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2014 preconference proposals

2014-03-19T13:19:03Z

Erikhatcher: /* Intro to Blacklight */

= PROPOSALS ARE CLOSED : PLEASE DO NOT ADD NEW PRECONFERENCES TO THIS PAGE =

Proposals were accepted through December 6th, 2013.

It would be really, super duper helpful if folks who think they might want to attend a pre-conference could indicate interest by adding your name to a session below.

===Note===
Attendance at a pre-conference will require a small fee ''due at the time of conference registration".

Although this was specified in the email announcements relating to pre-conferences, it was not added to this page until December 2nd. I (Adam C.) apologize for the omission and I hope this will not cause any "sticker shock." Putting your name on this list does not incur any obligation on your part, but we'll be using it to gauge interest and work out room assignments.

Please put your pre-conference on the list in the following format:

=Code4Lib 2014 Pre-Conference Proposals=

===Drupal4lib Sub-con Barcamp===
=====Full Day=====

* Contact [[User:highermath|Cary Gordon]], cgordon@chillco.com

This will be a full day of self-selected barcamp style sessions. Anyone who wants to present can write down the topic on an index card and, after the keynote, we will vote to choose what we want to see. Attendees can also pick a topic and attempt to talk someone else into presenting on it.

This event is open to the library community. There will be a nominal fee (t/b/d) for non-Code4LibCon attendees (subject to organizer approval).

[[resources to help you learn drupal]]

====Interested in Attending:====

=====All Day=====

* Renna Tuten

=====Morning=====

* Kevin Reiss
* Charlie Morris (NCSU) - glad to see this again this year!
* Paula Gray-Overtoom
* Laurie Lee Moses

=====Afternoon=====

 

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===Open Refine Hackfest===
'''"Half-Day[Morning]"'''
* Contact [[User:bibliotechy|Chad Nelson]], chadbnelson@gmail.com

[http://openrefine.org/ Open Refine] is a powerful open source tool for wrangling messy data that can also be used to help in the creation of Linked Data via the [https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/wiki/Reconciliation-Service-API Reconciliation API]. It is possible to write reconciliation services against API's, like the [http://iphylo.blogspot.com/2013/04/reconciling-author-names-using-open.html VIAF service] or, even just against local authority files for helping maintain authority control

The session would first introduce Open Refine, then walk through building a reconciliation service, and the rest of the session would be a hackfest where we build new reconciliation services for public consumption or local use.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here
<ol>
<li>Adam Constabaris
<li>Jason Stirnaman
<li>Joshua Gomez
<li>Sam Kome
<li>Mike Beccaria
<li>Angela Zoss
<li>A. Soroka
<li> Matt Zumwalt
</ol>
----

===Responsive Design Hackfest===
'''"Half-Day [Afternoon]"'''
* Contact Jim Hahn, University of Illinois, jimfhahn@gmail.com
* Contact David Ward, University of Illinois, dh-ward@illinois.edu

This structured hackfest will give attendees an opportunity to explore methods to create responsive mobile apps using the Bootstrap framework [http://getbootstrap.com/]and a set of APIs for accessing library data. We will start with an API template for creating space-based mobile tools that draw from work coming out of the IMLS funded Student/Library Collaborative grant [http://www.library.illinois.edu/nlg_student_apps]. Available APIs will include a room reservation template and codebase for implementing at any campus and the set of Minrva catalog APIs generating JSONP [http://minrvaproject.org/services.php].

Hosts will give a brief report of a study on student hacking projects and interests in mobile library apps that are the basis for the templates utilized in this Hackathon. By the end of the pre-conference attendees will have a sample responsive mobile web app in Bootstrap 3 to bring back to their campus which can plug into their site-based content.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here:

Jim LeFager
----

=== Intro to Blacklight ===
'''"Half-Day [Morning]"'''
* Contact: Chris Beer, Stanford University, cabeer@stanford.edu
* TA: Bess Sadler, Stanford University, bess@stanford.edu

This session will be walk-through of the architecture of Blacklight, the community, and an introduction to building a Blacklight-based application. Each participant will have the opportunity to build a simple Blacklight application, and make basic customizations, while using a test-driven approach.

For more information about Blacklight see our wiki ( http://projectblacklight.org/ ) and our GitHub repo ( https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight ). We will also send out some brief instructions beforehand for those that would like to setup their environments to follow along and get Blacklight up and running on their local machines.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Megan Kudzia
# Bret Davidson
# Coral Sheldon-Hess
# Cory Lown
# Emily Daly
# Angela Zoss
# Sean Aery
# Francis Kayiwa
# Heidi Frank
# Junior Tidal
# Ian Chan
# Ted Lawless
# David Lacy
# Erik Hatcher
----

===Blacklight Hackfest===
'''"Half-Day [Afternoon]"'''
* Contact Chris Beer, Stanford University, cabeer@stanford.edu

This afternoon hackfest is both a follow-on to the Intro to Blacklight morning session to continue building Blacklight-based applications, and also an opportunity for existing Blacklight contributors and members of the Blacklight community to exchange common patterns and approaches into reusable gems or incorporate customizations into Blacklight itself.

For more information about Blacklight see our wiki ( http://projectblacklight.org/ ) and our GitHub repo ( https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight ).

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Shaun Ellis
# Kevin Reiss
# Megan Kudzia
# Erik Hatcher
# Emily Daly
# Laurie Lee Moses
# Francis Kayiwa
# Ted Lawless
# David Lacy

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===RailsBridge: Intro to programming in Ruby on Rails===
'''"Half-Day" [morning]'''
* Contact Justin Coyne, Data Curation Experts, justin@curationexperts.com

Interested in learning how to program? Want to build your own web application? Never written a line of code before and are a little intimidated? There's no need to be! RailsBridge is a friendly place to get together and learn how to write some code.

RailsBridge is a great workshop that opens the doors to projects like Blacklight and Hydra.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

1. Ayla Stein

2. Heidi Dowding

3. Caitlin Christian-Lamb

4. Scott Bacon

5. [[User:RileyChilds | Riley Childs]]

6. Carolina Garcia

7. David Uspal

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===Managing Projects: Or I'm in charge, now what? (aka PM4Lib)===
'''Full-Day'''

Contact:
* [[User:rosy1280|Rosalyn Metz]], rosalynmetz@gmail.com
* [[User:yoosebj|Becky Yoose]], yoosebec@grinnell.edu

This will be a full day session on project management. We'll cover
* '''Kicking off the Project''' -- project lifecycle, project constraints, scoping/goals, stakeholders, assessment
* '''Planning the Project''' -- project charters, work breakdown structures, responsibilities, estimating time, creating budgets
* '''Executing the Project''' -- status meeting, status reports, issue management
* '''Finishing the Project''' -- achieving the goal, post mortems, project v. product
This is a revival of rosy1280's LITA Forum Pre-Conference, but better (because iteration is good) and adapted to c4lib types.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Robin Dean
# Erin White
# Andrew Darby
# Sam Kome
# Ryan Scherle
# Will Shaw
# Liz Milewicz
# Cynthia "Arty" Ng
# Laurie Lee Moses (if I don't do the Hackfest for Blacklight)
# Ranti Junus
# Bohyun Kim (Afternoon)
# Mike Hagedon
# Chris Hallberg

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===Fail4Lib 2014===
'''Half Day [TBD, probably afternoon]'''

Contacts:
* Andreas Orphanides, akorphan (at) ncsu.edu
* Jason Casden, jmcasden (at) ncsu.edu

The task of design (and the work that we do as library coders) is intimately tied to failure. Failures, both big and small, motivate us to create and improve. Failures are also occasionally the result of our work. Understanding and embracing failure, encouraging enlightened risk-taking, and seeking out opportunities to fail and learn are essential to success in our field. At Fail4Lib, we'll talk about our own experiences with projects gone wrong, explore some famous design failures in the real world, and talk about how we can come to terms with the reality of failure, to make it part of our creative process -- rather than something to be feared.

The schedule may include the following:

* Case studies. We'll look at some classic failures from the literature: What can we learn from the mistakes of others?
* Confessionals, for those willing to share. Talk about your own experiences with rough starts, labor pains, and doomed projects in your own work: What can we learn from our own (and each others') failures?
* Group therapy. Let's talk about how to deal with risk management, failed projects, experimental endeavors, and more: How can we make ourselves, our colleagues, and our organizations more fault tolerant? How do we make sure we fail as productively as possible?

''Interested in attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

#Bret Davidson
#Mike Graves
#Jason Stirnaman
#Julia Bauder
#Linda Ballinger
#Scott Hanrath
#Caitlin Christian-Lamb
#Ian Walls
#Scott Bacon
#mx matienzo
#Chris Sharp
#Junior Tidal
#Julie Rudder
#David Uspal
----

===CLLAM @ code4lib===
'''(Computational Linguistics for Libraries, Archives and Museums)'''

'''Full Day'''

Contacts:
* Douglas W. Oard (primary), oard (at) umd.edu
* Corey Harper, corey (dot) harper (at) nyu.edu
* Robert Sanderson, azaroth42 (at) gmail.com
* Robert Warren, rwarren (at) math.carleton.ca

We will hack at the intersection of diverse content from Libraries, Archives and Museums and bleeding edge tools from computational linguistics for slicing and dicing that content. Did you just acquire the email archives of a startup company? Maybe you can automatically build an org chart. Have you got metadata in a slew of languages? Perhaps you can search it all using one query. Is name authority control for e-resources getting too costly? Let’s see if entity linking techniques can help. These are just a few teasers.

There’ll be plenty of content and tools supplied, but please bring your own [data] too -- you’ll hack with it in new ways throughout the day. We’ll get started with some lightning talks on what we’ve brought,then we’ll break up into groups to experiment and work on the ideas that appeal. Three guaranteed outcomes: you’ll walk away with new ideas, new tools, and new people you’ll have met.

''Interested in attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Devon Smith
# Kevin S. Clarke
# Jason Stirnaman
# Joshua Gomez
# Carolina Garcia
# Tom Burton-West
# Dan Scott
# Devin Higgins
# Mark Breedlove
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=== GeoHydra: Managing geospatial content ===

'''Half-day [Afternoon]'''

* Contact: Darren Hardy, Stanford University, drh@stanford.edu
* Moderator: Bess Sadler, Stanford University, bess@stanford.edu

Do you have digitized maps, GIS datasets like Shapefiles, aerial photography,
etc., all of which you want to integrate into your digital repository? In this
workshop, we will discuss how Hydra can provide discovery, delivery, and
management services for geospatial assets, as well as solicit questions about
your own GIS projects. We aim to help answer the following questions you might have about putting geospatial data into your Hydra-based digital library:

* What are the types of geospatial data?
* How to dive into Hydra?
* How to model geospatial holdings with Hydra?
* How to discover and view geospatial data?
* How to build a geospatial data infrastructure?
* What are common approaches and problems?

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Esmé Cowles
# David Drexler
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===Technology, Librarianship, and Gender: Moving the conversation forward===
'''Full Day'''

Contact: Lisa Rabey lisa @ biblyotheke dot net | [http://twitter.com/pnkrcklibrarian @pnkrcklibrarian]

'''Description'''

Librarianship is largely made up of women, yet women are significantly underrepresented in tech positions, on any level, within libraries themselves. Why? What are we doing to encourage women to become more involved in STEM within librarianship? What kind of message are we sending when library technology keynotes remain almost resolutely male? How are we changing the face of technology, not only within libraries, but with the field itself? How are we training our staff and colleagues in the areas of fairness and removal of bias? Our vendors?

Lots of tough questions.

While the conversation has been going on via various blogs and articles within the last few years, it was given a public face at [http://infotoday.com/il2013/day.asp?day=Monday#session_D105 Internet Librarian 2013] where a panel of 7 (four women, three men) gave personal experiences on the above and then opened up the conversation to the audience. As eye opening and enriching the conversation was, a 45 minute panel was not enough. One thing remains clear: We need to keep the conversation moving forward and start making some radical changes in the way we think, act, and how we need to harness this to start making real changes within librarianship itself.

Topics to include: Fairness, bias, impostor syndrome, code of conducts, sexual harassment, training opportunities, support systems, mentoring, ally support, and more

Those attending should expect: Begin with opening up the conversation of experiences and talking about what is most needed, spending remaining time putting together live, usable solutions to start implementing as well as pushing the conversation forward at local levels

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

=====All Day=====
1. Kate Kosturski

2. Valerie Aurora

3. Declan Fleming (I'd be good with a half day too)

4. mx matienzo (likewise ok w/ half day)

5. Ginny Boyer (I'd be good with a half day too)

=====Morning=====
1. Shaun Ellis

2. Jason Casden

3. Bohyun Kim

=====Afternoon=====
1. Ayla Stein

2. Heidi Dowding

3. Coral Sheldon-Hess

4. Cory Lown
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===FileAnalyzer: Rapid Development of File Manipulation Tasks===
'''"Half-Day" [morning]'''
* Contact Terry Brady, twb27@georgetown.edu

The FileAnalyzer (http://georgetown-university-libraries.github.io/File-Analyzer/) is an application designed to solve a number of library automation challenges:

* validating digitized and reformatted files
* validating vendor statistics for counter compliance
* preparing collections of digital files for archiving and ingest
* manipulating ILS import and export files

The File Analyzer application was used by the US National Archives to validate 3.5 million digitized images from the 1940 Census. After implementing a customized ingest workflow within the File Analyzer, the Georgetown University Libraries was able to process an ingest backlog of over a thousand files of digital resources into DigitalGeorgetown, the Libraries’ Digital Collections and Institutional Repository platform. Georgetown is currently developing customized workflows that integrate Apache Tika, BagIt, and Marc conversion utilities.

The File Analyzer is a desktop application with a powerful framework for implementing customized file validation and transformation rules. As new rules are deployed, they are presented to users within a user interface that is easy (and powerful) to use.

The first half of this session will be targeted to potential users and developers. The second half of the session will be targeted towards developers who are interested in developing custom rules for the application.

''Session Overview''
* Overview of the application
* Running sample file tests/transformations through the application
* Compiling and building the application
* Coding a custom file processing task

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Michael Doran
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===Collecting social media data with Social Feed Manager===
'''Half-Day [Morning]'''

Contacts:
* Dan Chudnov, GW Libraries, dchud (at) gwu.edu
* Dan Kerchner, GW Libraries, kerchner (at) gwu.edu
* Laura Wrubel, GW Libraries, lwrubel (at) gwu.edu

Social media data is a popular material for research and a new format for building collections. What does it take to collect meaningfully from Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Weibo, Facebook, and other sites? We will:
* Introduce options for collections, including both high- and low-end commercial offerings. Discuss what it means to collect these resources, covering boundaries, policies, and workflows required to develop a social media collection program in your institution.
* Explore the Twitter API in depth, with hands-on opportunities for those w/laptops and others who want to team up w/them
* Help you get started using the free [http://gwu-libraries.github.io/social-feed-manager Social Feed Manager] (SFM) app we're developing at GW to create your first collections. We’ll demo its use and demo a clean install (those w/environments can follow along)

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Declan Fleming
# Esmé Cowles
# Jason Stirnaman
# Liz Milewicz
# Ranti Junus

----

=== Intro to Git ===
'''"Half-Day [tbd - probably afternoon]"'''
* Contact: Erin Fahy, Stanford University, efahy at stanford.edu
* TA: Michael Klein, Northwestern University, michael.klein at northwestern.edu

This session will cover the fundamentals of git by discussing/going through (time allowing):
* what is a distributed version control system
* what is git and github
* initializing a repo on a remote server/github
* cloning an existing repo
* creating a branch
* contributing code to a repo
* how to handle merge conflicts

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Sam Kome
# Paula Gray-Overtoom
# Liz Milewicz
# Michael Doran
# Caitlin Christian-Lamb
# [[User:RileyChilds|Riley Childs]]
# Jim LeFager
----

=== Archival discovery and use ===
'''Full Day'''

Contacts:
* Tim Shearer, UNC Chapel Hill, tshearer at email.unc.edu,
* Will Sexton, Duke, will.sexton at duke.edu

This is a full day pre-conference about archival collections and will cover the intersections of archives, workflows, technologies, discovery, and use.

Morning agenda: focused talks around (but not limited to) issues such as:
* Crowd-sourcing description to enhance collecitons
* Linked data and authority
* Mass digitization and sustainable workflows
* Digitized objects in context (images and other objects in finding aids)
* Too many cooks in the kitchen: versioning
* Global-, intra-, and inter- discovery of archival materials via finding aids
* and more...

Afternoon agenda: Focused talks around specific tools followed by general discussion, connections, opportunities, aspirations, and planning.

Tool examples:
* Archivespace
* STEADy
* "RAMP" (Remixing Archival Metadata Project)
* OpenRefine
* Aeon

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

Morning:
* Julia Bauder

Afternoon:
* your name

All day:

# Josh Wilson
# Sam Kome
# Linda Ballinger
# Caitlin Christian-Lamb
# Laurie Lee Moses (seriously hard to decide here!)
# David Bass
# John Rees
# Lynn Eaton
# Hillel Arnold
# Susan Ivey
# Kristen Merryman
# Mark Mounts
----

===AV Content Slam===
'''Half-Day [morning]'''
Contacts:
* Kara Van Malssen, kara (at) avpreserve.com
* Lauren Sorenson, laurens (at) bavc.org
* Steven Villereal , villereal (at) gmail.com
A morning BarCamp/unconference for practitioners and coders who work with audiovisual content. The agenda will be attendee-driven, with a focus on sharing, synthesizing, and improving workflow strategies and documentation for software-based approaches to wrangling and providing access to audio and video content.
Possible topics of discussion might include:
* Use of format id and characterization/metadata extraction tools for AV
* Creating and using time-based metadata
* Managing (moving, fixity checking, etc) massive files (like uncompressed video)
For a better idea of the topics and concerns that have informed some past AV-themed events, check out the event wikis for [http://wiki.curatecamp.org/index.php/CURATEcamp_AVpres_2013 CURATEcamp AVpres 2013] as well as the [http://wiki.curatecamp.org/index.php/Association_of_Moving_Image_Archivists_%26_Digital_Library_Federation_Hack_Day_2013 AMIA/DLF 2013 Hack Day] .

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here:

# A. Soroka

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===OCLC Web Services Hackfest===

"Half-Day" [afternoon]

Contact: Shelley Hostetler, Community Manager, Developer Network hostetls[at]oclc.org

This half-day hackfest will explore some of the OCLC Developer Network web services. We will provide an overview of some of the common topics such as the general REST-based architecture for most services and how to use some new authentication clients. The group can then decide to take a deep dive into a particular API and/or write a client library for the community.

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here:

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===Obey the Testing Goat!: Test Driven Web Development From The Ground Up===
'''Half-Day [tbd - probably afternoon]'''
* Contact [[User:Mredar|Mark Redar]], mredar[at]gmail.com

Test driven development is a proven method for producing better quality code. But I've found it hard to follow a strict TDD methodology when starting new web projects. How do you write that first test when there is no code or web pages created yet.

In this session, we will follow the excellent book [http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920029533.do "Test-Driven Web Development with Python"] to create a simple web site in Django following TDD from the first character typed. Come ready to code and test. No prior knowledge of python or Django required.

By the end of this session, you should be able to [http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ "Obey the Testing Goat"] from the start to finish for your next project.

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here:

# Charlie Morris (NCSU)
# Jason Stirnaman
# Joshua Gomez
# Liz Milewicz
# Scott Hanrath
# Mike Beccaria
# Sean Aery
# Carolina Garcia
# Heidi Frank
# Chung Kang
# Nabil Kashyap
# Justin Simpson
----

===Summon Hackfest ===

Presenter: Eddie Newwirth and presenters from Summon libraries
Contact: Scott Schuetze (first DOT last @ serialssolutions. com)

The Summon Hackfest (10:30am-12pm) will be a great opportunity for libraries using the Summon service to talk about improving discovery of resources, share their creative customizations and code, and exchange ideas about ways they can leverage the Summon API to better meet the needs of their users.

The Summon Hackfest is open to all libraries currently using ProQuest discovery and management services (Intota, Summon, Ulrich’s or the 360 suite of services), whether they are attending Code4Lib or are just in the area.

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[[:Category:Code4Lib2014]]

2014 preconference proposals

2013-12-09T15:05:55Z

Erikhatcher:

==Code4Lib 2014 Pre-Conference Proposals==

= PROPOSALS ARE CLOSED : PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS PAGE =

Proposals were accepted through December 6th, 2013.

===Note===
Attendance at a pre-conference will require a small fee ''due at the time of conference registration.

Although this was specified in the email announcements relating to pre-conferences, it was not added to this page until December 2nd. I (Adam C.) apologize for the omission and I hope this will not cause any "sticker shock." Putting your name on this list does not incur any obligation on your part, but we'll be using it to gauge interest and work out room assignments.

Please put your pre-conference on the list in the following format:

===NAME===
'''"Full-Day|Half-Day" [PREFERRED TIME]'''

Description

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

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===Drupal4lib Sub-con Barcamp===
=====Full Day=====

* Contact [[User:highermath|Cary Gordon]], cgordon@chillco.com

This will be a full day of self-selected barcamp style sessions. Anyone who wants to present can write down the topic on an index card and, after the keynote, we will vote to choose what we want to see. Attendees can also pick a topic and attempt to talk someone else into presenting on it.

This event is open to the library community. There will be a nominal fee (t/b/d) for non-Code4LibCon attendees (subject to organizer approval).

[[resources to help you learn drupal]]

====Interested in Attending:====

=====All Day=====

* Renna Tuten

=====Morning=====

* Kevin Reiss
* Charlie Morris (NCSU) - glad to see this again this year!

=====Afternoon=====

 
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===Open Refine Hackfest===
'''"Half-Day"'''
* Contact [[User:bibliotechy|Chad Nelson]], chadbnelson@gmail.com

[http://openrefine.org/ Open Refine] is a powerful open source tool for wrangling messy data that can also be used to help in the creation of Linked Data via the [https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/wiki/Reconciliation-Service-API Reconciliation API]. It is possible to write reconciliation services against API's, like the [http://iphylo.blogspot.com/2013/04/reconciling-author-names-using-open.html VIAF service] or, even just against local authority files for helping maintain authority control

The session would first introduce Open Refine, then walk through building a reconciliation service, and the rest of the session would be a hackfest where we build new reconciliation services for public consumption or local use.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

Adam Constabaris

----

===Responsive Design Hackfest===
'''"Half-Day [Afternoon]"'''
* Contact Jim Hahn, University of Illinois, jimfhahn@gmail.com
* Contact David Ward, University of Illinois, dh-ward@illinois.edu

This structured hackfest will give attendees an opportunity to explore methods to create responsive mobile apps using the Bootstrap framework [http://getbootstrap.com/]and a set of APIs for accessing library data. We will start with an API template for creating space-based mobile tools that draw from work coming out of the IMLS funded Student/Library Collaborative grant [http://www.library.illinois.edu/nlg_student_apps]. Available APIs will include a room reservation template and codebase for implementing at any campus and the set of Minrva catalog APIs generating JSONP [http://minrvaproject.org/services.php].

Hosts will give a brief report of a study on student hacking projects and interests in mobile library apps that are the basis for the templates utilized in this Hackathon. By the end of the pre-conference attendees will have a sample responsive mobile web app in Bootstrap 3 to bring back to their campus which can plug into their site-based content.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

=== Intro to Blacklight ===
'''"Half-Day [Morning]"'''
* Contact: Chris Beer, Stanford University, cabeer@stanford.edu
* TA: Bess Sadler, Stanford University, bess@stanford.edu

This session will be walk-through of the architecture of Blacklight, the community, and an introduction to building a Blacklight-based application. Each participant will have the opportunity to build a simple Blacklight application, and make basic customizations, while using a test-driven approach.

For more information about Blacklight see our wiki ( http://projectblacklight.org/ ) and our GitHub repo ( https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight ). We will also send out some brief instructions beforehand for those that would like to setup their environments to follow along and get Blacklight up and running on their local machines.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Megan Kudzia
# Bret Davidson
# Coral Sheldon-Hess

===Blacklight Hackfest===
'''"Half-Day [Afternoon]"'''
* Contact Chris Beer, Stanford University, cabeer@stanford.edu

This afternoon hackfest is both a follow-on to the Intro to Blacklight morning session to continue building Blacklight-based applications, and also an opportunity for existing Blacklight contributors and members of the Blacklight community to exchange common patterns and approaches into reusable gems or incorporate customizations into Blacklight itself.

For more information about Blacklight see our wiki ( http://projectblacklight.org/ ) and our GitHub repo ( https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight ).

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Shaun Ellis
# Kevin Reiss
# Megan Kudzia
# Erik Hatcher

===RailsBridge: Intro to programming in Ruby on Rails===
'''"Half-Day" [morning]'''
* Contact Justin Coyne, Data Curation Experts, justin@curationexperts.com

Interested in learning how to program? Want to build your own web application? Never written a line of code before and are a little intimidated? There's no need to be! RailsBridge is a friendly place to get together and learn how to write some code.

RailsBridge is a great workshop that opens the doors to projects like Blacklight and Hydra.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

1. Ayla Stein

2. Heidi Dowding

===Managing Projects: Or I'm in charge, now what? (aka PM4Lib)===
'''Full-Day'''

Contact:
* [[User:rosy1280|Rosalyn Metz]], rosalynmetz@gmail.com
* [[User:yoosebj|Becky Yoose]], yoosebec@grinnell.edu

This will be a full day session on project management. We'll cover
* '''Kicking off the Project''' -- project lifecycle, project constraints, scoping/goals, stakeholders, assessment
* '''Planning the Project''' -- project charters, work breakdown structures, responsibilities, estimating time, creating budgets
* '''Executing the Project''' -- status meeting, status reports, issue management
* '''Finishing the Project''' -- achieving the goal, post mortems, project v. product
This is a revival of rosy1280's LITA Forum Pre-Conference, but better (because iteration is good) and adapted to c4lib types.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Robin Dean
# Erin White

===Fail4Lib 2014===
'''Half Day [TBD, probably afternoon]'''

Contacts:
* Andreas Orphanides, akorphan (at) ncsu.edu
* Jason Casden, jmcasden (at) ncsu.edu

The task of design (and the work that we do as library coders) is intimately tied to failure. Failures, both big and small, motivate us to create and improve. Failures are also occasionally the result of our work. Understanding and embracing failure, encouraging enlightened risk-taking, and seeking out opportunities to fail and learn are essential to success in our field. At Fail4Lib, we'll talk about our own experiences with projects gone wrong, explore some famous design failures in the real world, and talk about how we can come to terms with the reality of failure, to make it part of our creative process -- rather than something to be feared.

The schedule may include the following:

* Case studies. We'll look at some classic failures from the literature: What can we learn from the mistakes of others?
* Confessionals, for those willing to share. Talk about your own experiences with rough starts, labor pains, and doomed projects in your own work: What can we learn from our own (and each others') failures?
* Group therapy. Let's talk about how to deal with risk management, failed projects, experimental endeavors, and more: How can we make ourselves, our colleagues, and our organizations more fault tolerant? How do we make sure we fail as productively as possible?

''Interested in attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

#Bret Davidson
#Mike Graves

===CLLAM @ code4lib===
'''(Computational Linguistics for Libraries, Archives and Museums)'''

'''Full Day'''

Contacts:
* Douglas W. Oard (primary), oard (at) umd.edu
* Corey Harper, corey (dot) harper (at) nyu.edu
* Robert Sanderson, azaroth42 (at) gmail.com
* Robert Warren, rwarren (at) math.carleton.ca

We will hack at the intersection of diverse content from Libraries, Archives and Museums and bleeding edge tools from computational linguistics for slicing and dicing that content. Did you just acquire the email archives of a startup company? Maybe you can automatically build an org chart. Have you got metadata in a slew of languages? Perhaps you can search it all using one query. Is name authority control for e-resources getting too costly? Let’s see if entity linking techniques can help. These are just a few teasers.

There’ll be plenty of content and tools supplied, but please bring your own [data] too -- you’ll hack with it in new ways throughout the day. We’ll get started with some lightning talks on what we’ve brought,then we’ll break up into groups to experiment and work on the ideas that appeal. Three guaranteed outcomes: you’ll walk away with new ideas, new tools, and new people you’ll have met.

''Interested in attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Devon Smith
# Kevin S. Clarke

=== GeoHydra: Managing geospatial content ===

'''Half-day [Afternoon]'''

* Contact: Darren Hardy, Stanford University, drh@stanford.edu
* Moderator: Bess Sadler, Stanford University, bess@stanford.edu

Do you have digitized maps, GIS datasets like Shapefiles, aerial photography,
etc., all of which you want to integrate into your digital repository? In this
workshop, we will discuss how Hydra can provide discovery, delivery, and
management services for geospatial assets, as well as solicit questions about
your own GIS projects. We aim to help answer the following questions you might have about putting geospatial data into your Hydra-based digital library:

* What are the types of geospatial data?
* How to dive into Hydra?
* How to model geospatial holdings with Hydra?
* How to discover and view geospatial data?
* How to build a geospatial data infrastructure?
* What are common approaches and problems?

