I would definitely attend 1. if I am going, which is still a bit iffy I am afraid. Building some web app in a day with RoR would be awfully fun I think. :) Bohyun *Sent from a mobile phone - please excuse the brevity of the message. Bohyun Kim, MA, MSLIS. Digital Access Librarian Florida International University Medical Library [log in to unmask] 305. 348. 1471 On Nov 8, 2012, at 10:13 AM, "Jason Ronallo" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I have a couple ideas for preconf sessions, but I am wondering whether > anyone would be interested in them before further committing by posting one > to the wiki. Would you be interested in attending or suggesting someone > attend either of these? > > 1. An introduction to coding through Ruby and Rails. I'm looking at > something like the RailsBridge Curriculum [1] as a quick, gentle > introduction to getting started coding web applications. It seems that with > the bigger venue that more folks may be attending that do not do coding in > their regular job but may like to get started. Is there something like a > basic training that the Code4Lib conference and community can do to bridge > that gap and get more folks in libraries coding and having a better > understanding what is involved in the work? Anyone else who would be > interested in helping to lead this or help field questions and help folks > work through problems? > > 2. An HTML5 Video workshop. I've pitched a talk on HTML5 Video that I'd > really like to give, but wonder if there would be enough interest to do a > 1/2 day workshop on the topic? It would allow time to do some hands-on work > with the whole process of making video available this way. Anyone else with > experience with video who would like to help put this together? > > Interest in either of these? Would you commit to attend one? Willing to > help plan one? > > Jason > > > [1] http://curriculum.railsbridge.org/curriculum/curriculum