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'''Natasha Allen'''
 
Interim Director, Automation, Indexing, and Metadata 
University of Michigan Library 
Working remote from Ypsilanti, MI 

[mailto:ndallen@umich.edu Email] 
Slack: @natasha

2025 Keynote Speakers Nominations

2024-11-20T19:04:16Z

NatashaAllen: /* Fobazi Ettarh */

Code4Lib 2025 will take place March 10-13, 2025 at Princeton University.

'''Nominations will close after November 21, 2024.'''

When making a nomination, please consider whether the nominee is likely to be an excellent contributor in each of the following areas:

1) '''Appropriateness'''. Is this speaker likely to convey information that is useful to many members of our community?

2) '''Uniqueness'''. Is this speaker likely to cover themes that may not commonly appear in the rest of the program?

3) '''Contribution to diversity'''. Will this person bring something rare, notable, or unique to our community, through uncommon experience or background?

Please include a description and any relevant links. Please try to keep the list in alphabetical order.

We require the following information in your nomination for a candidate to act as keynote:
*Speaker’s full name
*Brief description of individual (250-word max)
*Pertinent links (Maximum of 3)
*Contact information for candidate (email address)

The Keynote Committee will attempt to contact all nominees and will only include on the ballot those who consent to be nominated.

''If you would prefer to submit a nomination anonymously, please send your nominee(s) to Hardy Pottinger at [mailto:hardy.pottinger@ucsf.edu?Subject=CODE4LIB%20KEYNOTE%20NOMINATION hardy.pottinger@ucsf.edu].''

Please follow the formatting guidelines:

<pre>

== Nominee's Name ==

Description of no more than 250 words.

[[Link(s) with contact information for nominee]]

[mailto:email_link.foo nominee's email address]

</pre>

__TOC__

==Cory Doctorow==

Cory is a great speaker, and he is brilliant. He bridges the worlds of learning, technology, ethics, and sanity. He embraces the dystopian without being maudlin.
Doctorow married Alice Taylor in October 2008, and they have a daughter named Poesy Emmeline Fibonacci Nautilus Taylor Doctorow, who was born in 2008. (fromBoing Boing via WikiPedia) What more do you really need to know.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Doctorow Wikipedia]

[https://pluralistic.net pluralistic.net]

[https://craphound.com craphound.com]

[https://www.latimes.com/books/la-ca-jc-fob-cory-doctorow-interview-radicalized-20190411-story.html LA Times interview]
... and many more.

He can be reached at [mailto:doctorow@craphound.com doctorow@craphound.com]

==Molly White==

From [https://www.mollywhite.net/ Molly's website]:

I research and write critically about the cryptocurrency industry and technology more broadly in the [https://www.citationneeded.news/ Citation Needed] newsletter. I also run the websites [https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/ Web3 is Going Just Great], where I highlight examples of how cryptocurrencies, web3 projects, and the industry surrounding them are failing to live up to their promises, and [https://www.followthecrypto.org/ Follow the Crypto], where I track cryptocurrency industry spending in the 2024 election cycle. I spend a lot of time thinking about how to make a better, more human-centered web, and am a passionate advocate for free and open access, digital sovereignty, and ethical technology.

I regularly speak to journalists and do media appearances. I also have given talks and guest lectures, and have advised policymakers and regulators in and outside of the United States.

Before veering into spending so much of my time thinking about cryptocurrency and its implications for the web and society, I was a professional software engineer.

I have also been an active editor of the English Wikipedia for over fifteen years, where I edit under the username [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:GorillaWarfare GorillaWarfare]. I am an administrator and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Functionaries functionary], and previously served three terms on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee Arbitration Committee]. I care deeply about free and open access to high-quality information, and view projects like Wikipedia as critical infrastructure.

Not from Molly's website:

Molly has intelligent takes on issues of concern to Code4Lib. For example, here's her take on Controlled Digital Lending: [https://www.citationneeded.news/hachette-v-internet-archive/ Big publishers think libraries are the enemy]. She is likely to enjoy and learn from Code4Lib as we enjoy and learn from her.

She can be reached at [molly@mollywhite.net]

==Anne Washington==

Dr. Washington is a public interest technologist and professor of data policy at the NYU Steinhardt school. Her expertise on public sector information currently addresses the emerging governance needs of data science. She has an undergraduate degree in computer science, an MLIS, and a PhD in information systems. She's worked at the Library of Congress and is the Advisory Boards of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and the Open Government Foundation.