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Esmé Cowles

===Technology, Librarianship, and Gender: Moving the conversation forward===
'''Full Day'''

Contact: Lisa Rabey lisa @ biblyotheke dot net | [http://twitter.com/pnkrcklibrarian @pnkrcklibrarian]

'''Description'''

Librarianship is largely made up of women, yet women are significantly underrepresented in tech positions, on any level, within libraries themselves. Why? What are we doing to encourage women to become more involved in STEM within librarianship? What kind of message are we sending when library technology keynotes remain almost resolutely male? How are we changing the face of technology, not only within libraries, but with the field itself? How are we training our staff and colleagues in the areas of fairness and removal of bias? Our vendors?

Lots of tough questions.

While the conversation has been going on via various blogs and articles within the last few years, it was given a public face at [http://infotoday.com/il2013/day.asp?day=Monday#session_D105 Internet Librarian 2013] where a panel of 7 (four women, three men) gave personal experiences on the above and then opened up the conversation to the audience. As eye opening and enriching the conversation was, a 45 minute panel was not enough. One thing remains clear: We need to keep the conversation moving forward and start making some radical changes in the way we think, act, and how we need to harness this to start making real changes within librarianship itself.

Topics to include: Fairness, bias, impostor syndrome, code of conducts, sexual harassment, training opportunities, support systems, mentoring, ally support, and more

Those attending should expect: Begin with opening up the conversation of experiences and talking about what is most needed, spending remaining time putting together live, usable solutions to start implementing as well as pushing the conversation forward at local levels

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

=====All Day=====
1. Kate Kosturski

2. Valerie Aurora

3. Declan Fleming

=====Morning=====
1. Shaun Ellis

2. Jason Casden

=====Afternoon=====
1. Ayla Stein

2. Heidi Dowding

3. Coral Sheldon-Hess
----

===FileAnalyzer: Rapid Development of File Manipulation Tasks===
'''"Half-Day" [morning]'''
* Contact Terry Brady, twb27@georgetown.edu

The FileAnalyzer (https://github.com/Georgetown-University-Libraries/File-Analyzer) is an application designed to solve a number of library automation challenges:

* validating digitized and reformatted files
* validating vendor statistics for counter compliance
* preparing collections of digital files for archiving and ingest
* manipulating ILS import and export files

The File Analyzer application was used by the US National Archives to validate 3.5 million digitized images from the 1940 Census. After implementing a customized ingest workflow within the File Analyzer, the Georgetown University Libraries was able to process an ingest backlog of over a thousand files of digital resources into DigitalGeorgetown, the Libraries’ Digital Collections and Institutional Repository platform. Georgetown is currently developing customized workflows that integrate Apache Tika, BagIt, and Marc conversion utilities.

The File Analyzer is a desktop application with a powerful framework for implementing customized file validation and transformation rules. As new rules are deployed, they are presented to users within a user interface that is easy (and powerful) to use.

The first half of this session will be targeted to potential users and developers. The second half of the session will be targeted towards developers who are interested in developing custom rules for the application.

''Session Overview''
* Overview of the application
* Running sample file tests/transformations through the application
* Compiling and building the application
* Coding a custom file processing task

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

----

===Collecting social media data with Social Feed Manager===
'''Half-Day [Morning]'''

Contacts:
* Dan Chudnov, GW Libraries, dchud (at) gwu.edu
* Dan Kerchner, GW Libraries, kerchner (at) gwu.edu
* Laura Wrubel, GW Libraries, lwrubel (at) gwu.edu

Social media data is a popular material for research and a new format for building collections. What does it take to collect meaningfully from Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Weibo, Facebook, and other sites? We will:
* Introduce options for collections, including both high- and low-end commercial offerings. Discuss what it means to collect these resources, covering boundaries, policies, and workflows required to develop a social media collection program in your institution.
* Explore the Twitter API in depth, with hands-on opportunities for those w/laptops and others who want to team up w/them
* Help you get started using the free [http://gwu-libraries.github.io/social-feed-manager Social Feed Manager] (SFM) app we're developing at GW to create your first collections. We’ll demo its use and demo a clean install (those w/environments can follow along)

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Declan Fleming
# Esmé Cowles
----

=== Intro to Git ===
'''"Half-Day [tbd - probably afternoon]"'''
* Contact: Erin Fahy, Stanford University, efahy at stanford.edu
* TA: Michael Klein, Northwestern University, michael.klein at northwestern.edu

This session will cover the fundamentals of git by discussing/going through (time allowing):
* what is a distributed version control system
* what is git and github
* initializing a repo on a remote server/github
* cloning an existing repo
* creating a branch
* contributing code to a repo
* how to handle merge conflicts

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

----

=== Archival discovery and use ===
'''Full Day'''

Contacts:
* Tim Shearer, UNC Chapel Hill, tshearer at email.unc.edu,
* Will Sexton, Duke, will.sexton at duke.edu

This is a full day pre-conference about archival collections and will cover the intersections of archives, workflows, technologies, discovery, and use.

Morning agenda: focused talks around (but not limited to) issues such as:
* Crowd-sourcing description to enhance collecitons
* Linked data and authority
* Mass digitization and sustainable workflows
* Digitized objects in context (images and other objects in finding aids)
* Too many cooks in the kitchen: versioning
* Global-, intra-, and inter- discovery of archival materials via finding aids
* and more...

Afternoon agenda: Focused talks around specific tools followed by general discussion, connections, opportunities, aspirations, and planning.

Tool examples:
* Archivespace
* STEADy
* "RAMP" (Remixing Archival Metadata Project)
* OpenRefine
* Aeon

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

Morning:
* your name

Afternoon:
* your name

All day:

# Josh Wilson

----

===AV Content Slam===
'''Half-Day [morning]'''
Contacts:
* Kara Van Malssen, kara (at) avpreserve.com
* Lauren Sorenson, laurens (at) bavc.org
* Steven Villereal , villereal (at) gmail.com
A morning BarCamp/unconference for practitioners and coders who work with audiovisual content. The agenda will be attendee-driven, with a focus on sharing, synthesizing, and improving workflow strategies and documentation for software-based approaches to wrangling and providing access to audio and video content.
Possible topics of discussion might include:
* Use of format id and characterization/metadata extraction tools for AV
* Creating and using time-based metadata
* Managing (moving, fixity checking, etc) massive files (like uncompressed video)
For a better idea of the topics and concerns that have informed some past AV-themed events, check out the event wikis for [http://wiki.curatecamp.org/index.php/CURATEcamp_AVpres_2013 CURATEcamp AVpres 2013] as well as the [http://wiki.curatecamp.org/index.php/Association_of_Moving_Image_Archivists_%26_Digital_Library_Federation_Hack_Day_2013 AMIA/DLF 2013 Hack Day] .

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here:

----

===OCLC Web Services Hackfest===

"Half-Day" [afternoon]

Contact: Shelley Hostetler, Community Manager, Developer Network hostetls[at]oclc.org

This half-day hackfest will explore some of the OCLC Developer Network web services. We will provide an overview of some of the common topics such as the general REST-based architecture for most services and how to use some new authentication clients. The group can then decide to take a deep dive into a particular API and/or write a client library for the community.

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here:

----

===Obey the Testing Goat!: Test Driven Web Development From The Ground Up===
'''Half-Day [tbd - probably afternoon]'''
* Contact [[User:Mredar|Mark Redar]], mredar[at]gmail.com

Test driven development is a proven method for producing better quality code. But I've found it hard to follow a strict TDD methodology when starting new web projects. How do you write that first test when there is no code or web pages created yet.

In this session, we will follow the excellent book [http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920029533.do "Test-Driven Web Development with Python"] to create a simple web site in Django following TDD from the first character typed. Come ready to code and test. No prior knowledge of python or Django required.

By the end of this session, you should be able to [http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ "Obey the Testing Goat"] from the start to finish for your next project.

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here:

* Charlie Morris (NCSU)

===Summon Camp===
Placeholder by Tim McGeary for Gillian Cain (Serials Solutions)
Description to be provided by Gillian after account issues resolved.

----

[[:Category:Code4Lib2014]]

2014 preconference proposals

2013-12-09T15:01:06Z

Erikhatcher:

==Code4Lib 2014 Pre-Conference Proposals==

= PROPOSALS ARE CLOSED : PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS PAGE =

Proposals were accepted through December 6th, 2013.

===Note===
Attendance at a pre-conference will require a small fee ''due at the time of conference registration.

Although this was specified in the email announcements relating to pre-conferences, it was not added to this page until December 2nd. I (Adam C.) apologize for the omission and I hope this will not cause any "sticker shock." Putting your name on this list does not incur any obligation on your part, but we'll be using it to gauge interest and work out room assignments.

Please put your pre-conference on the list in the following format:

===NAME===
'''"Full-Day|Half-Day" [PREFERRED TIME]'''

Description

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

----

===Drupal4lib Sub-con Barcamp===
=====Full Day=====

* Contact [[User:highermath|Cary Gordon]], cgordon@chillco.com

This will be a full day of self-selected barcamp style sessions. Anyone who wants to present can write down the topic on an index card and, after the keynote, we will vote to choose what we want to see. Attendees can also pick a topic and attempt to talk someone else into presenting on it.

This event is open to the library community. There will be a nominal fee (t/b/d) for non-Code4LibCon attendees (subject to organizer approval).

[[resources to help you learn drupal]]

====Interested in Attending:====

=====All Day=====

* Renna Tuten

=====Morning=====

* Kevin Reiss
* Charlie Morris (NCSU) - glad to see this again this year!

=====Afternoon=====

 
----

===Open Refine Hackfest===
'''"Half-Day"'''
* Contact [[User:bibliotechy|Chad Nelson]], chadbnelson@gmail.com

[http://openrefine.org/ Open Refine] is a powerful open source tool for wrangling messy data that can also be used to help in the creation of Linked Data via the [https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/wiki/Reconciliation-Service-API Reconciliation API]. It is possible to write reconciliation services against API's, like the [http://iphylo.blogspot.com/2013/04/reconciling-author-names-using-open.html VIAF service] or, even just against local authority files for helping maintain authority control

The session would first introduce Open Refine, then walk through building a reconciliation service, and the rest of the session would be a hackfest where we build new reconciliation services for public consumption or local use.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

Adam Constabaris

----

===Responsive Design Hackfest===
'''"Half-Day [Afternoon]"'''
* Contact Jim Hahn, University of Illinois, jimfhahn@gmail.com
* Contact David Ward, University of Illinois, dh-ward@illinois.edu

This structured hackfest will give attendees an opportunity to explore methods to create responsive mobile apps using the Bootstrap framework [http://getbootstrap.com/]and a set of APIs for accessing library data. We will start with an API template for creating space-based mobile tools that draw from work coming out of the IMLS funded Student/Library Collaborative grant [http://www.library.illinois.edu/nlg_student_apps]. Available APIs will include a room reservation template and codebase for implementing at any campus and the set of Minrva catalog APIs generating JSONP [http://minrvaproject.org/services.php].

Hosts will give a brief report of a study on student hacking projects and interests in mobile library apps that are the basis for the templates utilized in this Hackathon. By the end of the pre-conference attendees will have a sample responsive mobile web app in Bootstrap 3 to bring back to their campus which can plug into their site-based content.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

=== Intro to Blacklight ===
'''"Half-Day [Morning]"'''
* Contact: Chris Beer, Stanford University, cabeer@stanford.edu
* TA: Bess Sadler, Stanford University, bess@stanford.edu

This session will be walk-through of the architecture of Blacklight, the community, and an introduction to building a Blacklight-based application. Each participant will have the opportunity to build a simple Blacklight application, and make basic customizations, while using a test-driven approach.

For more information about Blacklight see our wiki ( http://projectblacklight.org/ ) and our GitHub repo ( https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight ). We will also send out some brief instructions beforehand for those that would like to setup their environments to follow along and get Blacklight up and running on their local machines.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

1. Megan Kudzia
2. Bret Davidson
3. Coral Sheldon-Hess

===Blacklight Hackfest===
'''"Half-Day [Afternoon]"'''
* Contact Chris Beer, Stanford University, cabeer@stanford.edu

This afternoon hackfest is both a follow-on to the Intro to Blacklight morning session to continue building Blacklight-based applications, and also an opportunity for existing Blacklight contributors and members of the Blacklight community to exchange common patterns and approaches into reusable gems or incorporate customizations into Blacklight itself.

For more information about Blacklight see our wiki ( http://projectblacklight.org/ ) and our GitHub repo ( https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight ).

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

1. Shaun Ellis
2. Kevin Reiss
3. Megan Kudzia
4. Erik Hatcher

===RailsBridge: Intro to programming in Ruby on Rails===
'''"Half-Day" [morning]'''
* Contact Justin Coyne, Data Curation Experts, justin@curationexperts.com

Interested in learning how to program? Want to build your own web application? Never written a line of code before and are a little intimidated? There's no need to be! RailsBridge is a friendly place to get together and learn how to write some code.

RailsBridge is a great workshop that opens the doors to projects like Blacklight and Hydra.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

1. Ayla Stein

2. Heidi Dowding

===Managing Projects: Or I'm in charge, now what? (aka PM4Lib)===
'''Full-Day'''

Contact:
* [[User:rosy1280|Rosalyn Metz]], rosalynmetz@gmail.com
* [[User:yoosebj|Becky Yoose]], yoosebec@grinnell.edu

This will be a full day session on project management. We'll cover
* '''Kicking off the Project''' -- project lifecycle, project constraints, scoping/goals, stakeholders, assessment
* '''Planning the Project''' -- project charters, work breakdown structures, responsibilities, estimating time, creating budgets
* '''Executing the Project''' -- status meeting, status reports, issue management
* '''Finishing the Project''' -- achieving the goal, post mortems, project v. product
This is a revival of rosy1280's LITA Forum Pre-Conference, but better (because iteration is good) and adapted to c4lib types.

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

1. Robin Dean

===Fail4Lib 2014===
'''Half Day [TBD, probably afternoon]'''

Contacts:
* Andreas Orphanides, akorphan (at) ncsu.edu
* Jason Casden, jmcasden (at) ncsu.edu

The task of design (and the work that we do as library coders) is intimately tied to failure. Failures, both big and small, motivate us to create and improve. Failures are also occasionally the result of our work. Understanding and embracing failure, encouraging enlightened risk-taking, and seeking out opportunities to fail and learn are essential to success in our field. At Fail4Lib, we'll talk about our own experiences with projects gone wrong, explore some famous design failures in the real world, and talk about how we can come to terms with the reality of failure, to make it part of our creative process -- rather than something to be feared.

The schedule may include the following:

* Case studies. We'll look at some classic failures from the literature: What can we learn from the mistakes of others?
* Confessionals, for those willing to share. Talk about your own experiences with rough starts, labor pains, and doomed projects in your own work: What can we learn from our own (and each others') failures?
* Group therapy. Let's talk about how to deal with risk management, failed projects, experimental endeavors, and more: How can we make ourselves, our colleagues, and our organizations more fault tolerant? How do we make sure we fail as productively as possible?

''Interested in attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

#Bret Davidson
#Mike Graves

===CLLAM @ code4lib===
'''(Computational Linguistics for Libraries, Archives and Museums)'''

'''Full Day'''

Contacts:
* Douglas W. Oard (primary), oard (at) umd.edu
* Corey Harper, corey (dot) harper (at) nyu.edu
* Robert Sanderson, azaroth42 (at) gmail.com
* Robert Warren, rwarren (at) math.carleton.ca

We will hack at the intersection of diverse content from Libraries, Archives and Museums and bleeding edge tools from computational linguistics for slicing and dicing that content. Did you just acquire the email archives of a startup company? Maybe you can automatically build an org chart. Have you got metadata in a slew of languages? Perhaps you can search it all using one query. Is name authority control for e-resources getting too costly? Let’s see if entity linking techniques can help. These are just a few teasers.

There’ll be plenty of content and tools supplied, but please bring your own [data] too -- you’ll hack with it in new ways throughout the day. We’ll get started with some lightning talks on what we’ve brought,then we’ll break up into groups to experiment and work on the ideas that appeal. Three guaranteed outcomes: you’ll walk away with new ideas, new tools, and new people you’ll have met.

''Interested in attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Devon Smith
# Kevin S. Clarke

=== GeoHydra: Managing geospatial content ===

'''Half-day [Afternoon]'''

* Contact: Darren Hardy, Stanford University, drh@stanford.edu
* Moderator: Bess Sadler, Stanford University, bess@stanford.edu

Do you have digitized maps, GIS datasets like Shapefiles, aerial photography,
etc., all of which you want to integrate into your digital repository? In this
workshop, we will discuss how Hydra can provide discovery, delivery, and
management services for geospatial assets, as well as solicit questions about
your own GIS projects. We aim to help answer the following questions you might have about putting geospatial data into your Hydra-based digital library:

* What are the types of geospatial data?
* How to dive into Hydra?
* How to model geospatial holdings with Hydra?
* How to discover and view geospatial data?
* How to build a geospatial data infrastructure?
* What are common approaches and problems?

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Esmé Cowles

===Technology, Librarianship, and Gender: Moving the conversation forward===
'''Full Day'''

Contact: Lisa Rabey lisa @ biblyotheke dot net | [http://twitter.com/pnkrcklibrarian @pnkrcklibrarian]

'''Description'''

Librarianship is largely made up of women, yet women are significantly underrepresented in tech positions, on any level, within libraries themselves. Why? What are we doing to encourage women to become more involved in STEM within librarianship? What kind of message are we sending when library technology keynotes remain almost resolutely male? How are we changing the face of technology, not only within libraries, but with the field itself? How are we training our staff and colleagues in the areas of fairness and removal of bias? Our vendors?

Lots of tough questions.

While the conversation has been going on via various blogs and articles within the last few years, it was given a public face at [http://infotoday.com/il2013/day.asp?day=Monday#session_D105 Internet Librarian 2013] where a panel of 7 (four women, three men) gave personal experiences on the above and then opened up the conversation to the audience. As eye opening and enriching the conversation was, a 45 minute panel was not enough. One thing remains clear: We need to keep the conversation moving forward and start making some radical changes in the way we think, act, and how we need to harness this to start making real changes within librarianship itself.

Topics to include: Fairness, bias, impostor syndrome, code of conducts, sexual harassment, training opportunities, support systems, mentoring, ally support, and more

Those attending should expect: Begin with opening up the conversation of experiences and talking about what is most needed, spending remaining time putting together live, usable solutions to start implementing as well as pushing the conversation forward at local levels

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

=====All Day=====
1. Kate Kosturski

2. Valerie Aurora

3. Declan Fleming

=====Morning=====
1. Shaun Ellis

2. Jason Casden

=====Afternoon=====
1. Ayla Stein

2. Heidi Dowding

3. Coral Sheldon-Hess
----

===FileAnalyzer: Rapid Development of File Manipulation Tasks===
'''"Half-Day" [morning]'''
* Contact Terry Brady, twb27@georgetown.edu

The FileAnalyzer (https://github.com/Georgetown-University-Libraries/File-Analyzer) is an application designed to solve a number of library automation challenges:

* validating digitized and reformatted files
* validating vendor statistics for counter compliance
* preparing collections of digital files for archiving and ingest
* manipulating ILS import and export files

The File Analyzer application was used by the US National Archives to validate 3.5 million digitized images from the 1940 Census. After implementing a customized ingest workflow within the File Analyzer, the Georgetown University Libraries was able to process an ingest backlog of over a thousand files of digital resources into DigitalGeorgetown, the Libraries’ Digital Collections and Institutional Repository platform. Georgetown is currently developing customized workflows that integrate Apache Tika, BagIt, and Marc conversion utilities.

The File Analyzer is a desktop application with a powerful framework for implementing customized file validation and transformation rules. As new rules are deployed, they are presented to users within a user interface that is easy (and powerful) to use.

The first half of this session will be targeted to potential users and developers. The second half of the session will be targeted towards developers who are interested in developing custom rules for the application.

''Session Overview''
* Overview of the application
* Running sample file tests/transformations through the application
* Compiling and building the application
* Coding a custom file processing task

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

----

===Collecting social media data with Social Feed Manager===
'''Half-Day [Morning]'''

Contacts:
* Dan Chudnov, GW Libraries, dchud (at) gwu.edu
* Dan Kerchner, GW Libraries, kerchner (at) gwu.edu
* Laura Wrubel, GW Libraries, lwrubel (at) gwu.edu

Social media data is a popular material for research and a new format for building collections. What does it take to collect meaningfully from Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, Weibo, Facebook, and other sites? We will:
* Introduce options for collections, including both high- and low-end commercial offerings. Discuss what it means to collect these resources, covering boundaries, policies, and workflows required to develop a social media collection program in your institution.
* Explore the Twitter API in depth, with hands-on opportunities for those w/laptops and others who want to team up w/them
* Help you get started using the free [http://gwu-libraries.github.io/social-feed-manager Social Feed Manager] (SFM) app we're developing at GW to create your first collections. We’ll demo its use and demo a clean install (those w/environments can follow along)

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

# Declan Fleming
# Esmé Cowles
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=== Intro to Git ===
'''"Half-Day [tbd - probably afternoon]"'''
* Contact: Erin Fahy, Stanford University, efahy at stanford.edu
* TA: Michael Klein, Northwestern University, michael.klein at northwestern.edu

This session will cover the fundamentals of git by discussing/going through (time allowing):
* what is a distributed version control system
* what is git and github
* initializing a repo on a remote server/github
* cloning an existing repo
* creating a branch
* contributing code to a repo
* how to handle merge conflicts

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

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=== Archival discovery and use ===
'''Full Day'''

Contacts:
* Tim Shearer, UNC Chapel Hill, tshearer at email.unc.edu,
* Will Sexton, Duke, will.sexton at duke.edu

This is a full day pre-conference about archival collections and will cover the intersections of archives, workflows, technologies, discovery, and use.

Morning agenda: focused talks around (but not limited to) issues such as:
* Crowd-sourcing description to enhance collecitons
* Linked data and authority
* Mass digitization and sustainable workflows
* Digitized objects in context (images and other objects in finding aids)
* Too many cooks in the kitchen: versioning
* Global-, intra-, and inter- discovery of archival materials via finding aids
* and more...

Afternoon agenda: Focused talks around specific tools followed by general discussion, connections, opportunities, aspirations, and planning.

Tool examples:
* Archivespace
* STEADy
* "RAMP" (Remixing Archival Metadata Project)
* OpenRefine
* Aeon

''Interested in Attending''

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here

Morning:
* your name

Afternoon:
* your name

All day:

# Josh Wilson

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===AV Content Slam===
'''Half-Day [morning]'''
Contacts:
* Kara Van Malssen, kara (at) avpreserve.com
* Lauren Sorenson, laurens (at) bavc.org
* Steven Villereal , villereal (at) gmail.com
A morning BarCamp/unconference for practitioners and coders who work with audiovisual content. The agenda will be attendee-driven, with a focus on sharing, synthesizing, and improving workflow strategies and documentation for software-based approaches to wrangling and providing access to audio and video content.
Possible topics of discussion might include:
* Use of format id and characterization/metadata extraction tools for AV
* Creating and using time-based metadata
* Managing (moving, fixity checking, etc) massive files (like uncompressed video)
For a better idea of the topics and concerns that have informed some past AV-themed events, check out the event wikis for [http://wiki.curatecamp.org/index.php/CURATEcamp_AVpres_2013 CURATEcamp AVpres 2013] as well as the [http://wiki.curatecamp.org/index.php/Association_of_Moving_Image_Archivists_%26_Digital_Library_Federation_Hack_Day_2013 AMIA/DLF 2013 Hack Day] .

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here:

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===OCLC Web Services Hackfest===

"Half-Day" [afternoon]

Contact: Shelley Hostetler, Community Manager, Developer Network hostetls[at]oclc.org

This half-day hackfest will explore some of the OCLC Developer Network web services. We will provide an overview of some of the common topics such as the general REST-based architecture for most services and how to use some new authentication clients. The group can then decide to take a deep dive into a particular API and/or write a client library for the community.

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here:

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===Obey the Testing Goat!: Test Driven Web Development From The Ground Up===
'''Half-Day [tbd - probably afternoon]'''
* Contact [[User:Mredar|Mark Redar]], mredar[at]gmail.com

Test driven development is a proven method for producing better quality code. But I've found it hard to follow a strict TDD methodology when starting new web projects. How do you write that first test when there is no code or web pages created yet.

In this session, we will follow the excellent book [http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920029533.do "Test-Driven Web Development with Python"] to create a simple web site in Django following TDD from the first character typed. Come ready to code and test. No prior knowledge of python or Django required.

By the end of this session, you should be able to [http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ "Obey the Testing Goat"] from the start to finish for your next project.

If you would be interested in attending, please indicate by adding your name (but not email address, etc.) here:

* Charlie Morris (NCSU)

===Summon Camp===
Placeholder by Tim McGeary for Gillian Cain (Serials Solutions)
Description to be provided by Gillian after account issues resolved.

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[[:Category:Code4Lib2014]]

2014 Prepared Talk Proposals

2013-11-07T09:49:13Z

Erikhatcher:

==2014 Prepared Talk Proposals==

'''Proposals for Prepared Talks:'''

Prepared talks are 20 minutes (including setup and questions), and should focus on one or more of the following areas:

* ''Projects'' you've worked on which incorporate innovative implementation of existing technologies and/or development of new software
* ''Tools and technologies'' – How to get the most out of existing tools, standards and protocols (and ideas on how to make them better)
* ''Technical issues'' - Big issues in library technology that should be addressed or better understood
* ''Relevant non-technical issues'' – Concerns of interest to the Code4Lib community which are not strictly technical in nature, e.g. collaboration, diversity, organizational challenges, etc.

'''To Propose a Talk'''
* Log in to the wiki in order to submit a proposal. If you are not already registered, follow the instructions to do so.
* Provide a title and brief (500 words or fewer) description of your proposed talk.
* If you so choose, you may also indicate when, if ever, you have presented at a prior Code4Lib conference. This information is completely optional, but it may assist us in opening the conference to new presenters.

As in past years, the Code4Lib community will vote on proposals that they would like to see included in the program. This year, however, only the top 10 proposals will be guaranteed a slot at the conference. Additional presentations will be selected by the Program Committee in an effort to ensure diversity in program content. Community votes will, of course, still weigh heavily in these decisions.

Presenters whose proposals are selected for inclusion in the program will be guaranteed an opportunity to register for the conference. The standard conference registration fee will still apply.

''Proposals can be submitted through '''Friday, November 8, 2013, at 5pm PST'''''. Voting will commence on November 18, 2013 and continue through December 6, 2013. The final line-up of presentations will be announced in early January, 2014.

'''Talk Proposals'''

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== Using Drupal to drive alternative presentation systems ==

* [[User:Highermath|Cary Gordon]], The Cherry Hill Company, cgordon@chillco.com

Recently, we have been building systems that use angular.js, Rails, or other systems for presentation, while leveraging Drupal's sophisticated content management capabilities on the back end.

So far, these have been one-way systems, but as we move to Drupal 8 we are beginning to explore ways to further decouple the presentation and CMS functions.

== A Book, a Web Browser and a Tablet: How Bibliotheca Alexandrina's Book Viewer Framework Makes It Possible ==

* [[User:Mohammed.abuouda|Mohammed Abu ouda]], Bibliotheca Alexandrina (The new Library of Alexandria)

A lot of institutions around the world are engaged in multiple digitization projects aiming at preserving the human knowledge present in books and availing them through multiple channels to people around the whole globe. These efforts will sure help close the digital gap particularly with the arrival of affordable e-readers, mobile phones and network coverage. However, the digital reading experience has not yet arrived to its maximum potential. Many readers miss features they like in their good old books and wish to find them in their digital counterpart. In an attempt to create a unique digital reading experience, Bibliotheca Alexandria (BA) created a flexible book viewing framework that is currently used to access its current collection of more than 300,000 digital books in five different languages which includes the largest collection of digitized Arabic books.

Using open source tools, BA used the framework to develop a modular book viewer that can be deployed in different environments and is currently at the heart of various BA projects. The Book viewer provides several features creating a more natural reading experience. As with physical books, the reader can now personalize the books he reads by adding annotations like highlights, underlines and sticky notes to capture his thoughts and ideas in addition to being able to share the book with friends on social networks. The reader can perform a search across the content of the book receiving highlighted search results within the pages of the book. More features can be further added to the book viewer through its plugin architecture.

== Structured data NOW: seeding schema.org in library systems ==

* [http://coffeecode.net Dan Scott], Laurentian University
** Previous code4lib presentations: [https://archive.org/details/code4lib.conf.2008.pres.CouchDBsacrilege CouchDB is sacrilege... mmm, delicious sacrilege] at Code4Lib 2008

The semantic web, linked data, and structured data are all fantastic ideas with a barrier imposed by implementation constraints. If their system does not allow customizations, or the institution lacks skilled human resources, it does not matter how enthused a given library might be about publishing structured data... it will not happen. However, if the software in use simply publishes structured data by default, then the web will be populated for free. Really! No extra resources necessary.

