I wrote up a piece on how to ask Freenode to temporarily raise/remove the connection limit from the conference's IP block for the duration of the conference. That has made a huge difference the past two years: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/How_To_Plan_A_Code4LibCon#Freenode_IRC_connection I'm happy to be the point of contact with Freenode again, or let someone else do the honors. If that means signing up for a committee, well, then fine. :) On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 9:28 AM, Cary Gordon <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > So far, it is so elite that it is just me, and it has been a long time > since I accessed IRC from anything other than Apple products. > > It would be great if I could get volunteers from the world of Windows > and the league of Linux for the IRC Access committee. > > > http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php?title=2012_committees_sign-up_page&action=edit§ion=15 > > Please note that this is, for reasons beyond my ken, distinct from the > IRC Evangelists committee. Perhaps we could join forces. > > Thanks, > > Cary > > -- > Cary Gordon > The Cherry Hill Company > http://chillco.com >