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		<id>https://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php?title=2020_Keynote_Speakers_Nominations&amp;diff=47208</id>
		<title>2020 Keynote Speakers Nominations</title>
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				<updated>2019-10-25T14:41:36Z</updated>
		
		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;MichaelDellaBitta: &lt;/p&gt;
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Please include a description and any relevant links and try to keep the list in alphabetical order.&lt;br /&gt;
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The criteria for nominating a candidate to act as keynote are below:&lt;br /&gt;
*Speaker’s name (First Name, Last Name)&lt;br /&gt;
*Brief description of individual (250-word max)&lt;br /&gt;
*Pertinent links (Maximum of 3)&lt;br /&gt;
*Contact information of candidate (email address)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
''We strongly encourage you to nominate speakers who are local to the Pittsburgh area. If you would prefer to submit a nomination anonymously, please send your nominee(s) to Clara Turp at: [mailto:clara.turp@mcgill.ca clara.turp@mcgill.ca].'' &lt;br /&gt;
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Please follow the formatting guidelines:&lt;br /&gt;
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== Nominee's Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Description of no more than 250 words.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Link(s) with contact information for nominee]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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__TOC__&lt;br /&gt;
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==Jane Doe (example)==&lt;br /&gt;
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Jane works at ________, doing _______. &lt;br /&gt;
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Some pertinent history/biography/[https://example.com hyperlinks] that elucidates why Jane would be a good keynote speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Lea Kissner==&lt;br /&gt;
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Lea formerly built the privacy engineering team at Google (where she specifically valued building a diverse team to capture all sorts of threat models) and is now the Chief Privacy Officer at Humu and cofounder of the [https://www.usenix.org/conference/pepr19/ USENIX Conference on Privacy Engineering Practice and Respect]. She's whip-smart, candid, and funny.&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://twitter.com/leakissner Twitter]&lt;br /&gt;
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== James Mickens ==&lt;br /&gt;
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James Mickens is a computer science professor and researcher currently at Harvard University and formerly of Microsoft Research. A well-travelled conference speaker, James has given keynotes and presentations from Oslo to Sidney, with hilarious titles such as &amp;quot;Life is Terrible: Let's Talk About the Web,&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Life As A Developer: My Code Does Not Work Because I Am A Victim Of Complex Societal Factors That Are Beyond My Control.&amp;quot; James' presentation style reveals a breadth of experience in technology that few possess, and a zany and brilliant sense of humor.&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://mickens.seas.harvard.edu/ James Mickens at Harvard University ]&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://twitter.com/notjamesmickens Twitter]&lt;br /&gt;
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Nj9ZjwOdFQ NDC Sydney Keynote]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>MichaelDellaBitta</name></author>	</entry>

	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php?title=2020_Keynote_Speakers_Nominations&amp;diff=47207</id>
		<title>2020 Keynote Speakers Nominations</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php?title=2020_Keynote_Speakers_Nominations&amp;diff=47207"/>
				<updated>2019-10-25T14:26:59Z</updated>
		
		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;MichaelDellaBitta: &lt;/p&gt;
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Please include a description and any relevant links and try to keep the list in alphabetical order.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The criteria for nominating a candidate to act as keynote are below:&lt;br /&gt;
*Speaker’s name (First Name, Last Name)&lt;br /&gt;
*Brief description of individual (250-word max)&lt;br /&gt;
*Pertinent links (Maximum of 3)&lt;br /&gt;
*Contact information of candidate (email address)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
''We strongly encourage you to nominate speakers who are local to the Pittsburgh area. If you would prefer to submit a nomination anonymously, please send your nominee(s) to Clara Turp at: [mailto:clara.turp@mcgill.ca clara.turp@mcgill.ca].'' &lt;br /&gt;
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Please follow the formatting guidelines:&lt;br /&gt;
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== Nominee's Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Description of no more than 250 words.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Link(s) with contact information for nominee]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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__TOC__&lt;br /&gt;
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==Jane Doe (example)==&lt;br /&gt;
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Jane works at ________, doing _______. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some pertinent history/biography/[https://example.com hyperlinks] that elucidates why Jane would be a good keynote speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Lea Kissner==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lea formerly built the privacy engineering team at Google (where she specifically valued building a diverse team to capture all sorts of threat models) and is now the Chief Privacy Officer at Humu and cofounder of the [https://www.usenix.org/conference/pepr19/ USENIX Conference on Privacy Engineering Practice and Respect]. She's whip-smart, candid, and funny.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[https://twitter.com/leakissner Twitter]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== James Mickens ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
James Mickens is a computer science professor and researcher currently at Harvard University and formerly of Microsoft Research. A well-travelled conference speaker, James has given keynotes and presentations from Oslo to Sidney, with hilarious titles such as &amp;quot;Life is Terrible: Let's Talk About the Web,&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Life As A Developer: My Code Does Not Work Because I Am A Victim Of Complex Societal Factors That Are Beyond My Control.&amp;quot; James' presentation style reveals a breadth of experience in technology that few possess, and a zany and brilliant sense of humor.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[https://mickens.seas.harvard.edu/ James Mickens at Harvard University ]&lt;br /&gt;
[https://twitter.com/notjamesmickens Twitter]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>MichaelDellaBitta</name></author>	</entry>

