LSA/SSILA 2005

[Steven Bird]

On Thu, 2004-02-19 at 06:29, Heidi Johnson wrote:
> Dear folks,
> I've been thinking a little about what we can do to make a
> splash at next year's annual meeting in San Francisco. We
> talked a bit about the possibility of renting a room for demos and
> workshops once upon a time. I still think this is a good idea. Does
> anyone know how this room-renting business works or who I could
> write to? It's early, but probably we have to plan well ahead to make
> the deadline.

The LSA secretariat handles room renting.  In the past I've found this
to be a bit of a hit-and-miss affair concerning location (you could end
up tucked away in a corner) and concerning price (once I was billed
double the amount quoted).

I think the book exhibit room is a preferrable location.  I've seen both
SIL and Rosetta demonstrate software in this room.  SIL had a projector
and screen set up, so that several people could observe a demonstration
at once.  Since OLAC is non-profit, perhaps the LSA will give us a
discount on the price they charge print publishers.  Further
justification for choosing this location is that we represent a
consortium of archives, each publishing language resources on the web.

If we were successful in getting such a booth, we'd also need to think
about some kind of banner to help our visibility alongside the
publishers.

-Steven