Atlanta Digital Libraries Meetup - May 23rd

[Chad Nelson]

Alright y'all,

Reservation made for our first/next meetup:

Wednesday, May 23rd 7pm  

Manuel's Tavern

602 N Highland Avenue Northeast

Atlanta, GA 30307

North Avenue Room

Now we just need some talks. I'm thinking 20 min talks, 2 or 3 per meetup, so that leaves lots of time for questions and mingling, etc.

Kim, are you still interested in giving a talk on Data initiatives at Emory?

I'm going to try to organize a projector, but if anyone already has easy access to one, let me know.

Anyone else interested?

Looking forward to it.

Thanks

Chad

On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 12:41 PM, robin aka georgiawebgurl <georgia...@gmail.com> wrote:

Sounds great to me. I would appreciate it, especially if we have presentations. Tho I can't do May, I am willing to talk about semantic web stuff or embedded metadata for digital objects (exif, iptc, drm - that sort of thing - if there is interest)...
this is a great idea btw - I've been to a few drupal meetups (& thatcamps & other tech camps) over the years and they are great.
robin

 

On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Chad Nelson <chadb...@gmail.com> wrote:

Could try. Free wifi, so we can certainly us that to get on skype or a google hangout, though I make no money back guarantees about the quality of that stream! :{(

On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 11:14 AM, robin aka georgiawebgurl <georgia...@gmail.com> wrote:

Would it be possible to skype or stream the meetups for those of us who can't attend?
(I know may is scheduled up for me already...)
robin

On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Chad Nelson <chadb...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all,

Glad so many people are interested.

My idea for this meetup had always been unconference-ish, maybe even unconference-lite!

In order to keep the organizing overhead and cost low, and the ability to participate high, I'd suggest we meet in a bar or cafe that has a private meeting room, on a weekday evening once a month, or every other month. This way, no one has to organize (or pay for) the space, or catering, or cleanup, and since they are fairly regular, there are lots of opportunities to attend as well as present. So, really we'd just need two or three people to sign up for presentations each meetup, which I'm happy to coordinate, and then the organizing is done! I think this lightweight approach would help keep the organizing-inertia low, and thus keep these events happening. 

I've been to a few developer meetups at Manuel's Tavern , which has free private rooms that can be booked and has a projector screen (though we'd need to get a projector), which has always been a friendly, laid back atmosphere. The only problem is that it isn't super close to MARTA, so it might be difficult for some to attend. 

If people like the idea, I'll give Manuel's (or somewhere else if you have suggestions) a call, find out when they have spaces free, and try to set something up for mid-late May?

Chad

On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Susan Wells Parham <susan....@gmail.com> wrote:

Sure!

Also, come on down to CURATEcamp on May 7 & 8...

On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Scott Gillies <sgil...@ggc.edu> wrote:

Yeah me too

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On Apr 20, 2012, at 9:47 AM, "Catherine Downey" <catherin...@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm interested in attending. 

Catherine Jannik Downey
Head of Access Services
Georgia Gwinnett College Library
1000 University Center Lane, Bldg. L, Rm. 1133
Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043
cdo...@ggc.edu
678.407.5142 office
http://www.ggc.edu/library

On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 5:03 PM, Chad Nelson <chadb...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey y'all

Anyone interested in an occasional informal Atlanta-area digital libraries meetup?  I am! 

Hear what your colleagues at other institutions (or maybe even your own!) are up to, borrow and donate some ideas, and do it all in a friendly and social environment. At least, that's the idea.

So, if you'd like to help (start to) organize, or just want to let me know you be interested in coming, drop me a line,  cnelson17 AT gsu DOT edu or find me on twitter @bibliotechy.

Chad

Web Developer

Georgia State University Library

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[Kimberly Durante]

Sounds like a plan, Chad. See you there!

-kim