This presentation highlights Dan's work with systems such as Evergreen, Koha, and VuFind to enable the publication of schema.org structured data out-of-the-box. Along the way, we reflect the current state of the W3C Schema.org Bibliographic Extension community group efforts to shape the evolution of the schema.org vocabulary. Finally, hold on tight as we contemplate next steps and the possibilities of a world where structured data is the norm on the web.

== Towards Pasta Code Nirvana: Using JavaScript MVC to Fill Your Programming Ravioli ==

* Bret Davidson, North Carolina State University Libraries, bret_davidson@ncsu.edu
** Previous Code4Lib Presentations: [http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_talks_proposals#Data-Driven_Documents:_Visualizing_library_data_with_D3.js Visualizing library data with D3.js] at Code4Lib 2013

JavaScript MVC frameworks are ushering in a golden age of robust and responsive web applications that take advantage of evergreen browsers, performant JS engines, and the unprecedented reach provided by billions of personal computing devices. The web browser has emerged as the world’s most popular application runtime and the complexity[1] and scope of JavaScript applications has exploded accordingly. Server-side web frameworks like Rails and Django have helped developers adhere to best practices like modularity, dependency injection, and unit testing for years, practices that are now being applied to JavaScript development through projects like Backbone[2], Ember[3], and Angular[4].

This talk will discuss the issues JavaScript MVC frameworks are trying to solve, common features like data binding, implications for the future of web development[5], and the appropriateness of JavaScript MVC for library applications.

*[1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti_code
*[2]http://backbonejs.org
*[3]http://emberjs.com
*[4]http://angularjs.org
*[5]http://tomdale.net/2013/09/progressive-enhancement-is-dead/

== WebSockets for Real-Time and Interactive Interfaces ==

* [http://ronallo.com Jason Ronallo], NCSU Libraries, jason_ronallo@ncsu.edu

Previous Code4Lib presentations:
* [http://code4lib.org/conference/2012/ronallo HTML5 Microdata and Schema.org] 2012
* [http://code4lib.org/conference/2013/ronallo HTML5 Video Now!] 2013

Watching the Google Analytics Real-Time dashboard for the first time was mesmerizing. As soon as someone visited a site, I could see what page they were on. For a digital collections site with a lot of images, it was fun to see what visitors were looking at. But getting from Google Analytics to the image or other content of what was currently being viewed was cumbersome. The real-time experience was something I wanted share with others. I'll show you how I used a WebSocket service to create a real-time interface to digital collections.

In the Hunt Library at NCSU we have some large video walls. I wanted to make HTML-based exhibits that featured viewer interactions. I'll show you how I converted Listen to Wikipedia [1] into an bring-your-own-device interactive exhibit. With WebSockets any HTML page can be remote controlled by any internet connected device.

I will attempt to include real-time audience participation.

[1] http://listen.hatnote.com/

== Rapid Development of Automated Tasks with the File Analyzer ==

* Terry Brady, Georgetown University Libraries, twb27@georgetown.edu

The Georgetown University Libraries have customized the File Analyzer and Metadata Harvester application (https://github.com/Georgetown-University-Libraries/File-Analyzer) to solve a number of library automation challenges:
* validating digitized and reformatted files
* validating vendor statistics for counter compliance
* preparing collections of digital files for archiving and ingest
* manipulating ILS import and export files

The File Analyzer application was used by the US National Archives to validate 3.5 million digitized images from the 1940 Census. After implementing a customized ingest workflow within the File Analyzer, the Georgetown University Libraries was able to process an ingest backlog of over a thousand files of digital resources into DigitalGeorgetown, the Libraries’ Digital Collections and Institutional Repository platform. Georgetown is currently developing customized workflows that integrate Apache Tika, BagIt, and Marc conversion utilities.

The File Analyzer is a desktop application with a powerful framework for implementing customized file validation and transformation rules. As new rules are deployed, they are presented to users within a user interface that is easy (and powerful) to use.

Learn about the functionality that is available for download, how you can use this tool to automate workflows from digital collections to ILS ingests to electronic resources statistics and also discuss the opportunities to collaborate on enhancements to this application!

== GeoHydra: How to Build a Geospatial Digital Library with Fedora ==

* [http://stanford.edu/~drh Darren Hardy], Stanford University, drh@stanford.edu

Geographically-rich data are exploding and putting fear in those trying to
tackle integrating them into existing digital library infrastructures.
Building a spatial data infrastructure that integrates with your digital
library infrastructure need not be a daunting task. We have successfully
deployed a geospatial digital library infrastructure using Fedora and
open-source geospatial software [1]. We'll discuss the primary design
decisions and technologies that led to a production deployment within a few
months. Briefly, our architecture revolves around discovery, delivery, and
metadata pipelines using open-source OpenGeoPortal [2], Solr [3], GeoServer
[4], PostGIS [5], and GeoNetwork [6] technologies, plus the proprietary ESRI
ArcMap [7] -- the GIS industry's workhorse. Finally, we'll discuss the key
skillsets needed to build and maintain a spatial data infrastructure.

[1] http://foss4g.org
[2] http://opengeoportal.org
[3] http://lucene.apache.org/solr
[4] http://geoserver.org
[5] http://postgis.net
[6] http://geonetwork-opensource.org
[7] http://esri.com

==Under the Hood of Hadoop Processing at OCLC Research ==

[http://roytennant.com/ Roy Tennant]

* Previous Code4Lib presentations: 2006: "The Case for Code4Lib 501c(3)"

[http://hadoop.apache.org/ Apache Hadoop] is widely used by Yahoo!, Google, and many others to process massive amounts of data quickly. OCLC Research uses a 40-node compute cluster with Hadoop and HBase to process the 300 million MARC records of WorldCat in various ways. This presentation will explain how Hadoop MapReduce works and illustrate it with specific examples and code. The role of the jobtracker in both monitoring and reporting on processes will be explained. String searching WorldCat will also be demonstrated live.

== Quick and Easy Data Visualization with Google Visualization API and Google Chart Libraries ==

[http://bohyunkim.net/blog Bohyun Kim], Florida International University, bohyun.kim@fiu.edu
* 'No' previous Code4Lib presentations

Do most of the data that your library collects stay in spreadsheets or are published as a static table with a series of boring numbers? Do your library stakeholders spend more time collecting the data than using it as a decision-making tool because the data is presented in a way that makes it hard for them [http://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/gallery to quickly grasp its significance? ]

This talk will provide an overview of [http://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/reference Google Visualization API] [2] and [http://developers.google.com/chart/ Google Chart Libraries] [3] to get you started on the way to quickly query and visualize your library data from remote data sources (e.g. a Google Spreadsheet or your own database) with (or without) cool-looking user-controls, animation effects, and even a dashboard.

== Leap Motion + Rare Books: A hands-free way to view and interact with rare books in 3D ==

[http://http://www.youtube.com/user/jpdenzer Juan Denzer], Binghamton University, jdenzer@binghamton.edu
* 'No' previous Code4Lib presentations

As rare books become more delicate over time, making them available to the public becomes harder. We at Binghamton University Library have developed an application that makes it easier to view rare books without ever having to touch them. We have combined the Leap Motion hands-free device and 3D rendered models to create a new virtual experience for the viewer.

The application allows the user to rotate and zoom in on a 3D representation of a rare book. The user is also able to ‘open’ the virtual book and flip through it using a natural user interface. Such as swiping the hand left or right to turn the page.

The application is built on the .Net framework and is written in C#. 3D models are created using simple 3D software such as sketchup or Blender. Scans of the book cover and spine are created using simple flatbed scanners. The inside pages are scanned using overhead scanners.

This talk with discuss the technologies used in developing the application and virtually any library could implement the application with virtually no coding at all. This presentation will have a demonstration of the software and also a chance for audience members to experience the Rare Book Leap Motion App themselves.

== Course Reserves Unleashed! ==

* Bobbi Fox, Library Technology Services, Harvard University, bobbi_fox@harvard.edu
* Gloria Korsman, Andover-Harvard Theological Library
** No previous Code4Lib presentations

Hey kids! Remember when SOAP was used for something other than washing? Our sophisticated (and highly functional) Course Reserves Request system does!

However, while the system is great for submitting and processing course reserve requests, the student-facing presentation through Havard’s home-grown -- and soon to be replaced -- LMS leaves a lot to be desired.

Follow along as we leverage Solr 4 as a No-SQL database, along with more progressive RESTful API techniques, to release Reserves data into the wild without interfering with reserves request processing -- and, in the process, open up the opportunity for other schools to feed their data in as well.

== We Are All Disabled! Universal Web Design Making Web Services Accessible for Everyone ==

Cynthia Ng, Accessibility Librarian, CILS at Langara College
* No previous Code4Lib presentations (not counting lightning talks)

We’re building and improving tools and services all the time, but do you only develop for the “average” user or add things for “disabled” users? We all use “assistive” technology accessing information in a multitude of ways with different platforms, devices, etc. Let’s focus on providing web services that are accessible to everyone without it being onerous or ugly. The aim is to get you thinking about what you can do to make web-based services and content more accessible for all from the beginning or with small amounts of effort whether you're a developer or not.

The goal of the presentation is to provide both developers and content creators with information on simple, practical ways to make web content and web services more accessible. However, rather than thinking about putting in extra effort or making adjustment for those with disabilities, I want to help people think about how to make their websites more accessible for all users through universal web design.

== Personalize your Google Analytics Data with Custom Events and Variables ==

[http://joshwilson.net Josh Wilson], Systems Integration Librarian, State Library of North Carolina - joshwilsonnc@gmail.com

At the State Library of North Carolina, we had more specific questions about the use of our digital collections than standard GA could provide. A few implementations of custom events and custom variables later, we have our answers.

I'll demonstrate how these analytics add-ons work, and why implementation can sometimes be more complicated than just adding a few lines of JavaScript to your ga.js. I'll discuss some specific examples in use at the SLNC:

* Capturing the content of specific metadata fields in CONTENTdm as Custom Events
* Recording Drupal taxonomy terms as Custom Variables

In both instances, this data deepened our understanding of how our sites and collections were being used, and in turn, we were able to report usage more accurately to content contributors and other stakeholders.

More on: [https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gajs/eventTrackerGuide GA Custom Events] | [https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gajs/gaTrackingCustomVariables GA Custom Variables]

== Behold Fedora 4: The Incredible Shrinking Repository! ==

Esmé Cowles, UC San Diego Library. Previous talk: [http://code4lib.org/conference/2013/cowles-critchlow-westbrook All Teh Metadatas Re-Revisited] (2013)

* One repository contains untold numbers of digital objects and powers many Hydra and Islandora apps
* It speaks RDF, but contains no triplestore! (triplestores sold separately, SPARQL Update may be involved, some restrictions apply)
* Flexible enough to tie itself in knots implementing storage and access control policies
* Witness feats of strength and scalability, with dramatically increased performance and clustering
* Plumb the depths of bottomless hierarchies, and marvel at the metadata woven into the very fabric of the repository
* Ponder the paradox of ingesting large files by not ingesting them
* Be amazed as Fedora 4 swallows other systems whole (including Fedora 3 repositories)
* Watch novice developers setup Fedora 4 from scratch, with just a handful of incantations to Git and Maven

The Fedora Commons Repository is the foundation of many digital collections, e-research, digital library, archives, digital preservation, institutional repository and open access publishing systems. This talk will focus on how Fedora 4 improves core repository functionality, adds new features, maintains backwards compatibility, and addresses the shortcomings of Fedora 3.

== Organic Free-Range API Development - Making Web Services That You Will Actually Want to Consume ==

Steve Meyer and Karen Coombs, OCLC

Building web services can have great benefits by providing reusability of data and functionality. Underpinning your applications with a web service will allow you to write code once and support multiple environments: your library's web app, mobile applications, the embedded widget in your campus portal. However, building a web service is its own kind of artful programming. Doing it well requires attention to many of the same techniques and requirements as building web applications, though with different outcomes.

So what are the usability principles for web services? How do you build a web service that you (and others) will actually want to use? In this talk, we’ll share some of the lessons learned - the good, the bad, and the ugly - through OCLC's work on the WorldCat Metadata API. This web service is a sophisticated API that provides external clients with read and write access to WorldCat data. It provides a model to help aspiring API creators navigate the potential complications of crafting a web service. We'll cover:

* Loose coupling of data assets and resource-oriented data modeling at the core
* Coding to standards vs. exposure of an internal data model
* Authentication and security for web services: API Keys, Digital Signing, OAuth Flows
* Building web services that behave as a suite so it looks like the left hand knows what the right hand is doing

So at the end of the day, your team will know your API is a very good egg after all.

If accepted, the presenters intend to produce and share a Quick Guide for building a web service that will reflect content presented in the talk.

== Lucene's Latest (for Libraries) ==

erik.hatcher@lucidworks.com

Lucene powers the search capabilities of practically all library discovery platforms, by way of Solr, etc. The Lucene project evolves rapidly, and it's a full-time job to keep up with the ever improving features and scalability. This talk will distill and showcase the most relevant(!) advancements to date.

[[:Category:Code4Lib2014]]

2014 Prepared Talk Proposals

2013-11-07T09:35:17Z

Erikhatcher:

==2014 Prepared Talk Proposals==

'''Proposals for Prepared Talks:'''

Prepared talks are 20 minutes (including setup and questions), and should focus on one or more of the following areas:

* ''Projects'' you've worked on which incorporate innovative implementation of existing technologies and/or development of new software
* ''Tools and technologies'' – How to get the most out of existing tools, standards and protocols (and ideas on how to make them better)
* ''Technical issues'' - Big issues in library technology that should be addressed or better understood
* ''Relevant non-technical issues'' – Concerns of interest to the Code4Lib community which are not strictly technical in nature, e.g. collaboration, diversity, organizational challenges, etc.

'''To Propose a Talk'''
* Log in to the wiki in order to submit a proposal. If you are not already registered, follow the instructions to do so.
* Provide a title and brief (500 words or fewer) description of your proposed talk.
* If you so choose, you may also indicate when, if ever, you have presented at a prior Code4Lib conference. This information is completely optional, but it may assist us in opening the conference to new presenters.

As in past years, the Code4Lib community will vote on proposals that they would like to see included in the program. This year, however, only the top 10 proposals will be guaranteed a slot at the conference. Additional presentations will be selected by the Program Committee in an effort to ensure diversity in program content. Community votes will, of course, still weigh heavily in these decisions.

Presenters whose proposals are selected for inclusion in the program will be guaranteed an opportunity to register for the conference. The standard conference registration fee will still apply.

''Proposals can be submitted through '''Friday, November 8, 2013, at 5pm PST'''''. Voting will commence on November 18, 2013 and continue through December 6, 2013. The final line-up of presentations will be announced in early January, 2014.

'''Talk Proposals'''

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== Using Drupal to drive alternative presentation systems ==

* [[User:Highermath|Cary Gordon]], The Cherry Hill Company, cgordon@chillco.com

Recently, we have been building systems that use angular.js, Rails, or other systems for presentation, while leveraging Drupal's sophisticated content management capabilities on the back end.

So far, these have been one-way systems, but as we move to Drupal 8 we are beginning to explore ways to further decouple the presentation and CMS functions.

== A Book, a Web Browser and a Tablet: How Bibliotheca Alexandrina's Book Viewer Framework Makes It Possible ==

* [[User:Mohammed.abuouda|Mohammed Abu ouda]], Bibliotheca Alexandrina (The new Library of Alexandria)

A lot of institutions around the world are engaged in multiple digitization projects aiming at preserving the human knowledge present in books and availing them through multiple channels to people around the whole globe. These efforts will sure help close the digital gap particularly with the arrival of affordable e-readers, mobile phones and network coverage. However, the digital reading experience has not yet arrived to its maximum potential. Many readers miss features they like in their good old books and wish to find them in their digital counterpart. In an attempt to create a unique digital reading experience, Bibliotheca Alexandria (BA) created a flexible book viewing framework that is currently used to access its current collection of more than 300,000 digital books in five different languages which includes the largest collection of digitized Arabic books.

Using open source tools, BA used the framework to develop a modular book viewer that can be deployed in different environments and is currently at the heart of various BA projects. The Book viewer provides several features creating a more natural reading experience. As with physical books, the reader can now personalize the books he reads by adding annotations like highlights, underlines and sticky notes to capture his thoughts and ideas in addition to being able to share the book with friends on social networks. The reader can perform a search across the content of the book receiving highlighted search results within the pages of the book. More features can be further added to the book viewer through its plugin architecture.

== Structured data NOW: seeding schema.org in library systems ==

* [http://coffeecode.net Dan Scott], Laurentian University
** Previous code4lib presentations: [https://archive.org/details/code4lib.conf.2008.pres.CouchDBsacrilege CouchDB is sacrilege... mmm, delicious sacrilege] at Code4Lib 2008

The semantic web, linked data, and structured data are all fantastic ideas with a barrier imposed by implementation constraints. If their system does not allow customizations, or the institution lacks skilled human resources, it does not matter how enthused a given library might be about publishing structured data... it will not happen. However, if the software in use simply publishes structured data by default, then the web will be populated for free. Really! No extra resources necessary.

This presentation highlights Dan's work with systems such as Evergreen, Koha, and VuFind to enable the publication of schema.org structured data out-of-the-box. Along the way, we reflect the current state of the W3C Schema.org Bibliographic Extension community group efforts to shape the evolution of the schema.org vocabulary. Finally, hold on tight as we contemplate next steps and the possibilities of a world where structured data is the norm on the web.

== Towards Pasta Code Nirvana: Using JavaScript MVC to Fill Your Programming Ravioli ==

* Bret Davidson, North Carolina State University Libraries, bret_davidson@ncsu.edu
** Previous Code4Lib Presentations: [http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_talks_proposals#Data-Driven_Documents:_Visualizing_library_data_with_D3.js Visualizing library data with D3.js] at Code4Lib 2013

JavaScript MVC frameworks are ushering in a golden age of robust and responsive web applications that take advantage of evergreen browsers, performant JS engines, and the unprecedented reach provided by billions of personal computing devices. The web browser has emerged as the world’s most popular application runtime and the complexity[1] and scope of JavaScript applications has exploded accordingly. Server-side web frameworks like Rails and Django have helped developers adhere to best practices like modularity, dependency injection, and unit testing for years, practices that are now being applied to JavaScript development through projects like Backbone[2], Ember[3], and Angular[4].

This talk will discuss the issues JavaScript MVC frameworks are trying to solve, common features like data binding, implications for the future of web development[5], and the appropriateness of JavaScript MVC for library applications.

*[1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti_code
*[2]http://backbonejs.org
*[3]http://emberjs.com
*[4]http://angularjs.org
*[5]http://tomdale.net/2013/09/progressive-enhancement-is-dead/

== WebSockets for Real-Time and Interactive Interfaces ==

* [http://ronallo.com Jason Ronallo], NCSU Libraries, jason_ronallo@ncsu.edu

Previous Code4Lib presentations:
* [http://code4lib.org/conference/2012/ronallo HTML5 Microdata and Schema.org] 2012
* [http://code4lib.org/conference/2013/ronallo HTML5 Video Now!] 2013

Watching the Google Analytics Real-Time dashboard for the first time was mesmerizing. As soon as someone visited a site, I could see what page they were on. For a digital collections site with a lot of images, it was fun to see what visitors were looking at. But getting from Google Analytics to the image or other content of what was currently being viewed was cumbersome. The real-time experience was something I wanted share with others. I'll show you how I used a WebSocket service to create a real-time interface to digital collections.

In the Hunt Library at NCSU we have some large video walls. I wanted to make HTML-based exhibits that featured viewer interactions. I'll show you how I converted Listen to Wikipedia [1] into an bring-your-own-device interactive exhibit. With WebSockets any HTML page can be remote controlled by any internet connected device.

I will attempt to include real-time audience participation.

[1] http://listen.hatnote.com/

== Rapid Development of Automated Tasks with the File Analyzer ==

* Terry Brady, Georgetown University Libraries, twb27@georgetown.edu

The Georgetown University Libraries have customized the File Analyzer and Metadata Harvester application (https://github.com/Georgetown-University-Libraries/File-Analyzer) to solve a number of library automation challenges:
* validating digitized and reformatted files
* validating vendor statistics for counter compliance
* preparing collections of digital files for archiving and ingest
* manipulating ILS import and export files

The File Analyzer application was used by the US National Archives to validate 3.5 million digitized images from the 1940 Census. After implementing a customized ingest workflow within the File Analyzer, the Georgetown University Libraries was able to process an ingest backlog of over a thousand files of digital resources into DigitalGeorgetown, the Libraries’ Digital Collections and Institutional Repository platform. Georgetown is currently developing customized workflows that integrate Apache Tika, BagIt, and Marc conversion utilities.

The File Analyzer is a desktop application with a powerful framework for implementing customized file validation and transformation rules. As new rules are deployed, they are presented to users within a user interface that is easy (and powerful) to use.

Learn about the functionality that is available for download, how you can use this tool to automate workflows from digital collections to ILS ingests to electronic resources statistics and also discuss the opportunities to collaborate on enhancements to this application!

== GeoHydra: How to Build a Geospatial Digital Library with Fedora ==

* [http://stanford.edu/~drh Darren Hardy], Stanford University, drh@stanford.edu

Geographically-rich data are exploding and putting fear in those trying to
tackle integrating them into existing digital library infrastructures.
Building a spatial data infrastructure that integrates with your digital
library infrastructure need not be a daunting task. We have successfully
deployed a geospatial digital library infrastructure using Fedora and
open-source geospatial software [1]. We'll discuss the primary design
decisions and technologies that led to a production deployment within a few
months. Briefly, our architecture revolves around discovery, delivery, and
metadata pipelines using open-source OpenGeoPortal [2], Solr [3], GeoServer
[4], PostGIS [5], and GeoNetwork [6] technologies, plus the proprietary ESRI
ArcMap [7] -- the GIS industry's workhorse. Finally, we'll discuss the key
skillsets needed to build and maintain a spatial data infrastructure.

[1] http://foss4g.org
[2] http://opengeoportal.org
[3] http://lucene.apache.org/solr
[4] http://geoserver.org
[5] http://postgis.net
[6] http://geonetwork-opensource.org
[7] http://esri.com

==Under the Hood of Hadoop Processing at OCLC Research ==

[http://roytennant.com/ Roy Tennant]

* Previous Code4Lib presentations: 2006: "The Case for Code4Lib 501c(3)"

[http://hadoop.apache.org/ Apache Hadoop] is widely used by Yahoo!, Google, and many others to process massive amounts of data quickly. OCLC Research uses a 40-node compute cluster with Hadoop and HBase to process the 300 million MARC records of WorldCat in various ways. This presentation will explain how Hadoop MapReduce works and illustrate it with specific examples and code. The role of the jobtracker in both monitoring and reporting on processes will be explained. String searching WorldCat will also be demonstrated live.

== Quick and Easy Data Visualization with Google Visualization API and Google Chart Libraries ==

[http://bohyunkim.net/blog Bohyun Kim], Florida International University, bohyun.kim@fiu.edu
* 'No' previous Code4Lib presentations

Do most of the data that your library collects stay in spreadsheets or are published as a static table with a series of boring numbers? Do your library stakeholders spend more time collecting the data than using it as a decision-making tool because the data is presented in a way that makes it hard for them [http://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/gallery to quickly grasp its significance? ]

This talk will provide an overview of [http://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/reference Google Visualization API] [2] and [http://developers.google.com/chart/ Google Chart Libraries] [3] to get you started on the way to quickly query and visualize your library data from remote data sources (e.g. a Google Spreadsheet or your own database) with (or without) cool-looking user-controls, animation effects, and even a dashboard.

== Leap Motion + Rare Books: A hands-free way to view and interact with rare books in 3D ==

[http://http://www.youtube.com/user/jpdenzer Juan Denzer], Binghamton University, jdenzer@binghamton.edu
* 'No' previous Code4Lib presentations

As rare books become more delicate over time, making them available to the public becomes harder. We at Binghamton University Library have developed an application that makes it easier to view rare books without ever having to touch them. We have combined the Leap Motion hands-free device and 3D rendered models to create a new virtual experience for the viewer.

The application allows the user to rotate and zoom in on a 3D representation of a rare book. The user is also able to ‘open’ the virtual book and flip through it using a natural user interface. Such as swiping the hand left or right to turn the page.

The application is built on the .Net framework and is written in C#. 3D models are created using simple 3D software such as sketchup or Blender. Scans of the book cover and spine are created using simple flatbed scanners. The inside pages are scanned using overhead scanners.

This talk with discuss the technologies used in developing the application and virtually any library could implement the application with virtually no coding at all. This presentation will have a demonstration of the software and also a chance for audience members to experience the Rare Book Leap Motion App themselves.

== Course Reserves Unleashed! ==

* Bobbi Fox, Library Technology Services, Harvard University, bobbi_fox@harvard.edu
* Gloria Korsman, Andover-Harvard Theological Library
** No previous Code4Lib presentations

Hey kids! Remember when SOAP was used for something other than washing? Our sophisticated (and highly functional) Course Reserves Request system does!

However, while the system is great for submitting and processing course reserve requests, the student-facing presentation through Havard’s home-grown -- and soon to be replaced -- LMS leaves a lot to be desired.

Follow along as we leverage Solr 4 as a No-SQL database, along with more progressive RESTful API techniques, to release Reserves data into the wild without interfering with reserves request processing -- and, in the process, open up the opportunity for other schools to feed their data in as well.

== We Are All Disabled! Universal Web Design Making Web Services Accessible for Everyone ==

Cynthia Ng, Accessibility Librarian, CILS at Langara College
* No previous Code4Lib presentations (not counting lightning talks)

We’re building and improving tools and services all the time, but do you only develop for the “average” user or add things for “disabled” users? We all use “assistive” technology accessing information in a multitude of ways with different platforms, devices, etc. Let’s focus on providing web services that are accessible to everyone without it being onerous or ugly. The aim is to get you thinking about what you can do to make web-based services and content more accessible for all from the beginning or with small amounts of effort whether you're a developer or not.

The goal of the presentation is to provide both developers and content creators with information on simple, practical ways to make web content and web services more accessible. However, rather than thinking about putting in extra effort or making adjustment for those with disabilities, I want to help people think about how to make their websites more accessible for all users through universal web design.

== Personalize your Google Analytics Data with Custom Events and Variables ==

[http://joshwilson.net Josh Wilson], Systems Integration Librarian, State Library of North Carolina - joshwilsonnc@gmail.com

At the State Library of North Carolina, we had more specific questions about the use of our digital collections than standard GA could provide. A few implementations of custom events and custom variables later, we have our answers.

I'll demonstrate how these analytics add-ons work, and why implementation can sometimes be more complicated than just adding a few lines of JavaScript to your ga.js. I'll discuss some specific examples in use at the SLNC:

* Capturing the content of specific metadata fields in CONTENTdm as Custom Events
* Recording Drupal taxonomy terms as Custom Variables

In both instances, this data deepened our understanding of how our sites and collections were being used, and in turn, we were able to report usage more accurately to content contributors and other stakeholders.

More on: [https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gajs/eventTrackerGuide GA Custom Events] | [https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gajs/gaTrackingCustomVariables GA Custom Variables]

== Behold Fedora 4: The Incredible Shrinking Repository! ==

Esmé Cowles, UC San Diego Library. Previous talk: [http://code4lib.org/conference/2013/cowles-critchlow-westbrook All Teh Metadatas Re-Revisited] (2013)

* One repository contains untold numbers of digital objects and powers many Hydra and Islandora apps
* It speaks RDF, but contains no triplestore! (triplestores sold separately, SPARQL Update may be involved, some restrictions apply)
* Flexible enough to tie itself in knots implementing storage and access control policies
* Witness feats of strength and scalability, with dramatically increased performance and clustering
* Plumb the depths of bottomless hierarchies, and marvel at the metadata woven into the very fabric of the repository
* Ponder the paradox of ingesting large files by not ingesting them
* Be amazed as Fedora 4 swallows other systems whole (including Fedora 3 repositories)
* Watch novice developers setup Fedora 4 from scratch, with just a handful of incantations to Git and Maven

The Fedora Commons Repository is the foundation of many digital collections, e-research, digital library, archives, digital preservation, institutional repository and open access publishing systems. This talk will focus on how Fedora 4 improves core repository functionality, adds new features, maintains backwards compatibility, and addresses the shortcomings of Fedora 3.

== Organic Free-Range API Development - Making Web Services That You Will Actually Want to Consume ==

Steve Meyer and Karen Coombs, OCLC

Building web services can have great benefits by providing reusability of data and functionality. Underpinning your applications with a web service will allow you to write code once and support multiple environments: your library's web app, mobile applications, the embedded widget in your campus portal. However, building a web service is its own kind of artful programming. Doing it well requires attention to many of the same techniques and requirements as building web applications, though with different outcomes.

