2012 committees sign-up page

Code4Lib 2012 Committees

If you are interested in helping out with a particular part of the Code4Lib 2012 conference, create an account on this wiki and sign-up for one or more of the groups below (called 'committees' for lack of a better term). Each committee should select a committee lead that will coordinate the activities of the committee and its work with the hosting site. Discussions of a non-sensitive nature should take place on the Code4LibCon mailing list for transparency and future reference. Please feel free to improve the summary statements for each of the committees.

Book Give-Away Committee

• Kevin S. Clarke (ksclarke@gmail.com) -- McHenry Library, UC Santa Cruz -- Asking O'Reilly
• Anjanette -- Asking Manning (via Erik Hatcher)
• Anjanette -- No Starch. Yes!
• Suggestions for Book Raffle.

Sponsorships Committee

This committee organizes the sponsorship activities. Usually it includes people within the Code4Lib community who think their institution or company might be interested in sponsoring the conference. These folks may not be the decision makers at the sponsors, but they are Code4Lib's contacts.

• Kyle Banerjee (banerjek@uoregon.edu) -- Orbis Cascade Alliance
• Anjanette Young -- University of Washington
• Mike Giarlo -- Penn State
• Peter Murray -- LYRASIS (likely sponsor)
• Andrew Nagy -- Serials Solutions
• Roy Tennant -- OCLC

Keynote Speakers Committee

This committee plans who to invite for the keynote speakers. They gather possibilities (including soliciting from the community) and work with the speakers to arrange their travel and arrangements.

• Ann Lally (alally at uw dot edu) University of Washington
• Dre (akorphan at ncsu dot edu) North Carolina State University

Program Committee

This committee plans the structure of the program, arranges the voting on presentations, etc. These folks will also announce speakers, etc.

• Jeremy Frumkin (frumkinj at u dot library dot arizona dot edu) - University of Arizona
• Ranti Junus (ranti.junus at gmail) - Michigan State University
• John Fink (john.fink at gmail) - McMaster University
• Tom Johnson (thomas dot johnson at oregonstate dot edu) - Oregon State University
• Peter Murray - LYRASIS

Scholarships Committee

This committee works with funding institutions to arrange the scholarships offered. They solicit submissions and select winners of the scholarship(s). They also work with the winners to plan their travel and arrangements.

• Jeremy Frumkin (frumkinj at u dot library dot arizona dot edu) - University of Arizona
• Jodi Schneider - DERI, NUI Galway

T-Shirt Committee

This committee organizes the t-shirt contest, collecting submissions, and putting out the call for votes.

• Ann Lally (alally at uw dot edu) University of Washington
• Angie Beiriger (beiriger at reed dot edu) Reed college

Social Activities Committee

The committee plans, proposes, and organizes the evening activities.

• Jennifer Ward (jlward1 at uw dot edu) -- University of Washington
• Jeff Sherwood (jeffs3 at uw dot edu) -- University of Washington

Voting Activities Committee

This committee organizes the voting process and works with the other committees that involve voting (keynote, program, T-shirt) to ensure a relatively smooth process.

Hospitality Suite Committee

This committee makes arrangements for any hospitality suite amenities (technology, snacks, games, icebreakers...) we may want

• Mike Giarlo -- Penn State [Glad to be a keyholder, room-sitter, and general tidier-upper]
• Tom Johnson -- Oregon State University
• Lisa Kurt [lkurt at unr dot edu]-- University of Nevada, Reno

Welcome Wagon Committee

Offers conference newcomers an opportunity to self-identify; offers oldtimers an opportunity to meet newcomers. May also want to constitute a year-round variation for #code4lib.

• Becky Yoose(b.yoose at gmail dot com) -- Grinnell College
• Bohyun Kim(kimb at fiu dot edu) -- Florida International University

Social Networking

Responsible for non-IRC social networking presence.

• Rowena McKernan (rmckernan at whatcom dot ctc dot edu) ~ Whatcom Community College

IRC Evangelists

Demonstrate how to get onto #code4lib during Registration. Offer support for newcomers in #code4lib during the conference.

IRC Access

Look into technology/procedures to make connecting to, and maintaining a connection to, IRC less painful.

• Cary Gordon (cgordon at chillco.com) -- The Cherry Hill Company

Registration Desk Volunteers

We need 1-2 volunteers to hang out at the registration desk for 2-hour shifts. Also on Monday and Tuesday, an additional volunteer with wireless access knowledge would be helpful on the Registration Desk to answer tech questions.

• Dan Suchy (dansuchy at gmail) -- UC San Diego

Microphone Runners

Run wireless handheld microphones to audience members asking questions.

Session Timer Volunteers

People who volunteer to sit up front, keep time (and bring timer equipment - i.e. a laptop with a stopwatch program).

• Ann Gleason (amwhit24 at uw dot edu) - University of Washington

Schedule for Session Timers

Raffles

(calling awardees)
(backup)
(program)

Documentation

To help with documention, no need to sign up, just start editing.

• How To Plan A Code4LibCon

Documentation Interest Group

Promote ongoing documentation efforts.