Re: Suggest a keynote speaker for Code4Lib 2010!

From: Jim Tuttle <jim_tuttle_at_nyob>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:04:35 -0400
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
I'd love to have Mark Pilgrim give the keynote.  Of course, I'd also
like to get RMS to sign my copy of Free Software, Free Society.

Brett Bonfield wrote:
> Mark Pilgrim (diveintomark.org):
> 
> * He knows (real world, not necessarily library) standards about as
> well as anyone and advocates strongly for what's simple and practical
> (check out his work on Atom and HTML5), but he's also an advocate for
> doing what's right even when it's not necessarily easy
> (http://diveintoaccessibility.org/)
> 
> * He's updating Dive Into Python (http://diveintopython3.org/)
> 
> * He's funny, writes well, and seems to be articulate in person (based
> on his short-lived video log)
> 
> * He lives in NC
> 
> * His mother was a librarian
> (http://diveintomark.org/archives/2002/06/02/more_on_social_networks)
> 

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Jim Tuttle
Digital Repository Librarian
Digital Library Initiatives
NCSU Libraries
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