So what are the usability principles for web services? How do you build a web service that you (and others) will actually want to use? In this talk, we’ll share some of the lessons learned - the good, the bad, and the ugly - through OCLC's work on the WorldCat Metadata API. This web service is a sophisticated API that provides external clients with read and write access to WorldCat data. It provides a model to help aspiring API creators navigate the potential complications of crafting a web service. We'll cover:

* Loose coupling of data assets and resource-oriented data modeling at the core
* Coding to standards vs. exposure of an internal data model
* Authentication and security for web services: API Keys, Digital Signing, OAuth Flows
* Building web services that behave as a suite so it looks like the left hand knows what the right hand is doing

So at the end of the day, your team will know your API is a very good egg after all.

If accepted, the presenters intend to produce and share a Quick Guide for building a web service that will reflect content presented in the talk.

== Lucene's Latest (for Libraries) ==

Lucene powers the search capabilities of practically all library discovery platforms, by way of Solr, etc. The Lucene project evolves rapidly, and it's a full-time job to keep up with the ever improving features and scalability. This talk will distill and showcase the most relevant(!) advancements to date.

erik.hatcher@lucidworks.com

[[:Category:Code4Lib2014]]

2014 Prepared Talk Proposals

2013-11-07T09:00:37Z

Erikhatcher: fixed link to Solr :)

C4L2010 social activities

2010-02-24T02:34:09Z

Erikhatcher: /* Jogging */

==Code4Lib 2010 social activities ==

==Ideas==
[http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009912010314 New breweries opening]

[http://digital.library.appstate.edu/code4lib2010.html Original Proposal (suggests some nearby events)]

[http://ashevilletwitterhashtags.blogspot.com/2009/09/asheville-beer-avlbeer.html Asheville Beer Hashtag]

==Planned events==

Plan one if you like! Either on your own or you can [[Committees_sign-up_page|join the social activities committee]].

== Asheville Brews Cruise ==

"Experience a taste of Asheville’s thriving local beer scene with an exclusive tour of three of our award-winning microbreweries." - http://www.brewscruise.com/asheville/

A big shout out to [http://www.talis.com Talis] for stepping up and sponsoring a portion of this event. Our first stop on the cruise will be a brewery slash pizza joint and Talis has generously offered to pay for our pizza. Yay!

==== Itinerary ====

# Pickup from the hotel is tentatively scheduled for 6:15pm. Those who haven't pre-paid should try to get there a little early.
# Stop #1 will be the Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. where we will sample 16-20 different beers and consume our delicious, alcohol-absorbing, [http://www.talis.com Talis]-sponsored pizza.
# Stop #2 will be Highland Brewing Company, "Asheville's 1st and largest brewing company"
# Stop #3 will be the French Broad Brewery which "specializes in a variety of European style beers."
# Expected return to the hotel is around 9:30-10pm

==== Cost & Payment ====

The cost for the cruise is $40 per person. You have one options for paying:

# Bring $40 with you on the night of the cruise. I've been told they have a hand-held credit card machine for the cash-strapped.

'''UPDATE''': I've had enough people prepay. Just bring cash or a credit card on Tuesday night.

==== Signup ====

'''Sorry, the event is full!''' We were forced to set a limit of 48 persons due to that's the max number of folks that will fit into two party buses, plus we don't want to overwhelm the staffs at the breweries. There is, however, a waitlist that someone started below.

# Jay Luker (organizing, not driving) - '''paid'''
# Mike Giarlo (inebriator) - '''paid'''
# Rob Casson (drunk) - '''paid'''
# Declan Fleming (beer receptacle) - '''paid'''
# Jim Safley (recovering teetotaler)
# Ian Walls (epicurean of ale)
# Christopher Spalding (thirsty)
# Jon Gorman (imbiber of that which is good) - '''paid'''
# Lori Stethers (token female)
# Carol Ou (beer enthusiast) - '''paid'''
# Cristóbal Palmer (Reinheitsgebot skeptic)
# Tod Olson (enabler) - '''paid'''
# Mark Matienzo (alefounder) - '''paid'''
# Sibyl Schaefer (barfly)
# Tania Fersenheim (Gold Medalist - Ithaca Beerlympics - Summer 1993)
# Melissa Manolis (Beer lacky and Librarian Groupie)- '''paid'''
# Greg McClellan (master of beerology and beeronomy)- '''paid'''
# Mark Gallagher (Thing 1)
# Matt Bachtell (Thing 2)
# Eric James (pour)
# Ray Schwartz (mighty thirsty)
# Mike Flakus (ipa all the way)
# Ben Florin (sounds neat--what's "beer"?) - '''paid'''
# Ryan Wick (it comes in pints?) - '''paid'''
# Sam Kome (have churchkey, will travel) - '''paid'''
# Joe Atzberger - '''paid'''
# Brendan Gallagher
# Chris Beer
# Tom Keays (growler) - '''paid'''
# Ross Singer (empty vessel waiting to be filled)
# Eric Hellman (49 IBU) - '''paid'''
# Cody Hennesy (don't mind if i do) - '''paid'''
# Michael Vandenburg
# Andrew Nagy
# Rosalyn Metz - '''paid'''
# Esmé Cowles - '''paid'''
# Sean Hannan (Peer Pressured) - '''paid'''
# Scott Garrison (just made it by the froth of his beer?) - '''paid'''
# Dan Suchy ( [no longer] late and now full of gratitude) - '''paid'''
# Spencer Lamm
# Robert Haschart
# Ed Corrado
# Sean Chen
# David Bucknum
# Chris Sharp
# Peter Murray
# Chuck Koscher
# Will Brockman

'''There is a max of 48 persons for this event. Sorry!'''

===== Wait List =====

I'll try to monitor the waitlist and add folks automatically if someone else drops out. Would be a good idea to specify an email address or some other means of contact so that I can notify you if you make it in.

===== Paid, but can't go list =====

# Cary Gordon (hip hoppist) - '''refunded'''

== Non-beer-related Tuesday night activities (as if that were desired) ==

=== Dinner at Somewhere Other Than the Laughing Seed ===

Meet in the hotel lobby at 6pm. I (Julia) am going to try to call and make reservations during the afternoon break; check back after break for updates.

UPDATE: The Laughing Seed is closed on Tuesday. Whoops. Let's meet in the lobby at 6pm and figure out a plan from there.

What about: Rosetta's Kitchen http://rosettaskitchen.com/
# Julia Bauder
# Emily Lynema (Julia, I might be running a few minutes late if we can not make the res. right at 6pm if possible). (JB: Sure, I was going to make the reservations for 6:30, to give us time to gather up and walk down there.)
# Gwen Exner
# David Woodbury
# Susan Teague-Rector
# Erin White
# Adam Rogers

== 12 Bones BBQ Dinner Excursion ==
(was a lunch excursion)

[http://www.12bones.com/ 12 Bones BBQ] is widely considered the best BBQ in Asheville [[http://www.yelp.com/biz/12-bones-smokehouse-asheville *]]. However it is only open from 11-4, M-F. We would like to organize a group so that we can rent out the place on Wednesday night. If we get at least 50 people, it will be doable.

'''When:''' Wednesday, February 24th

'''Time:''' Cash Bar: 6:00pm
Dinner: 6:30pm

'''Where:''' 5 Riverside Drive Asheville NC, 28801
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=31+Woodfin+Street,+Asheville,+NC+28801+(Renaissance+Asheville+Hotel)&daddr=5+Riverside+Drive,+Asheville,+NC+28801-3134&geocode=FbUsHwIdtWIU-yF_M0r573W8WykTXk8JWPNZiDEFKzEaZpTYaQ%3BFQ36HgIdayEU-w&gl=us&hl=en&mra=cc&sll=35.592378,-82.556462&sspn=0.016053,0.038581&ie=UTF8&z=15 Driving Directions] (5 minutes)
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=31+Woodfin+Street,+Asheville,+NC+28801+(Renaissance+Asheville+Hotel)&daddr=5+Riverside+Drive,+Asheville,+NC+28801-3134&geocode=FbUsHwIdtWIU-yF_M0r573W8WykTXk8JWPNZiDEFKzEaZpTYaQ%3BFQ36HgIdayEU-w&gl=us&hl=en&mra=cc&dirflg=w&sll=35.592378,-82.556462&sspn=0.016053,0.038581&ie=UTF8&z=15 Walking Directions] (30 minutes / 1.7 miles)
*Cabbing Directions: If you all would like to organize into cabs, I would suggest meeting in the lobby of the hotel between 5:45pm and 6:00pm and figuring things out from there. While I would normally love to help out with 80 people taking cabs (insert sarcasm here), I'll probably already be at the venue. A couple of cab companies I found are:
**New Blue Bird Taxi Company - (828) 258-8331
**Checker Cab Service - (828) 254-1155

'''Menu:'''
This will be buffet style. So bring your appetite.
*Pulled Pork
*Chopped Beef Brisket
*Corn Bread
*Buns
*Mashed Sweet Taters
*Sweet Vinegar Coleslaw
*Collard Greens (contains meat)
*Fountain Drinks/Sweet Tea/Unsweetened Tea

==== BBQ Excursion Signup ====

For the time being please indicate interest in the BBQ excursion by adding your name to the list below. We'll figure out a way to coordinate and communicate the details somewhere down the line.

# Rosalyn Metz (the new organizer)
# Jay Luker (demoted but still devoted)
# Mike Giarlo (consumer)
# Rob Casson (glutton)
# Declan Fleming (condor)
# Erik Hatcher (carnivore)
# Christopher Spalding (digs swine)
# Mike Durbin (Porkaholic)
# Jeremy Frumkin (alloftheabove)
# Jon Gorman (Aficionado of smoke, flame, and good sauces)
# Michael Klein (EAT PIG)
# Mark Matienzo (saucy fellow)
# Cary Gordon (do they have vegan pig?)
# Sibyl Schaefer (finger licker)
# Greg McClellan (Mmmm... Pig)
# Ranti Junus (beef and chicken cheerleader)
# Tania Fersenheim (can't think of any non-vulgar tag lines)
# Matt Bachtell (hope they have vinegar based BBQ)
# Ray Schwartz (I eat vegetarians)
# Dileshni Jayasinghe (I just like to eat)
# Joe Atzberger (con carne)
# Michael Doran (a YES for Wednesday night)
# Thom Cox (ancho pepper addict)
# Chris Strauber (meat and flame!)
# Cindy Harper (I'm sorry, Babe)
# Brendan Gallagher
# Chris Beer
# Alexander O'Neill
# Bess Sadler
# Joyce Ouchida
# Ross Singer (Some Pig)
# Tod Olson (omnivore sans dilemma)
# Paul Joseph
# Vinita Tuteja
#
# Ryan Wick
# Becky Yoose (bringing the wetwipe napkins)
# Joyce Chapman
# Andrew Darby
# Cory Lown
# Peter Murray (who knows that NC BBQ means one has to actually add the BBQ sauce)
# Jean Rainwater
# Matt Cordial
# Carol Ou (dinnertime excursion works for me)
# Karen Coombs
# Dan Lucas
# Gerald Snyder
# Michael Silver
# Julia Bauder (dinner partier)
# Andreas Orphanides (I want to go to there.)
# Michael Vandenburg
# Wendy Huot
# David Bucknum
# Jason Casden
# Graham Stewart
# Joseph Ryan
# Dhanushka Samarakoon
# Eric Crenshaw
# Katherine Lynch
# Stephen Meyer
# Antonio Barrera (whats a BBQ without me)
# Ron Peterson
# Andrew Nagy (no witty comment)
# Corey Harper (Mmmmmm..... Carolina Pulled Pig)
# Eric Palmitesta
# Ben Florin
# Emily Lynema (pulled pork delicious)
# Erik Mitchell (Who could turn down an 80 person dinner experience?)
# Mike Flakus (pulled-porker)
# Matt Connolly (Memphian)
# Ian Walls
# Benjamin Young (BBQ is a noun)
# Esmé Cowles
# Tim Dennis
# Harry Kaplanian
# Ryan Scherle
# Amy McGuire
# Jason Battles
# Hong Ma
# Vanessa Meireles

(Jørn Thøgersen, Michael Poltorak Nielsen, Toke Eskildsen and Mads Villadsen removed due to snow/airplane incompatibility. We'll eat some pork rinds and think about you)

'''Sorry there is an 80 person limit for this event'''

'''Wait List'''
# Mark Diggory
# Jonathan Rochkind
# Robert Haschart
# Scott Garrison
# Willy Mene
# Daniel Lovins
# Susan Teague-Rector
# Tim Shearer

==Vegetarian Dinner (Weds, AKA BBQ night)==

[http://opheliasworldcafe.info/ Ophelia's World Cafe and Bar] does vegetarian, vegan, raw, gluten-free, sustainable seafood, and locally-raised meat products, with a focus on local and organic. Also, a full bar. [http://www.yelp.com/biz/ophelias-world-cafe-and-bar-asheville yelp reviews]. Please note they are going to give us a smaller menu to help make sure we all get to eat in a reasonable amount of time.

* max of 36 people
* meet at hotel to walk together - 6:30pm
* We are confirmed with the restaurant - reservation is at 6:45
* email Anna3LC if you have any questions - gmail

# Jodi Schneider
# Maccabee Levine (token male)
# Eric Hellman (token carnivore)
# Carol Bean
# Sam Kome (omnivorous w/exception of BBQ)
# Dea Rice (Socialite)
# Sean Hannan (token token collector)
# Vidhya Arvind
# Cristóbal Palmer
# Lori Stethers
# Rick Johnson
# Anna Headley
# Kevin Clarke
# Gabriel Farrell
# Eric James
# Betsy Coles
# Harish Maringanti
# Emily Molanphy
# Shawn Averkamp
# Kevin Reiss
# Birkin
# Jon Stroop
# Birong Ho
# William Denton
# Gretchen Gueguen
# Steven Shelton
# Banurekha Lakshminarayanan
# Dan Brubaker Horst
# Martin Mehrling
# Dan Chudnov
# Erin Germ
# Naomi Dushay
# Shekhar Krishnan
# Schuyler Erle
# Spencer Lamm
# Brian Seitz
# '''We're full!'''

'''Wait List'''
# Yvonne Federowicz
# Nicolas Steenlant
# Susan Teague Rector
# Sarah Kahn
# Jean Rainwater

== Newcomer Dinner ==
First time at code4lib? Join fellow c4l newbies and veterans for an evening of food, socializing, and stimulating discussions about the many uses of bacon.

Code4Lib veterans, you're invited too. Join us in welcoming the newcomers!

'''Tentative plans (more information to come)'''
* When: Monday evening
* Time: 6 PM
* Where: Meet in the hotel lobby. Restaurants - Look below
* Mastermind (if you have any questions): [mailto:yoosebj@muohio.edu Becky Yoose]

=== Newcomer Dinner Signup ===

Clarification - you can still sign up if you didn't intially list your name the first time around. Sorry for any misunderstandings on my part. -_-;

'''Restaurants'''

''Guidelines:''
*Max of '''8''' per location
**Please, no waitlisting :(
*ID yourselves so we can get a good mix of new people and veterans
**New folks - n
**c4l vets - v
*One leader needed for each location (code4lib vets only)
**Leader duties
***Make reservations if required; otherwise make sure that the restaurant can handle a group of 8 rowdy library coders
***Herd folks from hotel to restaurant (know where you're going!)

'''Spots still available below! 2/11 - added a couple more restaurants to make sure everyone has a spot!'''

just added- if you're a bit late to sign up, or want a later eating time, please join me.

[http://tableasheville.com/page/276-home Table] (“New American”) - Reservation @ 7:15 for 4. Meet in lobby @ 6:45.
# [Leader] Eric Hellman - v
# Harry Kaplanian - n
# jeremy frumkin
# Terry Reese
# full

[http://www.trippsrestaurants.com/ Tripps Restaurant] (Steakhouse)
# [Leader]
#

[http://www.laughingseed.com/index.php?page=1 Laughing Seed Cafe] (Vegetarian, round two!)
# [Leader]
# Carol Bean - v (willing to be leader if no one else steps up)
# Adam Constabaris - n
# Chris Stockwell - v
# Yvonne Federowicz - v
# Alice Sneary - n
# Tom Burton-West - v

[http://www.mellowmushroom.com/ Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers] (Pizza)
# [Leader]

[http://www.jackofthewood.com/ Jack of the Wood] (another pub for y'all)
# [Leader] Roy Tennant - v
# Monica Claassen-Wilson - n
# Tim Shearer - n
# Kevin Reiss - v
# Mike Durbin - v
# Chuck Koscher - vn
# Antonio Barrera - v
# Esmé Cowles - vn
# '''Full'''

[http://limonesrestaurant.com/page/1240-Home Limones] (Mexican)
# [Leader] Andrew Nagy - v (Reservation for 8 at 6pm is made)
# Clint Bellanger - n (+1 if possible)
# Daniel Lovins - v (Back in the game now)
# Wendy Huot - v
# Paul Joseph - n
# Jill Sexton - n
# Matt Connolly - 40% v
# '''If Bellanger's +1 == 1 more person then this is full'''

'''Sorry, these are full'''

[http://www.bistro1896.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=42 Bistro 1896] (Bistro) ''(res. made for 8 @ 6:30)''

''(meet at in lobby at 6:10pm)''
# [Leader] Cary Gordon (likes anything that involves food) - v
# Yuka Egusa - n
# Masao Takaku - n
# Dao Rong Gong - n (can step up if no v is in this group)
# Mike Lindsey - n
# Willy Mene - n
# Jessie Keck - v
# Eric James - v
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.salsas-asheville.com/ Salsas] (Mexican-Caribbean) - meet in lobby at 6:15pm
# [Leader] Jay Luker - v (no rezzies but they know we're coming ~6:30)
# Gabriel Farrell - v
# Sean Hannan - v
# Scot Colford - v
# Chrissy Rissmeyer - n
# Matt Cordial - v
# Jason Stirnaman - n (sorta)
# Rob Casson - v
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.ichibanwasabi.com/ Wasabi Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar] (Japanese)
# [Leader] Ranti Junus - v ''Reservation at 6:30pm for 8 people. We'll meet in the lobby at 6pm.''
# Caitlin Shanley - n
# Erin White - n
# Chris Strauber - n
# Jodi Schneider - v
# Joyce Chapman - n
# Susan Teague Rector (sort of a newb...)
# Graham Stewart - n (plane lands at 5:09, but will show up eventually ...) ''ranti's note: send me sms to 517-325-3735 on your status, or you can go directly to the resto. Thanks.''
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://tableasheville.com/page/276-home Table] (“New American”) - Reservation @ 6:30 for 8. Meet in lobby @ 6:00.
# [Leader] Devon Smith - v (May be late due to flight delays. Look to Jonathan and/or Jean for leadership if I don't make it.)
# Anna Headley - n
# Cory Rockliff - n
# Jeff Sherwood - n
# Emily King - n
# Laurie Sutherland - n
# Jonathan Rochkind - v
# Jean Rainwater - v
# '''Sorry - full''' - see added 7:15 group above.

[http://www.vincenzos.com/ Vincenzo's] (Italian) - We have a reservation -- meet in the lobby @ 6 and we can walk over together
# [Leader] Bess Sadler - v
# Thom Cox - n
# Alexander O'Neill - n
# Leland Deeds - n
# Erin Germ - n
# Joe Atzberger - v
# Cindy Harper - n
# Vinita Tuteja - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.doccheys.com/menu/ Doc Chey’s Noodle House] (Asian)
# [Leader] Emily Lynema - v - don't do call ahead or reservations, so we'll just have to chance it with our name on the list
# Julia Bauder - n
# Joe Marquez - n
# Jason Battles - n
# Jill Ellern - n
# Michael Vandenburg -n
# Shekhar Krishnan
# Schuyler Erle
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://ashevillebouchon.com/page/2511-Home Bouchon French Bistro] (French) - they don't do reservations; meet in the lobby @ 6 and we'll walk over
# [Leader] Ben Florin -v
# Gwen Exner - n
# Joel Richard - n (super-green!)
# Dan Lucas - n
# Hong Ma - n
# Vanessa Meireles - n
# Mark Diggory - n (but not green)
# David Woodbury - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.melaasheville.com/ Mela Indian Restaurant] (Indian) (reservation made for 6:15 under Darby; meet in lobby)
# [Leader] Andrew Darby - v
# Joyce Ouchida - n
# Eric Celeste (spy) - n
# Kossivi (Jean-Paul) Bessou - n
# Steven Shelton - n
# Jeff Silvis - n
# Ya'aqov Ziso - n
# Banurekha - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://rosettaskitchen.com/our-menu Rosetta's Kitchen] (Vegetarian)
# [Leader] Rosalyn Metz -v
# Cody Hennesy - n
# Sam Kome - n
# John Yorio - n
# Shawn Averkamp - n
# Sarah Kahn- n
# Cory Lown - n
# Maccabee Levine - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.suwanathaiorchid.com/index.php Suwana's Thai Orchid Restaurant] (Thai) (BY - meet in lobby. Look for the crazy lady with the big hat and trench coat...)
# [Leader] Becky Yoose - v
# Andy Mardesich - n
# Amy McGuire
# Birong HO
# Ryan Scherle - n
# Mark Mounts - n
# Dan Brubaker Horst -n
# Rick Johnson - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://thelobstertrap.biz/ The Lobster Trap] (Seafood) (Meet in lobby @ 6. Lobster Trap doesn't take reservations for <12, but we can call ahead to be put on the list.)
# [Leader] Michael Klein - v
# Janis Mathewson - n
# Karen Schwentner - n
# Tom Bennett - n
# Carol Ou - v
# Kenny Ketner - n
# Mike Flakus - n
# Michael Doran - v
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.ashevillebiergarden.com/ The Bier Garden (Pub)]
# [Leader] Mike Giarlo - v
# Dileshni Jayasinghe - n
# David Bucknum - n
# Sean Chen - n
# Sibyl Schaefer - n
# Dan Suchy - n
# Mark Matienzo - v
# Declan Fleming - v
# '''Sorry - full'''

Cut and paste your name to the restaurant of your choice :)
* Ross Singer
* Brendan Gallagher
* Schuyler Erle
* Jason Stirnaman
* Patrick Hochstenbach
* David Chandek-Stark
* David Kennedy
* Robin Hitch
* Graham Stewart
* David Woodbury
* Harry Kaplanian
* Kevin Reiss

== Werewolf! ==
It wouldn't be a tech conference unless we got together one evening to turn into a gang of murdering beasts and hyper-suspicious victims. Facilitated by the one and only mbklein.

* When: Wednesday evening
* Time: 8 PM
* Where: TBA. Watch this space.

=== About Werewolf ===

Werewolf (also known as Mafia) is a parlor game that has become [http://www.wired.co.uk/wired-magazine/archive/2010/03/features/werewolf.aspx the obsession of techie conferences everywhere]. At it's most basic, it's a game of information asymmetry -- a battle between an uninformed majority (the townspeople) and an informed minority (the werewolves who live and hunt among them). At its best, it's an off-the-wall paranoid screaming match. There are dozens of variations -- we'll start with the basics, and depending on everyone's stamina and desire to keep playing, save the tricky stuff for later. Hopefully by the end of the evening all the participants will be jibbering, jumpy, sleep-deprived lunatics incapable of trusting even their closest friends.

In other words, ''good times.''

=== Werewolf signup ===
* Michael Klein
* Alexander O'Neill
* Bess Sadler
* Leland Deeds
* Jean Rainwater
* Chris Beer
* Wendy Huot
* Jon Gorman
* Jodi Schneider
* Birkin (will arrive after the veggie-dinner, and hoping BBQ-ers will have time to make it, too)'''(Definite Werewolf)'''
* Harish (ditto)
* Sarah Kahn (ditto Harish)
* Jon Stroop
* Joel Marchesoni (tentative)
* Martin Mehrling
* Michael Vandenburg
* Scot Colford (who will inevitably be cast as the "villager idiot")
* Chrissy Rissmeyer
* Matt Cordial (after BBQ dinner)
* Yvonne Federowicz ('''Innocent''' Villager)
* Amy McGuire
* Daniel Lovins (never tried werewolf, though, so I probably suck )

== Working Out ==

Gotta make up for those beer and BBQ excursions somehow. Let's work out! Ideas: hiking, jogging, [http://www.crossfitasheville.com CrossFitting], surfing,...

=== CrossFit Asheville ===
[http://www.crossfitasheville.com CrossFit Asheville]
Contacted the gym, we're invited to the Monday night 6:30pm slot.

Monday night: meet in lobby at 5:45pm. The workout tonight isn't too bad: http://www.crossfitasheville.com/2010/02/22/100222-monday-beginnings/

Who's in?
* Erik Hatcher (crossfit newb), can carpool three others
* <s>Michael Vandenburg (Crossfit curious)</s> code4lib n00b beats crossfit n00b - this time.
* Jeff Sherwood (I'd be into getting in a Crossfit WOD or maybe a run)
* Jason Stirnaman (hiking, biking - don't mind the weather, lifting, cross-fitting)
* Jodi Schneider (CrossFitting sounds fun if we can fit in their schedule, yoga, walking, hiking)
* <s>Erik Mitchell (only if we are not overwhelming their space</s> sorry. . . had an unanticipated conflict
* Steve DiDomenico (crossfit newb, also only if we aren't overwhelming their space) -- I will need a ride!

=== Jogging ===
Meet in lobby at 6:30am any day next week.

* Monday: Erik Hatcher (too cold? I'll do the treadmill instead; 2-3 miles max)
**Perhaps a good 5 mile (or less as this is an out & back) run to the Biltmore house gate? - [http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/us/nc/asheville/724126642963377301 Suggested route to Biltmore]
**Looks good. Count me in. (John Barneson)
** Yitzchak Schaffer interested, 3-6 mi, 10:00 pace or so
** Emily Lynema sounds good, 5 is great, pace & distance flexible (although I might skip if it's really 31 degrees & raining!)
** Jean Rainwater, 5-6 mi, 10:00 pace
* Tuesday: Sounds like a great day for the Code4Lib Inaugural 10 miler - [http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/us/nc/asheville/805126642901812010 Suggested Route to the Grove Park Inn]
*Update - leav hotel at 6am? - see you on the road!
** Jean Rainwater, up for 10 miles if slowish means 10:00
* Wednesday:
** <s>Erik Hatcher (2-3 miles max) (brrr - see you in the gym / hot tub)</s>
** Emily Lynema would be up for a 3-miler (presenting at 9:15am so have to be on time)
**Weather permitting - a hike around Mt Mitchell or Mt. Pisgah, blue ridge parkway or trail run? [http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=11835]
* Thursday:

=== Interested Parties for various exercise activities ===

* Erik Hatcher (game for both short, like 2 mile, jogs on Monday/Wednesday and CrossFitting, bring it!)
* Erik Mitchell (Run downtown asheville or the parkway? - great 12 mile climb up the parkway around Pisgah Mtn.), How about a Code4Lib half-marathon? (Why NOT! Let's do a Half Marathon) - Ray Schwartz
**Bike riding - yes might be sketchy given our current weather
**Hike up Looking Glass Rock [http://www.hikewnc.info/trailheads/pisgah/pisgah/guidedhikes/lookingglassrock.html]
* Emily Lynema (game for jogging, hiking, walking, jumping jacks; not crazy enough for parkway running!)
* Ray Schwartz (game for a run - why not a half marathon?!).
* Rick Johnson (Looking to fit in a 10, 12 ,and 8 mile run while in town. Was originally thinking I would go early in the morning: 6:30 or 7. May not be able to run together everytime but definitely looking for suggestions on good routes)
* Thom Cox (lifting, cardio, yoga--all good)
* Jason Stirnaman (hiking, biking - don't mind the weather, lifting, cross-fitting)
* Jean Rainwater (need to get some runs in where the footing's not treacherous and the temp is above freezing)
* Gerald Snyder (a couple mornings jogging would be good, but only 4 or 5 miles for me thanks)
* Jodi Schneider (CrossFitting sounds fun if we can fit in [http://www.crossfitasheville.com/schedule/ their schedule], yoga, walking, hiking)
* Becky Yoose (hiking (intermediate level max), walking, cheer others on while they run a half marathon)
* Carol Bean (does shivering in the cold count as exercise?)
* John Barneson (I'm game for a.m. runs 5-10 miles. I would love a nice scenic route and I don't mind trail running)
* Gabriel Farrell (running, yoga, pickup soccer?)
* Kevin Reiss (running/hiking)
* Jeff Sherwood (I'd be into getting in a Crossfit WOD or maybe a run)
* Nick Hanssens (yoga; I teach if there is space and interest)
* Michael Vandenburg (Crossfit curious)
* Ranti Junus (yoga, walking, thumb wrestling - maybe)
* Mark Diggory (surfing,... kinda hard to find good waves in Asheville... will settle for a little hiking)
* Anna Headley (hacky sack in the hotel lobby - yes it counts as exercise)

== Sitting in a room together and half the time talking to each other out loud and half the time talking in IRC ==

Because you know it's going to happen

* William Denton
* Mike Giarlo (fulfiller of destinies)
* /ignore mjgiarlo
* Antonio Barrera (trying to avoid a repeat of Portland)
* Jodi Schneider (one of the highlights!!!)
* Bess Sadler (can it be in the hospitality suite at 4am? That's the best!)
* Mark Matienzo
* ROSS DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANY MORE
* Ranti Junus (hoping somebody can help me hacking my chumby one to install [http://elinks.or.cz/ elinks] or [http://www.qtweb.net/ qtweb])
* Dan Chudnov (hoping for in-same-room IRC chat to be an olympic medal event in 2014)
* Michael Klein

[[Category: Code4Lib2010]]

==Pre-Pre-Conference==

===Olympic Hockey===

If you're interested in watching the Can/US men's hockey game at 7:30pm on Sunday (2/21), the [http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-bier-garden-asheville Bier Garden] seems like a decent option.

