+1 for including Bess! For what it's worth, Charlottesville isn't too far off the route from NYC. :) Mark A. Matienzo Applications Developer, Digital Experience Group The New York Public Library On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Bess Sadler <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > If it isn't full by the time you drive through Virginia, I'm in. > > Actually, we might have quite a few people wanting to carpool from the > Virginia / DC area, so if we have too many it might need to be a separate > car. > > For people who hadn't considered this previously, give it some thought. I > was part of the 2007 road trip and it was awesome, I can highly recommend > this as a way to save money and also have a good time with kindred spirits. > > Bess > > On 14-Oct-09, at 12:19 PM, Yitzchak Schaffer wrote: > >> Mark A. Matienzo wrote: >>> >>> 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. >> >> Hi Mark, >> >> Good point. Aside from the direct route through Allentown and along >> I-81 to Harrisburg PA and through VA, the route could alternately follow >> I-95 through Philly, Balto/DC and Richmond, then cut west through NC >> without too much extra mileage. >> >> -- >> 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] >> >> Access Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] > >