Yes, I think it would be interesting to look at the Labor Notes material and compare it with the workshop schedules for the LaborTech and OC conferences.

January sounds like a good target to me - I guess the first thing to establish is what dates the facilities at UMass will be available. Maybe the weekend before classes start would work well.

Steve, what would you think of adding this as a subforum of the Projects forum?

I would like to see this conference pitched towards two types of labor folks. The first would be technical and administrative in order to network and exchange ideas but the other would be leadership, staff, organizers and reps, who may not be all that technically proficient but who are interested in what the tools have to offer for their work.

I would like to see this as an opportunity to dispel the fears of this second group and boost their curiosity. I would also welcome international labor folks and outside developers if they're interested in working with labor.

I suppose we'd be looking for a weekend (two days?) with some keynote speakers to dazzle the crowd. We need a working committee to flesh out the details.