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Hi Anne, I was at Bloomington during Christmas. IND really is a nice airport and the wifi is free. I hope everyone has a great conference! Jennifer On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 3:44 PM, Haines, Anne <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi, > > Driving to the IND airport from Bloomington takes just over an hour, > although the shuttle may take a little longer (the Bloomington Shuttle takes > a little over 90 minutes as it makes several additional stops after leaving > the IMU; I'm not sure about the Star of America). My experience with the > shuttles is that they are generally pretty good about being on time even > when the weather is not great. > > Not counting any time spent retrieving luggage, you can usually make it > from your gate to the shuttle fairly comfortably in half an hour or less > upon arrival, though I like to allow more time just to be safe. > > I would say the 10:40 shuttle should work to get you to your 2:37 flight; > especially with international travel, I wouldn't want to cut it much closer > than that. The IND airport is very new and quite nice, with lots of places > to shop or get a bite to eat (and I believe the wi-fi is still free - > someone will correct me if I'm wrong!) so if you took an earlier shuttle you > would not have to worry too much about filling the extra time. > > We Bloomingtonians look forward to meeting all of you! > > -Anne > > > Anne Haines > Libraries Website Editor > Digital User Experience Department > Herman B Wells Library W501 > 1320 E. Tenth St. | Bloomington, IN 47405 > [log in to unmask] > 812-855-0103 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Jakub Skoczen > Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 9:26 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib 2011 Update > > Thanks for the update and shuttle times. I'll be flying in to IND on > Saturday at 6:52 PM so hopefully I'll make it for the 8:20 Star of > America shuttle. Anyone else coming around the same time? Any idea how > long does it take to get to the IND airport from Bloomington? I have a > flight back to Copenhagen on Thursday at 2:37 PM. What's the preferred > shuttle then, the 10:40 one? > > On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 5:50 PM, McDonald, Robert H. > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > > > Just a few updates on our upcoming code4lib 2011 conference here in > Bloomington, IN. > > > > As of this week we contacted everyone on the wait list to let them know > if we have any more space. As of now we are at capacity for the event. If we > have any cancellations we will contact people on the wait list in time order > and see if they are still interested in attending. > > > > As for wireless access for the event. I have been working with our > central wireless networking group here at IU and we are replacing all access > points in the IMU and hotel with new ones from HP that handle wireless > 802.11 abgn. > > > > Our central wireless group has recommended that if everyone has an > 802.11n card (5Ghz radio spectrum) in their device that they will likely > have a much better experience for connectivity - it does not mean that you > have to have one it will just be better download speeds etc. If you use a > newer apple product that is the case - if you have an n card in a windows7 > device you can in most cases set that for being n channel radio all the > time. Everyone will have their own IU wireless login for the duration of the > event that will work across the entire IU campus. We are also installing > some wired ethernet connections for folks who need to make large downloads > etc. within Alumni Hall and will have dedicated wired connections for all > speakers. > > > > Shuttle Service from IND (Indianapolis International Airport) to > Bloomington - There are two shuttle's that can bring you from IND to the IU > Indiana Memorial Union and to some other hotels in Bloomington as well. We > have contacted these groups to let them know the general size of our group > etc. These shuttle's handle large groups all the time - however, if you plan > to use these shuttle's I would recommend setting this up before hand > especially if you are taking the shuttle back to IND on Thurs Feb 10 > immediately after the conference - this way the shuttle's can plan for a > larger bus if needed. > > > > The shuttle information is listed below: > > > > Bloomington Shuttle Service - 800-589-6004 > > http://www.bloomingtonshuttle.com/ > > Shuttle at IND to Bloomington - > 6:40-8:40-10:40-12:40-2:40-4:40-6:40-8:40-10:40 > > > > Star of America - 800-228-0814 > > http://www.charterstaramerica.com/ > > Shuttle at IND to Bloomington > -6:20-8:20-10:20-12:20-2:20-4:20-6:20-8:20-10:20 > > > > We are working to get up the final schedule on the code4lib.org site > this weekend and will make an announcement when this is ready. > > > > Thanks again for all of your support in making Code4Lib 2011 a great > event. > > > > Best, > > > > Robert > > > > ********************************** > > Robert H. McDonald > > Associate Dean for Library Technologies and Digital Libraries > > Associate Director, Data to Insight Center-Pervasive Technology Institute > > Executive Director, Kuali OLE > > Indiana University > > Herman B Wells Library 234 > > 1320 East 10th Street > > Bloomington, IN 47405 > > Phone: 812-856-4834 > > Email: [log in to unmask] > <applewebdata:[log in to unmask]> > > Skype/GTalk: rhmcdonald > > AIM/MSN: rhmcdonald1 > > > > > > -- > > Cheers, > Jakub >