The request for presentation-proposals has ended; submitted proposals are listed here.
Thanks to all who have submitted proposals. To those who didn't but would like to share information with your colleagues, keep in mind that short 'lightning talks' will be held at the conference.
Voting procedures will be announced shortly.
The code4lib 2009 conference
code4libcon09 is a conference for library technologists to commune, gather/create/share ideas and software, be inspired, and forge collaborations. It is also an outgrowth of the Access HackFest, wrapped into a conference-like format. It is *the* event for technologists building digital libraries and digital information systems, tools, and software.
The conference will be held Monday, February 23 (pre-conference day) through Thursday, February 26, 2009 in Providence, Rhode Island. More information can be found at code4lib.org/conference/2009/.
Prepared talks
Prepared talks are 20 minutes, and must focus on one or more of the following areas:
- "tools" (some cool new software, software library or integration platform)
- "specs" (how to get the most out of some protocols, or proposals for new ones)
- "challenges" (one or more big problems we should collectively address)
The community will vote on proposals using the criteria of:
- usefulness
- newness
- geekiness
- diversity of topics
We cannot accept every prepared talk proposal, but multiple lightning talk sessions should provide everyone who wishes to present with an opportunity to do so.
Proposals for prepared talks will be accepted through Sunday November 23 2008. Voting on the proposals will occur the week of Monday November 24 2008, and chosen submitters will be notified the week of Monday December 1 2008. The submitter (and if necessary a second presenter) will be guaranteed an opportunity to register for the conference through the end of December.