==Possible meeting venuesInaugural Code4Lib Midwest Meeting ==* jbrinley's fire pit* michigan state (lansing, mi)* Notre Dame (South Bend, IN)* WMU (Kalamazoo, MI)* Eric Morgan's backyard (South Bend, IN) complete with pond, Big Green Egg for cooking, wireless Internet access, and live blues music by the host.* Indiana University - either Bloomington or Indianapolis Campus
== Mailing list ==The Inaugural Code4Lib "Midwest" Meeting will be held at the University of Notre Dame:
There * '''Who''' - Anybody and everybody is a mailing list on this topic. See: invited, especially if you are interested in aspects of computers and librarianship* '''What''' - A Code4Lib "mini-conference"* '''When''' - Friday, June 11 starting at 10 o'clock until Saturday, June 12 around noon* '''Where''' - Hesburgh Library, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame (Indiana) ([http://groupswww.googlelibrary.comnd.edu/grouphome page], [http:/code4lib/map.nd.edu/ maps])* '''Why''' -midwestBecause community is a good thing, and communication is the key to our success
== How much time? = Agenda ===
To help us here at the University of Notre Dame figure out how much time we ought The agenda is be very simple and include things such as but not limited to allot to a Code4Lib "Midwest" Regional Meeting, please complete the Doodle poll at the following URL: http://www.doodle.com/kdnyrn2cg6afa525 Events/activities we are considering include:
* introductions and agenda reformulation
* lightning talks
* general presentation to interested library University staffshow & tell* geeky presentation(s) to ourselves* hack session challenge* workshops on possible things like WorldCat, linked data, ILS/DI, OLE, XC, text mining* social event (dinner)lunch at the dinning hall
* tour of campus
* some sort of presentation to library faculty/staff where we will try to get a "Code4Lib Challenge" from the audience
* hack sessions
* social event at Eric Morgan's house
* more hacking
=== Accommodations ===
There are quite a number of hotels in the immediate area, but the following two are recommended in priority order:
# [http://www.innatsaintmarys.com Inn at St. Mary's] - Close. Inexpensive. Gets very good recommendations. Probably serves a breakfast. Within walking distance, but also hosts a shuttle service
# [http://morrisinn.nd.edu/ Morris Inn] - On campus and therefore very close. A bit pricey. A nice hotel.
=== Registration ===
While pre-registration is not required, registration will make it easier for us to plan as well as get you wireless access while you are here. To register, simply send [mailto:emorgan@nd.edu Eric Morgan] an email message, and he will keep track of things.
=== Fees ===
There are no fees with the exception of your hotel and travel costs. At least one lunch and one dinner will be provided.
==Map = Mailing list ===
Of the attendeesFor better or for worse, below, this map illustrates where people might be coming fromCode4Lib "Midwest" has low-traffic [http://groups.google.com/group/code4lib-midwest mailing list/Google group]. Consider subscribing.
[[Image:map.png]]=== Summary ===
==Who's interested We hope you will consider visit us here in Code4Lib Midwest? Put your name/location here...==# <s>Anoop Atre, PALS -- Mankato, MN</s> -- Realized travel might not get funded from work.# <s>Ranti Junus, Michigan State University - Lansing, MI</s> - <i>Date conflict with local event @ my library. Sorry.</i># Adam Wead, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives -- Cleveland, OH# Amy Radermacher, Public Radio International -- Minneapolis, MN# Becky Yoose, Miami University - Oxford/Cincinnati, OH June dates are A-OK with me :)# Bill Dueber, University of Michigan -- Ann Arbor, MI# Bill Ingram, University of Illinois -- Urbana# Chanitra Bishop, northern Indiana University -- Bloomington, IN# Dan Brubaker Horst, University of Notre Dame -- South Bend, IN# Devon Smith, OCLC -- Columbus, OH# Eric Lease Morgan, University of Notre Dame -- South Bend, IN# Francis Kayiwa, University of Illinois at Chicago --Chicago, IL# Garry Collum, Kenton County Public Library, -- Covington, KY# Glen Horton, SWON Libraries - Cincinnati, OH# Greg Vogl, Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO# Jason Paul Michel, Miami University - Oxford/Cincinnati, OH# Jason Stirnaman, University of Kansas -- Kansas City, KS# Jenn Riley, Indiana University -- Bloomington, IN# Joe Atzberger, Equinox -- Columbus, OH# John Wynstra, University of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, IA# Jon Dunn, Indiana University -- Bloomington, IN# Jon Gorman, University of Illinois -- Urbana# Jonathan Brinley, Adelie Design - Pendleton, IN# Julia Bauder, Grinnell College -- Grinnell, IA# Larry Baerveldt, MCLS -- Indianapolis, IN# Laura Harris, Grand Valley State University -- Grand Rapids, MI# Maccabee Levine, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh - Oshkosh, WI# Mary Popp, Indiana University -- Bloomington, IN# Michael Witt, Purdue University - Just South and Slightly West of Pascal, IN# Mike Durbin, Indiana University -- Bloomington, IN# Mike Kreyche, Kent State University - Kent, OH# Pascal Calarco, University of Notre Dame - Notre Dame/South Bend, IN# Patrick Roth, Grand Valley State University -- Grand Rapids, MI# Paula Gray-Overtoom, Monroe County Public Library -- Bloomington, IN# Peter Murray, OhioLINK -- Columbus, OH# Peter Schlumpf, Avanti Library Systems -- Bristol, WI# Ralph LeVan, OCLC -- Columbus, OH# Rick Johnson, University of Notre Dame -- South Bend, IN# Rob Casson, Miami University - Oxford/Cincinnati, OH# Robert McDonald, Indiana University -- Bloomington, IN# Roy Zimmer, Western Michigan University -- Kalamazoo, MI# Scott Garrison, Western Michigan University -- Kalamazoo, MI# Thomas Dowling, OhioLINK -- Columbus, OH# Tim Lepczyk, Washington University - St. Louis, MO# Tod Olson, University of Chicago -- Chicago, IL# Tom Habing, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana -- Champaign, IL# Tom Zillner, Wisconsin Library Services -- Madison, WI# Wayne Schneider, Hennepin County Library -- Minneapolis, MN# Ya'aqov Ziso, Brun Digital Archives -- Urbana# Jennifer DWe will do our very best to make it worth your while. Miller, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana -- Champaign, IL# Ryan Eby, Ann Arbor District Library -- Lansing/Ann Arbor, MI
