Nate, our fearless leader recently braved the cold of Florida for the COSUGI Conference, this is what he had to say about his trip.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a line from the Simpson\u2019s where Flanders takes his family to Moe\u2019s Family Feedbag.\u00a0 When Moe curses while waiting on a table, Flanders says, \u201cI expect that kind of language at Denny\u2019s, but not here!\u201d\u00a0 That was the general feeling during the 3-day conference for COSUGI when it came to Florida\u2019s weather\u2014we expect that kind of cold weather where we were coming from, just not in Florida.<\/p>\n
SirsiDynix has no control over the weather, so we can\u2019t fault them for holding the conference during one of the coldest times since 2002.\u00a0 Other than being able to see your breath in the morning or at night, the actual conference part of the stay was very nice.<\/p>\n
By some estimates, there were around 600 attendees to COSUGI.\u00a0 Many of those were no doubt employees of SirsiDynix, but there was a very healthy number of library staff coursing through the Coronado Springs Resort where the conference was held.<\/p>\n
As for Backstage, we had a booth set up (#216) right next to data2\u2014both of whom we work with.\u00a0 The mornings tended to see the most traffic through the exhibit room, with it tapering off towards the afternoon.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, March 3, SirsiDynix hosted a dinner party at Disney Hollywood Studios, called \u201cStreets of America.\u201d\u00a0 That portion of the park was leased, so a large group of us could dance & dine the night away listening to 80\u2019s music blaring from a professional DJ and his decked out van.\u00a0 Though the cold threatened to sully the mood, at least there was a smattering of heat lamps to help ease the chill.\u00a0 Those of us (me) that didn\u2019t think to also pack a sweater were very grateful for the extra warmth\u2014or we could have joined in on the impromptu dancing!<\/p>\n
COSUGI also conducted a lot of different meetings, discussion groups, and presentations.\u00a0 In all, it was a very fruitful trip, even though I hear the tomato crops really took a beating while we were there.<\/p>\n
Nate Cothran<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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