Jessamyn in Ann Arbor, MI, June 8

June 5, 2007 7:02 AM

Jessamyn in Ann Arbor, MI, this Friday, June 8, at the Michigan Union. Event sponsored by the U-M Library, MLibrary 2.0: The Future is Now, Peter Morville of 'polar bear book' fame will also be speaking. Please contact the U-M Library about registering for this event if you are not already a U-M member. See you there!
posted by needled to MetaFilter-Related at 7:02 AM (10 comments total)

I realize I'm out of geographic range, but is this a free event, and is Jessamyn on-board with the whole pimping-it-in-metatalk thing? The site wasn't too clear on what the details were, and she hasn't really mentioned it, so this seems a little weird if well-intentioned.
posted by cortex (staff) at 8:53 AM on June 5, 2007

Yeah, I wish I had time to do a proper meetup or anything really but this is a fly-by, I'm speaking for like 45 minutes and flying out that same evening. I'm hoping I can wake up early enough to see Peter speak. My talk is at 11. I don't know if it's a free event either, I gave up clicking through the registration system after four pages or so. Any info needled?
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 8:59 AM on June 5, 2007

WAVE WHEN YOU FLY BY GRAND RAPIDS
posted by quonsar at 9:36 AM on June 5, 2007

It appears to be free - I don't know if you can register if you are not a UM student, staff, or faculty member - you need an internal login and password.
posted by blackkar at 9:43 AM on June 5, 2007

Are their windows, like on the Today show? Maybe some of us could gather outside with signs that say "WE LUV JESAMIN" and the like.
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 10:53 AM on June 5, 2007

Fuck, there windows.
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 10:53 AM on June 5, 2007

JESAMIN?
posted by quonsar at 11:04 AM on June 5, 2007

That was a joke son, though my shitty spelling elsewhere kinda ruined it.
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 11:09 AM on June 5, 2007

The event is free. You can register if you are not a UM student, staff, or faculty member, but you'll have to get in touch with a UM librarian.

cortex, the reason I posted this here is because the University Library hasn't done much to promote the event, and I think there are several MeFites attending U-M or in the Ann Arbor area who would be interested in attending.
posted by needled at 1:27 PM on June 5, 2007

Too bad I'll be traveling the opposite direction to Chicago this weekend (Printer's Row book fair! w00t!) or I'd be there.
posted by 40 Watt at 8:28 AM on June 6, 2007