Hi Yitzchak - I might be interested. A few code4lib folks and I did this for code4lib 2007 in Athens, Georgia; our carpool started in Philadelphia, went through DC, and picked up a few folks along the way in Virginia. Even if you can't get a whole lot of people from New York proper, you may be able to snag some others along the way. Mark -- Mark A. Matienzo Applications Developer, Digital Experience Group The New York Public Library On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Yitzchak Schaffer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi all, apologies for cross-post from con list: > > My conference proposal last year was turned down b/c of our budget > crunch, and I'm wondering what I can do to increase the likelihood of > approval this year. I'm wondering if anyone in a similar situation > would be interested in the idea of an NYC metro carpool for the ~12 > hour drive to and from Asheville in Feb? If someone has a car > available (I don't) we could use it, or else rent a car if we had at > least, say, 4 people. (Also perhaps this wouldn't be as feasible for > the luggage-heavy travelers among us.) > > We would have to discuss whether to go for the precons or not. > My estimation of car rental + gas is roughly $500 total for a 5- > seater, so figure about $100 per person with five. Airfare, by > contrast, is about $300. I would suggest that each person put in a > deposit of $75, so in case of one or more bailouts, no one gets stuck > paying for (much) more than expected. If all bail, all get the money > back. > > There's no telling until prob. after registration whether MPOW will > give me registration & hotel money, so I might myself bail; if it does > go through, I'd be up for renting & driving. > > Any interested parties? > > -- > Yitzchak Schaffer > Systems Manager > Touro College Libraries > 33 West 23rd Street > New York, NY 10010 > Tel (212) 463-0400 x5230 > Fax (212) 627-3197 > Email [log in to unmask] >