C4L2010planning: wishlist

Planning for Code4Lib 2010 in Asheville, NC

Critical things that must work

• Internet access (i.e. wifi) with good bandwidth
• Internet access (i.e. wifi) with good bandwidth
• Internet access (i.e. wifi) with good bandwidth
• Food must accommodate special dietary needs

Everything else, including quality of hotel rooms, is secondary.

Internet

• Host local mirror of #code4lib IRC - http://www.tummy.com/Community/Articles/pycon2007-network/
• Rent G3 line for dedicated access for speakers (?)
• Hook up to UNCA's Internet connection from the hotel (?)

Social Activities

• Signup sheet for nightly dinner activities

Sponsorship

• Potential sponsor and contact list

Figure out how to give (1st annual) Code4Lib Open Source Software Award

• Create nominating committee
• Vote
• Figure out how to make the award sustainable
• Articulate qualities of award
• Articulate qualities of possible recipients

Lightning Talks Dos and Donts

• Have an MC/cat herder lined up in advance
• Don't have one entity do two LTs back to back
• Ask those who've already spoken to "go last" (e.g. only present if there's time)
• Create a LT do's and dont's page
• 2 projectors, minimum. 3 if possible (3rd to display backchannels)

List of Interesting things in Asheville, for future reference

see also Google Map, proposal

• The Chocolate Fetish
• Woolworth Gallery (collaborative arts and crafts sale space in an old Woolworth's, with intact, functional lunch bar and a Swedish furniture shop in the basement)