* Andrew Darby (will be there, unless my flight is delayed)
* Julia Bauder -- tried to call to make reservations, and couldn't get through. I'm going to head over around 7:15; I'll hang around the hotel lobby for a bit before I do, if you want to meet up there. Look for the tiny chick with long red hair.
* Esmé Cowles

===Belgian Beer===

If you'd rather drink Belgian beer, show up at the [http://www.yelp.com/biz/thirsty-monk-pub-asheville Thirsty Monk] anytime in the PM on Sunday (2/21).

* Mike Giarlo (showing up either immediately after lunch or immediately after dinner or maybe camped out there all day)
* Mike Lindsey (here's hoping they have some sours)
* Scot "Chimay Rouge" Colford
* Yvonne Federowicz (wishes kriekenbier)
* Mark "oud bruin" Matienzo
* Michael Doran (8pm-ish)
* Rob Casson (altho may hop over to the Bier Garden at some point, as i'm not getting dinner there)
* Declan (plane lands at 9:45p...)
* Daniel Lovins (if I can find my way there)
* Chris Beer

The Thirsty Monk is closed this afternoon 2/21 - not sure about PM - for a "private function". Is this us, tonight? -yf

C4L2010 social activities

2010-02-22T18:55:02Z

Erikhatcher: /* CrossFit Asheville */

==Code4Lib 2010 social activities ==

==Ideas==
[http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009912010314 New breweries opening]

[http://digital.library.appstate.edu/code4lib2010.html Original Proposal (suggests some nearby events)]

[http://ashevilletwitterhashtags.blogspot.com/2009/09/asheville-beer-avlbeer.html Asheville Beer Hashtag]

==Planned events==

Plan one if you like! Either on your own or you can [[Committees_sign-up_page|join the social activities committee]].

== Asheville Brews Cruise ==

"Experience a taste of Asheville’s thriving local beer scene with an exclusive tour of three of our award-winning microbreweries." - http://www.brewscruise.com/asheville/

A big shout out to [http://www.talis.com Talis] for stepping up and sponsoring a portion of this event. Our first stop on the cruise will be a brewery slash pizza joint and Talis has generously offered to pay for our pizza. Yay!

==== Itinerary ====

# Pickup from the hotel is tentatively scheduled for 6:15pm. Those who haven't pre-paid should try to get there a little early.
# Stop #1 will be the Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. where we will sample 16-20 different beers and consume our delicious, alcohol-absorbing, [http://www.talis.com Talis]-sponsored pizza.
# Stop #2 will be Highland Brewing Company, "Asheville's 1st and largest brewing company"
# Stop #3 will be the French Broad Brewery which "specializes in a variety of European style beers."
# Expected return to the hotel is around 9:30-10pm

==== Cost & Payment ====

The cost for the cruise is $40 per person. You have one options for paying:

# Bring $40 with you on the night of the cruise. I've been told they have a hand-held credit card machine for the cash-strapped.

'''UPDATE''': I've had enough people prepay. Just bring cash or a credit card on Tuesday night.

==== Signup ====

'''Sorry, the event is full!''' We were forced to set a limit of 48 persons due to that's the max number of folks that will fit into two party buses, plus we don't want to overwhelm the staffs at the breweries. There is, however, is a waitlist that someone started below.

# Jay Luker (organizing, not driving) - '''paid'''
# Mike Giarlo (inebriator) - '''paid'''
# Rob Casson (drunk) - '''paid'''
# Declan Fleming (beer receptacle) - '''paid'''
# Jim Safley (recovering teetotaler)
# Ian Walls (epicurean of ale)
# Christopher Spalding (thirsty)
# Jon Gorman (imbiber of that which is good) - '''paid'''
# Lori Stethers (token female)
# Carol Ou (beer enthusiast) - '''paid'''
# Cristóbal Palmer (Reinheitsgebot skeptic)
# Tod Olson (enabler) - '''paid'''
# Mark Matienzo (alefounder) - '''paid'''
# Sibyl Schaefer (barfly)
# Tania Fersenheim (Gold Medalist - Ithaca Beerlympics - Summer 1993)
# Melissa Manolis (Beer lacky and Librarian Groupie)- '''paid'''
# Greg McClellan (master of beerology and beeronomy)- '''paid'''
# Cary Gordon (hip hoppist) - '''paid'''
# Mark Gallagher (Thing 1)
# Matt Bachtell (Thing 2)
# Thom Cox (afraid of rectangles)
# Eric James (pour)
# Ray Schwartz (mighty thirsty)
# Jason Stirnaman (all about the stout)
# Mike Flakus (ipa all the way)
# Ben Florin (sounds neat--what's "beer"?) - '''paid'''
# Ryan Wick (it comes in pints?) - '''paid'''
# Sam Kome (have churchkey, will travel) - '''paid'''
# Joe Atzberger - '''paid'''
# Brendan Gallagher
# Chris Beer
# Tom Keays (growler) - '''paid'''
# Ross Singer (empty vessel waiting to be filled)
# Eric Hellman (49 IBU) - '''paid'''
# Paul Joseph (i bike leer)
# Cody Hennesy (don't mind if i do) - '''paid'''
# Michael Vandenburg
# Stephen Meyer (Wisconsinite)
# Antonio Barrera
# Andrew Nagy
# Rosalyn Metz - '''paid'''
# Esmé Cowles - '''paid'''
# Sean Hannan (Peer Pressured) - '''paid'''
# Scott Garrison (just made it by the froth of his beer?) - '''paid'''
# Dan Suchy ( [no longer] late and now full of gratitude) - '''paid'''
# Spencer Lamm (slamm1 at swarthmore.edu)
# Robert Haschart
# Dea Rice (Duchess of Ales)

'''There is a max of 48 persons for this event. Sorry!'''

===== Wait List =====

I'll try to monitor the waitlist and add folks automatically if someone else drops out. Would be a good idea to specify an email address or some other means of contact so that I can notify you if you make it in.

# Ed Corrado
# Jonathan Rochkind
# Sean Chen

== 12 Bones BBQ Dinner Excursion ==
(was a lunch excursion)

[http://www.12bones.com/ 12 Bones BBQ] is widely considered the best BBQ in Asheville [[http://www.yelp.com/biz/12-bones-smokehouse-asheville *]]. However it is only open from 11-4, M-F. We would like to organize a group so that we can rent out the place on Wednesday night. If we get at least 50 people, it will be doable.

'''When:''' Wednesday, February 24th

'''Time:''' Cash Bar: 6:00pm
Dinner: 6:30pm

'''Where:''' 5 Riverside Drive Asheville NC, 28801
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=31+Woodfin+Street,+Asheville,+NC+28801+(Renaissance+Asheville+Hotel)&daddr=5+Riverside+Drive,+Asheville,+NC+28801-3134&geocode=FbUsHwIdtWIU-yF_M0r573W8WykTXk8JWPNZiDEFKzEaZpTYaQ%3BFQ36HgIdayEU-w&gl=us&hl=en&mra=cc&sll=35.592378,-82.556462&sspn=0.016053,0.038581&ie=UTF8&z=15 Driving Directions] (5 minutes)
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=31+Woodfin+Street,+Asheville,+NC+28801+(Renaissance+Asheville+Hotel)&daddr=5+Riverside+Drive,+Asheville,+NC+28801-3134&geocode=FbUsHwIdtWIU-yF_M0r573W8WykTXk8JWPNZiDEFKzEaZpTYaQ%3BFQ36HgIdayEU-w&gl=us&hl=en&mra=cc&dirflg=w&sll=35.592378,-82.556462&sspn=0.016053,0.038581&ie=UTF8&z=15 Walking Directions] (30 minutes / 1.7 miles)
*Cabbing Directions: If you all would like to organize into cabs, I would suggest meeting in the lobby of the hotel between 5:45pm and 6:00pm and figuring things out from there. While I would normally love to help out with 80 people taking cabs (insert sarcasm here), I'll probably already be at the venue. A couple of cab companies I found are:
**New Blue Bird Taxi Company - (828) 258-8331
**Checker Cab Service - (828) 254-1155

'''Menu:'''
This will be buffet style. So bring your appetite.
*Pulled Pork
*Chopped Beef Brisket
*Corn Bread
*Buns
*Mashed Sweet Taters
*Sweet Vinegar Coleslaw
*Collard Greens (contains meat)
*Fountain Drinks/Sweet Tea/Unsweetened Tea

==== BBQ Excursion Signup ====

For the time being please indicate interest in the BBQ excursion by adding your name to the list below. We'll figure out a way to coordinate and communicate the details somewhere down the line.

# Rosalyn Metz (the new organizer)
# Jay Luker (demoted but still devoted)
# Mike Giarlo (consumer)
# Rob Casson (glutton)
# Declan Fleming (condor)
# Erik Hatcher (carnivore)
# Christopher Spalding (digs swine)
# Mike Durbin (Porkaholic)
# Jeremy Frumkin (alloftheabove)
# Jon Gorman (Aficionado of smoke, flame, and good sauces)
# Michael Klein (EAT PIG)
# Mark Matienzo (saucy fellow)
# Cary Gordon (do they have vegan pig?)
# Sibyl Schaefer (finger licker)
# Greg McClellan (Mmmm... Pig)
# Ranti Junus (beef and chicken cheerleader)
# Tania Fersenheim (can't think of any non-vulgar tag lines)
# Matt Bachtell (hope they have vinegar based BBQ)
# Ray Schwartz (I eat vegetarians)
# Dileshni Jayasinghe (I just like to eat)
# Joe Atzberger (con carne)
# Michael Doran (a YES for Wednesday night)
# Thom Cox (ancho pepper addict)
# Chris Strauber (meat and flame!)
# Cindy Harper (I'm sorry, Babe)
# Brendan Gallagher
# Chris Beer
# Alexander O'Neill
# Bess Sadler
# Joyce Ouchida
# Ross Singer (Some Pig)
# Tod Olson (omnivore sans dilemma)
# Paul Joseph
# Vinita Tuteja
# Robin Hitch
# Ryan Wick
# Becky Yoose (bringing the wetwipe napkins)
# Joyce Chapman
# Andrew Darby
# Cory Lown
# Peter Murray (who knows that NC BBQ means one has to actually add the BBQ sauce)
# Jean Rainwater
# Matt Cordial
# Carol Ou (dinnertime excursion works for me)
# Karen Coombs
# Dan Lucas
# Gerald Snyder
# Michael Silver
# Julia Bauder (dinner partier)
# Andreas Orphanides (I want to go to there.)
# Michael Vandenburg
# Wendy Huot
# David Bucknum
# Jason Casden
# Graham Stewart
# Joseph Ryan
# Dhanushka Samarakoon
# Eric Crenshaw
# Katherine Lynch
# Stephen Meyer
# Antonio Barrera (whats a BBQ without me)
# Ron Peterson
# Andrew Nagy (no witty comment)
# Corey Harper (Mmmmmm..... Carolina Pulled Pig)
# Eric Palmitesta
# Ben Florin
# Emily Lynema (pulled pork delicious)
# Erik Mitchell (Who could turn down an 80 person dinner experience?)
# Mike Flakus (pulled-porker)
# Matt Connolly (Memphian)
# Ian Walls
# Benjamin Young (BBQ is a noun)
# Esmé Cowles
# Tim Dennis
# Harry Kaplanian
# Ryan Scherle

(Jørn Thøgersen, Michael Poltorak Nielsen, Toke Eskildsen and Mads Villadsen removed due to snow/airplane incompatibility. We'll eat some pork rinds and think about you)

'''Sorry there is an 80 person limit for this event'''

'''Wait List'''
# Amy McGuire
# Jason Battles
# Hong Ma
# Vanessa Meireles
# Mark Diggory
# Jonathan Rochkind
# Robert Haschart
# Scott Garrison
# Willy Mene
# Daniel Lovins
# Susan Teague-Rector

==Vegetarian Dinner (Weds, AKA BBQ night)==

[http://opheliasworldcafe.info/ Ophelia's World Cafe and Bar] does vegetarian, vegan, raw, gluten-free, sustainable seafood, and locally-raised meat products, with a focus on local and organic. Also, a full bar. [http://www.yelp.com/biz/ophelias-world-cafe-and-bar-asheville yelp reviews]. Please note they are going to give us a smaller menu to help make sure we all get to eat in a reasonable amount of time.

* max of 36 people
* meet at hotel to walk together - 6:30pm
* We are confirmed with the restaurant - reservation is at 6:45
* email Anna3LC if you have any questions - gmail

# Jodi Schneider
# Maccabee Levine (token male)
# Eric Hellman (token carnivore)
# Carol Bean
# Sam Kome (omnivorous w/exception of BBQ)
# Dea Rice (Socialite)
# Sean Hannan (token token collector)
# Vidhya Arvind
# Cristóbal Palmer
# Lori Stethers
# Rick Johnson
# Anna Headley
# Kevin Clarke
# Gabriel Farrell
# Eric James
# Betsy Coles
# Harish Maringanti
# Emily Molanphy
# Shawn Averkamp
# Kevin Reiss
# Birkin
# Jon Stroop
# Birong Ho
# William Denton
# Gretchen Gueguen
# Steven Shelton
# Banurekha Lakshminarayanan
# Dan Brubaker Horst
# Martin Mehrling
# Dan Chudnov
# Erin Germ
# Naomi Dushay
# Shekhar Krishnan
# Schuyler Erle
# Spencer Lamm
# Brian Seitz
# '''We're full!'''

'''Wait List'''
# Yvonne Federowicz
# Nicolas Steenlant
# Susan Teague Rector

== Newcomer Dinner ==
First time at code4lib? Join fellow c4l newbies and veterans for an evening of food, socializing, and stimulating discussions about the many uses of bacon.

Code4Lib veterans, you're invited too. Join us in welcoming the newcomers!

'''Tentative plans (more information to come)'''
* When: Monday evening
* Time: 6 PM
* Where: Meet in the hotel lobby. Restaurants - Look below
* Mastermind (if you have any questions): [mailto:yoosebj@muohio.edu Becky Yoose]

=== Newcomer Dinner Signup ===

Clarification - you can still sign up if you didn't intially list your name the first time around. Sorry for any misunderstandings on my part. -_-;

'''Restaurants'''

''Guidelines:''
*Max of '''8''' per location
**Please, no waitlisting :(
*ID yourselves so we can get a good mix of new people and veterans
**New folks - n
**c4l vets - v
*One leader needed for each location (code4lib vets only)
**Leader duties
***Make reservations if required; otherwise make sure that the restaurant can handle a group of 8 rowdy library coders
***Herd folks from hotel to restaurant (know where you're going!)

'''Spots still available below! 2/11 - added a couple more restaurants to make sure everyone has a spot!'''

[http://www.trippsrestaurants.com/ Tripps Restaurant] (Steakhouse)
# [Leader]
#

[http://www.laughingseed.com/index.php?page=1 Laughing Seed Cafe] (Vegetarian, round two!)
# [Leader]
# Carol Bean - v (willing to be leader if no one else steps up)
# Adam Constabaris - n
# Chris Stockwell - v
# Yvonne Federowicz - v

[http://www.mellowmushroom.com/ Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers] (Pizza)
# [Leader]
#

[http://www.jackofthewood.com/ Jack of the Wood] (another pub for y'all)
# [Leader] Roy Tennant - v
# Monica Claassen-Wilson - n
# Tim Shearer - n
# Kevin Reiss - v
# Mike Durbin - v
# Chuck Koscher - vn
# Antonio Barrera - v
#  

[http://limonesrestaurant.com/page/1240-Home Limones] (Mexican)
# [Leader] Andrew Nagy - v (Reservation for 8 at 6pm is made)
# Clint Bellanger - n (+1 if possible)
# Daniel Lovins - v (Back in the game now)
# Scott Garrison - n
# Wendy Huot - v
# Paul Joseph - n
# Jill Sexton - n
# Matt Connolly - 40% v
# '''If Bellanger's +1 == 1 more person then this is full'''

'''Sorry, these are full'''

[http://www.bistro1896.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=42 Bistro 1896] (Bistro) ''(res. made for 8 @ 6:30)''
# [Leader] Cary Gordon (likes anything that involves food) - v
# Yuka Egusa - n
# Masao Takaku - n
# Dao Rong Gong - n (can step up if no v is in this group)
# Mike Lindsey - n
# Willy Mene - n
# Jessie Keck - v
# Eric James - v
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.salsas-asheville.com/ Salsas] (Mexican-Caribbean) - meet in lobby at 6:15pm
# [Leader] Jay Luker - v (no rezzies but they know we're coming ~6:30)
# Gabriel Farrell - v
# Sean Hannan - v
# Scot Colford - v
# Chrissy Rissmeyer - n
# Matt Cordial - v
# Jason Stirnaman - n (sorta)
# Rob Casson - v
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.ichibanwasabi.com/ Wasabi Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar] (Japanese)
# [Leader] Ranti Junus - v ''Reservation at 6:30pm for 8 people. We'll meet in the lobby at 6pm.''
# Caitlin Shanley - n
# Erin White - n
# Chris Strauber - n
# Jodi Schneider - v
# Joyce Chapman - n
# Susan Teague Rector (sort of a newb...)
# Graham Stewart - n (plane lands at 5:09, but will show up eventually ...) ''ranti's note: send me sms to 517-325-3735 on your status, or you can go directly to the resto. Thanks.''
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://tableasheville.com/page/276-home Table] (“New American”) - Reservation @ 6:30 for 8. Meet in lobby @ 6:00.
# [Leader] Devon Smith - v (May be late due to flight delays. Look to Jonathan and/or Jean for leadership if I don't make it.)
# Anna Headley - n
# Cory Rockliff - n
# Jeff Sherwood - n
# Emily King - n
# Laurie Sutherland - n
# Jonathan Rochkind - v
# Jean Rainwater - v
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.vincenzos.com/ Vincenzo's] (Italian) - We have a reservation -- meet in the lobby @ 6 and we can walk over together
# [Leader] Bess Sadler - v
# Thom Cox - n
# Alexander O'Neill - n
# Leland Deeds - n
# Erin Germ - n
# Joe Atzberger - v
# Cindy Harper - n
# Vinita Tuteja - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.doccheys.com/menu/ Doc Chey’s Noodle House] (Asian)
# [Leader] Emily Lynema - v - don't do call ahead or reservations, so we'll just have to chance it with our name on the list
# Julia Bauder - n
# Joe Marquez - n
# Jason Battles - n
# Jill Ellern - n
# Michael Vandenburg -n
# Shekhar Krishnan
# Schuyler Erle
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://ashevillebouchon.com/page/2511-Home Bouchon French Bistro] (French)
# [Leader] Ben Florin -v
# Gwen Exner - n
# Joel Richard - n (super-green!)
# Dan Lucas - n
# Hong Ma - n
# Vanessa Meireles - n
# Mark Diggory - n (but not green)
# David Woodbury - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.melaasheville.com/ Mela Indian Restaurant] (Indian) (reservation made for 6:15 under Darby)
# [Leader] Andrew Darby - v
# Joyce Ouchida - n
# Eric Celeste (spy) - n
# Kossivi (Jean-Paul) Bessou - n
# Steven Shelton - n
# Jeff Silvis - n
# Ya'aqov Ziso - n
# Banurekha - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://rosettaskitchen.com/our-menu Rosetta's Kitchen] (Vegetarian)
# [Leader] Rosalyn Metz -v
# Cody Hennesy - n
# Sam Kome - n
# John Yorio - n
# Shawn Averkamp - n
# Sarah Kahn- n
# Cory Lown - n
# Maccabee Levine - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.suwanathaiorchid.com/index.php Suwana's Thai Orchid Restaurant] (Thai) (BY - meet in lobby. Look for the crazy lady with the big hat and trench coat...)
# [Leader] Becky Yoose - v
# Andy Mardesich - n
# Amy McGuire
# Birong HO
# Ryan Scherle - n
# Mark Mounts - n
# Dan Brubaker Horst -n
# Rick Johnson - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://thelobstertrap.biz/ The Lobster Trap] (Seafood) (Meet in lobby @ 6. Lobster Trap doesn't take reservations for <12, but we can call ahead to be put on the list.)
# [Leader] Michael Klein - v
# Janis Mathewson - n
# Karen Schwentner - n
# Tom Bennett - n
# Carol Ou - v
# Kenny Ketner - n
# Mike Flakus - n
# Michael Doran - v
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.ashevillebiergarden.com/ The Bier Garden (Pub)]
# [Leader] Mike Giarlo - v
# Dileshni Jayasinghe - n
# David Bucknum - n
# Sean Chen - n
# Sibyl Schaefer - n
# Dan Suchy - n
# Mark Matienzo - v
# Declan Fleming - v
# '''Sorry - full'''
# Eric Palmitesta -n (WAITLISTED!) - (BY note - Hi Eric, can you please choose from the available list above? Thanks! [Hey, Eric, you might sign up for Jack of the Wood. Good beer there as well! -MJG])

Cut and paste your name to the restaurant of your choice :)
* Ross Singer
* Brendan Gallagher
* Schuyler Erle
* Michael Silver
* Jason Stirnaman
* Patrick Hochstenbach
* David Chandek-Stark
* David Kennedy
* Robin Hitch
* Graham Stewart
* David Woodbury
* Harry Kaplanian
* Scott Garrison
* Kevin Reiss

== Werewolf! ==
It wouldn't be a tech conference unless we got together one evening to turn into a gang of murdering beasts and hyper-suspicious victims. Facilitated by the one and only mbklein.

* When: Wednesday evening
* Time: 8 PM
* Where: TBA. Watch this space.

=== About Werewolf ===

Werewolf (also known as Mafia) is a parlor game that has become [http://www.wired.co.uk/wired-magazine/archive/2010/03/features/werewolf.aspx the obsession of techie conferences everywhere]. At it's most basic, it's a game of information asymmetry -- a battle between an uninformed majority (the townspeople) and an informed minority (the werewolves who live and hunt among them). At its best, it's an off-the-wall paranoid screaming match. There are dozens of variations -- we'll start with the basics, and depending on everyone's stamina and desire to keep playing, save the tricky stuff for later. Hopefully by the end of the evening all the participants will be jibbering, jumpy, sleep-deprived lunatics incapable of trusting even their closest friends.

In other words, ''good times.''

=== Werewolf signup ===
* Michael Klein
* Alexander O'Neill
* Bess Sadler
* Leland Deeds
* Jean Rainwater
* Chris Beer
* Wendy Huot
* Jon Gorman
* Jodi Schneider
* Birkin (will arrive after the veggie-dinner, and hoping BBQ-ers will have time to make it, too)
* Harish (ditto)
* Sarah Kahn (ditto Harish)
* Jon Stroop
* Joel Marchesoni (tentative)
* Martin Mehrling
* Michael Vandenburg
* Scot Colford
* Chrissy Rissmeyer
* Matt Cordial (after BBQ dinner)
* Yvonne Federowicz
* Amy McGuire
* Daniel Lovins (never tried werewolf, though, so I probably suck )

== Working Out ==

Gotta make up for those beer and BBQ excursions somehow. Let's work out! Ideas: hiking, jogging, [http://www.crossfitasheville.com CrossFitting], surfing,...

=== CrossFit Asheville ===
[http://www.crossfitasheville.com CrossFit Asheville]
Contacted the gym, we're invited to the Monday night 6:30pm slot.

Monday night: meet in lobby at 5:45pm. The workout tonight isn't too bad: http://www.crossfitasheville.com/2010/02/22/100222-monday-beginnings/

Who's in?
* Erik Hatcher (crossfit newb), can carpool three others
* Michael Vandenburg (Crossfit curious)
* Jeff Sherwood (I'd be into getting in a Crossfit WOD or maybe a run)
* Jason Stirnaman (hiking, biking - don't mind the weather, lifting, cross-fitting)
* Jodi Schneider (CrossFitting sounds fun if we can fit in their schedule, yoga, walking, hiking)
* Erik Mitchell (only if we are not overwhelming their space - can fit 3 people in my car as wel)
* Steve DiDomenico (crossfit newb, also only if we aren't overwhelming their space) -- I will need a ride!

=== Jogging ===
Meet in lobby at 6:30am any day next week.

* Monday: Erik Hatcher (too cold? I'll do the treadmill instead; 2-3 miles max)
**Perhaps a good 5 mile (or less as this is an out & back) run to the Biltmore house gate? - [http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/us/nc/asheville/724126642963377301 Suggested route to Biltmore]
**Looks good. Count me in. (John Barneson)
** Yitzchak Schaffer interested, 3-6 mi, 10:00 pace or so
** Emily Lynema sounds good, 5 is great, pace & distance flexible (although I might skip if it's really 31 degrees & raining!)
** Jean Rainwater, 5-6 mi, 10:00 pace
* Tuesday: Sounds like a great day for the Code4Lib Inaugural 10 miler - [http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/us/nc/asheville/805126642901812010 Suggested Route to the Grove Park Inn]
** Jean Rainwater, up for 10 miles if slowish means 10:00
* Wednesday: Erik Hatcher (2-3 miles max)
** Emily Lynema would be up for a 3-miler (presenting at 9:15am so have to be on time)
**Weather permitting - a hike around Mt Mitchell or Mt. Pisgah, blue ridge parkway or trail run? [http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=11835]
* Thursday:

=== Interested Parties for various exercise activities ===

* Erik Hatcher (game for both short, like 2 mile, jogs on Monday/Wednesday and CrossFitting, bring it!)
* Erik Mitchell (Run downtown asheville or the parkway? - great 12 mile climb up the parkway around Pisgah Mtn.), How about a Code4Lib half-marathon? (Why NOT! Let's do a Half Marathon) - Ray Schwartz
**Bike riding - yes might be sketchy given our current weather
**Hike up Looking Glass Rock [http://www.hikewnc.info/trailheads/pisgah/pisgah/guidedhikes/lookingglassrock.html]
* Emily Lynema (game for jogging, hiking, walking, jumping jacks; not crazy enough for parkway running!)
* Ray Schwartz (game for a run - why not a half marathon?!).
* Rick Johnson (Looking to fit in a 10, 12 ,and 8 mile run while in town. Was originally thinking I would go early in the morning: 6:30 or 7. May not be able to run together everytime but definitely looking for suggestions on good routes)
* Thom Cox (lifting, cardio, yoga--all good)
* Jason Stirnaman (hiking, biking - don't mind the weather, lifting, cross-fitting)
* Jean Rainwater (need to get some runs in where the footing's not treacherous and the temp is above freezing)
* Gerald Snyder (a couple mornings jogging would be good, but only 4 or 5 miles for me thanks)
* Jodi Schneider (CrossFitting sounds fun if we can fit in [http://www.crossfitasheville.com/schedule/ their schedule], yoga, walking, hiking)
* Becky Yoose (hiking (intermediate level max), walking, cheer others on while they run a half marathon)
* Carol Bean (does shivering in the cold count as exercise?)
* John Barneson (I'm game for a.m. runs 5-10 miles. I would love a nice scenic route and I don't mind trail running)
* Gabriel Farrell (running, yoga, pickup soccer?)
* Kevin Reiss (running/hiking)
* Jeff Sherwood (I'd be into getting in a Crossfit WOD or maybe a run)
* Nick Hanssens (yoga; I teach if there is space and interest)
* Michael Vandenburg (Crossfit curious)
* Ranti Junus (yoga, walking, thumb wrestling - maybe)
* Mark Diggory (surfing,... kinda hard to find good waves in Asheville... will settle for a little hiking)
* Anna Headley (hacky sack in the hotel lobby - yes it counts as exercise)

== Sitting in a room together and half the time talking to each other out loud and half the time talking in IRC ==

Because you know it's going to happen

* William Denton
* Mike Giarlo (fulfiller of destinies)
* /ignore mjgiarlo
* Antonio Barrera (trying to avoid a repeat of Portland)
* Jodi Schneider (one of the highlights!!!)
* Bess Sadler (can it be in the hospitality suite at 4am? That's the best!)
* Mark Matienzo
* ROSS DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANY MORE
* Ranti Junus (hoping somebody can help me hacking my chumby one to install [http://elinks.or.cz/ elinks] or [http://www.qtweb.net/ qtweb])
* Dan Chudnov (hoping for in-same-room IRC chat to be an olympic medal event in 2014)
* Michael Klein

[[Category: Code4Lib2010]]

==Pre-Pre-Conference==

===Olympic Hockey===

If you're interested in watching the Can/US men's hockey game at 7:30pm on Sunday (2/21), the [http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-bier-garden-asheville Bier Garden] seems like a decent option.

