I would guess that the swing between "current" and "if passed" makes securing the financial sponsor quite difficult.
-----Original Message----- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Matt Sherman Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 10:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Update Regarding C4L17 in Chattanooga Just listening in, part of the discussion on Slack and IRC made it sound like the financing was the bigger issue. On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 1:14 PM, Matt Connolly <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Jun 7, 2016, at 11:26 AM, Brian Rogers > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > We’ve determined that given this community’s commitment to providing a safe > and accommodating environment for all attendees, it is morally and fiscally > irresponsible to continue the effort of hosting the annual conference in > Chattanooga. This decision was not an easy one, and there were hours of > discussion as to the pros and cons of proceeding, informed by your responses > to the survey, as well as our individual opinions. > > The survey results clearly show that the vast majority of respondents were > not interested in boycotting Code4Lib Chattanooga. What number would have > inclined you to proceed, if a 75% affirmative vote wasn’t positive enough? > > — Matt > > > ----------------- > Matt Connolly > Applications developer, CUL-IT > 218 Olin Library > Cornell University > (607) 255-0653
