I hate to suggest this, but a wiki (gosh, is it the solution to
everything?) would be an easy way to do this, and could be linkable
from the conference web page. Pretty rough and tumble solution, but
simple and useful.
For example, the Etech Conference 2004 Wiki:
http://wiki.oreillynet.com/etech/index.cgi
John
On Mar 4, 2008, at 10:03 AM, Sherman Clarke wrote:
> Ann and Ross,
>
> Lest you think ARLIS/NA is behind the curve, we did try to do a
> roommate matching service about 25-30 years ago, that is, before
> email or Facebook or Priceline. There was very little response. I
> will be interested to hear if SAH's formalization of the process
> works. Perhaps "need roommate" could be a check box on the
> registration form, along the lines of mentor/mentee.
>
> Sherman Clarke, NYU Libraries, [log in to unmask]
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ann Whiteside <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2008 11:02 am
> Subject: Re: [ARLIS-L] Roommate Found, but ...
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
>
>> Hi Ross and everyone,
>> I've found that SAH will provide a roommate matching service. We
>> cannot
>> begin doing this for this year, but it is something I think we
>> should
>>
>> keep in mind. And I am sure we can easily find out how SAH does
>> it so
>> it
>> is not terribly burdensome.
>> Ann
>>
>> Day, Ross wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks to all those who responded, of every sexual orientation, to
>> my
>>> call for a (male) roommate for Denver. The search was successful.
>>>
>>> As a result, however, I now find I am in the position of being a
>>> potential matching service for other roommate-needy ARLIS/NA
>> members:
>>> There were a handful of ARLIS/NA members whom I had to turn down.
>> They
>>> will in turn post their messages to ARLIS-L and the cycle will
>> repeat.
>>> Is ARLIS-L still the best way to accomplish this task, since it's
>> free
>>> of organizational oversight but still timely? All the same, it
>> seems
>>> less efficient than something else that might be devised.
>>>
>>> My 2¢,
>>>
>>> *Ross Day*
>>> /The Robert Goldwater Library/
>> --
>> Ann Whiteside
>> Head, Rotch Library of Architecture & Planning
>> MIT - Room 7-238
>> 77 Massachusetts Avenue
>> Cambridge, MA 02139
>> Phone: 617-258-5594
>> Fax: 617-253-9331
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>>
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>>
>
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