I probably wouldn't get any funding either [1], but would still go. I think
Jonathan is right that it is a way to deal "with the audience for Code4Lib
greatly exceeding the capacity of the conference" but I'm not sure if that
is a good thing.
Edward
[1] I know I won't in 2010 as we've been informed no International travel
will be funded next fiscal year.
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Jonathan Rochkind <rochkind_at_jhu.edu> wrote:
> I guess that would be ONE way of dealing with the audience for Code4Lib
> greatly exceeding the capacity of the conference.
>
> I definitely couldn't get funding to go to the Netherlands. But I might be
> willing to pay for it myself, since I'd like to visit there anyway. I guess
> February is probably as cheap plane tickets as anytime for there, weather's
> not so great.
>
> But holding the main c4l in a non-US location is definitely going to
> greatly cut down US attendance, to those who are able to afford it. That may
> or may not be a good thing.
>
> Jonathan
>
>
> Ed Summers wrote:
>
>> Wow, this sounds too good to be true. Perhaps this is premature, but
>> do you think there might be interest in hosting a code4lib2010 in the
>> Netherlands? (he asks selfishly).
>>
>> I see you started a wiki page [1]. If at any point you want
>> nl.code4lib.org (or something) to point somewhere just say the word.
>>
>> //Ed
>>
>> [1] http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/NL
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Posthumus, Etienne
>> <E.Posthumus_at_tudelft.nl> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> At various tech related library gatherings here in the Netherlands there
>>> have been discussion about setting up a regional Code4Lib (or something
>>> similar)
>>> So as a start, if there any subscribers on this list who are in the
>>> vicinity of Netherlands/Belgium and interested, please give me a shout.
>>>
>>> We can then argue about a date/venue/agenda for an inaugural meeting.
>>>
>>> Etienne Posthumus
>>> TU Delft Library - Digital Product Development
>>> t: +31 (0) 15 27 81 949
>>> m: e.posthumus_at_tudelft.nl
>>> skype: eposthumus
>>> twitter: http://twitter.com/epoz
>>> http://www.library.tudelft.nl/
>>> Prometheusplein 1, 2628 ZC, Delft, Netherlands
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Jonathan Rochkind
> Digital Services Software Engineer
> The Sheridan Libraries
> Johns Hopkins University
> 410.516.8886 rochkind (at) jhu.edu
>
Received on Thu Jan 22 2009 - 13:22:00 EST