* Andrew Darby (will be there, unless my flight is delayed)
* Julia Bauder -- tried to call to make reservations, and couldn't get through. I'm going to head over around 7:15; I'll hang around the hotel lobby for a bit before I do, if you want to meet up there. Look for the tiny chick with long red hair.
* Esmé Cowles

===Belgian Beer===

If you'd rather drink Belgian beer, show up at the [http://www.yelp.com/biz/thirsty-monk-pub-asheville Thirsty Monk] anytime in the PM on Sunday (2/21).

* Mike Giarlo (showing up either immediately after lunch or immediately after dinner or maybe camped out there all day)
* Mike Lindsey (here's hoping they have some sours)
* Scot "Chimay Rouge" Colford
* Yvonne Federowicz (wishes kriekenbier)
* Mark "oud bruin" Matienzo
* Michael Doran (8pm-ish)
* Rob Casson (altho may hop over to the Bier Garden at some point, as i'm not getting dinner there)
* Declan (plane lands at 9:45p...)
* Daniel Lovins (if I can find my way there)
* Chris Beer

The Thirsty Monk is closed this afternoon 2/21 - not sure about PM - for a "private function". Is this us, tonight? -yf

C4L2010 social activities

2010-02-17T15:08:11Z

Erikhatcher: /* CrossFit Asheville */

==Code4Lib 2010 social activities ==

==Ideas==
[http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009912010314 New breweries opening]

[http://digital.library.appstate.edu/code4lib2010.html Original Proposal (suggests some nearby events)]

[http://ashevilletwitterhashtags.blogspot.com/2009/09/asheville-beer-avlbeer.html Asheville Beer Hashtag]

==Planned events==

Plan one if you like! Either on your own or you can [[Committees_sign-up_page|join the social activities committee]].

== Asheville Brews Cruise ==

"Experience a taste of Asheville’s thriving local beer scene with an exclusive tour of three of our award-winning microbreweries." - http://www.brewscruise.com/asheville/

A big shout out to [http://www.talis.com Talis] for stepping up and sponsoring a portion of this event. Our first stop on the cruise will be a brewery slash pizza joint and Talis has generously offered to pay for our pizza. Yay!

==== Itinerary ====

# Pickup from the hotel is tentatively scheduled for 6:15pm. Those who haven't pre-paid should try to get there a little early.
# Stop #1 will be the Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. where we will sample 16-20 different beers and consume our delicious, alcohol-absorbing, [http://www.talis.com Talis]-sponsored pizza.
# Stop #2 will be Highland Brewing Company, "Asheville's 1st and largest brewing company"
# Stop #3 will be the French Broad Brewery which "specializes in a variety of European style beers."
# Expected return to the hotel is around 9:30-10pm

==== Cost & Payment ====

The cost for the cruise is $40 per person. You have two options for paying:

# Pay in advance by sending me $40 via [http://paypal.com PayPal].
# Bring $40 with you on the night of the cruise. I've been told they have a hand-held credit card machine for the cash-strapped.

Anyone who wants to can pay via PayPal, but I need at least 16 people to choose this option because the tour company wants to pre-bill my credit card for a minimum of 16 guests. There should be no fees involved if the money comes from your PayPal account or an associated bank account. The deadline for paying in advance is EOD Sunday, February 21st.

# Go to [http://paypal.com PayPal]
# Click on "Send Money"
# Enter lbjay@reallywow.com in the "To" field
# Enter your own address in the "From" field (unless you're logged in)
# Click the "Personal" tab and choose "Payment owed" from the options
# Click "Continue"
# On the next page you can specify a message Subject of "Brews Cruise"

==== Signup ====

'''Sorry, the event is full!''' We were forced to set a limit of 48 persons due to that's the max number of folks that will fit into two party buses, plus we don't want to overwhelm the staffs at the breweries. There is, however, is a waitlist that someone started below.

# Jay Luker (organizing, not driving)
# Mike Giarlo (inebriator)
# Rob Casson (drunk)
# Declan Fleming (beer receptacle)
# Jim Safley (recovering teetotaler)
# Ian Walls (epicurean of ale)
# Christopher Spalding (thirsty)
# Jon Gorman (imbiber of that which is good)
# Lori Stethers (token female)
# Carol Ou (beer enthusiast)
# Cristóbal Palmer (Reinheitsgebot skeptic)
# Tod Olson (enabler)
# Mark Matienzo (alefounder)
# Sibyl Schaefer (barfly)
# Tania Fersenheim (Gold Medalist - Ithaca Beerlympics - Summer 1993)
# Melissa Manolis (Beer lacky and Librarian Groupie)
# Greg McClellan (master of beerology and beeronomy)
# Cary Gordon (hip hoppist)
# Mark Gallagher (Thing 1)
# Matt Bachtell (Thing 2)
# Sarah Kahn (has no title)
# Thom Cox (afraid of rectangles)
# Eric James (pour)
# Ray Schwartz (mighty thirsty)
# Jason Stirnaman (all about the stout)
# Mike Flakus (ipa all the way)
# Ben Florin (sounds neat--what's "beer"?)
# Ryan Wick (it comes in pints?)
# Sam Kome (have churchkey, will travel)
# Joe Atzberger
# Brendan Gallagher
# Chris Beer
# Tom Keays (growler)
# Ross Singer (empty vessel waiting to be filled)
# Eric Hellman (49 IBU)
# Paul Joseph (i bike leer)
# Cody Hennesy (don't mind if i do)
# Michael Vandenburg
# Stephen Meyer (Wisconsinite)
# Antonio Barrera
# Andrew Nagy
# Rosalyn Metz
# Esmé Cowles
# Dea Rice (Duchess of Ales)
# Sean Hannan (Peer Pressured)
# Scott Garrison (just made it by the froth of his beer?)
# Dan Suchy ( [no longer] late and now full of gratitude) (berick: Dan, you get my spot. you better get double drunk for me!)
# Brad Westbrook

'''There is a max of 48 persons for this event. Sorry!'''

===== Wait List =====

I'll try to monitor the waitlist and add folks automatically if someone else drops out. Would be a good idea to specify an email address or some other means of contact so that I can notify you if you make it in.

# Spencer Lamm (slamm1 at swarthmore.edu)
# Robert Haschart

== 12 Bones BBQ Dinner Excursion ==
(was a lunch excursion)

[http://www.12bones.com/ 12 Bones BBQ] is widely considered the best BBQ in Asheville [[http://www.yelp.com/biz/12-bones-smokehouse-asheville *]]. However it is only open from 11-4, M-F. We would like to organize a group so that we can rent out the place on Wednesday night. If we get at least 50 people, it will be doable.

'''When:''' Wednesday, February 24th

'''Time:''' 6:30pm

'''Where:''' 5 Riverside Drive Asheville NC, 28801

==== BBQ Excursion Signup ====

For the time being please indicate interest in the BBQ excursion by adding your name to the list below. We'll figure out a way to coordinate and communicate the details somewhere down the line.

# Rosalyn Metz (the new organizer)
# Jay Luker (demoted but still devoted)
# Mike Giarlo (consumer)
# Rob Casson (glutton)
# Declan Fleming (condor)
# Erik Hatcher (carnivore)
# Christopher Spalding (digs swine)
# Mike Durbin (Porkaholic)
# Jeremy Frumkin (alloftheabove)
# Jon Gorman (Aficionado of smoke, flame, and good sauces)
# Michael Klein (EAT PIG)
# Mark Matienzo (saucy fellow)
# Cary Gordon (do they have vegan pig?)
# Sibyl Schaefer (finger licker)
# Greg McClellan (Mmmm... Pig)
# Ranti Junus (beef and chicken cheerleader)
# Tania Fersenheim (can't think of any non-vulgar tag lines)
# Matt Bachtell (hope they have vinegar based BBQ)
# Ray Schwartz (I eat vegetarians)
# Dileshni Jayasinghe (I just like to eat)
# Joe Atzberger (con carne)
# Michael Doran (a YES for Wednesday night)
# Thom Cox (ancho pepper addict)
# Chris Strauber (meat and flame!)
# Cindy Harper (I'm sorry, Babe)
# Brendan Gallagher
# Chris Beer
# Alexander O'Neill
# Bess Sadler
# Joyce Ouchida
# Ross Singer (Some Pig)
# Tod Olson (omnivore sans dilemma)
# Paul Joseph
# Vinita Tuteja
# Robin Hitch
# Ryan Wick
# Becky Yoose (bringing the wetwipe napkins)
# Joyce Chapman
# Andrew Darby
# Cory Lown
# Peter Murray (who knows that NC BBQ means one has to actually add the BBQ sauce)
# Jean Rainwater
# Matt Cordial
# Carol Ou (dinnertime excursion works for me)
# Karen Coombs
# Dan Lucas
# Gerald Snyder
# Michael Silver
# Julia Bauder (dinner partier)
# Jørn Thøgersen
# Michael Poltorak Nielsen
# Toke Eskildsen
# Mads Villadsen (the Danes are coming for Wednesday night BBQ!)
# Andreas Orphanides (I want to go to there.)
# Michael Vandenburg
# Wendy Huot
# David Bucknum
# Jason Casden
# Graham Stewart
# Joseph Ryan
# Dhanushka Samarakoon
# Eric Crenshaw
# Katherine Lynch
# Stephen Meyer
# Antonio Barrera (whats a BBQ without me)
# Ron Peterson
# Andrew Nagy (no witty comment)
# Corey Harper (Mmmmmm..... Carolina Pulled Pig)
# Eric Palmitesta
# Ben Florin
# Emily Lynema (pulled pork delicious)
# Erik Mitchell (Who could turn down an 80 person dinner experience?)
# Mike Flakus (pulled-porker)
# Matt Connolly (Memphian)
# Ian Walls
# Benjamin Young (BBQ is a noun)
# Esmé Cowles
# Tim Dennis
# Harry Kaplanian

'''Sorry there is an 80 person limit for this event'''

'''Wait List'''
# Ryan Scherle
# Amy McGuire
# Jason Battles
# Hong Ma
# Vanessa Meireles
# Mark Diggory
# Jonathan Rochkind
# Robert Haschart

==Vegetarian Dinner (Weds, AKA BBQ night)==

[http://opheliasworldcafe.info/ Ophelia's World Cafe and Bar] does vegetarian, vegan, raw, gluten-free, sustainable seafood, and locally-raised meat products, with a focus on local and organic. Also, a full bar. [http://www.yelp.com/biz/ophelias-world-cafe-and-bar-asheville yelp reviews].

* max of 30 people
* meet at hotel to walk together - 6:30pm
* We are confirmed with the restaurant - reservation is at 6:45
* email Anna3LC if you have any questions - gmail

# Jodi Schneider
# Maccabee Levine (token male)
# Eric Hellman (token carnivore)
# Carol Bean
# Sam Kome (omnivorous w/exception of BBQ)
# Dea Rice (Socialite)
# Sean Hannan (token token collector)
# Vidhya Arvind
# Cristóbal Palmer
# Lori Stethers
# Rick Johnson
# Anna Headley
# Kevin Clarke
# Gabriel Farrell
# Eric James
# Betsy Coles
# Harish Maringanti
# Emily Molanphy
# Shawn Averkamp
# Kevin Reiss
# Birkin
# Jon Stroop
# Birong Ho
# William Denton
# Gretchen Gueguen
# Steven Shelton
# Banurekha Lakshminarayanan
# Dan Brubaker Horst
# Martin Mehrling
# Dan Chudnov
# '''We're full!'''

'''Wait List'''
# Erin Germ
# Naomi Dushay
# Shekhar Krishnan
# Schuyler Erle

== Newcomer Dinner ==
First time at code4lib? Join fellow c4l newbies and veterans for an evening of food, socializing, and stimulating discussions about the many uses of bacon.

Code4Lib veterans, you're invited too. Join us in welcoming the newcomers!

'''Tentative plans (more information to come)'''
* When: Monday evening
* Time: 6 PM
* Where: Meet in the hotel lobby. Restaurants - Look below
* Mastermind (if you have any questions): [mailto:yoosebj@muohio.edu Becky Yoose]

=== Newcomer Dinner Signup ===

Clarification - you can still sign up if you didn't intially list your name the first time around. Sorry for any misunderstandings on my part. -_-;

'''Restaurants'''

''Guidelines:''
*Max of '''8''' per location
**Please, no waitlisting :(
*ID yourselves so we can get a good mix of new people and veterans
**New folks - n
**c4l vets - v
*One leader needed for each location (code4lib vets only)
**Leader duties
***Make reservations if required; otherwise make sure that the restaurant can handle a group of 8 rowdy library coders
***Herd folks from hotel to restaurant (know where you're going!)

'''Spots still available below! 2/11 - added a couple more restaurants to make sure everyone has a spot!'''

[http://www.ichibanwasabi.com/ Wasabi Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar] (Japanese)
# [Leader] Ranti Junus - v
# Caitlin Shanley - n
# Erin White - n
# Chris Strauber - n
# Jodi Schneider - v
# Joyce Chapman - n
# Susan Teague Rector (sort of a newb...)

[http://www.trippsrestaurants.com/ Tripps Restaurant] (Steakhouse)
# [Leader]
#

[http://tableasheville.com/page/276-home Table] (“New American”)
# [Leader] Devon Smith - v
# Anna Headley - n
# Cory Rockliff - n
# Jeff Sherwood - n
# Emily King - n
# Laurie Sutherland - n

[http://www.mellowmushroom.com/ Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers] (Pizza)
# [Leader]
#

[http://limonesrestaurant.com/page/1240-Home Limones] (Mexican)
# [Leader]
#

[http://www.salsas-asheville.com/ Salsas] (Mexican-Caribbean)
# [Leader] Jay Luker - v
# Gabriel Farrell - v
# Sean Hannan - v
# Scot Colford - v
# Chrissy Rissmeyer - n

[http://www.bistro1896.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=42 Bistro 1896] (Bistro)
# [Leader]
# Yuka Egusa - n
# Masao Takaku - n

[http://www.jackofthewood.com/ Jack of the Wood] (another pub for y'all)
# [Leader]
#

'''Sorry, these are full'''

[http://www.vincenzos.com/ Vincenzo's] (Italian)
# [Leader] Bess Sadler - v
# Thom Cox - n
# Alexander O'Neill - n
# Leland Deeds - n
# Erin Germ - n
# Joe Atzberger - v
# Cindy Harper - n
# Vinita Tuteja - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.doccheys.com/menu/ Doc Chey’s Noodle House] (Asian)
# [Leader] Emily Lynema - v
# Julia Bauder - n
# Joe Marquez - n
# Jason Battles - n
# Jill Ellern - n
# Michael Vandenburg -n
# Shekhar Krishnan
# Schuyler Erle
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://ashevillebouchon.com/page/2511-Home Bouchon French Bistro] (French)
# [Leader] Ben Florin -v
# Gwen Exner - n
# Joel Richard - n (super-green!)
# Dan Lucas - n
# Hong Ma - n
# Vanessa Meireles - n
# Mark Diggory - n (but not green)
# David Woodbury - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.melaasheville.com/ Mela Indian Restaurant] (Indian) (reservation made for 6:15 under Darby)
# [Leader] Andrew Darby - v
# Joyce Ouchida - n
# Eric Celeste (spy) - n
# Kossivi (Jean-Paul) Bessou - n
# Steven Shelton - n
# Jeff Silvis - n
# Ya'aqov Ziso - n
# Banurekha - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://rosettaskitchen.com/our-menu Rosetta's Kitchen] (Vegetarian)
# [Leader] Rosalyn Metz -v
# Cody Hennesy - n
# Sam Kome - n
# John Yorio - n
# Shawn Averkamp - n
# Sarah Kahn- n
# Cory Lown - n
# Maccabee Levine - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.suwanathaiorchid.com/index.php Suwana's Thai Orchid Restaurant] (Thai)
# [Leader] Becky Yoose - v
# Andy Mardesich - n
# Amy McGuire
# Birong HO
# Ryan Scherle - n
# Mark Mounts - n
# Dan Brubaker Horst -n
# Rick Johnson - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://thelobstertrap.biz/ The Lobster Trap] (Seafood)
# [Leader] Michael Klein - v
# Janis Mathewson - n
# Karen Schwentner - n
# Tom Bennett - n
# Carol Ou - v
# Kenny Ketner - n
# Mike Flakus - n
# Michael Doran - v
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.ashevillebiergarden.com/ The Bier Garden (Pub)]
# [Leader] Mike Giarlo - v
# Dileshni Jayasinghe - n
# David Bucknum - n
# Sean Chen - n
# Sibyl Schaefer - n
# Dan Suchy - n
# Mark Matienzo - v
# Declan Fleming - v
# '''Sorry - full'''
# Eric Palmitesta -n (WAITLISTED!) - (BY note - Hi Eric, can you please choose from the available list above? Thanks! [Hey, Eric, you might sign up for Jack of the Wood. Good beer there as well! -MJG])

Cut and paste your name to the restaurant of your choice :)
* Ross Singer
* Monica Claassen-Wilson
* Brendan Gallagher
* Schuyler Erle
* Tim Shearer
* Michael Silver
* Jason Stirnaman
* Patrick Hochstenbach
* David Chandek-Stark
* David Kennedy
* Paul Joseph
* Clint Bellanger
* Wendy Huot
* Robin Hitch
* Cary Gordon (likes anything that involves food)
* Graham Stewart
* David Woodbury
* Antonio Barrera
* Andrew Nagy
* Harry Kaplanian
* Scott Garrison
* Kevin Reiss

== Werewolf! ==
It wouldn't be a tech conference unless we got together one evening to turn into a gang of murdering beasts and hyper-suspicious victims. Facilitated by the one and only mbklein.

* When: Wednesday evening
* Time: 8 PM
* Where: TBA. Watch this space.

=== About Werewolf ===

Werewolf (also known as Mafia) is a parlor game that has become [http://www.wired.co.uk/wired-magazine/archive/2010/03/features/werewolf.aspx the obsession of techie conferences everywhere]. At it's most basic, it's a game of information asymmetry -- a battle between an uninformed majority (the townspeople) and an informed minority (the werewolves who live and hunt among them). At its best, it's an off-the-wall paranoid screaming match. There are dozens of variations -- we'll start with the basics, and depending on everyone's stamina and desire to keep playing, save the tricky stuff for later. Hopefully by the end of the evening all the participants will be jibbering, jumpy, sleep-deprived lunatics incapable of trusting even their closest friends.

In other words, ''good times.''

=== Werewolf signup ===
* Michael Klein
* Alexander O'Neill
* Bess Sadler
* Leland Deeds
* Jean Rainwater
* Chris Beer
* Wendy Huot
* Jon Gorman
* Jodi Schneider
* Birkin (will arrive after the veggie-dinner, and hoping BBQ-ers will have time to make it, too)
* Harish (ditto)
* Jon Stroop
* Joel Marchesoni (tentative)
* Martin Mehrling
* Michael Vandenburg
* Scot Colford
* Chrissy Rissmeyer

== Working Out ==

Gotta make up for those beer and BBQ excursions somehow. Let's work out! Ideas: hiking, jogging, [http://www.crossfitasheville.com CrossFitting], surfing,...

=== CrossFit Asheville ===
[http://www.crossfitasheville.com CrossFit Asheville]
Contacted the gym, we're invited to the Monday night 6:30pm slot.

Who's in?
* Erik Hatcher (crossfit newb), can carpool three others
* Michael Vandenburg (Crossfit curious)
* Jeff Sherwood (I'd be into getting in a Crossfit WOD or maybe a run)
* Jason Stirnaman (hiking, biking - don't mind the weather, lifting, cross-fitting)
* Jodi Schneider (CrossFitting sounds fun if we can fit in their schedule, yoga, walking, hiking)

=== Jogging ===
Meet in lobby at 6:30am any day next week.

* Monday: Erik Hatcher (too cold? I'll do the treadmill instead; 2-3 miles max)
* Tuesday:
* Wednesday: Erik Hatcher (2-3 miles max)
* Thursday:

=== Interested Parties for various exercise activities ===

* Erik Hatcher (game for both short, like 2 mile, jogs on Monday/Wednesday and CrossFitting, bring it!)
* Erik Mitchell (Run downtown asheville or the parkway? - great 12 mile climb up the parkway around Pisgah Mtn.), How about a Code4Lib half-marathon? (Why NOT! Let's do a Half Marathon) - Ray Schwartz
**Bike riding - yes might be sketchy given our current weather
**Hike up Looking Glass Rock [http://www.hikewnc.info/trailheads/pisgah/pisgah/guidedhikes/lookingglassrock.html]
* Emily Lynema (game for jogging, hiking, walking, jumping jacks; not crazy enough for parkway running!)
* Ray Schwartz (game for a run - why not a half marathon?!).
* Rick Johnson (Looking to fit in a 10, 12 ,and 8 mile run while in town. Was originally thinking I would go early in the morning: 6:30 or 7. May not be able to run together everytime but definitely looking for suggestions on good routes)
* Thom Cox (lifting, cardio, yoga--all good)
* Jason Stirnaman (hiking, biking - don't mind the weather, lifting, cross-fitting)
* Jean Rainwater (need to get some runs in where the footing's not treacherous and the temp is above freezing)
* Gerald Snyder (a couple mornings jogging would be good, but only 4 or 5 miles for me thanks)
* Jodi Schneider (CrossFitting sounds fun if we can fit in [http://www.crossfitasheville.com/schedule/ their schedule], yoga, walking, hiking)
* Becky Yoose (hiking (intermediate level max), walking, cheer others on while they run a half marathon)
* Carol Bean (does shivering in the cold count as exercise?)
* John Barneson (I'm game for a.m. runs 5-10 miles. I would love a nice scenic route and I don't mind trail running)
* Gabriel Farrell (running, yoga, pickup soccer?)
* Kevin Reiss (running/hiking)
* Jeff Sherwood (I'd be into getting in a Crossfit WOD or maybe a run)
* Nick Hanssens (yoga; I teach if there is space and interest)
* Michael Vandenburg (Crossfit curious)
* Ranti Junus (yoga, walking, thumb wrestling - maybe)
* Mark Diggory (surfing,... kinda hard to find good waves in Asheville... will settle for a little hiking)

== Sitting in a room together and half the time talking to each other out loud and half the time talking in IRC ==

Because you know it's going to happen

* William Denton
* Mike Giarlo (fulfiller of destinies)
* /ignore mjgiarlo
* Antonio Barrera (trying to avoid a repeat of Portland)
* Jodi Schneider (one of the highlights!!!)
* Bess Sadler (can it be in the hospitality suite at 4am? That's the best!)
* Mark Matienzo
* Ranti Junus (hoping somebody can help me hacking my chumby one to install [http://elinks.or.cz/ elinks] or [http://www.qtweb.net/ qtweb])
* Dan Chudnov (hoping for in-same-room IRC chat to be an olympic medal event in 2014)

[[Category: Code4Lib2010]]

C4L2010 social activities

2010-02-17T15:07:07Z

Erikhatcher: /* CrossFit Asheville */

==Code4Lib 2010 social activities ==

==Ideas==
[http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009912010314 New breweries opening]

[http://digital.library.appstate.edu/code4lib2010.html Original Proposal (suggests some nearby events)]

[http://ashevilletwitterhashtags.blogspot.com/2009/09/asheville-beer-avlbeer.html Asheville Beer Hashtag]

==Planned events==

Plan one if you like! Either on your own or you can [[Committees_sign-up_page|join the social activities committee]].

== Asheville Brews Cruise ==

"Experience a taste of Asheville’s thriving local beer scene with an exclusive tour of three of our award-winning microbreweries." - http://www.brewscruise.com/asheville/

A big shout out to [http://www.talis.com Talis] for stepping up and sponsoring a portion of this event. Our first stop on the cruise will be a brewery slash pizza joint and Talis has generously offered to pay for our pizza. Yay!

==== Itinerary ====

# Pickup from the hotel is tentatively scheduled for 6:15pm. Those who haven't pre-paid should try to get there a little early.
# Stop #1 will be the Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. where we will sample 16-20 different beers and consume our delicious, alcohol-absorbing, [http://www.talis.com Talis]-sponsored pizza.
# Stop #2 will be Highland Brewing Company, "Asheville's 1st and largest brewing company"
# Stop #3 will be the French Broad Brewery which "specializes in a variety of European style beers."
# Expected return to the hotel is around 9:30-10pm

==== Cost & Payment ====

The cost for the cruise is $40 per person. You have two options for paying:

# Pay in advance by sending me $40 via [http://paypal.com PayPal].
# Bring $40 with you on the night of the cruise. I've been told they have a hand-held credit card machine for the cash-strapped.

Anyone who wants to can pay via PayPal, but I need at least 16 people to choose this option because the tour company wants to pre-bill my credit card for a minimum of 16 guests. There should be no fees involved if the money comes from your PayPal account or an associated bank account. The deadline for paying in advance is EOD Sunday, February 21st.

# Go to [http://paypal.com PayPal]
# Click on "Send Money"
# Enter lbjay@reallywow.com in the "To" field
# Enter your own address in the "From" field (unless you're logged in)
# Click the "Personal" tab and choose "Payment owed" from the options
# Click "Continue"
# On the next page you can specify a message Subject of "Brews Cruise"

==== Signup ====

'''Sorry, the event is full!''' We were forced to set a limit of 48 persons due to that's the max number of folks that will fit into two party buses, plus we don't want to overwhelm the staffs at the breweries. There is, however, is a waitlist that someone started below.

# Jay Luker (organizing, not driving)
# Mike Giarlo (inebriator)
# Rob Casson (drunk)
# Declan Fleming (beer receptacle)
# Jim Safley (recovering teetotaler)
# Ian Walls (epicurean of ale)
# Christopher Spalding (thirsty)
# Jon Gorman (imbiber of that which is good)
# Lori Stethers (token female)
# Carol Ou (beer enthusiast)
# Cristóbal Palmer (Reinheitsgebot skeptic)
# Tod Olson (enabler)
# Mark Matienzo (alefounder)
# Sibyl Schaefer (barfly)
# Tania Fersenheim (Gold Medalist - Ithaca Beerlympics - Summer 1993)
# Melissa Manolis (Beer lacky and Librarian Groupie)
# Greg McClellan (master of beerology and beeronomy)
# Cary Gordon (hip hoppist)
# Mark Gallagher (Thing 1)
# Matt Bachtell (Thing 2)
# Sarah Kahn (has no title)
# Thom Cox (afraid of rectangles)
# Eric James (pour)
# Ray Schwartz (mighty thirsty)
# Jason Stirnaman (all about the stout)
# Mike Flakus (ipa all the way)
# Ben Florin (sounds neat--what's "beer"?)
# Ryan Wick (it comes in pints?)
# Sam Kome (have churchkey, will travel)
# Joe Atzberger
# Brendan Gallagher
# Chris Beer
# Tom Keays (growler)
# Ross Singer (empty vessel waiting to be filled)
# Eric Hellman (49 IBU)
# Paul Joseph (i bike leer)
# Cody Hennesy (don't mind if i do)
# Michael Vandenburg
# Stephen Meyer (Wisconsinite)
# Antonio Barrera
# Andrew Nagy
# Rosalyn Metz
# Esmé Cowles
# Dea Rice (Duchess of Ales)
# Sean Hannan (Peer Pressured)
# Scott Garrison (just made it by the froth of his beer?)
# Dan Suchy ( [no longer] late and now full of gratitude) (berick: Dan, you get my spot. you better get double drunk for me!)
# Brad Westbrook

'''There is a max of 48 persons for this event. Sorry!'''

===== Wait List =====

I'll try to monitor the waitlist and add folks automatically if someone else drops out. Would be a good idea to specify an email address or some other means of contact so that I can notify you if you make it in.

# Spencer Lamm (slamm1 at swarthmore.edu)
# Robert Haschart

== 12 Bones BBQ Dinner Excursion ==
(was a lunch excursion)

[http://www.12bones.com/ 12 Bones BBQ] is widely considered the best BBQ in Asheville [[http://www.yelp.com/biz/12-bones-smokehouse-asheville *]]. However it is only open from 11-4, M-F. We would like to organize a group so that we can rent out the place on Wednesday night. If we get at least 50 people, it will be doable.

'''When:''' Wednesday, February 24th

'''Time:''' 6:30pm

'''Where:''' 5 Riverside Drive Asheville NC, 28801

==== BBQ Excursion Signup ====

For the time being please indicate interest in the BBQ excursion by adding your name to the list below. We'll figure out a way to coordinate and communicate the details somewhere down the line.

