2016-08-09 Program Committee

Attendees

• @sanderson (Boston Public Library; Host Committee liaison)

• Eben English (Boston Public Library; Host Committee liaison) 

• @kestlund (Penn State)

• @eefahy (Stanford)

• @Richard Green (Hull; Steering Group liaison and admin)

• Sheila Rabun (Oregon) apologies

• @Jocelyn Triplett (old account) (Virginia)

• Jim Tuttle (Duke)

Documents folder

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BxETo9Nbsh6wMGd5Qk9zaGNXbXM&usp=sharing

Agenda

1.  Welcome
   
   

2. Next call:  15 August 2016 - 08:30 west coast, 11:30 east coast, 16:30 UK
   
   

3. Additions/changes to agenda
   
   

4. Updates

   1. Sessionizer
      Ideally needed by the end of Augusty so that folks can start populating it before the event. 

   2. Rooming

   3. Scholarships 
      Four awarded and accepted 

   4. Booking

      1. 113 at 13:00 UK..

      2. Do we know how hotel bookings are progressing?
         Hotel block at ~45%.  80% needed to avoid penalty 

   5. Program. 

      1. Is there a coffee break pm?
         Coffee etc budgeted for breakfast and one other break.  Need to decide morning or afternoon - morning may be better.
          

5. Vertical threads: Managers, Devs, Metadata, Sysops, Newbies, All.