[https://annewashington.com/ web site]

[mailto:anne.washington@nyu.edu email address]

==Nikki Stevens==

Dr. Stevens is a faculty associate at Arizona State, maintainer of the [https://github.com/drnikki/open-demographics Open Demographics] project, and past postdoctoral researcher at MIT, in the [https://dataplusfeminism.mit.edu/ Data + Feminism Lab]. Formerly a software engineer, she studies how software engineering is situated in systems of power -- for instance, the ways that relational database architecture dovetails with carceral logics. She says "if you invite me for a talk (hint hint), I would give talks titled:

* “Abolitionist Data Practices: Applying political goals to data structures”
* “Is my database racist? How white supremacy structures our databases”
* “The history of data modeling” (this one is more exciting than it sounds, I swear!)
* “Beyond ‘anti-racist’ engineering: why anti-racism does not make better software”

[https://nikkistevens.com/ personal web site]

[mailto:nikki.stevens@asu.edu email]

==Cat Hicks==

Dr. Hicks is a psychologist studying developer thriving. Her social science research includes learning cultures, code review anxiety, and the psychological affordances of organizations. She says "I'm passionate about learning equity, access to opportunity, and how we make visible the invisible effort of people operating under extraordinary adversity." I think we would be interested in her research, and she would also be interested in code4lib's overlap with and differences from industry tech culture.

[https://www.drcathicks.com/ web site]

[https://mastodon.social/@grimalkina mastodon]

[https://www.changetechnically.fyi/ podcast]

==Meredith Martin==

As Director of the Center for Digital Humanities at Princeton, she has pioneered interdisciplinary initiatives, fostering collaboration across departments and institutions worldwide. She co-chairs the Artificial Intelligence + Digital Humanities special interest group for the Association for Computers and the Humanities and is an editor of the Journal of Cultural Analytics. As Director of the Center for Digital Humanities at Princeton University, Professor Martin is a leading expert on the intersection of technology and the humanities. Her innovative work, including the Princeton Prosody Archive and forthcoming Poetry’s Data, explores how technologies like natural language processing and machine learning can transform humanities research. Professor Martin would provide a thought-provoking keynote, sparking meaningful discussions about the evolving role of technology in academia and beyond.

CDH Link [https://cdh.princeton.edu/people/meredith-martin/ ]

[mailto:mm4@princeton.edu Meredith Martin]

[https://www.dariah.eu/2024/10/17/meredith-martin-cdh-faculty-director-discusses-the-evolution-of-the-humanities-engagement-with-data-at-the-dariah-annual-event/ DARIAH EU]

== Ruth Kitchin Tillman ==

Ruth Kitchin Tillman works on discovery, the library catalog, and linked data projects at Penn State University Libraries. During her graduate school, she created [https://eadiva.com/ EADiva.com] for people who need to learn Encoded Archival Description (EAD) and still maintains the site. Her research primarily about working conditions of library staff. She was a co-PI in [https://laborforum.diglib.org/ Collective Responsibility], an IMLS-fund project that that investigated the labor conditions created by grants. She has written and presented on linked data, metadata encoding standards, library discovery, institutional repositories, and labor issues in libraries. Her current research focuses on the impacts of library systems migration and the staff who use and maintain them.

[https://ruthtillman.com/ Personal Website]

[https://github.com/ruthtillman Github]

[mailto:ruthtillman@gmail.com Email]

==Mukund Raghunath==
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/mukund-r-1158a31/ Mukund Raghunath], Founder & CEO of Acies Global, has several years of experience building organizations in the data and technology space and empowering Fortune 1000 clients in their digital transformation journey. Mukund is a passionate problem solver with a penchant for bringing together business fundamentals with first principles analytical thinking and cutting edge technology. He is an investor in and advisor to several startups in the technology and AI space. Mukund was previously part of the leadership team at Mu Sigma where he helped scale the organization from the ground up. His prior experiences also include stints at Motorola and ZS Associates. Outside of work, Mukund loves to travel the world and is on a constant endeavor to improve his golf handicap. Mukund has a Masters in Computer Science from the University of Illinois and an MBA with Honors from The University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.

==Fobazi Ettarh==

[https://fobaziettarh.com Fobazi] is a former librarian, now a second-year PhD student at University of Illinois-Champaign. An excerpt from her bio reads "Fobazi Ettarh’s research is concerned with the relationships and tensions between the espoused values of librarianship and the realities present in the experiences of marginalized librarians and library users. In 2018, she coined the term and defined the concept of 'vocational awe,' which describe, 'the set of ideas, values, and assumptions librarians have about themselves and the profession that result in beliefs that libraries as institutions are inherently good and sacred, and therefore beyond critique.' In her article [https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocational-awe/ 'Vocational Awe: The Lies We Tell Ourselves,'] she describes how vocational awe can lead to burnout and a sense that one’s own self-care is less important than the work being done. Although written before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ettarh’s words have resonated with many library workers throughout the nation in the current moment, as we strive to serve our patrons and our profession as best we can amidst the competing demands of home, work, and health. Her research has been covered in numerous outlets and she consults in library and corporate contexts on labor, identity, and diversity. She is also the creator of the open-access video game Killing Me Softly: A Game About Microaggressions."

[mailto:fobettarh@gmail.com Fobazi's Email Address]

==Jane Doe (example)==

Jane works at ________, doing _______.

