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Tagging on to this thread, a logistical question for the conference planning group: What's the layout of the audience space at UIC Forum - tables and chairs, theater seating, etc. - and what'll the power situation be? Trying to decide what kind of tech I need to bring. thanks! -- Erin White Web Systems Librarian, VCU Libraries 804-827-3552 | [log in to unmask] | www.library.vcu.edu On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 3:55 PM, Margaret Heller <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi all, > To add to what Francis said, we will send out final travel and logistics > information in an email to all registered conference attendees after > registration closes January 31. The local conference planning committee > will also ensure the wiki and the website is completely up to date and > accurate. As with all Code4Lib conferences, we try to flexible in > responding to community requests, but paying for these items involves many > moving parts. > > Please bear with us in the last few days as we finish up details. If you > have specific questions about logistics, please ask on the Code4Lib > conference planning group so that we don't clutter up the main list: > https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!forum/code4libcon. > Thanks, > > > > Margaret Heller > Digital Services Librarian > Loyola University Chicago > 773.508.2686 > >>> Francis Kayiwa <[log in to unmask]> 1/29/2013 2:36 PM >>> > On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 03:27:07PM -0500, Cynthia Ng wrote: > > Thanks for pointing it out. > > > > So, there is no shuttle? I don't mind either way if someone hadn't > > said that there would be one and now the wiki is saying there won't be > > one. It's just a bit confusing and doesn't help with planning... > > Yes we said there would be one but *as I type* we cannot say that there > will be one for one very simple reason. We are guessing. We budgeted for > 400 people (lower limit and not including the bus) and we are barely > cracking that. Cost of UIC Forum is a fixed number. Cost of food is also > an estimate of 400 and also a fixed number. > > Failing to reach that 400 number makes it an arithmetic problem. If we > have to pay > for rent and food. Transport becomes a luxury. We have quotes ranging > from ~700 -> 3500. Again our fault for never factoring that in. We still > feel using CTA is environmentally (see what I did there? :-)) the right > thing to do given the distance, cost. > > Again we may sell the remaining 40 tickets or so which may give us room > to breathe. > > We are not deliberately misleading. This I will hazard is the problem of > the conference not selling out as it did in the past and leaving little > room to estimate. Again these are problems we brought on ourselves but > please know if there is no shuttle it is because we can't afford it and > no other reason. > > ./fxk > > > > > On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Tracy Seneca <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > > > I'm responding to this older thread to point you to a travel logistics > page > > > on the Code4Lib wiki for the conference: > > > http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_travel > > > > > > We'll add further info to this page as needed. I hope this helps with > > > conference navigation! > > > > > > Best, > > > Tracy Seneca > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Erik Hetzner <[log in to unmask] > >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. > > >> > > >> best, Erik Hetzner > > >> > > >> Sent from my free software system <http://fsf.org/>. > > >> > > >> > > > > -- > Pohl's law: > Nothing is so good that somebody, somewhere, will not hate it. >