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* higher ports need to work
* some wired access in room?
=== Technology (non-internet) ===
* Multi-platform computer for presenters--mbklein has Mac/Windows, Ubuntu, Ctrl-key to swich beteween them
* One person suggests a google docs acct to pull presentations together (still need them offline and downloadable)
* Encourage those doing demos to do screencast backups
* Post all info in several places. Emailed info needs to be posted to website
=== Social Activities ===
* Signup sheet for nightly dinner activities* code4lib brew for the hospitality suite* pick out, say, 5 restaurants, encourage new attendees to connect** make reservations!
* code4lib revue?
* Big enough hospitality suite/spare room for evening/break activities
* Provide paper maps for participants, info on places to go
* Game night (esp. board games and games like Werewolf)
* Bess' brother-in-law works at a microbrewery. Possible tour?
== Food & Drink Requests ==
* dietary needs?
* sweet tea
* more beer (code4lib brew for the hospitality suite?)
* more happy hours (possibly a HH before LT?)
* hot breakfast
* candy
* hot soft pretzels & mustard
=== Sponsorship ===
* Potential sponsor and contact list
* Conference scholarships
** Consider scholarship for LIS graduate students, CS undergrads
* Andrew Nagy says: vendors want value, something tangible; can hit them up for more $
=== Choosing speakers ===
* Can we get more gender diversity of keynote & 20 minute talks? (Is this important to us?)
* Do we want to limit the number of speakers from any one organization?
* Do we want topic-based categories when voting?** e.g. 5 high-geekiness talks** e.g. 5 theory talks* Voting needs 2 categoriescriteria: geekiness and vote preference. (In 2008 the sum of these was the total IIRC)* Reserve 1-2 spots in 20-minute talks for cutting edge speakers* How do we ensure we get fresh topics? * Do we combine pre-voting to avoid duplication? === Attendees ===* Who gets to come and how do we decide?** Some suggestions included: require involvement if not previous attendance** Some suggestions included: open to previous attendees a day before the main conference** Some suggestions included: keep it as is* How do we encourage international participation when we're not in the same town as an international airport?* Can it be bigger? Do we want it to be?* Who is the conference for?** library systems** software engineers** programmers** librarians** ???* "This is the only conference for coders"; "Saw no code, so I'm here to give a LT"* Do-it-yourself crowd
=== Choosing 2011 venue ===
* Announce the process early in the conference so that people can get set up with logins
* Reminder during the last day of voting
* Evaluate internet from 2010: do we need to be at a university for internet conference support?
=== Integration with IRC, twitter stream, and other backstreams ===
* Not everybody multistreams. Would multiple rooms help (reduce volume)? Or...?
* Publish backchannel, e.g. http://reallywow.com/c4l09/logslice/20090225/14:00-14:20
=== Openness & transparency, getting to know people ===
* Wordle nametags (popular at dev8. what happens if people don't have blogs/twitterstreams/friendfeed/etc?)
=== Video ===
* Have an MC/cat herder lined up in advance
* Don't have one entity do two LTs back to back
* Ask those who've already spoken to "go last" (** e.g. only present if there's time)-- "share the air"** Do we need a policy or clarity on expectations? (e.g. no repeats)
* Create a LT do's and dont's page in the conference webspace
** link to existing LT advice
* 2 projectors, minimum. 3 if possible (3rd to display backchannels)
* make transitions to LT during coffeebreak or other downtime
=== Breakouts ===
* Consider setting 2-3 breakouts in advance
* Have 1-2 'unbreakout' sessions
* 11 is too many, IMO
* Trouble when different people are at different levels with a software discussed
** how to know in advance?
** Fedora access controls
=== List of Interesting things in Asheville, for future reference ===
* The Chocolate Fetish
* Woolworth Gallery (collaborative arts and crafts sale space in an old Woolworth's, with intact, functional lunch bar and a Swedish furniture shop in the basement)
=== Things on my notes JodiS can't understand ===
* 15-20 pt font
