I would also be interested in attending virtually or seeing the
presentations/documents.
Sincerely
Jennifer
Jennifer O'Donnell
Virtual Services Librarian
Kingston Frontenac Public Library
On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Zhang, Jingping <zhangj_at_marshall.edu>wrote:
> We are really interesting in this topic but we can't attend it in person.
> Can we attend it virtually or will you provide the presentations or
> documents online.....
>
> Thanks!
>
> JP
>
> Jingping Zhang
> University Librarian/Director of Libraries Operations
> Marshall University
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Next generation catalogs for libraries [mailto:
> NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Joseph Lucia
> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 3:13 PM
> To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: [NGC4LIB] VUFind 2.0 Meeting Dates
>
> VUFind, NGC, Code4Lib Communities:
>
> A couple of weeks back, I sent an announcement to the VUFind discussion
> lists about a VUFind 2.0 meeting -- most of the text of that original
> message is below.
>
> I've heard from a bunch of you and there seems to be good interest and
> ability to attend this meeting. We have now settled on the dates of Sept.
> 15-16, 2010, so mark your calendars. We'll try to use the full day of the
> 15th and meet until at least mid-afternoon from on the 16th -- leaving some
> the option of traveling home on the 16th. Because we'll start early on the
> 15th, arrival by the evening of the 14th is recommended.
>
> The meeting will be at Villanova and we will be arranging for
> accommodations & meals on or near campus, with a possible foray into
> Philadelphia for a group dinner on the 15th. A number of our developers
> from outside the U.S. are planning to attend, with some subvention from our
> Mellon funds. We are incredibly excited to have the chance to get VUFinders
> (and NGCers) from the around the world together in person. This meeting
> could be a great launching pad for the next phase of innovation in our
> evolving software. And also a chance for the community to build some deeper
> interpersonal connections, or at least to put faces to names.
>
> As planning moves forward, I will be working with Demian Katz & others to
> develop a more detailed agenda for the gathering. If you have thoughts on
> how best to use our time, please share them with me. I want to leave some
> openness to harvest whatever energy and inspiration surfaces while we're
> together but I also want a plan for more structured activities in case we
> need some direction. More details will be forthcoming soon as they take
> shape
>
> I will be (and may have already been) in touch with a number of you from
> beyond the U.S. who are planning to attend. You'll be flying into
> Philadelphia and we'll get you from the airport to the hotel & the meeting
> site. For international travelers who are getting some support from us to
> attend, you'll be working with the university's travel agent to get the
> arrangements ironed out.
>
> I am psyched that we are going to make this happen. It's our chance to
> add a little more adrenalin to an already vital development community. Stay
> well everyone.
>
>
> Original Message:
>
> We are planning to host a face-to-face VUFind 2.0 meet-up at Villanova
> University in late summer to discuss ideas, possibilities, priorities, and
> development paths for VUFind 2.0. By that time, the official 1.0 release
> (no longer a mere "release candidate") will be in the field and we will be
> ready to talk seriously about what a 2.0 project might embrace.
>
> We have some Mellon Foundation funds to subsidize participation by key
> developers and VUFind constituents in this meet-up. My hope is that this
> will be a rather loosely structured event occurring over 2 days that will
> funnel down from visionary "blue sky" and vision-seeting at the start, to
> clustering and prioritizing of ideas based on what's most practical &
> valuable, culminating if we're lucky, perhaps, in some quick prototyping and
> demonstration as the final activity. But that is not set in stone. We can
> also incorporate informal talks about local implementations, things already
> in development in local settings, and challenges in continuing to advance
> VUFind. We'll do what might work best for the group that gathers.
>
> If you are interested in attending but would require travel budget
> assistance to do so, please get in touch with me directly via e-mail. If
> you would like to attend and would be able to do so without a subsidy, it
> would be useful to know that as well. In other words, please send me a
> quick e-mail if you're interested in coming to this event. We will probably
> also try to set up some channel for remote participation for at least part
> of the time for those who can't make it to the F2F meeting.
>
> *************
> Joe Lucia
> University Librarian
> Villanova University
> joseph.lucia_at_villanova.edu
>
Received on Fri Jun 25 2010 - 16:36:09 EDT