FWIW, the # 8 bus runs every 10 min. Cary
On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 5:12 PM, Bill Dueber <b...@dueber.com> wrote: > Because it seems like it might be useful, I've started a publicly-editable > google map at > > http://goo.gl/maps/LWqay > > Right now, it has two points: the hotel and the conference location. Please > add stuff as appropriate if the urge strikes you. > > > > > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 7:54 PM, Francis Kayiwa <kay...@uic.edu> wrote: > >> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 06:41:26PM -0500, Cynthia Ng wrote: >> > I'm sorry, but that doesn't actually clear up anything for me. The >> > location on the layrd page just says Chicago. So, is the conference >> > still happening at UIC? Since the conference hotel isn't super close, >> > does that mean there will be transportation provided? >> >> The entire conference and pre-conference is at UIC. The Forum is a >> revenue generating part of UIC. The pre-conference will be at the >> University Libraries on Monday with the exception of the Drupal one. >> >> The hotel is a mile or thereabouts from UIC Forum. Here is the problem >> with us natives planning. It never crossed our minds that walking a mile >> while on the *upper limit* of our shuttling to and from work is not the >> norm for everyone. This was brought to our attention and we will have a >> shuttle from the Hotel to the Conference venue. >> >> > >> > While we're on the subject, are the pre-conferences happening at the >> > same location? >> >> >> See above. >> >> ./fxk >> >> > >> > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Francis Kayiwa <kay...@uic.edu> wrote: >> > > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:41:54AM -0800, Erik Hetzner wrote: >> > >> Hi all, >> > >> >> > >> Apparently code4lib 2013 is going to be held at the UIC Forum >> > >> >> > >> http://www.uic.edu/depts/uicforum/ >> > >> >> > >> I assumed it would be at the conference hotel. This is just a note so >> > >> that others do not make the same assumption, since nowhere in the >> > >> information about the conference is the location made clear. >> > >> >> > >> Since the conference hotel is 1 mile from the venue, I assume >> > >> transportation will be available. >> > > >> > > That's a good assumption to make. As to the confusion I said to you >> > > when you asked me about this a couple of days ago. >> > > >> > > http://www.uic.edu/~kayiwa/code4lib.html was supposed to be our >> > > proposal. If you look at the document it also suggests that we were >> > > going to have the conference registration staggered by timezones. We >> > > have elected not to update that because as that was our proposal. When >> > > preparing our proposal we borrowed heavily from Yale's and IU's >> proposal >> > > and if someone would like to steal from us I think it is fair to leave >> > > that as is. >> > > >> > > If you want the conference page use the lanyrd.com link below. I can't >> > > even take credit for doing that. All of that goes to @pberry >> > > >> > > http://lanyrd.com/2013/c4l13/ >> > > >> > > Cheers, >> > > ./fxk >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> >> > >> best, Erik Hetzner >> > > >> > >> Sent from my free software system <http://fsf.org/>. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > Speed is subsittute fo accurancy. >> > >> >> -- >> Speed is subsittute fo accurancy. >> > > > > -- > Bill Dueber > Library Systems Programmer > University of Michigan Library -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com