Some pertinent history/biography/[https://example.com hyperlinks] that illustrates why Jane would be a good keynote speaker.

[mailto:jane@nowhere.foo janes_email_address]

2025 Keynote Speakers Nominations

2024-11-20T19:03:06Z

NatashaAllen: /* Fobazi Ettarh */

Code4Lib 2025 will take place March 10-13, 2025 at Princeton University.

'''Nominations will close after November 21, 2024.'''

When making a nomination, please consider whether the nominee is likely to be an excellent contributor in each of the following areas:

1) '''Appropriateness'''. Is this speaker likely to convey information that is useful to many members of our community?

2) '''Uniqueness'''. Is this speaker likely to cover themes that may not commonly appear in the rest of the program?

3) '''Contribution to diversity'''. Will this person bring something rare, notable, or unique to our community, through uncommon experience or background?

Please include a description and any relevant links. Please try to keep the list in alphabetical order.

We require the following information in your nomination for a candidate to act as keynote:
*Speaker’s full name
*Brief description of individual (250-word max)
*Pertinent links (Maximum of 3)
*Contact information for candidate (email address)

The Keynote Committee will attempt to contact all nominees and will only include on the ballot those who consent to be nominated.

''If you would prefer to submit a nomination anonymously, please send your nominee(s) to Hardy Pottinger at [mailto:hardy.pottinger@ucsf.edu?Subject=CODE4LIB%20KEYNOTE%20NOMINATION hardy.pottinger@ucsf.edu].''

Please follow the formatting guidelines:

<pre>

== Nominee's Name ==

Description of no more than 250 words.

[[Link(s) with contact information for nominee]]

[mailto:email_link.foo nominee's email address]

</pre>

__TOC__

==Cory Doctorow==

Cory is a great speaker, and he is brilliant. He bridges the worlds of learning, technology, ethics, and sanity. He embraces the dystopian without being maudlin.
Doctorow married Alice Taylor in October 2008, and they have a daughter named Poesy Emmeline Fibonacci Nautilus Taylor Doctorow, who was born in 2008. (fromBoing Boing via WikiPedia) What more do you really need to know.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Doctorow Wikipedia]

[https://pluralistic.net pluralistic.net]

[https://craphound.com craphound.com]

[https://www.latimes.com/books/la-ca-jc-fob-cory-doctorow-interview-radicalized-20190411-story.html LA Times interview]
... and many more.

He can be reached at [mailto:doctorow@craphound.com doctorow@craphound.com]

==Molly White==

From [https://www.mollywhite.net/ Molly's website]:

I research and write critically about the cryptocurrency industry and technology more broadly in the [https://www.citationneeded.news/ Citation Needed] newsletter. I also run the websites [https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/ Web3 is Going Just Great], where I highlight examples of how cryptocurrencies, web3 projects, and the industry surrounding them are failing to live up to their promises, and [https://www.followthecrypto.org/ Follow the Crypto], where I track cryptocurrency industry spending in the 2024 election cycle. I spend a lot of time thinking about how to make a better, more human-centered web, and am a passionate advocate for free and open access, digital sovereignty, and ethical technology.

I regularly speak to journalists and do media appearances. I also have given talks and guest lectures, and have advised policymakers and regulators in and outside of the United States.

Before veering into spending so much of my time thinking about cryptocurrency and its implications for the web and society, I was a professional software engineer.

I have also been an active editor of the English Wikipedia for over fifteen years, where I edit under the username [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:GorillaWarfare GorillaWarfare]. I am an administrator and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Functionaries functionary], and previously served three terms on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee Arbitration Committee]. I care deeply about free and open access to high-quality information, and view projects like Wikipedia as critical infrastructure.

Not from Molly's website:

Molly has intelligent takes on issues of concern to Code4Lib. For example, here's her take on Controlled Digital Lending: [https://www.citationneeded.news/hachette-v-internet-archive/ Big publishers think libraries are the enemy]. She is likely to enjoy and learn from Code4Lib as we enjoy and learn from her.

She can be reached at [molly@mollywhite.net]

==Anne Washington==

Dr. Washington is a public interest technologist and professor of data policy at the NYU Steinhardt school. Her expertise on public sector information currently addresses the emerging governance needs of data science. She has an undergraduate degree in computer science, an MLIS, and a PhD in information systems. She's worked at the Library of Congress and is the Advisory Boards of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and the Open Government Foundation.

