Code4Lib regional chapters 2008 September 9
It is interesting to see regional chapters of Code4Lib popping up, being that while Code4Lib is a brand, a community, an idea, an IRC channel, a e-mail list, a journal, and many other things, but it is not an organization – at least not in a traditional sense. There is no official leadership, there is no board, no steering committee, no 501(c)3, etc. It is an organic entity that keeps evolving and growing. As part of that growth, two regional Code4Lib chapters have recently emerged. The Code4LibNYC chapter in New York and Code4Lib Appalachia centered around Western North Carolina. I am sure it will not take long for a few more people to step up and organize other chapters. It will be interesting to see how these chapters evolve and fit into the greater Code4Lib community. What purpose will they server. Will they host mini-conferences of their own? Will a chapter try to host the Code4Lib conference as a joint effort? There are many possibilities and only time will tell. It won’t take long to find out what happens in the first Code4LibNYC chapter meeting which will be held at the METRO offices in New York City on East 11th street from 10 a.m. – 12:00 noon on Wednesday, September 10th. The meeting will include a series of 5-10 minute lightning talks. I’d love to travel down to the city for it, but the timing doesn’t work for me at this time (esp. considering it is 3 hours each way and ther is no train from Binghamton).
Maybe next time it will work out that I can make it…. I hope so.