
> the IG, and apologize if I've left any names out:
>
> Gillian Byrne
> Galen Charlton
> Cary Gordon
> Tom Johnson
> Kate Lynch
> Morgan McKeehan
> Eric Lease Morgan
> Chad Nelson
> Beatrice Pulliam
> Coral Sheldon-Hess
>
> [1] https://wiki.code4lib.org/Fiscal_Continuity
>
> Regards,
>
> Galen
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> Galen Charlton
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