[https://annewashington.com/ web site]

[mailto:anne.washington@nyu.edu email address]

==Nikki Stevens==

Dr. Stevens is a faculty associate at Arizona State, maintainer of the [https://github.com/drnikki/open-demographics Open Demographics] project, and past postdoctoral researcher at MIT, in the [https://dataplusfeminism.mit.edu/ Data + Feminism Lab]. Formerly a software engineer, she studies how software engineering is situated in systems of power -- for instance, the ways that relational database architecture dovetails with carceral logics. She says "if you invite me for a talk (hint hint), I would give talks titled:

* “Abolitionist Data Practices: Applying political goals to data structures”
* “Is my database racist? How white supremacy structures our databases”
* “The history of data modeling” (this one is more exciting than it sounds, I swear!)
* “Beyond ‘anti-racist’ engineering: why anti-racism does not make better software”

[https://nikkistevens.com/ personal web site]

[mailto:nikki.stevens@asu.edu email]

==Cat Hicks==

Dr. Hicks is a psychologist studying developer thriving. Her social science research includes learning cultures, code review anxiety, and the psychological affordances of organizations. She says "I'm passionate about learning equity, access to opportunity, and how we make visible the invisible effort of people operating under extraordinary adversity." I think we would be interested in her research, and she would also be interested in code4lib's overlap with and differences from industry tech culture.

[https://www.drcathicks.com/ web site]

[https://mastodon.social/@grimalkina mastodon]

[https://www.changetechnically.fyi/ podcast]

==Meredith Martin==

As Director of the Center for Digital Humanities at Princeton, she has pioneered interdisciplinary initiatives, fostering collaboration across departments and institutions worldwide. She co-chairs the Artificial Intelligence + Digital Humanities special interest group for the Association for Computers and the Humanities and is an editor of the Journal of Cultural Analytics. As Director of the Center for Digital Humanities at Princeton University, Professor Martin is a leading expert on the intersection of technology and the humanities. Her innovative work, including the Princeton Prosody Archive and forthcoming Poetry’s Data, explores how technologies like natural language processing and machine learning can transform humanities research. Professor Martin would provide a thought-provoking keynote, sparking meaningful discussions about the evolving role of technology in academia and beyond.

CDH Link [https://cdh.princeton.edu/people/meredith-martin/ ]

[mailto:mm4@princeton.edu Meredith Martin]

[https://www.dariah.eu/2024/10/17/meredith-martin-cdh-faculty-director-discusses-the-evolution-of-the-humanities-engagement-with-data-at-the-dariah-annual-event/ DARIAH EU]

== Ruth Kitchin Tillman ==

Ruth Kitchin Tillman works on discovery, the library catalog, and linked data projects at Penn State University Libraries. During her graduate school, she created [https://eadiva.com/ EADiva.com] for people who need to learn Encoded Archival Description (EAD) and still maintains the site. Her research primarily about working conditions of library staff. She was a co-PI in [https://laborforum.diglib.org/ Collective Responsibility], an IMLS-fund project that that investigated the labor conditions created by grants. She has written and presented on linked data, metadata encoding standards, library discovery, institutional repositories, and labor issues in libraries. Her current research focuses on the impacts of library systems migration and the staff who use and maintain them.

[https://ruthtillman.com/ Personal Website]

[https://github.com/ruthtillman Github]

[mailto:ruthtillman@gmail.com Email]

==Mukund Raghunath==
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/mukund-r-1158a31/ Mukund Raghunath], Founder & CEO of Acies Global, has several years of experience building organizations in the data and technology space and empowering Fortune 1000 clients in their digital transformation journey. Mukund is a passionate problem solver with a penchant for bringing together business fundamentals with first principles analytical thinking and cutting edge technology. He is an investor in and advisor to several startups in the technology and AI space. Mukund was previously part of the leadership team at Mu Sigma where he helped scale the organization from the ground up. His prior experiences also include stints at Motorola and ZS Associates. Outside of work, Mukund loves to travel the world and is on a constant endeavor to improve his golf handicap. Mukund has a Masters in Computer Science from the University of Illinois and an MBA with Honors from The University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.

==Fobazi Ettarh==

Fobazi is a former librarian, now a second-year PhD student at University of Illinois-Champaign. An excerpt from her bio reads "Fobazi Ettarh’s research is concerned with the relationships and tensions between the espoused values of librarianship and the realities present in the experiences of marginalized librarians and library users. In 2018, she coined the term and defined the concept of “vocational awe,” which describe, “the set of ideas, values, and assumptions librarians have about themselves and the profession that result in beliefs that libraries as institutions are inherently good and sacred, and therefore beyond critique.” In her article [https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocational-awe/ “Vocational Awe: The Lies We Tell Ourselves,”] she describes how vocational awe can lead to burnout and a sense that one’s own self-care is less important than the work being done. Although written before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ettarh’s words have resonated with many library workers throughout the nation in the current moment, as we strive to serve our patrons and our profession as best we can amidst the competing demands of home, work, and health. Her research has been covered in numerous outlets and she consults in library and corporate contexts on labor, identity, and diversity. She is also the creator of the open-access video game Killing Me Softly: A Game About Microaggressions."

[mailto:fobettarh@gmail.com Fobazi's Email Address]

==Jane Doe (example)==

Jane works at ________, doing _______.

Some pertinent history/biography/[https://example.com hyperlinks] that illustrates why Jane would be a good keynote speaker.

