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jtgorman++ Thanks! Carol On Feb 12, 2008, at 11:34 PM, Jonathan Gorman wrote: > Hi all, > > I thought I would send out another update on some of the social > activities. Hopefully most people got the email recently about a > Haunted Tour. If you didn't, and are interested I've included the > text at the bottom of this email. > > We have only had a trickle of signups for the tour so far and if we > don't get more conference services may end up cancelling it. So try > to sign up in the next few days if you're interested. > > Some may remember earlier I was talking about the Shanghai Tunnel > Tour (http://cgsstore.tripod.com/id18.html/index.html) and that this > isn't quite the same one. There was a miscommunication somewhere > along the process and we ended up with this tour. If anyone feels > like they would actually go on that one but not the Haunted Tour let > me know. > > If you prefer eating and drinking to walking though, don't feel > obliged to sign up ;). > > Meanwhile, I'll be compiling a list of dinner places that have been > posted at various spots and we'll try to start setting up ways for > individuals and groups to let people know where they are planning on > eating dinner. (It's optional, but it could help us from flooding a > place or at least not be surprised when it's full). We'll hopefully > have those up soon. > > I've been asked to remind people about the breakout sessions. For > those who haven't attended previous years, breakout sessions are a > pretty loose block of time where a group may gather for a more > involved presentation, a group discussion, or create some piece of > software. Want to take on Casey Durfee and do a whole ILS in 250 > lines or less? Want to talk about Library 3.2? See who can gather > the most MARC records in the shortest amount of time? Discuss the > impact of archiving of valuable digital historical materials such as > Breakout (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakout)? Suggest them on > the breakout signup sheet at http://code4lib.org/conference/2008/breakout > . > > As a reminder, we've got some interesting lists for social > activities created by volunteers: > > Things to do, places to go > http://groups.google.com/group/code4libcon/web/portland-in-late-february > > Some information gathered about size of certain places > http://groups.google.com/group/code4libcon/web/possible-code4lib-dinner-locations > > A map of interesting spots > http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=107913207927802716313.0004447d18ac57a8c07d8&z=12&om=0 > > Till next time, > > > Jon Gorman > > > > > ================== About Haunted Tour > ========================================= > Interested in seeing a different side of Portland! Let off some > steam after a long day at the conference by going on a spooky walking > tour! Recognized by USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street > Journal, and Fox TV as the "Best City Tour". > > Wednesday February 27 at 6:30pm. > > For a complete description, visit the website at > http://www.portlandwalkingtours.com/tours/bizarre.htm > > There are only 25 spots available, cost is $20 per person. Please > sign up using our registration system, payment will only be accepted > by Visa, MasterCard or Discover. > > https://secure.oregonstate.edu/ocs/register.php?event=290 Carol Bean [log in to unmask]