Re: Code4Lib 2022 Pre-Conference - Call For Proposals

From: Eric Lease Morgan <emorgan_at_nyob>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 10:12:56 -0400
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG
On Oct 27, 2021, at 5:43 PM, Francis Kayiwa <kayiwa_at_POBOX.COM> wrote:

>>> We are now accepting pre-conference proposals for the 2022 Code4Lib conference in Buffalo, New York. These pre-conferences can either be a 1-day (six hour) or a 1/2-day session (three hour) and will occur on Monday, May 23, 2022... To propose a session, please go to the 2022 submission form <https://forms.gle/bUAahC2KADp2Q4xr9>...
>> 
>> Please remind us. To what degree is this year's conference being held 
>> in-person? Based on past experience, it is difficult to facilitate 
>> hands-on workshops in a teleconferencing environment. Knowing the 
>> degree of in-person versus telecomputing participation will help me 
>> (and possibly others) design and/or submit proposals. --Eric Morgan
> 
> We are planning for Code4lib 2022 to be an in-person Conference.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> If we've learned anything the last couple of years is this is not
> entirely in our control. We will strive to be agile in the event
> that meeting in person is not possible (we ask that you make this
> accommodation also since the planners are ALL volunteering to
> make the pre-conference possible)
> 
> So to answer/address your question. Submit as if the conference
>                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> will be in Buffalo. If it isn't the burden remains on the
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> committee to make accommodations for your submission. Asking the
> planners who are volunteering to do both feels... well...


Francis, such is what I needed to know. Perfectly understandable. Thank you. --Eric Morgan
Received on Thu Oct 28 2021 - 10:03:30 EDT