[mailto:jane@nowhere.foo janes_email_address]

2025 Keynote Speakers Nominations

2024-11-20T19:02:15Z

NatashaAllen: updated with a new nominee

Code4Lib 2025 will take place March 10-13, 2025 at Princeton University.

'''Nominations will close after November 21, 2024.'''

When making a nomination, please consider whether the nominee is likely to be an excellent contributor in each of the following areas:

1) '''Appropriateness'''. Is this speaker likely to convey information that is useful to many members of our community?

2) '''Uniqueness'''. Is this speaker likely to cover themes that may not commonly appear in the rest of the program?

3) '''Contribution to diversity'''. Will this person bring something rare, notable, or unique to our community, through uncommon experience or background?

Please include a description and any relevant links. Please try to keep the list in alphabetical order.

We require the following information in your nomination for a candidate to act as keynote:
*Speaker’s full name
*Brief description of individual (250-word max)
*Pertinent links (Maximum of 3)
*Contact information for candidate (email address)

The Keynote Committee will attempt to contact all nominees and will only include on the ballot those who consent to be nominated.

''If you would prefer to submit a nomination anonymously, please send your nominee(s) to Hardy Pottinger at [mailto:hardy.pottinger@ucsf.edu?Subject=CODE4LIB%20KEYNOTE%20NOMINATION hardy.pottinger@ucsf.edu].''

Please follow the formatting guidelines:

<pre>

== Nominee's Name ==

Description of no more than 250 words.

[[Link(s) with contact information for nominee]]

[mailto:email_link.foo nominee's email address]

</pre>

__TOC__

==Cory Doctorow==

Cory is a great speaker, and he is brilliant. He bridges the worlds of learning, technology, ethics, and sanity. He embraces the dystopian without being maudlin.
Doctorow married Alice Taylor in October 2008, and they have a daughter named Poesy Emmeline Fibonacci Nautilus Taylor Doctorow, who was born in 2008. (fromBoing Boing via WikiPedia) What more do you really need to know.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Doctorow Wikipedia]

[https://pluralistic.net pluralistic.net]

[https://craphound.com craphound.com]

[https://www.latimes.com/books/la-ca-jc-fob-cory-doctorow-interview-radicalized-20190411-story.html LA Times interview]
... and many more.

He can be reached at [mailto:doctorow@craphound.com doctorow@craphound.com]

==Molly White==

From [https://www.mollywhite.net/ Molly's website]:

I research and write critically about the cryptocurrency industry and technology more broadly in the [https://www.citationneeded.news/ Citation Needed] newsletter. I also run the websites [https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/ Web3 is Going Just Great], where I highlight examples of how cryptocurrencies, web3 projects, and the industry surrounding them are failing to live up to their promises, and [https://www.followthecrypto.org/ Follow the Crypto], where I track cryptocurrency industry spending in the 2024 election cycle. I spend a lot of time thinking about how to make a better, more human-centered web, and am a passionate advocate for free and open access, digital sovereignty, and ethical technology.

I regularly speak to journalists and do media appearances. I also have given talks and guest lectures, and have advised policymakers and regulators in and outside of the United States.

Before veering into spending so much of my time thinking about cryptocurrency and its implications for the web and society, I was a professional software engineer.

I have also been an active editor of the English Wikipedia for over fifteen years, where I edit under the username [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:GorillaWarfare GorillaWarfare]. I am an administrator and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Functionaries functionary], and previously served three terms on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee Arbitration Committee]. I care deeply about free and open access to high-quality information, and view projects like Wikipedia as critical infrastructure.

Not from Molly's website:

Molly has intelligent takes on issues of concern to Code4Lib. For example, here's her take on Controlled Digital Lending: [https://www.citationneeded.news/hachette-v-internet-archive/ Big publishers think libraries are the enemy]. She is likely to enjoy and learn from Code4Lib as we enjoy and learn from her.

She can be reached at [molly@mollywhite.net]

==Anne Washington==

Dr. Washington is a public interest technologist and professor of data policy at the NYU Steinhardt school. Her expertise on public sector information currently addresses the emerging governance needs of data science. She has an undergraduate degree in computer science, an MLIS, and a PhD in information systems. She's worked at the Library of Congress and is the Advisory Boards of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and the Open Government Foundation.