	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php?title=2020_Keynote_Speakers_Nominations&amp;diff=47206</id>
		<title>2020 Keynote Speakers Nominations</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php?title=2020_Keynote_Speakers_Nominations&amp;diff=47206"/>
				<updated>2019-10-25T14:25:39Z</updated>
		
		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;MichaelDellaBitta: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Please include a description and any relevant links and try to keep the list in alphabetical order.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The criteria for nominating a candidate to act as keynote are below:&lt;br /&gt;
*Speaker’s name (First Name, Last Name)&lt;br /&gt;
*Brief description of individual (250-word max)&lt;br /&gt;
*Pertinent links (Maximum of 3)&lt;br /&gt;
*Contact information of candidate (email address)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
''We strongly encourage you to nominate speakers who are local to the Pittsburgh area. If you would prefer to submit a nomination anonymously, please send your nominee(s) to Clara Turp at: [mailto:clara.turp@mcgill.ca clara.turp@mcgill.ca].'' &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Please follow the formatting guidelines:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Nominee's Name ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Description of no more than 250 words.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Link(s) with contact information for nominee]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
__TOC__&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Jane Doe (example)==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Jane works at ________, doing _______. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some pertinent history/biography/[https://example.com hyperlinks] that elucidates why Jane would be a good keynote speaker.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Lea Kissner==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lea formerly built the privacy engineering team at Google (where she specifically valued building a diverse team to capture all sorts of threat models) and is now the Chief Privacy Officer at Humu and cofounder of the [https://www.usenix.org/conference/pepr19/ USENIX Conference on Privacy Engineering Practice and Respect]. She's whip-smart, candid, and funny.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[https://twitter.com/leakissner Twitter]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== James Mickens ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
James Mickens is a computer science professor and researcher currently at Harvard University and formerly of Microsoft Research. A well-travelled conference speaker, James has given keynotes and presentations from Oslo to Sidney, with hilarious titles such as &amp;quot;Life is Terrible: Let's Talk About the Web,&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Life As A Developer: My Code Does Not Work Because I Am A Victim Of Complex Societal Factors That Are Beyond My Control.&amp;quot; James' presentation style reveals a breadth of experience in technology that few possess, and a zany and brilliant sense of humor.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[https://mickens.seas.harvard.edu/ James Mickens at Harvard University ]&lt;br /&gt;
[https://twitter.com/MarkovMickens Twitter]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>MichaelDellaBitta</name></author>	</entry>

	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php?title=NECode4lib_Spring_2019&amp;diff=46835</id>
		<title>NECode4lib Spring 2019</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php?title=NECode4lib_Spring_2019&amp;diff=46835"/>
				<updated>2019-03-18T14:43:08Z</updated>
		
