C4L2010planning: wishlist
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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)