My hope is that an outcome of the Fiscal Continuity Interest Group 
(FCIG) will be an earlier proposal deadline for hosting, 1.5 to 2 years 
in advance. If the conference is to remain this big and keep costs 
relatively low, organizers need more than 10 or 11 months to sign a 
contract for a venue.

So Roy and Columbus people, if you're interested in hosting in 2019, the 
proposal deadline *might* be some months before the 2018 conference -- 
depending on how the FCIG work plays out and how the community responds.

Gary


On 3/20/2017 10:50 AM, Roy Tennant wrote:
> We (a consortium of Columbus, OH organizations) had been considering a
> proposal, but this year was not a good year for us and we found out at the
> conference that DC was considering a proposal, so we did not pursue a
> proposal this year. If there wasn't a good alternative we probably would
> have come forward simply to make sure the conference happened, but we would
> be more comfortable proposing another year.
> Roy
>
> On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 10:19 AM, Christina Harlow <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>> Hooray DC!
>>
>> Are we expecting any other proposals for 2018 code4lib? Anyone else trying
>> to pull together something?
>>
>> Either way, any way we folks who just want to see code4lib national
>> conference happen (+ be as transparent as possible) can help? Maybe there
>> is some open space to check + add details or ideas for the proposal
>> building work?
>>
>> Thanks everyone for your work!
>> Christina
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3/20/17, 12:03 PM, "Code for Libraries on behalf of Kim, Bohyun" <
>> [log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> For next year’s Code4Lib conference, the DC team has put together a
>> hosting proposal for Washington D.C.
>>> https://wiki.code4lib.org/2018_Hosting_Proposals
>>>
>>> We would love to hear what you think!
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> 2018 Code4Lib at D.C. Organizational Committee
>>> ------
>>> Jaime Mears - Library of Congress (Chair)
>>> Boyhun Kim - University of Maryland, Baltimore, Health Sciences and Human
>> Services Library
>>> Nick Kerelchuck - DC Public Libraries
>>> Joel Richard - Smithsonian Libraries
>>> Ben Wallberg- University of Maryland Libraries
>>> Kate Dohe - University of Maryland Libraries
>>>
>>>