		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;MichaelDellaBitta: Added link to DPLA/Michael Della Bitta presentation&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;== Code4Lib NE Spring 2019 ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Join us on '''Friday, March 15, 2019''' at Smith College for the NEC4L Spring 2019 meet up!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This informal conference will feature presentations, lightning talks, and workshops around technology in libraries, archives and museums in the New England region.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To sign up to present a lightning talk, presentation, and workshop please include a brief proposal below with your registration.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[https://goo.gl/forms/IJiDS5y3scj18cnB2 NEC4L Registration &amp;amp; Call for Proposals]&lt;br /&gt;
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PROPOSAL DEADLINE:&lt;br /&gt;
* Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 5:00 PM&lt;br /&gt;
* Presenters will be notified by March 1.&lt;br /&gt;
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REGISTRATION DEADLINE:&lt;br /&gt;
* Monday, March 11, 2019 at 9:00 AM&lt;br /&gt;
* Registration will be capped at 100, first come, first served.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Meeting Information ==&lt;br /&gt;
'''Date''': Friday March 15, 2019&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''Time''': 9am-4:00pm (Registration open at 8:30)&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Location''': &lt;br /&gt;
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Smith College Campus Center, 100 Elm Street, Northampton MA&lt;br /&gt;
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'''Parking''': &lt;br /&gt;
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Free visitor spots in lots and garage, paid meters on Elm St.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Schedule ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''8:30-9:00 AM''' - Registration &amp;amp; coffee (provided)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''9:00-9:30 AM''' - Morning lightning talks&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://github.com/birkin/C4L-NE-2019_lightning_talk &amp;quot;Done? Are you sure?&amp;quot;]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tnu1omYEitZRQGMnqcZjy6AUUfFN7JhQTp9Ytal9k04/edit#slide=id.gc6f980f91_0_0 01001111 01101110 01100101 is the loneliest number: Collaborating on coding projects with non-programmer colleagues]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByRlyu3xeNevdUQ1MnJJelRzUzkzdUlXRDhiNG5VZjVpbTVN Digitizing Forgotten History]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YH3soZ-1nF5elPqpX_LEvYvZEW6pvauAflfKcbWlDWI/edit?ts=5c896f18#slide=id.g528d4f5b63_0_1 Using the Figshare API in R]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''9:30-11:30 AM''' - Morning presentations&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://bit.ly/2Fe9tzz A Just Standard Rails Repository] by Steven Carl Anderson&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14G5F4EcH6PhbnA6T1t2TrOd5Ex2z9Pidg4TiP-U6dLI/edit#slide=id.g45184c4c6a_0_0 Caselaw Access Project API]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1d3SoBJbC13eYijzlgZ_0VovdddJOlwS1Rrwda8oLUMo/edit?usp=sharing Data Processing at Scale in the Cloud: DPLA's New Data Architecture]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://bit.ly/2Hk0CyK Fedora Update]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18gyzfAQIkeKEkqMdzu6rnIv7RfUAuGvTNpGn9E6AryU/edit#slide=id.g35f391192_00 Ingesting a million pages of microfilm, photographs, and serials into Islandora] by [https://github.com/TristanSmithlib Tristan Chambers]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''11:30 AM-12:00 PM''' - Lunch (provided)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''12:00-1:00 PM''' - Workshops (with lunch continued)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* An introduction to GraphQL and how it can be used in libraries&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jbee3uHL1BUwT6Et2vQ9PPZpC3XmqV_n/view?usp=sharing ISLE: Islandora for All]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''1:00-1:30 PM''' - Afternoon lightning talks&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/178MIoG1B8rjTOpjBHqAGKwTIhQgIV6ri/view Follow the TRAIL]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BjcqUeZ0G7pyhke7BnqG8NslavosArmqEFr0L1dXWxM/edit?usp=sharing Keeping the ship afloat with Maintenance Days]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://akhtars.github.io/nec4l19-lightning-talk/ Oxygenating Our Metadata Processes]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sl-38tdYKvH7LgY0HVY5NIGHb3gSDz58dAJkxTOScmo/edit?usp=sharing &amp;quot;Saving Data Journalism&amp;quot;]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''1:30-3:30 PM''' - Afternoon presentations&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Microaggressions; Let’s do more than just talk about them&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19BMkwbeK0Wm7TisBkGuH_E4S55z2H32c58mQOUAiLPI/edit?usp=sharing TIMDEX Is Making Discovery EXcellent] by Helen Bailey and Jeremy Prevost&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dEqmfcFR6mmbUm_1YVQrgk_u-fqSh-jCjHqg8ps1KUA Using Microservices to Build a Modular Digital Repository Environment]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MRYlBHXTO9gyufvxkpaD7v_2M0vf1gFRYi-b3vNlYUM/edit Why Your Academic Library Should Look Into Web Components]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://goo.gl/4BFSWz Adventures in Linked Data: Mapping MODS to RDF]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''3:30-4:00''' - Wrap up / travel to evening event&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'''4:00 PM''' - Optional happy hour / dinner (location Packard's)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Planning Committee ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Abby Baines, Head of Public Services, Smith College&lt;br /&gt;
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Rose Reynolds, Head of Collection Development and Management, Smith College&lt;br /&gt;
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Bethany Seeger, Digital Library Web Developer, Amherst College&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>MichaelDellaBitta</name></author>	</entry>

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