# Rosalyn Metz (the new organizer)
# Jay Luker (demoted but still devoted)
# Mike Giarlo (consumer)
# Rob Casson (glutton)
# Declan Fleming (condor)
# Erik Hatcher (carnivore)
# Christopher Spalding (digs swine)
# Mike Durbin (Porkaholic)
# Jeremy Frumkin (alloftheabove)
# Jon Gorman (Aficionado of smoke, flame, and good sauces)
# Michael Klein (EAT PIG)
# Mark Matienzo (saucy fellow)
# Cary Gordon (do they have vegan pig?)
# Sibyl Schaefer (finger licker)
# Greg McClellan (Mmmm... Pig)
# Ranti Junus (beef and chicken cheerleader)
# Tania Fersenheim (can't think of any non-vulgar tag lines)
# Matt Bachtell (hope they have vinegar based BBQ)
# Ray Schwartz (I eat vegetarians)
# Dileshni Jayasinghe (I just like to eat)
# Joe Atzberger (con carne)
# Michael Doran (a YES for Wednesday night)
# Thom Cox (ancho pepper addict)
# Chris Strauber (meat and flame!)
# Cindy Harper (I'm sorry, Babe)
# Brendan Gallagher
# Chris Beer
# Alexander O'Neill
# Bess Sadler
# Joyce Ouchida
# Ross Singer (Some Pig)
# Tod Olson (omnivore sans dilemma)
# Paul Joseph
# Vinita Tuteja
# Robin Hitch
# Ryan Wick
# Becky Yoose (bringing the wetwipe napkins)
# Joyce Chapman
# Andrew Darby
# Cory Lown
# Peter Murray (who knows that NC BBQ means one has to actually add the BBQ sauce)
# Jean Rainwater
# Matt Cordial
# Carol Ou (dinnertime excursion works for me)
# Karen Coombs
# Dan Lucas
# Gerald Snyder
# Michael Silver
# Julia Bauder (dinner partier)
# Jørn Thøgersen
# Michael Poltorak Nielsen
# Toke Eskildsen
# Mads Villadsen (the Danes are coming for Wednesday night BBQ!)
# Andreas Orphanides (I want to go to there.)
# Michael Vandenburg
# Wendy Huot
# David Bucknum
# Jason Casden
# Graham Stewart
# Joseph Ryan
# Dhanushka Samarakoon
# Eric Crenshaw
# Katherine Lynch
# Stephen Meyer
# Antonio Barrera (whats a BBQ without me)
# Ron Peterson
# Andrew Nagy (no witty comment)
# Corey Harper (Mmmmmm..... Carolina Pulled Pig)
# Eric Palmitesta
# Ben Florin
# Emily Lynema (pulled pork delicious)
# Erik Mitchell (Who could turn down an 80 person dinner experience?)
# Mike Flakus (pulled-porker)
# Matt Connolly (Memphian)
# Ian Walls
# Benjamin Young (BBQ is a noun)
# Esmé Cowles
# Tim Dennis
# Harry Kaplanian

'''Sorry there is an 80 person limit for this event'''

'''Wait List'''
# Ryan Scherle
# Amy McGuire
# Jason Battles
# Hong Ma
# Vanessa Meireles
# Mark Diggory
# Jonathan Rochkind
# Robert Haschart

==Vegetarian Dinner (Weds, AKA BBQ night)==

[http://opheliasworldcafe.info/ Ophelia's World Cafe and Bar] does vegetarian, vegan, raw, gluten-free, sustainable seafood, and locally-raised meat products, with a focus on local and organic. Also, a full bar. [http://www.yelp.com/biz/ophelias-world-cafe-and-bar-asheville yelp reviews].

* max of 30 people
* meet at hotel to walk together - 6:30pm
* We are confirmed with the restaurant - reservation is at 6:45
* email Anna3LC if you have any questions - gmail

# Jodi Schneider
# Maccabee Levine (token male)
# Eric Hellman (token carnivore)
# Carol Bean
# Sam Kome (omnivorous w/exception of BBQ)
# Dea Rice (Socialite)
# Sean Hannan (token token collector)
# Vidhya Arvind
# Cristóbal Palmer
# Lori Stethers
# Rick Johnson
# Anna Headley
# Kevin Clarke
# Gabriel Farrell
# Eric James
# Betsy Coles
# Harish Maringanti
# Emily Molanphy
# Shawn Averkamp
# Kevin Reiss
# Birkin
# Jon Stroop
# Birong Ho
# William Denton
# Gretchen Gueguen
# Steven Shelton
# Banurekha Lakshminarayanan
# Dan Brubaker Horst
# Martin Mehrling
# Dan Chudnov
# '''We're full!'''

'''Wait List'''
# Erin Germ
# Naomi Dushay
# Shekhar Krishnan
# Schuyler Erle

== Newcomer Dinner ==
First time at code4lib? Join fellow c4l newbies and veterans for an evening of food, socializing, and stimulating discussions about the many uses of bacon.

Code4Lib veterans, you're invited too. Join us in welcoming the newcomers!

'''Tentative plans (more information to come)'''
* When: Monday evening
* Time: 6 PM
* Where: Meet in the hotel lobby. Restaurants - Look below
* Mastermind (if you have any questions): [mailto:yoosebj@muohio.edu Becky Yoose]

=== Newcomer Dinner Signup ===

Clarification - you can still sign up if you didn't intially list your name the first time around. Sorry for any misunderstandings on my part. -_-;

'''Restaurants'''

''Guidelines:''
*Max of '''8''' per location
**Please, no waitlisting :(
*ID yourselves so we can get a good mix of new people and veterans
**New folks - n
**c4l vets - v
*One leader needed for each location (code4lib vets only)
**Leader duties
***Make reservations if required; otherwise make sure that the restaurant can handle a group of 8 rowdy library coders
***Herd folks from hotel to restaurant (know where you're going!)

'''Spots still available below! 2/11 - added a couple more restaurants to make sure everyone has a spot!'''

[http://www.ichibanwasabi.com/ Wasabi Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar] (Japanese)
# [Leader] Ranti Junus - v
# Caitlin Shanley - n
# Erin White - n
# Chris Strauber - n
# Jodi Schneider - v
# Joyce Chapman - n
# Susan Teague Rector (sort of a newb...)

[http://www.trippsrestaurants.com/ Tripps Restaurant] (Steakhouse)
# [Leader]
#

[http://tableasheville.com/page/276-home Table] (“New American”)
# [Leader] Devon Smith - v
# Anna Headley - n
# Cory Rockliff - n
# Jeff Sherwood - n
# Emily King - n
# Laurie Sutherland - n

[http://www.mellowmushroom.com/ Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers] (Pizza)
# [Leader]
#

[http://limonesrestaurant.com/page/1240-Home Limones] (Mexican)
# [Leader]
#

[http://www.salsas-asheville.com/ Salsas] (Mexican-Caribbean)
# [Leader] Jay Luker - v
# Gabriel Farrell - v
# Sean Hannan - v
# Scot Colford - v
# Chrissy Rissmeyer - n

[http://www.bistro1896.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=42 Bistro 1896] (Bistro)
# [Leader]
# Yuka Egusa - n
# Masao Takaku - n

[http://www.jackofthewood.com/ Jack of the Wood] (another pub for y'all)
# [Leader]
#

'''Sorry, these are full'''

[http://www.vincenzos.com/ Vincenzo's] (Italian)
# [Leader] Bess Sadler - v
# Thom Cox - n
# Alexander O'Neill - n
# Leland Deeds - n
# Erin Germ - n
# Joe Atzberger - v
# Cindy Harper - n
# Vinita Tuteja - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.doccheys.com/menu/ Doc Chey’s Noodle House] (Asian)
# [Leader] Emily Lynema - v
# Julia Bauder - n
# Joe Marquez - n
# Jason Battles - n
# Jill Ellern - n
# Michael Vandenburg -n
# Shekhar Krishnan
# Schuyler Erle
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://ashevillebouchon.com/page/2511-Home Bouchon French Bistro] (French)
# [Leader] Ben Florin -v
# Gwen Exner - n
# Joel Richard - n (super-green!)
# Dan Lucas - n
# Hong Ma - n
# Vanessa Meireles - n
# Mark Diggory - n (but not green)
# David Woodbury - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.melaasheville.com/ Mela Indian Restaurant] (Indian) (reservation made for 6:15 under Darby)
# [Leader] Andrew Darby - v
# Joyce Ouchida - n
# Eric Celeste (spy) - n
# Kossivi (Jean-Paul) Bessou - n
# Steven Shelton - n
# Jeff Silvis - n
# Ya'aqov Ziso - n
# Banurekha - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://rosettaskitchen.com/our-menu Rosetta's Kitchen] (Vegetarian)
# [Leader] Rosalyn Metz -v
# Cody Hennesy - n
# Sam Kome - n
# John Yorio - n
# Shawn Averkamp - n
# Sarah Kahn- n
# Cory Lown - n
# Maccabee Levine - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.suwanathaiorchid.com/index.php Suwana's Thai Orchid Restaurant] (Thai)
# [Leader] Becky Yoose - v
# Andy Mardesich - n
# Amy McGuire
# Birong HO
# Ryan Scherle - n
# Mark Mounts - n
# Dan Brubaker Horst -n
# Rick Johnson - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://thelobstertrap.biz/ The Lobster Trap] (Seafood)
# [Leader] Michael Klein - v
# Janis Mathewson - n
# Karen Schwentner - n
# Tom Bennett - n
# Carol Ou - v
# Kenny Ketner - n
# Mike Flakus - n
# Michael Doran - v
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.ashevillebiergarden.com/ The Bier Garden (Pub)]
# [Leader] Mike Giarlo - v
# Dileshni Jayasinghe - n
# David Bucknum - n
# Sean Chen - n
# Sibyl Schaefer - n
# Dan Suchy - n
# Mark Matienzo - v
# Declan Fleming - v
# '''Sorry - full'''
# Eric Palmitesta -n (WAITLISTED!) - (BY note - Hi Eric, can you please choose from the available list above? Thanks! [Hey, Eric, you might sign up for Jack of the Wood. Good beer there as well! -MJG])

Cut and paste your name to the restaurant of your choice :)
* Ross Singer
* Monica Claassen-Wilson
* Brendan Gallagher
* Schuyler Erle
* Tim Shearer
* Michael Silver
* Jason Stirnaman
* Patrick Hochstenbach
* David Chandek-Stark
* David Kennedy
* Paul Joseph
* Clint Bellanger
* Wendy Huot
* Robin Hitch
* Cary Gordon (likes anything that involves food)
* Graham Stewart
* David Woodbury
* Antonio Barrera
* Andrew Nagy
* Harry Kaplanian
* Scott Garrison
* Kevin Reiss

== Werewolf! ==
It wouldn't be a tech conference unless we got together one evening to turn into a gang of murdering beasts and hyper-suspicious victims. Facilitated by the one and only mbklein.

* When: Wednesday evening
* Time: 8 PM
* Where: TBA. Watch this space.

=== About Werewolf ===

Werewolf (also known as Mafia) is a parlor game that has become [http://www.wired.co.uk/wired-magazine/archive/2010/03/features/werewolf.aspx the obsession of techie conferences everywhere]. At it's most basic, it's a game of information asymmetry -- a battle between an uninformed majority (the townspeople) and an informed minority (the werewolves who live and hunt among them). At its best, it's an off-the-wall paranoid screaming match. There are dozens of variations -- we'll start with the basics, and depending on everyone's stamina and desire to keep playing, save the tricky stuff for later. Hopefully by the end of the evening all the participants will be jibbering, jumpy, sleep-deprived lunatics incapable of trusting even their closest friends.

In other words, ''good times.''

=== Werewolf signup ===
* Michael Klein
* Alexander O'Neill
* Bess Sadler
* Leland Deeds
* Jean Rainwater
* Chris Beer
* Wendy Huot
* Jon Gorman
* Jodi Schneider
* Birkin (will arrive after the veggie-dinner, and hoping BBQ-ers will have time to make it, too)
* Harish (ditto)
* Jon Stroop
* Joel Marchesoni (tentative)
* Martin Mehrling
* Michael Vandenburg
* Scot Colford
* Chrissy Rissmeyer

== Working Out ==

Gotta make up for those beer and BBQ excursions somehow. Let's work out! Ideas: hiking, jogging, [http://www.crossfitasheville.com CrossFitting], surfing,...

=== CrossFit Asheville ===
[http://www.crossfitasheville.com CrossFit Asheville]
Contacted the gym, we're invited to the Monday night 6:30pm slot.

Who's in?
* Erik Hatcher (crossfit newb), can carpool three others
* Michael Vandenburg (Crossfit curious)
* Jeff Sherwood (I'd be into getting in a Crossfit WOD or maybe a run)
* Jason Stirnaman (hiking, biking - don't mind the weather, lifting, cross-fitting)

=== Jogging ===
Meet in lobby at 6:30am any day next week.

* Monday: Erik Hatcher (too cold? I'll do the treadmill instead; 2-3 miles max)
* Tuesday:
* Wednesday: Erik Hatcher (2-3 miles max)
* Thursday:

=== Interested Parties for various exercise activities ===

* Erik Hatcher (game for both short, like 2 mile, jogs on Monday/Wednesday and CrossFitting, bring it!)
* Erik Mitchell (Run downtown asheville or the parkway? - great 12 mile climb up the parkway around Pisgah Mtn.), How about a Code4Lib half-marathon? (Why NOT! Let's do a Half Marathon) - Ray Schwartz
**Bike riding - yes might be sketchy given our current weather
**Hike up Looking Glass Rock [http://www.hikewnc.info/trailheads/pisgah/pisgah/guidedhikes/lookingglassrock.html]
* Emily Lynema (game for jogging, hiking, walking, jumping jacks; not crazy enough for parkway running!)
* Ray Schwartz (game for a run - why not a half marathon?!).
* Rick Johnson (Looking to fit in a 10, 12 ,and 8 mile run while in town. Was originally thinking I would go early in the morning: 6:30 or 7. May not be able to run together everytime but definitely looking for suggestions on good routes)
* Thom Cox (lifting, cardio, yoga--all good)
* Jason Stirnaman (hiking, biking - don't mind the weather, lifting, cross-fitting)
* Jean Rainwater (need to get some runs in where the footing's not treacherous and the temp is above freezing)
* Gerald Snyder (a couple mornings jogging would be good, but only 4 or 5 miles for me thanks)
* Jodi Schneider (CrossFitting sounds fun if we can fit in [http://www.crossfitasheville.com/schedule/ their schedule], yoga, walking, hiking)
* Becky Yoose (hiking (intermediate level max), walking, cheer others on while they run a half marathon)
* Carol Bean (does shivering in the cold count as exercise?)
* John Barneson (I'm game for a.m. runs 5-10 miles. I would love a nice scenic route and I don't mind trail running)
* Gabriel Farrell (running, yoga, pickup soccer?)
* Kevin Reiss (running/hiking)
* Jeff Sherwood (I'd be into getting in a Crossfit WOD or maybe a run)
* Nick Hanssens (yoga; I teach if there is space and interest)
* Michael Vandenburg (Crossfit curious)
* Ranti Junus (yoga, walking, thumb wrestling - maybe)
* Mark Diggory (surfing,... kinda hard to find good waves in Asheville... will settle for a little hiking)

== Sitting in a room together and half the time talking to each other out loud and half the time talking in IRC ==

Because you know it's going to happen

* William Denton
* Mike Giarlo (fulfiller of destinies)
* /ignore mjgiarlo
* Antonio Barrera (trying to avoid a repeat of Portland)
* Jodi Schneider (one of the highlights!!!)
* Bess Sadler (can it be in the hospitality suite at 4am? That's the best!)
* Mark Matienzo
* Ranti Junus (hoping somebody can help me hacking my chumby one to install [http://elinks.or.cz/ elinks] or [http://www.qtweb.net/ qtweb])
* Dan Chudnov (hoping for in-same-room IRC chat to be an olympic medal event in 2014)

[[Category: Code4Lib2010]]

C4L2010 social activities

2010-02-17T14:58:27Z

Erikhatcher: /* Working Out */

==Code4Lib 2010 social activities ==

==Ideas==
[http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009912010314 New breweries opening]

[http://digital.library.appstate.edu/code4lib2010.html Original Proposal (suggests some nearby events)]

[http://ashevilletwitterhashtags.blogspot.com/2009/09/asheville-beer-avlbeer.html Asheville Beer Hashtag]

==Planned events==

Plan one if you like! Either on your own or you can [[Committees_sign-up_page|join the social activities committee]].

== Asheville Brews Cruise ==

"Experience a taste of Asheville’s thriving local beer scene with an exclusive tour of three of our award-winning microbreweries." - http://www.brewscruise.com/asheville/

A big shout out to [http://www.talis.com Talis] for stepping up and sponsoring a portion of this event. Our first stop on the cruise will be a brewery slash pizza joint and Talis has generously offered to pay for our pizza. Yay!

==== Itinerary ====

# Pickup from the hotel is tentatively scheduled for 6:15pm. Those who haven't pre-paid should try to get there a little early.
# Stop #1 will be the Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. where we will sample 16-20 different beers and consume our delicious, alcohol-absorbing, [http://www.talis.com Talis]-sponsored pizza.
# Stop #2 will be Highland Brewing Company, "Asheville's 1st and largest brewing company"
# Stop #3 will be the French Broad Brewery which "specializes in a variety of European style beers."
# Expected return to the hotel is around 9:30-10pm

==== Cost & Payment ====

The cost for the cruise is $40 per person. You have two options for paying:

# Pay in advance by sending me $40 via [http://paypal.com PayPal].
# Bring $40 with you on the night of the cruise. I've been told they have a hand-held credit card machine for the cash-strapped.

Anyone who wants to can pay via PayPal, but I need at least 16 people to choose this option because the tour company wants to pre-bill my credit card for a minimum of 16 guests. There should be no fees involved if the money comes from your PayPal account or an associated bank account. The deadline for paying in advance is EOD Sunday, February 21st.

# Go to [http://paypal.com PayPal]
# Click on "Send Money"
# Enter lbjay@reallywow.com in the "To" field
# Enter your own address in the "From" field (unless you're logged in)
# Click the "Personal" tab and choose "Payment owed" from the options
# Click "Continue"
# On the next page you can specify a message Subject of "Brews Cruise"

==== Signup ====

'''Sorry, the event is full!''' We were forced to set a limit of 48 persons due to that's the max number of folks that will fit into two party buses, plus we don't want to overwhelm the staffs at the breweries. There is, however, is a waitlist that someone started below.

# Jay Luker (organizing, not driving)
# Mike Giarlo (inebriator)
# Rob Casson (drunk)
# Declan Fleming (beer receptacle)
# Jim Safley (recovering teetotaler)
# Ian Walls (epicurean of ale)
# Christopher Spalding (thirsty)
# Jon Gorman (imbiber of that which is good)
# Lori Stethers (token female)
# Carol Ou (beer enthusiast)
# Cristóbal Palmer (Reinheitsgebot skeptic)
# Tod Olson (enabler)
# Mark Matienzo (alefounder)
# Sibyl Schaefer (barfly)
# Tania Fersenheim (Gold Medalist - Ithaca Beerlympics - Summer 1993)
# Melissa Manolis (Beer lacky and Librarian Groupie)
# Greg McClellan (master of beerology and beeronomy)
# Cary Gordon (hip hoppist)
# Mark Gallagher (Thing 1)
# Matt Bachtell (Thing 2)
# Sarah Kahn (has no title)
# Thom Cox (afraid of rectangles)
# Eric James (pour)
# Ray Schwartz (mighty thirsty)
# Jason Stirnaman (all about the stout)
# Mike Flakus (ipa all the way)
# Ben Florin (sounds neat--what's "beer"?)
# Ryan Wick (it comes in pints?)
# Sam Kome (have churchkey, will travel)
# Joe Atzberger
# Brendan Gallagher
# Chris Beer
# Tom Keays (growler)
# Ross Singer (empty vessel waiting to be filled)
# Eric Hellman (49 IBU)
# Paul Joseph (i bike leer)
# Cody Hennesy (don't mind if i do)
# Michael Vandenburg
# Stephen Meyer (Wisconsinite)
# Antonio Barrera
# Andrew Nagy
# Rosalyn Metz
# Esmé Cowles
# Dea Rice (Duchess of Ales)
# Sean Hannan (Peer Pressured)
# Scott Garrison (just made it by the froth of his beer?)
# Dan Suchy ( [no longer] late and now full of gratitude) (berick: Dan, you get my spot. you better get double drunk for me!)
# Brad Westbrook

'''There is a max of 48 persons for this event. Sorry!'''

===== Wait List =====

I'll try to monitor the waitlist and add folks automatically if someone else drops out. Would be a good idea to specify an email address or some other means of contact so that I can notify you if you make it in.

# Spencer Lamm (slamm1 at swarthmore.edu)
# Robert Haschart

== 12 Bones BBQ Dinner Excursion ==
(was a lunch excursion)

[http://www.12bones.com/ 12 Bones BBQ] is widely considered the best BBQ in Asheville [[http://www.yelp.com/biz/12-bones-smokehouse-asheville *]]. However it is only open from 11-4, M-F. We would like to organize a group so that we can rent out the place on Wednesday night. If we get at least 50 people, it will be doable.

'''When:''' Wednesday, February 24th

'''Time:''' 6:30pm

'''Where:''' 5 Riverside Drive Asheville NC, 28801

==== BBQ Excursion Signup ====

For the time being please indicate interest in the BBQ excursion by adding your name to the list below. We'll figure out a way to coordinate and communicate the details somewhere down the line.

# Rosalyn Metz (the new organizer)
# Jay Luker (demoted but still devoted)
# Mike Giarlo (consumer)
# Rob Casson (glutton)
# Declan Fleming (condor)
# Erik Hatcher (carnivore)
# Christopher Spalding (digs swine)
# Mike Durbin (Porkaholic)
# Jeremy Frumkin (alloftheabove)
# Jon Gorman (Aficionado of smoke, flame, and good sauces)
# Michael Klein (EAT PIG)
# Mark Matienzo (saucy fellow)
# Cary Gordon (do they have vegan pig?)
# Sibyl Schaefer (finger licker)
# Greg McClellan (Mmmm... Pig)
# Ranti Junus (beef and chicken cheerleader)
# Tania Fersenheim (can't think of any non-vulgar tag lines)
# Matt Bachtell (hope they have vinegar based BBQ)
# Ray Schwartz (I eat vegetarians)
# Dileshni Jayasinghe (I just like to eat)
# Joe Atzberger (con carne)
# Michael Doran (a YES for Wednesday night)
# Thom Cox (ancho pepper addict)
# Chris Strauber (meat and flame!)
# Cindy Harper (I'm sorry, Babe)
# Brendan Gallagher
# Chris Beer
# Alexander O'Neill
# Bess Sadler
# Joyce Ouchida
# Ross Singer (Some Pig)
# Tod Olson (omnivore sans dilemma)
# Paul Joseph
# Vinita Tuteja
# Robin Hitch
# Ryan Wick
# Becky Yoose (bringing the wetwipe napkins)
# Joyce Chapman
# Andrew Darby
# Cory Lown
# Peter Murray (who knows that NC BBQ means one has to actually add the BBQ sauce)
# Jean Rainwater
# Matt Cordial
# Carol Ou (dinnertime excursion works for me)
# Karen Coombs
# Dan Lucas
# Gerald Snyder
# Michael Silver
# Julia Bauder (dinner partier)
# Jørn Thøgersen
# Michael Poltorak Nielsen
# Toke Eskildsen
# Mads Villadsen (the Danes are coming for Wednesday night BBQ!)
# Andreas Orphanides (I want to go to there.)
# Michael Vandenburg
# Wendy Huot
# David Bucknum
# Jason Casden
# Graham Stewart
# Joseph Ryan
# Dhanushka Samarakoon
# Eric Crenshaw
# Katherine Lynch
# Stephen Meyer
# Antonio Barrera (whats a BBQ without me)
# Ron Peterson
# Andrew Nagy (no witty comment)
# Corey Harper (Mmmmmm..... Carolina Pulled Pig)
# Eric Palmitesta
# Ben Florin
# Emily Lynema (pulled pork delicious)
# Erik Mitchell (Who could turn down an 80 person dinner experience?)
# Mike Flakus (pulled-porker)
# Matt Connolly (Memphian)
# Ian Walls
# Benjamin Young (BBQ is a noun)
# Esmé Cowles
# Tim Dennis
# Harry Kaplanian

'''Sorry there is an 80 person limit for this event'''

'''Wait List'''
# Ryan Scherle
# Amy McGuire
# Jason Battles
# Hong Ma
# Vanessa Meireles
# Mark Diggory
# Jonathan Rochkind
# Robert Haschart

==Vegetarian Dinner (Weds, AKA BBQ night)==

[http://opheliasworldcafe.info/ Ophelia's World Cafe and Bar] does vegetarian, vegan, raw, gluten-free, sustainable seafood, and locally-raised meat products, with a focus on local and organic. Also, a full bar. [http://www.yelp.com/biz/ophelias-world-cafe-and-bar-asheville yelp reviews].

* max of 30 people
* meet at hotel to walk together - 6:30pm
* We are confirmed with the restaurant - reservation is at 6:45
* email Anna3LC if you have any questions - gmail

# Jodi Schneider
# Maccabee Levine (token male)
# Eric Hellman (token carnivore)
# Carol Bean
# Sam Kome (omnivorous w/exception of BBQ)
# Dea Rice (Socialite)
# Sean Hannan (token token collector)
# Vidhya Arvind
# Cristóbal Palmer
# Lori Stethers
# Rick Johnson
# Anna Headley
# Kevin Clarke
# Gabriel Farrell
# Eric James
# Betsy Coles
# Harish Maringanti
# Emily Molanphy
# Shawn Averkamp
# Kevin Reiss
# Birkin
# Jon Stroop
# Birong Ho
# William Denton
# Gretchen Gueguen
# Steven Shelton
# Banurekha Lakshminarayanan
# Dan Brubaker Horst
# Martin Mehrling
# Dan Chudnov
# '''We're full!'''

'''Wait List'''
# Erin Germ
# Naomi Dushay
# Shekhar Krishnan
# Schuyler Erle

== Newcomer Dinner ==
First time at code4lib? Join fellow c4l newbies and veterans for an evening of food, socializing, and stimulating discussions about the many uses of bacon.

Code4Lib veterans, you're invited too. Join us in welcoming the newcomers!

'''Tentative plans (more information to come)'''
* When: Monday evening
* Time: 6 PM
* Where: Meet in the hotel lobby. Restaurants - Look below
* Mastermind (if you have any questions): [mailto:yoosebj@muohio.edu Becky Yoose]

=== Newcomer Dinner Signup ===

Clarification - you can still sign up if you didn't intially list your name the first time around. Sorry for any misunderstandings on my part. -_-;

'''Restaurants'''

''Guidelines:''
*Max of '''8''' per location
**Please, no waitlisting :(
*ID yourselves so we can get a good mix of new people and veterans
**New folks - n
**c4l vets - v
*One leader needed for each location (code4lib vets only)
**Leader duties
***Make reservations if required; otherwise make sure that the restaurant can handle a group of 8 rowdy library coders
***Herd folks from hotel to restaurant (know where you're going!)

'''Spots still available below! 2/11 - added a couple more restaurants to make sure everyone has a spot!'''

[http://www.ichibanwasabi.com/ Wasabi Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar] (Japanese)
# [Leader] Ranti Junus - v
# Caitlin Shanley - n
# Erin White - n
# Chris Strauber - n
# Jodi Schneider - v
# Joyce Chapman - n
# Susan Teague Rector (sort of a newb...)

