I would like to see presentation and documents and attendig virtually.
Best regards,
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Nieves González Fdez-Villavicencio
Biblioteca Universidad Sevilla
http://bibliotecarios2-0.blogspot.com
On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 10:35 PM, Jennifer O'Donnell <
jennifer.s.odonnell_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> 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 Sat Jun 26 2010 - 13:58:28 EDT