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I live in Boston. Never been to Portland, but would love to visit. Lived in Northampton for 7 years, and am always looking for an excuse to visit the valley. So yeah, like, whatever. :) -- Michael B. Klein Digital Initiatives Technology Librarian Boston Public Library (617) 859-2391 [log in to unmask] > From: Jay Luker <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: "Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]>" > <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 14:00:46 -0400 > To: "Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]>" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] New England code4lib gathering > > On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Tim Spalding <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> In general, do members think it's best‹most popular but also most >> productive‹ to meet at a *hub* or somewhere off the beaten path? >> >> If the former, it's Boston all the way, right? If the latter, >> Portland, Maine is a really nice place to meet, and I can put a bunch >> of you up at the LibraryThing house. :) > > Boston works well for me. Portland too. > > The reasons I threw the Northampton/Amherst area out there are a) it's > central to a lot of NE and is on or near the major highways (91 and > 90), b) has a lot of campuses that might be able to lend us a space or > two, c) those spaces might already have projectors and such, d) it has > a large number of bars and cafes. > > Of course you can say most of those things about Boston as well. Being > located in Boston myself, it's all pretty easy for me. As per code4lib > custom, we should probably end up putting it to a vote once folks have > had a chance to chime in with offers/suggestions. Location ideas that > come attached to actual, arranged hosting offers will be most welcome. > > --jay