[http://www.trippsrestaurants.com/ Tripps Restaurant] (Steakhouse)
# [Leader]
#

[http://tableasheville.com/page/276-home Table] (“New American”)
# [Leader] Devon Smith - v
# Anna Headley - n
# Cory Rockliff - n
# Jeff Sherwood - n
# Emily King - n
# Laurie Sutherland - n

[http://www.mellowmushroom.com/ Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers] (Pizza)
# [Leader]
#

[http://limonesrestaurant.com/page/1240-Home Limones] (Mexican)
# [Leader]
#

[http://www.salsas-asheville.com/ Salsas] (Mexican-Caribbean)
# [Leader] Jay Luker - v
# Gabriel Farrell - v
# Sean Hannan - v
# Scot Colford - v
# Chrissy Rissmeyer - n

[http://www.bistro1896.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=42 Bistro 1896] (Bistro)
# [Leader]
# Yuka Egusa - n
# Masao Takaku - n

[http://www.jackofthewood.com/ Jack of the Wood] (another pub for y'all)
# [Leader]
#

'''Sorry, these are full'''

[http://www.vincenzos.com/ Vincenzo's] (Italian)
# [Leader] Bess Sadler - v
# Thom Cox - n
# Alexander O'Neill - n
# Leland Deeds - n
# Erin Germ - n
# Joe Atzberger - v
# Cindy Harper - n
# Vinita Tuteja - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.doccheys.com/menu/ Doc Chey’s Noodle House] (Asian)
# [Leader] Emily Lynema - v
# Julia Bauder - n
# Joe Marquez - n
# Jason Battles - n
# Jill Ellern - n
# Michael Vandenburg -n
# Shekhar Krishnan
# Schuyler Erle
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://ashevillebouchon.com/page/2511-Home Bouchon French Bistro] (French)
# [Leader] Ben Florin -v
# Gwen Exner - n
# Joel Richard - n (super-green!)
# Dan Lucas - n
# Hong Ma - n
# Vanessa Meireles - n
# Mark Diggory - n (but not green)
# David Woodbury - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.melaasheville.com/ Mela Indian Restaurant] (Indian) (reservation made for 6:15 under Darby)
# [Leader] Andrew Darby - v
# Joyce Ouchida - n
# Eric Celeste (spy) - n
# Kossivi (Jean-Paul) Bessou - n
# Steven Shelton - n
# Jeff Silvis - n
# Ya'aqov Ziso - n
# Banurekha - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://rosettaskitchen.com/our-menu Rosetta's Kitchen] (Vegetarian)
# [Leader] Rosalyn Metz -v
# Cody Hennesy - n
# Sam Kome - n
# John Yorio - n
# Shawn Averkamp - n
# Sarah Kahn- n
# Cory Lown - n
# Maccabee Levine - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.suwanathaiorchid.com/index.php Suwana's Thai Orchid Restaurant] (Thai)
# [Leader] Becky Yoose - v
# Andy Mardesich - n
# Amy McGuire
# Birong HO
# Ryan Scherle - n
# Mark Mounts - n
# Dan Brubaker Horst -n
# Rick Johnson - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://thelobstertrap.biz/ The Lobster Trap] (Seafood)
# [Leader] Michael Klein - v
# Janis Mathewson - n
# Karen Schwentner - n
# Tom Bennett - n
# Carol Ou - v
# Kenny Ketner - n
# Mike Flakus - n
# Michael Doran - v
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.ashevillebiergarden.com/ The Bier Garden (Pub)]
# [Leader] Mike Giarlo - v
# Dileshni Jayasinghe - n
# David Bucknum - n
# Sean Chen - n
# Sibyl Schaefer - n
# Dan Suchy - n
# Mark Matienzo - v
# Declan Fleming - v
# '''Sorry - full'''
# Eric Palmitesta -n (WAITLISTED!) - (BY note - Hi Eric, can you please choose from the available list above? Thanks! [Hey, Eric, you might sign up for Jack of the Wood. Good beer there as well! -MJG])

Cut and paste your name to the restaurant of your choice :)
* Ross Singer
* Monica Claassen-Wilson
* Brendan Gallagher
* Schuyler Erle
* Tim Shearer
* Michael Silver
* Jason Stirnaman
* Patrick Hochstenbach
* David Chandek-Stark
* David Kennedy
* Paul Joseph
* Clint Bellanger
* Wendy Huot
* Robin Hitch
* Cary Gordon (likes anything that involves food)
* Graham Stewart
* David Woodbury
* Antonio Barrera
* Andrew Nagy
* Harry Kaplanian
* Scott Garrison
* Kevin Reiss

== Werewolf! ==
It wouldn't be a tech conference unless we got together one evening to turn into a gang of murdering beasts and hyper-suspicious victims. Facilitated by the one and only mbklein.

* When: Wednesday evening
* Time: 8 PM
* Where: TBA. Watch this space.

=== About Werewolf ===

Werewolf (also known as Mafia) is a parlor game that has become [http://www.wired.co.uk/wired-magazine/archive/2010/03/features/werewolf.aspx the obsession of techie conferences everywhere]. At it's most basic, it's a game of information asymmetry -- a battle between an uninformed majority (the townspeople) and an informed minority (the werewolves who live and hunt among them). At its best, it's an off-the-wall paranoid screaming match. There are dozens of variations -- we'll start with the basics, and depending on everyone's stamina and desire to keep playing, save the tricky stuff for later. Hopefully by the end of the evening all the participants will be jibbering, jumpy, sleep-deprived lunatics incapable of trusting even their closest friends.

In other words, ''good times.''

=== Werewolf signup ===
* Michael Klein
* Alexander O'Neill
* Bess Sadler
* Leland Deeds
* Jean Rainwater
* Chris Beer
* Wendy Huot
* Jon Gorman
* Jodi Schneider
* Birkin (will arrive after the veggie-dinner, and hoping BBQ-ers will have time to make it, too)
* Harish (ditto)
* Jon Stroop
* Joel Marchesoni (tentative)
* Martin Mehrling
* Michael Vandenburg
* Scot Colford
* Chrissy Rissmeyer

== Working Out ==

Gotta make up for those beer and BBQ excursions somehow. Let's work out! Ideas: hiking, jogging, [http://www.crossfitasheville.com CrossFitting], surfing,...

=== CrossFit Asheville ===
[http://www.crossfitasheville.com CrossFit Asheville]
Contacted the gym, we're invited to the Monday night 6:30pm slot.

Who's in?
* Erik Hatcher (crossfit newb), can carpool three others
* Michael Vandenburg (Crossfit curious)
* Jeff Sherwood (I'd be into getting in a Crossfit WOD or maybe a run)

=== Jogging ===
Meet in lobby at 6:30am any day next week.

* Monday: Erik Hatcher (too cold? I'll do the treadmill instead; 2-3 miles max)
* Tuesday:
* Wednesday: Erik Hatcher (2-3 miles max)
* Thursday:

=== Interested Parties for various exercise activities ===

* Erik Hatcher (game for both short, like 2 mile, jogs on Monday/Wednesday and CrossFitting, bring it!)
* Erik Mitchell (Run downtown asheville or the parkway? - great 12 mile climb up the parkway around Pisgah Mtn.), How about a Code4Lib half-marathon? (Why NOT! Let's do a Half Marathon) - Ray Schwartz
**Bike riding - yes might be sketchy given our current weather
**Hike up Looking Glass Rock [http://www.hikewnc.info/trailheads/pisgah/pisgah/guidedhikes/lookingglassrock.html]
* Emily Lynema (game for jogging, hiking, walking, jumping jacks; not crazy enough for parkway running!)
* Ray Schwartz (game for a run - why not a half marathon?!).
* Rick Johnson (Looking to fit in a 10, 12 ,and 8 mile run while in town. Was originally thinking I would go early in the morning: 6:30 or 7. May not be able to run together everytime but definitely looking for suggestions on good routes)
* Thom Cox (lifting, cardio, yoga--all good)
* Jason Stirnaman (hiking, biking - don't mind the weather, lifting, cross-fitting)
* Jean Rainwater (need to get some runs in where the footing's not treacherous and the temp is above freezing)
* Gerald Snyder (a couple mornings jogging would be good, but only 4 or 5 miles for me thanks)
* Jodi Schneider (CrossFitting sounds fun if we can fit in [http://www.crossfitasheville.com/schedule/ their schedule], yoga, walking, hiking)
* Becky Yoose (hiking (intermediate level max), walking, cheer others on while they run a half marathon)
* Carol Bean (does shivering in the cold count as exercise?)
* John Barneson (I'm game for a.m. runs 5-10 miles. I would love a nice scenic route and I don't mind trail running)
* Gabriel Farrell (running, yoga, pickup soccer?)
* Kevin Reiss (running/hiking)
* Jeff Sherwood (I'd be into getting in a Crossfit WOD or maybe a run)
* Nick Hanssens (yoga; I teach if there is space and interest)
* Michael Vandenburg (Crossfit curious)
* Ranti Junus (yoga, walking, thumb wrestling - maybe)
* Mark Diggory (surfing,... kinda hard to find good waves in Asheville... will settle for a little hiking)

== Sitting in a room together and half the time talking to each other out loud and half the time talking in IRC ==

Because you know it's going to happen

* William Denton
* Mike Giarlo (fulfiller of destinies)
* /ignore mjgiarlo
* Antonio Barrera (trying to avoid a repeat of Portland)
* Jodi Schneider (one of the highlights!!!)
* Bess Sadler (can it be in the hospitality suite at 4am? That's the best!)
* Mark Matienzo
* Ranti Junus (hoping somebody can help me hacking my chumby one to install [http://elinks.or.cz/ elinks] or [http://www.qtweb.net/ qtweb])
* Dan Chudnov (hoping for in-same-room IRC chat to be an olympic medal event in 2014)

[[Category: Code4Lib2010]]

C4L2010 social activities

2010-02-17T14:50:12Z

Erikhatcher:

==Code4Lib 2010 social activities ==

==Ideas==
[http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009912010314 New breweries opening]

[http://digital.library.appstate.edu/code4lib2010.html Original Proposal (suggests some nearby events)]

[http://ashevilletwitterhashtags.blogspot.com/2009/09/asheville-beer-avlbeer.html Asheville Beer Hashtag]

==Planned events==

Plan one if you like! Either on your own or you can [[Committees_sign-up_page|join the social activities committee]].

== Asheville Brews Cruise ==

"Experience a taste of Asheville’s thriving local beer scene with an exclusive tour of three of our award-winning microbreweries." - http://www.brewscruise.com/asheville/

A big shout out to [http://www.talis.com Talis] for stepping up and sponsoring a portion of this event. Our first stop on the cruise will be a brewery slash pizza joint and Talis has generously offered to pay for our pizza. Yay!

==== Itinerary ====

# Pickup from the hotel is tentatively scheduled for 6:15pm. Those who haven't pre-paid should try to get there a little early.
# Stop #1 will be the Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. where we will sample 16-20 different beers and consume our delicious, alcohol-absorbing, [http://www.talis.com Talis]-sponsored pizza.
# Stop #2 will be Highland Brewing Company, "Asheville's 1st and largest brewing company"
# Stop #3 will be the French Broad Brewery which "specializes in a variety of European style beers."
# Expected return to the hotel is around 9:30-10pm

==== Cost & Payment ====

The cost for the cruise is $40 per person. You have two options for paying:

# Pay in advance by sending me $40 via [http://paypal.com PayPal].
# Bring $40 with you on the night of the cruise. I've been told they have a hand-held credit card machine for the cash-strapped.

Anyone who wants to can pay via PayPal, but I need at least 16 people to choose this option because the tour company wants to pre-bill my credit card for a minimum of 16 guests. There should be no fees involved if the money comes from your PayPal account or an associated bank account. The deadline for paying in advance is EOD Sunday, February 21st.

# Go to [http://paypal.com PayPal]
# Click on "Send Money"
# Enter lbjay@reallywow.com in the "To" field
# Enter your own address in the "From" field (unless you're logged in)
# Click the "Personal" tab and choose "Payment owed" from the options
# Click "Continue"
# On the next page you can specify a message Subject of "Brews Cruise"

==== Signup ====

'''Sorry, the event is full!''' We were forced to set a limit of 48 persons due to that's the max number of folks that will fit into two party buses, plus we don't want to overwhelm the staffs at the breweries. There is, however, is a waitlist that someone started below.

# Jay Luker (organizing, not driving)
# Mike Giarlo (inebriator)
# Rob Casson (drunk)
# Declan Fleming (beer receptacle)
# Jim Safley (recovering teetotaler)
# Ian Walls (epicurean of ale)
# Christopher Spalding (thirsty)
# Jon Gorman (imbiber of that which is good)
# Lori Stethers (token female)
# Carol Ou (beer enthusiast)
# Cristóbal Palmer (Reinheitsgebot skeptic)
# Tod Olson (enabler)
# Mark Matienzo (alefounder)
# Sibyl Schaefer (barfly)
# Tania Fersenheim (Gold Medalist - Ithaca Beerlympics - Summer 1993)
# Melissa Manolis (Beer lacky and Librarian Groupie)
# Greg McClellan (master of beerology and beeronomy)
# Cary Gordon (hip hoppist)
# Mark Gallagher (Thing 1)
# Matt Bachtell (Thing 2)
# Sarah Kahn (has no title)
# Thom Cox (afraid of rectangles)
# Eric James (pour)
# Ray Schwartz (mighty thirsty)
# Jason Stirnaman (all about the stout)
# Mike Flakus (ipa all the way)
# Ben Florin (sounds neat--what's "beer"?)
# Ryan Wick (it comes in pints?)
# Sam Kome (have churchkey, will travel)
# Joe Atzberger
# Brendan Gallagher
# Chris Beer
# Tom Keays (growler)
# Ross Singer (empty vessel waiting to be filled)
# Eric Hellman (49 IBU)
# Paul Joseph (i bike leer)
# Cody Hennesy (don't mind if i do)
# Michael Vandenburg
# Stephen Meyer (Wisconsinite)
# Antonio Barrera
# Andrew Nagy
# Rosalyn Metz
# Esmé Cowles
# Dea Rice (Duchess of Ales)
# Sean Hannan (Peer Pressured)
# Scott Garrison (just made it by the froth of his beer?)
# Dan Suchy ( [no longer] late and now full of gratitude) (berick: Dan, you get my spot. you better get double drunk for me!)
# Brad Westbrook

'''There is a max of 48 persons for this event. Sorry!'''

===== Wait List =====

I'll try to monitor the waitlist and add folks automatically if someone else drops out. Would be a good idea to specify an email address or some other means of contact so that I can notify you if you make it in.

# Spencer Lamm
# Robert Haschart

== 12 Bones BBQ Dinner Excursion ==
(was a lunch excursion)

[http://www.12bones.com/ 12 Bones BBQ] is widely considered the best BBQ in Asheville [[http://www.yelp.com/biz/12-bones-smokehouse-asheville *]]. However it is only open from 11-4, M-F. We would like to organize a group so that we can rent out the place on Wednesday night. If we get at least 50 people, it will be doable.

'''When:''' Wednesday, February 24th

'''Time:''' 6:30pm

'''Where:''' 5 Riverside Drive Asheville NC, 28801

==== BBQ Excursion Signup ====

For the time being please indicate interest in the BBQ excursion by adding your name to the list below. We'll figure out a way to coordinate and communicate the details somewhere down the line.

# Rosalyn Metz (the new organizer)
# Jay Luker (demoted but still devoted)
# Mike Giarlo (consumer)
# Rob Casson (glutton)
# Declan Fleming (condor)
# Erik Hatcher (carnivore)
# Christopher Spalding (digs swine)
# Mike Durbin (Porkaholic)
# Jeremy Frumkin (alloftheabove)
# Jon Gorman (Aficionado of smoke, flame, and good sauces)
# Michael Klein (EAT PIG)
# Mark Matienzo (saucy fellow)
# Cary Gordon (do they have vegan pig?)
# Sibyl Schaefer (finger licker)
# Greg McClellan (Mmmm... Pig)
# Ranti Junus (beef and chicken cheerleader)
# Tania Fersenheim (can't think of any non-vulgar tag lines)
# Matt Bachtell (hope they have vinegar based BBQ)
# Ray Schwartz (I eat vegetarians)
# Dileshni Jayasinghe (I just like to eat)
# Joe Atzberger (con carne)
# Michael Doran (a YES for Wednesday night)
# Thom Cox (ancho pepper addict)
# Chris Strauber (meat and flame!)
# Cindy Harper (I'm sorry, Babe)
# Brendan Gallagher
# Chris Beer
# Alexander O'Neill
# Bess Sadler
# Joyce Ouchida
# Ross Singer (Some Pig)
# Tod Olson (omnivore sans dilemma)
# Paul Joseph
# Vinita Tuteja
# Robin Hitch
# Ryan Wick
# Becky Yoose (bringing the wetwipe napkins)
# Joyce Chapman
# Andrew Darby
# Cory Lown
# Peter Murray (who knows that NC BBQ means one has to actually add the BBQ sauce)
# Jean Rainwater
# Matt Cordial
# Carol Ou (dinnertime excursion works for me)
# Karen Coombs
# Dan Lucas
# Gerald Snyder
# Michael Silver
# Julia Bauder (dinner partier)
# Jørn Thøgersen
# Michael Poltorak Nielsen
# Toke Eskildsen
# Mads Villadsen (the Danes are coming for Wednesday night BBQ!)
# Andreas Orphanides (I want to go to there.)
# Michael Vandenburg
# Wendy Huot
# David Bucknum
# Jason Casden
# Graham Stewart
# Joseph Ryan
# Dhanushka Samarakoon
# Eric Crenshaw
# Katherine Lynch
# Stephen Meyer
# Antonio Barrera (whats a BBQ without me)
# Ron Peterson
# Andrew Nagy (no witty comment)
# Corey Harper (Mmmmmm..... Carolina Pulled Pig)
# Eric Palmitesta
# Ben Florin
# Emily Lynema (pulled pork delicious)
# Erik Mitchell (Who could turn down an 80 person dinner experience?)
# Mike Flakus (pulled-porker)
# Matt Connolly (Memphian)
# Ian Walls
# Benjamin Young (BBQ is a noun)
# Esmé Cowles
# Tim Dennis
# Harry Kaplanian

'''Sorry there is an 80 person limit for this event'''

'''Wait List'''
# Ryan Scherle
# Amy McGuire
# Jason Battles
# Hong Ma
# Vanessa Meireles
# Mark Diggory
# Jonathan Rochkind
# Robert Haschart

==Vegetarian Dinner (Weds, AKA BBQ night)==

[http://opheliasworldcafe.info/ Ophelia's World Cafe and Bar] does vegetarian, vegan, raw, gluten-free, sustainable seafood, and locally-raised meat products, with a focus on local and organic. Also, a full bar. [http://www.yelp.com/biz/ophelias-world-cafe-and-bar-asheville yelp reviews].

* max of 30 people
* meet at hotel to walk together - 6:30pm
* We are confirmed with the restaurant - reservation is at 6:45
* email Anna3LC if you have any questions - gmail

# Jodi Schneider
# Maccabee Levine (token male)
# Eric Hellman (token carnivore)
# Carol Bean
# Sam Kome (omnivorous w/exception of BBQ)
# Dea Rice (Socialite)
# Sean Hannan (token token collector)
# Vidhya Arvind
# Cristóbal Palmer
# Lori Stethers
# Rick Johnson
# Anna Headley
# Kevin Clarke
# Gabriel Farrell
# Eric James
# Betsy Coles
# Harish Maringanti
# Emily Molanphy
# Shawn Averkamp
# Kevin Reiss
# Birkin
# Jon Stroop
# Birong Ho
# William Denton
# Gretchen Gueguen
# Steven Shelton
# Banurekha Lakshminarayanan
# Dan Brubaker Horst
# Martin Mehrling
# Dan Chudnov
# '''We're full!'''

'''Wait List'''
# Erin Germ
# Naomi Dushay
# Shekhar Krishnan
# Schuyler Erle

== Newcomer Dinner ==
First time at code4lib? Join fellow c4l newbies and veterans for an evening of food, socializing, and stimulating discussions about the many uses of bacon.

Code4Lib veterans, you're invited too. Join us in welcoming the newcomers!

'''Tentative plans (more information to come)'''
* When: Monday evening
* Time: 6 PM
* Where: Meet in the hotel lobby. Restaurants - Look below
* Mastermind (if you have any questions): [mailto:yoosebj@muohio.edu Becky Yoose]

=== Newcomer Dinner Signup ===

Clarification - you can still sign up if you didn't intially list your name the first time around. Sorry for any misunderstandings on my part. -_-;

'''Restaurants'''

''Guidelines:''
*Max of '''8''' per location
**Please, no waitlisting :(
*ID yourselves so we can get a good mix of new people and veterans
**New folks - n
**c4l vets - v
*One leader needed for each location (code4lib vets only)
**Leader duties
***Make reservations if required; otherwise make sure that the restaurant can handle a group of 8 rowdy library coders
***Herd folks from hotel to restaurant (know where you're going!)

'''Spots still available below! 2/11 - added a couple more restaurants to make sure everyone has a spot!'''

[http://www.ichibanwasabi.com/ Wasabi Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar] (Japanese)
# [Leader] Ranti Junus - v
# Caitlin Shanley - n
# Erin White - n
# Chris Strauber - n
# Jodi Schneider - v
# Joyce Chapman - n
# Susan Teague Rector (sort of a newb...)

[http://www.trippsrestaurants.com/ Tripps Restaurant] (Steakhouse)
# [Leader]
#

[http://tableasheville.com/page/276-home Table] (“New American”)
# [Leader] Devon Smith - v
# Anna Headley - n
# Cory Rockliff - n
# Jeff Sherwood - n
# Emily King - n
# Laurie Sutherland - n

[http://www.mellowmushroom.com/ Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers] (Pizza)
# [Leader]
#

[http://limonesrestaurant.com/page/1240-Home Limones] (Mexican)
# [Leader]
#

[http://www.salsas-asheville.com/ Salsas] (Mexican-Caribbean)
# [Leader] Jay Luker - v
# Gabriel Farrell - v
# Sean Hannan - v
# Scot Colford - v
# Chrissy Rissmeyer - n

[http://www.bistro1896.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=42 Bistro 1896] (Bistro)
# [Leader]
# Yuka Egusa - n
# Masao Takaku - n

[http://www.jackofthewood.com/ Jack of the Wood] (another pub for y'all)
# [Leader]
#

'''Sorry, these are full'''

[http://www.vincenzos.com/ Vincenzo's] (Italian)
# [Leader] Bess Sadler - v
# Thom Cox - n
# Alexander O'Neill - n
# Leland Deeds - n
# Erin Germ - n
# Joe Atzberger - v
# Cindy Harper - n
# Vinita Tuteja - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.doccheys.com/menu/ Doc Chey’s Noodle House] (Asian)
# [Leader] Emily Lynema - v
# Julia Bauder - n
# Joe Marquez - n
# Jason Battles - n
# Jill Ellern - n
# Michael Vandenburg -n
# Shekhar Krishnan
# Schuyler Erle
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://ashevillebouchon.com/page/2511-Home Bouchon French Bistro] (French)
# [Leader] Ben Florin -v
# Gwen Exner - n
# Joel Richard - n (super-green!)
# Dan Lucas - n
# Hong Ma - n
# Vanessa Meireles - n
# Mark Diggory - n (but not green)
# David Woodbury - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.melaasheville.com/ Mela Indian Restaurant] (Indian) (reservation made for 6:15 under Darby)
# [Leader] Andrew Darby - v
# Joyce Ouchida - n
# Eric Celeste (spy) - n
# Kossivi (Jean-Paul) Bessou - n
# Steven Shelton - n
# Jeff Silvis - n
# Ya'aqov Ziso - n
# Banurekha - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://rosettaskitchen.com/our-menu Rosetta's Kitchen] (Vegetarian)
# [Leader] Rosalyn Metz -v
# Cody Hennesy - n
# Sam Kome - n
# John Yorio - n
# Shawn Averkamp - n
# Sarah Kahn- n
# Cory Lown - n
# Maccabee Levine - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.suwanathaiorchid.com/index.php Suwana's Thai Orchid Restaurant] (Thai)
# [Leader] Becky Yoose - v
# Andy Mardesich - n
# Amy McGuire
# Birong HO
# Ryan Scherle - n
# Mark Mounts - n
# Dan Brubaker Horst -n
# Rick Johnson - n
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://thelobstertrap.biz/ The Lobster Trap] (Seafood)
# [Leader] Michael Klein - v
# Janis Mathewson - n
# Karen Schwentner - n
# Tom Bennett - n
# Carol Ou - v
# Kenny Ketner - n
# Mike Flakus - n
# Michael Doran - v
# '''Sorry - full'''

[http://www.ashevillebiergarden.com/ The Bier Garden (Pub)]
# [Leader] Mike Giarlo - v
# Dileshni Jayasinghe - n
# David Bucknum - n
# Sean Chen - n
# Sibyl Schaefer - n
# Dan Suchy - n
# Mark Matienzo - v
# Declan Fleming - v
# '''Sorry - full'''
# Eric Palmitesta -n (WAITLISTED!) - (BY note - Hi Eric, can you please choose from the available list above? Thanks! [Hey, Eric, you might sign up for Jack of the Wood. Good beer there as well! -MJG])

Cut and paste your name to the restaurant of your choice :)
* Ross Singer
* Monica Claassen-Wilson
* Brendan Gallagher
* Schuyler Erle
* Tim Shearer
* Michael Silver
* Jason Stirnaman
* Patrick Hochstenbach
* David Chandek-Stark
* David Kennedy
* Paul Joseph
* Clint Bellanger
* Wendy Huot
* Robin Hitch
* Cary Gordon (likes anything that involves food)
* Graham Stewart
* David Woodbury
* Antonio Barrera
* Andrew Nagy
* Harry Kaplanian
* Scott Garrison
* Kevin Reiss

== Werewolf! ==
It wouldn't be a tech conference unless we got together one evening to turn into a gang of murdering beasts and hyper-suspicious victims. Facilitated by the one and only mbklein.

* When: Wednesday evening
* Time: 8 PM
* Where: TBA. Watch this space.

=== About Werewolf ===

Werewolf (also known as Mafia) is a parlor game that has become [http://www.wired.co.uk/wired-magazine/archive/2010/03/features/werewolf.aspx the obsession of techie conferences everywhere]. At it's most basic, it's a game of information asymmetry -- a battle between an uninformed majority (the townspeople) and an informed minority (the werewolves who live and hunt among them). At its best, it's an off-the-wall paranoid screaming match. There are dozens of variations -- we'll start with the basics, and depending on everyone's stamina and desire to keep playing, save the tricky stuff for later. Hopefully by the end of the evening all the participants will be jibbering, jumpy, sleep-deprived lunatics incapable of trusting even their closest friends.

In other words, ''good times.''

=== Werewolf signup ===
* Michael Klein
* Alexander O'Neill
* Bess Sadler
* Leland Deeds
* Jean Rainwater
* Chris Beer
* Wendy Huot
* Jon Gorman
* Jodi Schneider
* Birkin (will arrive after the veggie-dinner, and hoping BBQ-ers will have time to make it, too)
* Harish (ditto)
* Jon Stroop
* Joel Marchesoni (tentative)
* Martin Mehrling
* Michael Vandenburg
* Scot Colford
* Chrissy Rissmeyer

== Working Out ==

Gotta make up for those beer and BBQ excursions somehow. Let's work out! Ideas: hiking, jogging, [http://www.crossfitasheville.com CrossFitting], surfing,...

=== CrossFit Asheville ===
[http://www.crossfitasheville.com CrossFit Asheville]
Contacted the gym, we're invited to the Monday night 6:30pm slot.

Who's in?
* Erik Hatcher (crossfit newb), can carpool three others
* Michael Vandenburg (Crossfit curious)
* Jeff Sherwood (I'd be into getting in a Crossfit WOD or maybe a run)
* ... a few others mentioned interest below ...

=== Interested Parties for various exercise activities ===

* Erik Hatcher (game for both short, like 2 mile, jogs on Monday/Wednesday and CrossFitting, bring it!)
* Erik Mitchell (Run downtown asheville or the parkway? - great 12 mile climb up the parkway around Pisgah Mtn.), How about a Code4Lib half-marathon? (Why NOT! Let's do a Half Marathon) - Ray Schwartz
**Bike riding - yes might be sketchy given our current weather
**Hike up Looking Glass Rock [http://www.hikewnc.info/trailheads/pisgah/pisgah/guidedhikes/lookingglassrock.html]
* Emily Lynema (game for jogging, hiking, walking, jumping jacks; not crazy enough for parkway running!)
* Ray Schwartz (game for a run - why not a half marathon?!).
* Rick Johnson (Looking to fit in a 10, 12 ,and 8 mile run while in town. Was originally thinking I would go early in the morning: 6:30 or 7. May not be able to run together everytime but definitely looking for suggestions on good routes)
* Thom Cox (lifting, cardio, yoga--all good)
* Jason Stirnaman (hiking, biking - don't mind the weather, lifting, cross-fitting)
* Jean Rainwater (need to get some runs in where the footing's not treacherous and the temp is above freezing)
* Gerald Snyder (a couple mornings jogging would be good, but only 4 or 5 miles for me thanks)
* Jodi Schneider (CrossFitting sounds fun if we can fit in [http://www.crossfitasheville.com/schedule/ their schedule], yoga, walking, hiking)
* Becky Yoose (hiking (intermediate level max), walking, cheer others on while they run a half marathon)
* Carol Bean (does shivering in the cold count as exercise?)
* John Barneson (I'm game for a.m. runs 5-10 miles. I would love a nice scenic route and I don't mind trail running)
* Gabriel Farrell (running, yoga, pickup soccer?)
* Kevin Reiss (running/hiking)
* Jeff Sherwood (I'd be into getting in a Crossfit WOD or maybe a run)
* Nick Hanssens (yoga; I teach if there is space and interest)
* Michael Vandenburg (Crossfit curious)
* Ranti Junus (yoga, walking, thumb wrestling - maybe)
* Mark Diggory (surfing,... kinda hard to find good waves in Asheville... will settle for a little hiking)

== Sitting in a room together and half the time talking to each other out loud and half the time talking in IRC ==

Because you know it's going to happen

* William Denton
* Mike Giarlo (fulfiller of destinies)
* /ignore mjgiarlo
* Antonio Barrera (trying to avoid a repeat of Portland)
* Jodi Schneider (one of the highlights!!!)
* Bess Sadler (can it be in the hospitality suite at 4am? That's the best!)
* Mark Matienzo
* Ranti Junus (hoping somebody can help me hacking my chumby one to install [http://elinks.or.cz/ elinks] or [http://www.qtweb.net/ qtweb])
* Dan Chudnov (hoping for in-same-room IRC chat to be an olympic medal event in 2014)

[[Category: Code4Lib2010]]

C4L2010 social activities

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Erikhatcher: /* Working Out */