A colleague and I both missed out on going to our first Code4Lib last year that was also in our geographic neighborhood because it filled up extremely quickly.


On Friday, March 1, 2024 at 11:43, Eric Phetteplace eloquently inscribed:

> Hi all,
> 
> I believe the schedule was announced the same day as registration was
> opened. See "ANNOUNCEMENT: Code4Lib Schedule Available and Registration
> Opening January 31st, 2024" on this list.
> 
> For what it's worth, I try to attend Code4Lib every year, regardless of the
> schedule, so having it ready before registration is not a factor I
> personally had considered (though I cannot speak for this year's local
> planning committee). We could certainly have this as a consideration going
> forward. Code4Lib is largely volunteer run, by your colleagues, and we take
> community feedback seriously. I think the root of the issue this year is
> that the venue's capacity doesn't match demand, which hasn't been as much
> of an issue for Code4Lib recently. I think since San Jose in 2019 we have
> mostly not reached the registration cap, whereas prior registration used to
> fill up very quickly, sometimes within days of opening. But it's obviously
> difficult to guess demand for any given year and location, especially with
> the COVID-19 pandemic.
> 
> Best,
> Eric Phetteplace
> Systems Librarian
> California College of the Arts
> libraries.cca.edu
> 
> On Fri, Mar 1, 2024 at 8:26 AM Murray, Gregory
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>> I for one completely agree with Matt’s point here.
>> 
>> Gregory Murray
>> Director of Digital Initiatives
>> Wright Library
>> Princeton Theological Seminary
>> 
>> From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Matthew
>> Adair <[log in to unmask]> Date: Friday, March 1, 2024 at 11:22 AM To:
>> [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re:
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>> I have to express some general frustration here.... I think it is very
>> poor practice for ANY conference [stares at DLF] to open registration
>> before a final schedule of events / speakers / sessions is distributed.
>> Many of us have limited professional development funding and need to
>> base our choices on CONTENT. I recognize there are those who, quite
>> legitimately, always attend particular conferences. Unfortunately, not
>> all of us have that luxury.
>> 
>> -Matt
>> 
>> ----
>> *Matt Adair*
>> Archivist for Digital Imaging and Infrastructure
>> 
>> Bentley Historical Library
>> 1150 Beal Avenue
>> Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2113
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, Mar 1, 2024 at 11:03 AM Ken Varnum <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> 
>>> If you are interested in attending Code4Lib 2024, *we encourage you to
>>> get on the waitlist as soon as possible*, as it is growing daily.
>>> 
>>> We are planning to do some work next week to confirm the total spots
>>> we have available after moving any accepted speakers and poster
>>> presenters from the waitlist. After we have done that, we are hoping
>>> to be able to register some additional people from the waitlist, but
>>> should have a better idea of how many by the end of next week. You are
>>> welcome to reach
> back
>> out
>>> for an update ([log in to unmask]) if you don’t hear from us
>>> by March 8th.
>>> 
>>> Ken Varnum
>>> Code4Lib2024 local planning committee
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Ken Varnum
>>> Senior Program Manager and Discovery Strategist
>>> Library Information Technology | University of Michigan Library
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>>> 
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>>> 
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>> 
> https://groups.niso.org/apps/group_public/download.php/23872/NISO_RP-
> 19-2020_ODI_Open_Discovery_Initiative.pdf
>> <
>> 
> https://groups.niso.org/apps/group_public/download.php/23872/NISO_RP-
> 19-2020_ODI_Open_Discovery_Initiative.pdf
>>> 
>>>> 
>>> and
>>> be part of the solution.*
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 4:30 PM Brian Gorman <[log in to unmask]>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hello All!
>>>> 
>>>> I am not sure if this is the proper place to ask this question but we
>>>> were looking at attending the upcoming Code4Lib conference in Ann
>>>> Arbor. We tried to sign up but it appears as though we only have the
>>>> option to join the waitlist.  We are based out of Alabama so it is
>>>> important for us to make travel arrangements some time in advance. 
>>>> How could I get an
> idea
>>> of
>>>> the likelihood of being able to attend the conference?
>>>> 
>>>> Brian Gorman
>>>> Manager of Product Development
>>>> Book Systems, Inc.
>>> 
>>