[https://annewashington.com/ web site]

[mailto:anne.washington@nyu.edu email address]

==Nikki Stevens==

Dr. Stevens is a faculty associate at Arizona State, maintainer of the [https://github.com/drnikki/open-demographics Open Demographics] project, and past postdoctoral researcher at MIT, in the [https://dataplusfeminism.mit.edu/ Data + Feminism Lab]. Formerly a software engineer, she studies how software engineering is situated in systems of power -- for instance, the ways that relational database architecture dovetails with carceral logics. She says "if you invite me for a talk (hint hint), I would give talks titled:

* “Abolitionist Data Practices: Applying political goals to data structures”
* “Is my database racist? How white supremacy structures our databases”
* “The history of data modeling” (this one is more exciting than it sounds, I swear!)
* “Beyond ‘anti-racist’ engineering: why anti-racism does not make better software”

[https://nikkistevens.com/ personal web site]

[mailto:nikki.stevens@asu.edu email]

==Cat Hicks==

Dr. Hicks is a psychologist studying developer thriving. Her social science research includes learning cultures, code review anxiety, and the psychological affordances of organizations. She says "I'm passionate about learning equity, access to opportunity, and how we make visible the invisible effort of people operating under extraordinary adversity." I think we would be interested in her research, and she would also be interested in code4lib's overlap with and differences from industry tech culture.

[https://www.drcathicks.com/ web site]

[https://mastodon.social/@grimalkina mastodon]

[https://www.changetechnically.fyi/ podcast]

==Meredith Martin==

As Director of the Center for Digital Humanities at Princeton, she has pioneered interdisciplinary initiatives, fostering collaboration across departments and institutions worldwide. She co-chairs the Artificial Intelligence + Digital Humanities special interest group for the Association for Computers and the Humanities and is an editor of the Journal of Cultural Analytics. As Director of the Center for Digital Humanities at Princeton University, Professor Martin is a leading expert on the intersection of technology and the humanities. Her innovative work, including the Princeton Prosody Archive and forthcoming Poetry’s Data, explores how technologies like natural language processing and machine learning can transform humanities research. Professor Martin would provide a thought-provoking keynote, sparking meaningful discussions about the evolving role of technology in academia and beyond.

CDH Link [https://cdh.princeton.edu/people/meredith-martin/ ]

[mailto:mm4@princeton.edu Meredith Martin]

[https://www.dariah.eu/2024/10/17/meredith-martin-cdh-faculty-director-discusses-the-evolution-of-the-humanities-engagement-with-data-at-the-dariah-annual-event/ DARIAH EU]

== Ruth Kitchin Tillman ==

Ruth Kitchin Tillman works on discovery, the library catalog, and linked data projects at Penn State University Libraries. During her graduate school, she created [https://eadiva.com/ EADiva.com] for people who need to learn Encoded Archival Description (EAD) and still maintains the site. Her research primarily about working conditions of library staff. She was a co-PI in [https://laborforum.diglib.org/ Collective Responsibility], an IMLS-fund project that that investigated the labor conditions created by grants. She has written and presented on linked data, metadata encoding standards, library discovery, institutional repositories, and labor issues in libraries. Her current research focuses on the impacts of library systems migration and the staff who use and maintain them.

[https://ruthtillman.com/ Personal Website]

[https://github.com/ruthtillman Github]

[mailto:ruthtillman@gmail.com Email]

==Mukund Raghunath==
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/mukund-r-1158a31/ Mukund Raghunath], Founder & CEO of Acies Global, has several years of experience building organizations in the data and technology space and empowering Fortune 1000 clients in their digital transformation journey. Mukund is a passionate problem solver with a penchant for bringing together business fundamentals with first principles analytical thinking and cutting edge technology. He is an investor in and advisor to several startups in the technology and AI space. Mukund was previously part of the leadership team at Mu Sigma where he helped scale the organization from the ground up. His prior experiences also include stints at Motorola and ZS Associates. Outside of work, Mukund loves to travel the world and is on a constant endeavor to improve his golf handicap. Mukund has a Masters in Computer Science from the University of Illinois and an MBA with Honors from The University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.

==Fobazi Ettarh==

Fobazi is a former librarian, now a second-year PhD student at University of Illinois-Champaign. An excerpt from her bio reads "Fobazi Ettarh’s research is concerned with the relationships and tensions between the espoused values of librarianship and the realities present in the experiences of marginalized librarians and library users. In 2018, she coined the term and defined the concept of “vocational awe,” which describe, “the set of ideas, values, and assumptions librarians have about themselves and the profession that result in beliefs that libraries as institutions are inherently good and sacred, and therefore beyond critique.” In her article [https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocational-awe/ “Vocational Awe: The Lies We Tell Ourselves,”] she describes how vocational awe can lead to burnout and a sense that one’s own self-care is less important than the work being done. Although written before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ettarh’s words have resonated with many library workers throughout the nation in the current moment, as we strive to serve our patrons and our profession as best we can amidst the competing demands of home, work, and health. Her research has been covered in numerous outlets and she consults in library and corporate contexts on labor, identity, and diversity. She is also the creator of the open-access video game Killing Me Softly: A Game About Microaggressions.

[mailto:fobettarh@gmail.com Fobazi's Email Address]

==Jane Doe (example)==

Jane works at ________, doing _______.

Some pertinent history/biography/[https://example.com hyperlinks] that illustrates why Jane would be a good keynote speaker.

