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Pretty much any volunteer position guarantees you a spot. It is up to the organizers to figure out what they need help with. Cary On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Wick, Ryan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I'm confused, what type of volunteering guarantees you a spot? > > I can think of being a part of the hosting committee (maybe?), sponsorship, or having a talk proposal accepted. > > Ryan Wick > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Cary Gordon > Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 2:59 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration > > If you really, positively, absolutely have to be at Code4Lib, volunteer. > > Cary > > On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Kyle Banerjee <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> Elizabeth is out, so I'll have to substitute for a straight from the >> horse's mouth answer for now. >> >> Everyone who's in has been informed, so if you haven't heard that >> you're in by now, no news is unfortunately bad news. >> >> One topic that would probably be worth discussing for future >> conferences would be the registration process as the current one only >> worked for people who knew to expect a mad rush and were available >> during a very specific window. Seems like a lottery or some other >> mechanism may have done a better job of being fair and making the event accessible to a diverse group. >> >> kyle >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Akerman, Laura <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> As someone who's never been to Code4Lib, really wants to go, tried on >>> "Black Wednesday" but unfortunately had meetings all morning that >>> prevented her from getting to it until it was too late-- >>> >>> When do wait list people usually find out they're in, if they get in? >>> >>> Plane reservations get more expensive as time goes on, and much as I >>> love cross-country driving, February's not the best time for it. >>> Wondering if I should gamble now... >>> >>> Laura >>> >>> Laura Akerman >>> Technology and Metadata Librarian >>> Room 128, Robert W. Woodruff Library >>> Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. 30322 >>> (404) 727-6888 >>> [log in to unmask] >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Cary Gordon [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >>> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 5:32 PM >>> Subject: Re: conference voting and registration >>> >>> While I understand your frustration, I have come around to accepting >>> the system we have. Many of the folks who attend every year hold the >>> conference as one of their key annual events, and plan to register >>> the instant that tickets become available. I know that it sells out >>> fast, but the folks who are there on the dot pretty much always get >>> in. The alternative, of course is to present, although that can be >>> rolling the dice, or volunteer, which I did this year. >>> >>> If you are on the waiting list, bear in mind that plans frequently >>> change, and waiting list requests often get filled. >>> >>> Cary >>> >>> -- >>> Cary Gordon >>> The Cherry Hill Company >>> http://chillco.com >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> >>> This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use >>> of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and >>> privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the >>> intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, >>> distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) >>> is strictly prohibited. >>> >>> If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender >>> by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original >>> message (including attachments). >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> ---------------------------------------------------------- >> Kyle Banerjee >> Digital Services Program Manager >> Orbis Cascade Alliance >> [log in to unmask] / 503.877.9773 > > > > -- > Cary Gordon > The Cherry Hill Company > http://chillco.com -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com