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Anyone interested in Burlington, Vt.? If I had some help (and the deadline extended a couple days) I'd be willing to throw in the hat. Sibyl Schaefer University of Vermont On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 5:22 PM, Meireles, Vanessa <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Miami is also very expensive, it's considered top 3 now in the most expensive places to live, plus I must add that Feb is also our high season which means hotel rates and airfares are more than double the usual rates. We also have a poor public transportation system... sorry, unless someone else in Florida can host the conference. > > Vanessa Meireles > [log in to unmask] > Computer Programmer, > Information Mgmt & Systems and Digital Initiatives > > University of Miami Richter Library > Coral Gables, FL 33124-0320 > URL: http://www.library.miami.edu/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Fleming, Declan > Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 1:24 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2011 Proposals > > Hiya - San Diego is friggin expensive, and we don't have a small campus feel at all. Robert McDonald and I worked out the costs a few years ago and we'd be almost double what Asheville conf cost folks. > > It's killing me not to have you all out to paradise in Feb, but I can barely afford to live here :) > > D > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Walter Lewis > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 11:21 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2011 Proposals > > On 3 Mar 10, at 9:52 AM, Julia Bauder wrote: > >> Also, the farther north we go, the more likely that snow+airplane >> incompatibilities will foil speakers' (and attendees'!) travel plans at the >> last minute, which isn't fun for anyone. >> >> somewhere_out_of_nor'easter_and_lake_effect_range_in_february++ > > Actually there is a clear line (at least on the eastern half of the continent) where the further north you go, the *less* snow you got this. Buffalo is trailing a number of places on the east coast in total snow accumulation and Toronto has been dusted a few times this winter, with nothing of real substance. Detroit and Chicago were well below seasonal averages last time I checked. > > ALL of that said, where are the San Diego gang or the folks from Miami? > > Walter > who can only dream of pubs with open patios in February >