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Welcome to Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic, a Philadelphia Area/Tri-State chapter of the [http://code4lib.org/ Code4Lib] organization.
== Proposal to host 2016 National Conference in Philadelphia ==
This is our next big project. Please join us in our planning efforts! Planning events will be advertised on the email list.
We need to:
* secure a host institution / facility
* contact a conference planning agency, get an estimate for their time/work and a sense of the budget we're looking at
* build a host committee
Background reading:
* [[How To Plan A Code4LibCon]]
* [[2014 Lessons Learned]]
* [[Useful information from 2012]]
== About ==
With this in mind, we want to structure the regional meetings to tailor to what the community wants -- be it more formal meetings with talks, roundtables, etc or just evening informal meetups at a downtown pub. To this end, we want to hear from YOU (you've read this far, so you must be interested). To be heard, just contact [mailto:david.uspal@villanova.edu David Uspal] or jump onto the mailing list and send a post with your ideas.
== Proposal to host 2016 National Conference in Philadelphia ==This is our next big project. Please join us in our planning efforts! Planning events will be advertised on the email list. == Call for Volunteers ===
We're looking for volunteers, both for general long-term organizational duties and to help plan future events. Positions that we know we need include a social media expert, an IRC guy/gal, and a social functions organizer. We also need volunteers to help us with needs we as yet don't know we need (and feel free to identify them). If you're interested in helping the chapter, sign up for the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/code4lib-mid-atlantic Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic Google Group] and post what you'd be interested in. We're a friendly bunch so don't be afraid to jump right in.
=== Host a Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic Meetup ===
As well as volunteers, we're definitely looking for future hosts for our Last Wednesday of the Month meet-ups. May, June and October 2013 are currently earmarked, but we're open after that. Typically, we meet in a conference room for one to two hours (having a projector and laptop/computer on hand recommended) and adjourn to a local restaurant or bar for a social hour. If you're interested in hosting, contact [mailto:david.uspal@villanova.edu David Uspal] and he'll get you on the calendar.