I think that we should bring Jenn from Concentra into this discussion. She
is dealing with this for other conferences.
Thanks,
Cary
On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 11:09 AM Peter Murray <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Wow...this is a big question, isn't it? We're trying to speculate now
> whether large, in-person meetings will be possible in Spring 2021. I'm an
> optimistic person by nature; that said, I'm not confident that face-to-face
> meetings of more than 20 people are going to be possible. And if a
> face-to-face meeting were to happen, it would probably still have
> significant social distancing requirements and perhaps health screening
> needs. Would organizations allow people to travel? There would probably be
> a significant percentage of remote participation. (We handled that well in
> March, but this is at another new scale.)
>
> I see that the ballot has an online option (although the Buffalo proposal
> site doesn't have a description of this). Might we discuss a hybrid option
> where there are local sites of less than 15 people (as well as single
> remote users, of course) that are coordinated and em cee'd out of a Buffalo
> "head end"?
>
> Should we discuss this on the list some more before voting? Or see how
> this round of voting pans out?
>
> Peter
> On May 8, 2020, 12:35 PM -0400, Kenneth L Rose <[log in to unmask]>,
> wrote:
> > Dear Code4Lib Community,
> >
> > We are mindful that these are unprecedent and uncertain times as we all
> try to navigate the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. With that
> being said, the 2020 planning committee bears the responsibility of passing
> the torch to the next Local Planning Committee. Please see the link below
> for the survey for 2021 hosting options. The University of Buffalo,
> University Libraries is the only group that has submitted a proposal for
> Code4Lib 2021. They have submitted 4 options and we added a virtual only
> option.
> >
> >
> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdqi-x5c9_4IAdAqCHmJG73pAmn2IYXpWS9eRx8-lTiWq1d6A/viewform?usp=sf_link
> >
> > We appreciate your feedback.
> >
> > Code4Lib 2020 planning Committee
>
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Cary Gordon
The Cherry Hill Company
http://chillco.com
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