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If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].
== '''Ninth Annual Code4Lib BC Unconference 20242025''' ==
'''Save the dates!'''
* Thursday, 16 May October and Friday, 17 MayOctober* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/872117846957/?aff=oddtdtcreator Registration is now opencoming soon]
This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by VCC at the [https://www.vcc.ca/about/college-information/contact-us/downtown-campus/ Downtown Campus], Room 420Emily Carr
=== What's it all about? ===
* '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.
* '''Mastodon Socials Hashtag''': `#c4lbc`
* '''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event, we adhere to the [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.
If there’s a neat project you've been working on, a cool new tool you want to show off, or an interesting development in the world of library technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community.
[https://forms.gle/FH6DxDJgq18jPM5A6 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea-- coming soon!]
===Food===
Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries) will be available at the venue.
====Coffee & baked goods====
* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=3116382671480623498 302 W Hastings St]* Revolver coffee - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=7637660912074558893 325 Cambie St]* Purebread - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=448773891542528173 159 W Hastings St]* Lee's Donuts Gastown - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=13423786774947035631 199 Water St]coming soon
====Meals====
* [https://www.vcc.ca/services/eat-shop--more/cafeteria/ VCC Downtown Cafeteria] (Thurs only) - 3rd floor* Marugame Udon - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=9331854931384302026 589 Beatty St]* MeeT Gastown - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=8486430434256396620 inner Courtyard, 12 Water St] (vegetarian)* Meat & Bread - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=5974644075226205790 370 Cambie St]* Nuba - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=16710652764342550272 207 W Hastings St] (veg friendly)* Pholicious - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=464715567622825479 430 W Pender St]* Ready-to-eat at City Market (unless you're boycotting Loblaws!) - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=12866074011377369903 658 Homer St]coming soon
=== Schedule ===
'''''Please note that all times are PST PT (Vancouver, Canada).'''''
==== Day 1 : Thursday, May October 16 ====
{| class="wikitable"
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| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* [https://cynthiang.ca/2024/05/16/presentation-giving-back-to-the-community-through-transparency-and-a-public-handbook/ Giving back to the community through transparency and a public handbook] - Cynthia "Arty" Ng* [https://github.com/telezoic/PostTwitter Twitter Archiving, Post-Twitter] - Dan Sifton* "Wait I can't lose that!" Saving circ data with MS Office during a system change - Trevor Smith you?
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| 10:30 || Break
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nMJttwl7u8Rlv2x4b4b9tH_cbafZe4AQ6n1KinG_Muw/edit Find a Space] - Andy Peterson* Implementing Time of Flight People Counting at UVic Libraries - John Durno* Improving online user experience through collaboration with public service staff - Janis McKenzieplaceholder
|-
| 12:00 || Lunch
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout sessions
* Navigating project management/strategic planning* Trevor's Excel Party (Tips, tricks, use cases)placeholder
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| 2:30 || Break
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| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* Help! We had a data breach* IT centralization* All Things UXplaceholder
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| 4:00 || Breakout reports
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| 5:00 || Social event at [https://internetarchivecanada.org/ Internet Archive Canada HQ] (330 Pender St) feat. [https://www.instagram.com/pretendwinebar/ Pretend Wine Bar]* [https://maps.app.goo.gl/WVUchkZHbstXfRHE9 Directions] from VCC (about a 2 min walk)?
|}
|-
| 9:15 || Lightning talks
* CatalogerGPT: an AI powered cataloguing assistant as agentic collaboration - Glen Greenly* Moving to the Cloud: Better late than never? - Scott Leslie* Moving our library to the Folio LSP - Olga Kalachinskayaplaceholder
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| 10:30 || Break
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| 11:00 || Lightning talks (continued)
* OpenAthens and the Ironies of Automation - Ryan Regier* Title list comparison using Pandas/Jupyter - James Fournie* Telidon update - John Durno* Cloud server disaster plan! - Calvin Mahplaceholder
|-
| 12:00 || Lunch
|-
| 1:45 || Breakout sessions
* Practical applications of AI in Librariesplaceholder
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| 2:45 || Break
|-
| 3:00 || Breakout sessions (continued)
* ILS Migrations* eResources Troubleshootingplaceholder
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| 4:00 || Breakout session reports
We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].
* Tamarack Hockin
= '''Past Events''' =
See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.