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On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 05:51:17PM -0800, Cary Gordon wrote: > FWIW, the # 8 bus runs every 10 min. Good point. It may be worth your while getting the 3 day pass for $US 14 http://www.transitchicago.com/travel_information/fares/unlimitedridecards.aspx Not for traveling to the conference but any other travel that you may want to do while in town. ./fxk > > Cary > > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 5:12 PM, Bill Dueber <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Because it seems like it might be useful, I've started a publicly-editable > > google map at > > > > http://goo.gl/maps/LWqay > > > > Right now, it has two points: the hotel and the conference location. Please > > add stuff as appropriate if the urge strikes you. > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 7:54 PM, Francis Kayiwa <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > >> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 06:41:26PM -0500, Cynthia Ng wrote: > >> > I'm sorry, but that doesn't actually clear up anything for me. The > >> > location on the layrd page just says Chicago. So, is the conference > >> > still happening at UIC? Since the conference hotel isn't super close, > >> > does that mean there will be transportation provided? > >> > >> The entire conference and pre-conference is at UIC. The Forum is a > >> revenue generating part of UIC. The pre-conference will be at the > >> University Libraries on Monday with the exception of the Drupal one. > >> > >> The hotel is a mile or thereabouts from UIC Forum. Here is the problem > >> with us natives planning. It never crossed our minds that walking a mile > >> while on the *upper limit* of our shuttling to and from work is not the > >> norm for everyone. This was brought to our attention and we will have a > >> shuttle from the Hotel to the Conference venue. > >> > >> > > >> > While we're on the subject, are the pre-conferences happening at the > >> > same location? > >> > >> > >> See above. > >> > >> ./fxk > >> > >> > > >> > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Francis Kayiwa <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> > > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:41:54AM -0800, Erik Hetzner wrote: > >> > >> Hi all, > >> > >> > >> > >> Apparently code4lib 2013 is going to be held at the UIC Forum > >> > >> > >> > >> http://www.uic.edu/depts/uicforum/ > >> > >> > >> > >> I assumed it would be at the conference hotel. This is just a note so > >> > >> that others do not make the same assumption, since nowhere in the > >> > >> information about the conference is the location made clear. > >> > >> > >> > >> Since the conference hotel is 1 mile from the venue, I assume > >> > >> transportation will be available. > >> > > > >> > > That's a good assumption to make. As to the confusion I said to you > >> > > when you asked me about this a couple of days ago. > >> > > > >> > > http://www.uic.edu/~kayiwa/code4lib.html was supposed to be our > >> > > proposal. If you look at the document it also suggests that we were > >> > > going to have the conference registration staggered by timezones. We > >> > > have elected not to update that because as that was our proposal. When > >> > > preparing our proposal we borrowed heavily from Yale's and IU's > >> proposal > >> > > and if someone would like to steal from us I think it is fair to leave > >> > > that as is. > >> > > > >> > > If you want the conference page use the lanyrd.com link below. I can't > >> > > even take credit for doing that. All of that goes to @pberry > >> > > > >> > > http://lanyrd.com/2013/c4l13/ > >> > > > >> > > Cheers, > >> > > ./fxk > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >> > >> > >> best, Erik Hetzner > >> > > > >> > >> Sent from my free software system <http://fsf.org/>. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > -- > >> > > Speed is subsittute fo accurancy. > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> Speed is subsittute fo accurancy. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Bill Dueber > > Library Systems Programmer > > University of Michigan Library > > > > -- > Cary Gordon > The Cherry Hill Company > http://chillco.com > -- Speed is subsittute fo accurancy.