[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Hack-A-Way 2016 Selection

[Bill Erickson]

Ditto Ben's comments.  I see no reason they (or anyone) can't bid every
year, assuming we go through the usual selection process to choose the best
site.  If we agree (and I think we do) that moving the site each year is a
good thing, we could stipulate up front that a site gets bonus points for
being different than the previous year's site and make that part of the
selection process.

-b


On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Ben Shum <bshum at biblio.org> wrote:

> Hi Rogan,
>
> First, yay Evergreen Indiana, thanks for hosting a Hack-A-Way!
>
> Next, I do not have any strong opinion on the proposal.  For myself, I
> do not mind if we want to consider Indiana for two years in a row as
> hosting site.  While it's nice to have it move around and see
> different places, I think it is also equally nice to know that we will
> definitely have a place to meet up and hack on Evergreen.
>
> So, for my two cents, I say please proceed and with thanks to all
> those involved.
>
> -- Ben
>
> On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 3:49 PM, Rogan Hamby <rogan.hamby at yclibrary.net>
> wrote:
> > I have two sections to this email - first to announce the selected site
> for
> > the Hack-A-Way in 2016 and secondly to bring up a question to the
> community
> > about the 2017 selection process.
> >
> >
> > First, the good news!  Evergreen Indiana will be hosting the Hack-A-Way
> in
> > 2016!  As everyone knows, Indiana is home to some wonderful community
> > members and they are excited to be hosts.  They did a wonderful job with
> the
> > conference a few years ago so I know we will be in excellent hands.
> >
> >
> > The host location is Indianapolis, which is central to the US (and fairly
> > north for our Canadian brethren).  They have three international airports
> > within a few hours drive and is a popular conference city with budget
> > friendly options for our participants (an ongoing goal is to keep the
> event
> > relatively cheap).
> >
> >
> > Evergreen Indiana will fully sponsor the site and two meals plus snack
> each
> > day of the event for all participants and work with negotiating hotel
> > discounts.  They will also arrange for shuttles to and from travel hubs
> and
> > help coordinate some evening events.
> >
> >
> > Yay!  So, what comes next?  As usual we  need to arrange dates, hotel
> plans,
> > etc... but the extended time line allows for a more deliberat pace.
> >
> >
> > And that leads us into talking a bit about the 2017 process.  We changed
> the
> > process this year for selection to provide for a longer time line.  The
> > feedback I'd had from potential hosts and participants who reached out
> to me
> > was that they wanted more time for making decisions than the old
> (admittedly
> > very low key) process allowed.  This is something that we will continue
> to
> > follow in the years that follow, 2017 and beyond.
> >
> >
> > Specfically in regard to 2017, however, Indiana would like to have thier
> bid
> > considered for 2017 as well as 2016 and host it for two years.  I want to
> > continue moving the Hack-A-Way around for the same purposes that we move
> the
> > conference but I also appreciate all the effort they have put into their
> > proposal and there would be some definite virtue to this.  I don't mind
> the
> > idea of doing the Hack-A-Way in Indiana for two years but a) don't want
> it
> > considred a precendent that it will always be in the same places for two
> > years at a time and b) want to put it up to the developers for feedback
> as
> > this event is to facilitate thier activity.
> >
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA
> > Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services,
> > York County Library System
> >
> > “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to
> suit
> > me.”
> > ― C.S. Lewis
>
>
>
> --
> Benjamin Shum
> Evergreen Systems Manager
> Bibliomation, Inc.
> 24 Wooster Ave.
> Waterbury, CT 06708
> 203-577-4070, ext. 113
>
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