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> I could be wrong on this guess however. Since Code4lib 2013 will be in Chicago, "open up the door" is also a nod to the song "Chicago (We Can Change the world)" by Graham Nash (of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young) [1]. It's a social justice protest song about the riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago and the trial of the Chicago Eight. The line "Rules and regulations, who needs them; Open up the door" seems like an apt motto for code4lib. -- Michael [1] http://www.elyrics.net/read/g/graham-nash-lyrics/chicago-lyrics.html > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Suchy, Daniel > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 7:21 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster > > "Open the pod bay doors please, Hal" > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSIKBliboIo > > I could be wrong on this guess however. > Dan > > > On Dec 6, 2012, at 3:25 PM, "Doran, Michael D" > <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > I have come up with an unofficial Code4lib 2013 conference poster. It > was inspired by the recent discussions exploring ways to be more gender > inclusive in our community, to "open up the door". > > > > Although often unacknowledged, women have been coders since the > beginning. The photo is from the Computer History Museum website, which > states "In 1952, mathematician Grace Hopper completed what is considered > to be the first compiler, a program that allows a computer user to use > English-like words instead of numbers." [1] Props there! The photo was > actually taken in 1961 and shows Ms. Hopper in front of UNIVAC magnetic > tape drives and holding a COBOL programming manual [2]. > > [cid:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>] > > > > Bonus points for knowing additional reasons why "open up the door" is > apropos. > > > > -- Michael > > > > [1] http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1952 > > > > [2] http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/accession/102635875 > > > > Also see terms of use: http://www.computerhistory.org/terms/ > > > > # Michael Doran, Systems Librarian > > # University of Texas at Arlington > > # 817-272-5326 office > > # 817-688-1926 mobile > > # [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > # http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/