[mailto:jane@nowhere.foo janes_email_address]

2024 Conference Volunteers

2024-04-24T16:35:21Z

NatashaAllen:

= Code4Lib 2024 Conference Volunteers =

Call for volunteers during the actual conference, as opposed to the [[Code4Lib_2024_Conference_Committees|conference planning committees]].

== Community Support Volunteers ==

See https://2024.code4lib.org/conduct/#volunteers for more details, including contact information.

== Concierge/Local Guides ==
Available after sessions to direct people to evening activities and local points of interest, etc.

If you're local to the area (or know it very well), you can pick up a white "LOCAL" ribbon at check-in. Conference hosts will direct attendees to seek out Local Guides for directions, restaurant recommendations, etc.

* [[User:NatashaAllen|Natasha Allen]] (U-M)

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator: ''Your Name Here'' and anyone else with a "LOCAL" tag

== Conference Logistics & Registration ==
Sets up registration table, signage and welcome packets, ensures proper power availability to conference attendees, etc.

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator: Hardy Pottinger

12 Noon - 1pm Monday, day one:
* Hardy Pottinger
* Heidi Burkhardt

8am - 9am Tuesday, day two:
* Heidi Burkhardt
* ''Your Name Here''

== Social Events ==

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator:

Monday, Day One:
* ''Your Name Here''

Tuesday, Day Two:
* ''Your Name Here''

== Social Networking ==

Answering general questions on Mastodon (#c4l24), X ( aka Twitter) (#c4l24), IRC, and Slack (#general) and passing questions to the Mic-minders on Slack (#code4libcon)

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator:

Monday, Day One:
* PM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''

Tuesday, Day Two:
* AM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* PM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''

Wednesday, Day Three:
* AM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* PM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''

Thursday, Workshop Day:
* AM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* PM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''

== Mic-minders ==

Ask questions on mic on behalf of community (because of distance, mic aversion, etc). Asking questions on behalf of remote attendees passed to the slack channel: #code4libcon

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator: ''Your Name Here''

Monday, Day One:
* PM volunteer: Ange Zaytsev
* PM volunteer: [[User:Phette23|Eric Phetteplace]]

Tuesday, Day Two:
* AM volunteer: [[User:TripKirkpatrick|Trip Kirkpatrick]]
* AM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* PM volunteer: Ange Zaytsev
* PM volunteer: [[User:Phette23|Eric Phetteplace]]

Wednesday, Day Three:
* AM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* AM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* PM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* PM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''

== Livestream QA (Remote) ==
Volunteers for livestream QA will be remotely watching the conference and can notify us if there are any issues with the feed. We'd prefer two or three volunteers per shift, located in different parts of the US/world. All times below (if any are listed) are Eastern Standard Time (EST).

To report a problem (even if you're not an "official" volunteer), you can send a message in the #code4libcon channel of the Code4Lib Slack.

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator: ''Your Name Here''

Monday, Day One:
* PM volunteer: ''[http://mailto:liblna@emory.edu Laura Akerman]''

Tuesday, Day Two:
* AM Volunteer: Michelle Navarro
* PM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''

Wednesday, Day Three:
* AM Volunteer: Michelle Navarro
* PM volunteer: Michelle Navarro

== IRC/Slack (Technical) ==
Access: Look into technology/procedures to make connecting to, and maintaining a connection to, IRC/Slack less painful. i.e. make sure wifi will allow connection, and someone needs to contact freenode about the sudden influx of people. Demonstrate how to get onto #code4lib during Registration. Offer support for newcomers in #code4lib during the conference.

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator:

* Before the conference: ''Your Name Here''
* During the conference: ''Your Name Here''

==MCs==

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator: ''Your Name Here''

Monday, Day One:
* PM Volunteer: Dre

Tuesday, Day Two:
* AM Volunteer: Eric Hellman
* PM Volunteer: Hardy Pottinger

Wednesday, Day Three:
* AM Volunteer: Cary Gordon
* PM Volunteer: Barbara Cormack

== Session Timers ==
Assist the AV crew with running the talk timer. They will have a digital sign so this volunteer functions mostly as a backup who is prepared in case the system fails or someone goes over time without noticing the signage.

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator: ''Your Name Here''

Monday, Day One:
* PM Volunteer: ''Your Name Here''

Tuesday, Day Two:
* AM Volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* PM Volunteer: ''Your Name Here''

Wednesday, Day Three:
* AM Volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* PM Volunteer: ''Your Name Here''

== The Whatever Crew ==
Volunteers who are willing to help with various tasks as needed during the conference.

* Hardy Pottinger
* [[User:Phette23|Eric Phetteplace]] — I will be able to volunteer for specific tasks once I know my Community Support schedule
* Ange Zaytsev
* ''Your Name Here''
* ''Your Name Here''

future potential volunteers:

* ''Your Name Here''

podium tech help:

* ''Your Name Here''

[[Category: Code4Lib2024]]

2024 Conference Volunteers

2024-03-06T18:37:41Z

NatashaAllen:

= Code4Lib 2024 Conference Volunteers =

Call for volunteers during the actual conference, as opposed to the [[Code4Lib_2024_Conference_Committees|conference planning committees]].

