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Sara: that is a fabulous idea! Do you mind if I add you (and Chirstina?) to the wiki page under a new 'childcare committee' heading? That way the host committee can communicate with you about assessing needs and feasibility. - Tom On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 2:44 PM, Terry Reese <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > So, I realize we are a great volunteer organization with lots of > trustworthy > folks -- but this is something where if you are going to be offering child > care, it cannot be by committee or volunteer. For an event like this, you > will need to use someone that has been background checked and would need to > be someone trained to deal with medical issues and handling special needs. > Fortunately, the Oregon State University Library has a relationship with a > group that offers child care to students while they are in the library -- > I'm wondering if that group could be hired to provide care for this event > if > this was something folks wanted. > > --TR > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Salazar, Christina > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 5:40 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] ACTION REQUESTED: Volunteer for 2015 Conference > Committees > > YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!! Anyone else? > > And I am willing to help out in whatever capacity. (You probably don't want > me taking care of your kids though.) > > The typical obstacle that I've seen in helping/offering childcare has been > insurance stuff. Just for whatever THAT'S worth... > > Christina Salazar > Systems Librarian > John Spoor Broome Library > California State University, Channel Islands > 805/437-3198 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > sara > amato > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 5:54 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] ACTION REQUESTED: Volunteer for 2015 Conference > Committees > > Quick question for those planning to attend Code4Lib 2015 - Would the > availability of childcare make a difference in your being able to attend? > If so I'll propose and lead a childcare committee (seeing as I'm almost > local to it.) > > > On Aug 12, 2014, at 3:35 PM, Tom Johnson wrote: > > > The 2015 Code4Lib annual conference may seem like a long way away, but > > it's already time for various volunteer committees to start work on > > the planning. As you know, the conference happens each year thanks to > > the work of the community at large; please take the time to sign up > > for confrence committees here: > > > > *http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2015_Conference_Committees > > <http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2015_Conference_Committees>* > > > > *We especially need people for the Keynote Speakers and Sponsorship > > committees.* These groups need to begin work ASAP and are short on > > membership. > > > > Thanks to everyone who has already signed up to help! > > > > -- > > Tom Johnson > > on behalf of the C4L15 PDX Team >