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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