== Community Support Volunteers ==

See https://2024.code4lib.org/conduct/#volunteers for more details, including contact information.

== Concierge/Local Guides ==
Available after sessions to direct people to evening activities and local points of interest, etc.

If you're local to the area (or know it very well), you can pick up a white "LOCAL" ribbon at check-in. Conference hosts will direct attendees to seek out Local Guides for directions, restaurant recommendations, etc.

* [[User:NatashaAllen|Natasha Allen]] (U-M)

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator: ''Your Name Here'' and anyone else with a "LOCAL" tag

== Conference Logistics & Registration ==
Sets up registration table, signage and welcome packets, ensures proper power availability to conference attendees, etc.

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator: Hardy Pottinger

12 Noon - 1pm Monday, day one:
* Hardy Pottinger
* ''Your Name Here''

8am - 9am Tuesday, day two:
* ''Your Name Here''
* ''Your Name Here''

== Social Events ==

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator:

Monday, Day One:
* ''Your Name Here''

Tuesday, Day Two:
* ''Your Name Here''

== Social Networking ==

Answering general questions on Mastodon (#c4l24), X ( aka Twitter) (#c4l24), IRC, and Slack (#general) and passing questions to the Mic-minders on Slack (#code4libcon)

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator:

Monday, Day One:
* PM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''

Tuesday, Day Two:
* AM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* PM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''

Wednesday, Day Three:
* AM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* PM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''

Thursday, Workshop Day:
* AM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* PM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''

== Mic-minders ==

Ask questions on mic on behalf of community (because of distance, mic aversion, etc). Asking questions on behalf of remote attendees passed to the slack channel: #code4libcon

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator: ''Your Name Here''

Monday, Day One:
* PM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* PM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''

Tuesday, Day Two:
* AM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* AM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* PM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* PM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''

Wednesday, Day Three:
* AM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* AM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* PM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* PM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''

== Livestream QA (Remote) ==
Volunteers for livestream QA will be remotely watching the conference and can notify us if there are any issues with the feed. We'd prefer two or three volunteers per shift, located in different parts of the US/world. All times below (if any are listed) are Eastern Standard Time (EST).

To report a problem (even if you're not an "official" volunteer), you can send a message in the #livestream-qa channel of the Code4Lib Slack.

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator: ''Your Name Here''

Monday, Day One:
* PM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''

Tuesday, Day Two:
* AM Volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* PM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''

Wednesday, Day Three:
* AM Volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* PM volunteer: ''Your Name Here''

== IRC/Slack (Technical) ==
Access: Look into technology/procedures to make connecting to, and maintaining a connection to, IRC/Slack less painful. i.e. make sure wifi will allow connection, and someone needs to contact freenode about the sudden influx of people. Demonstrate how to get onto #code4lib during Registration. Offer support for newcomers in #code4lib during the conference.

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator:

* Before the conference: ''Your Name Here''
* During the conference: ''Your Name Here''

==MCs==

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator: ''Your Name Here''

Monday, Day One:
* PM Volunteer: Dre

Tuesday, Day Two:
* AM Volunteer: Eric Hellman
* PM Volunteer: Hardy Pottinger

Wednesday, Day Three:
* AM Volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* PM Volunteer: ''Your Name Here''

== Session Timers ==
Assist the AV crew with running the talk timer. They will have a digital sign so this volunteer functions mostly as a backup who is prepared in case the system fails or someone goes over time without noticing the signage.

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator: ''Your Name Here''

Monday, Day One:
* PM Volunteer: ''Your Name Here''

Tuesday, Day Two:
* AM Volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* PM Volunteer: ''Your Name Here''

Wednesday, Day Three:
* AM Volunteer: ''Your Name Here''
* PM Volunteer: ''Your Name Here''

== The Whatever Crew ==
Volunteers who are willing to help with various tasks as needed during the conference.

* Hardy Pottinger
* ''Your Name Here''
* ''Your Name Here''
* ''Your Name Here''

future potential volunteers:

* ''Your Name Here''

podium tech help:

* ''Your Name Here''

[[Category: Code4Lib2024]]

2024 Keynote Speakers Nominations

2023-10-27T17:49:29Z

2018-08-21T22:59:23Z

NatashaAllen:

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'''Natasha Allen'''
 
Access Services and System Coordinator 

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library 
San José State University 
1 Washington Square 
San José , CA 95192 

[mailto:natasha.allen@sjsu.edu Send me a message via email or on Slack]

2018-08-21T22:53:40Z

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Natasha Allen
 
Access Services and System Coordinator 

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library 

San José State University 

1 Washington Square 

San José , CA 95192 

[mailto:natasha.allen@sjsu.edu Shoot me a message!]