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Hi Jonathan, > Aha, thus the hippy 70s style font used too, heheh. (I actually > like that font, what is it?) The font is "Berlin Sans FB Demi" and apparently Berlin Sans had its origins in the 1920s [1]. -- Michael [1] http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/fontbureau/berlin-sans/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Jonathan Rochkind > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 9:12 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster > > Aha, thus the hippy 70s style font used too, heheh. (I actually like > that font, what is it?) Maybe instead of the male/female symbols, you > want to add some flowers and peace signs. > ________________________________________ > From: Code for Libraries [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Doran, > Michael D [[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 10:10 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster > > > 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/