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Thanks for the clarification, Andromeda. I didn't mean to derail the larger discussion by mentioning that requirement, sorry. Assuming we went with ALA/LITA as a fiscal sponsor, I feel like paying for our conference chair's and vice-chair's membership to ALA/LITA is the least we, as an organization, could do, given how much of their time we ask for. (And, sure, it's a little bit of incentive to run a conference, which is nice; but nobody is going to sign up for that much work *just* to get the free ALA membership.) As Andromeda said, that's such a small amount, compared to the conference's budget. I wouldn't want that to be the determining factor for choosing between ALA/LITA and DLF/CLIR. (I'm not trying to push us in either direction--I think both are strong contenders, and I'm sure OLF will be, too, once we've had a chance to ask them our questions--but I don't want us to make a decision based on a couple hundred dollars in a 5 or 6 figure budget.) Best, Coral On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 10:59 AM, Andromeda Yelton < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Point of order with respect to LITA interest groups: the *chairs and vice > chairs* of the groups must be ALA/LITA members, but the *members* need not > be. So LITA would require two LITA-member contact people for interest group > formation, but other C4L attendees/participants would not be required to be > LITA members. (Although, of course, we are always delighted to have you. :) > > In re the question of what additional costs it would add if the conference > sponsored membership for these contact people, it depends on what > categories of membership they are eligible for, but it is $60 to join LITA, > plus $68-137 for ALA (discounts available for students and unemployed > members), so covering this for two people would be a tiny fraction of the > conference budget. > > On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 10:38 AM, Jenn C <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Agreed, my support for working with CLIR is even stronger given this > info. > > > > On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 10:22 AM, Kyle Breneman <[log in to unmask] > > > > wrote: > > > > > I am involved in Code4Lib precisely because I cannot afford an ALA/LITA > > > membership. > > > > > > Kyle Breneman > > > > > > > > > -- > Andromeda Yelton > Senior Software Engineer, MIT Libraries: https://libraries.mit.edu/ > President, Library & Information Technology Association: > http://www.lita.org > http://andromedayelton.com > @ThatAndromeda <http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda> >