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We're looking to officially The official kick off of the chapter occurred on October 17th, 2012 at the Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic conference. The As with the main code4lib organization, the goal of the organization Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic is to connect librarians, hackers, designers, architects, curators, catalogers, artists and instigators in the Philadelphia and greater Tri-State area (and if you're further out, that's cool too). Sign up for the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/code4lib-mid-atlantic Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic Google Group] as we work out the details there for future meetings and activities. === Governance & Contact Info === Because we're an informal group who share a common interest, there's no real Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic governance per-say. Decisions about meet-ups and activities generally work with someone pitching an idea on the mailing list. Therein, if you have an idea for a project, improvement or activity for the group, just send off a quick email to the Google Group, and before you know it, you'll most likely be "head" of said idea or activity. We're a good place to be an Experimentational Clearinghouse(tm), so don't hold back with ideas... With this in mind, we want to structure the regional meetings to tailor to what the community wants -- be it more formal meetings with talks, roundtables, etc or just evening informal meetups at a downtown pub. To this end, we want to hear from YOU (you've read this far, so you must be interested). To be heard, just contact [mailto:david.uspal@villanova.edu David Uspal] or jump onto the mailing list and send a post with your ideas. === Call for Volunteers ===We're looking for volunteers, both for general long-term organizational duties and to help plan future events. Positions that we know we need include a social media expert, an IRC guy/gal, and a social functions organizer. We also need volunteers to help us with needs we as yet don't know we need (and feel free to identify them). If you're interested in helping the chapter, sign up for the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/code4lib-mid-atlantic Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic Google Group] and post what you'd be interested in. We're a friendly bunch so don't be afraid to jump right in. === Host a Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic Meetup === As well as volunteers, we're definitely looking for future hosts for our Last Wednesday of the Month meet-ups. May, June and October 2013 are currently earmarked, but we're open after that. Typically, we meet in a conference room for one to two hours (having a projector and laptop/computer on hand recommended) and adjourn to a local restaurant or bar for a social hour. If you're interested in hosting, contact [mailto:david.uspal@villanova.edu David Uspal] and he'll get you on the calendar. To keep us "regionally diverse", we're trying to keep on a 3:1 (previously 2:1, since updated) host schedule -- i.e for every three events hosted in Philadelphia (the gravitational center of this region), we'd like to get one outside the city as well. As such, we're especially looking for hosts outside the Center City Philadelphia area. So far, our informal meet-ups have been "Quaker Style", aka anyone who has something to say gets up and presents (no formal time limits, but keeping it 10-15 minutes to be polite.) Feel free to plan your future meetup in this fashion or feel free to experiment with the formula. We're an easy-going bunch, so feel free to has as you'd like. == Past Conferences == For the October 17th kickoff meeting, the conference was located at [http://library.villanova.edu/ Falvey Memorial Library], [http://www1.villanova.edu/ Villanova University], and was held as part of the series of tech conferences, nicknamed the "Tech Trifecta", held at Falvey Library over the week of October 15th, 2012. Video, slide presentations, and abstract pages from this event coming soon(tm). Our first informal meetup was held at the end of November at the Landmark Americana in University City.  January 20th, 2013 saw us meeting at the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. April 24th, 2013 saw us meeting at Samuel L. Paley Library, Temple University. May 29th, 2013 saw us meeting at the Jenkins Law Library in Philadelphia. June 26th, 2013 saw us meeting for a tour of Hive4A, a coworking/makerspace in Allentown, PA. August 28th, 2013 saw us meeting at Samuel L. Paley Library, Temple University.

We're looking for volunteers, not only for the kick=== Code4Lib Mid-off conference, but for general long-term organizational duties. Positions that we know we need include a social media expert, an IRC guy/gal, and a social functions organizer. We also need volunteers to help us with needs we as yet don't know we need (and feel free to identify them). If you're interested in helping the chapter, list your name, email address, affiliation and area Atlantic 2013 Schedule of interest here and I'll pull together a Skype chat in the near future:Events ===

* David K Uspal, davidDOTuspalATvillanovaDOTedu, Villanova University, Guy who put The following is the initial wiki entry together and official contact point current schedule for the 2012 conferenceevents on October 16, 2013:

* Tim Clarke 9:30 – 10:00 Registration and Coffee Time (Coffee and Pastries available) 10:00 – 10:15 Introduction 10:15 – 10:45 Chad Nelson, tclarkeATmuhlenbergDOTeduModern Development Best Practices : Testing, Muhlenberg CollegeContinuous Integration & Automated Builds 10:45 – 11:15 David Uspal and Chris Hallberg, willing to help Bootcamp – A Primer on Responsive Design 11:15 – 11:30 Break 11:30 – 12:00 Katherine Lynch, Omeka_a11y: Developing for Digital Exhibits with anythingAccessibility in Mind 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch (Provided) 1:00 – 1:30 Beverly D. Charlot, Gaming: Engaging Students through Library Research 1:30 – 2:00 Denise Mangold, Monitoring Systems for Maximum Efficiency and Quick Response to Issues 2:00 – 2:15 Breakout Planning 2:15 – 3:30 Breakout 3:30 – 3:45 Breakout Reporting 3:45 – 4:15 Lightning Talks 4:15 – 4:30 Closing Remarks 5:00 Dinner at Gullifty’s (on your own)

* Matt Zimmerman'''Modern Development Best Practices : Testing, mzimmermanATbrynmawrDOTeduContinuous Integration & Automated Builds Chad Nelson, Bryn Mawr College, soft skills stuff (communications, organizing, cat herding, getting people to play nicely together)Jenkins Law Library'''

* Mark WilhelmThis presentation will provide overview of some benefits and drawbacks of some current best practice trends in modern software development. Specifically, markDOTwilhelmATthomsonreutersDOTcomI'll be talking about methods for testing your code to prevent bugs, Thomson Reutersthe what and why of continuous integration, willing and about automating deployments across your environments to help with anythingincrease uniformity and reduce "works on my machine" type problems.

* Nico CarverChad Nelson is a Librarian, nicoATudelDOTeduDeveloper, University of Delaware, Multimedia, A/V nerd, willing to help with anythingand Oft-do-well at Jenkins Law Library.

* 8:00a - 9:00a Coffee Hour (Light Refreshments provided) * 9:00a - 9:15a Opening Remarks * 9:15a '''Bootcamp – 9:45a GoKB (Title TBD) - John Ockerbloom, University of Pennsylvania * 9:45a - 10:15a A Primer on Responsive Design Learning to Be Accessible: Programming for Web Accessibility through a Teaching David Uspal and Learning Environment – Katherine LynchChris Hallberg, Drexel Villanova University * 10:15a - 10:30a Break * 10:30a - 11:00a Preparing Live CD/DVD for Integrating Koha ILS, GSDL/DSpace with Features of a Mail Server - Mohan Raj Pradhan, HealthNet * 11:00a – 11:30a Inside the Kuali OLE Project – Michelle Suranofsky, Lehigh University * 11:30p - 12:00p (Title TBD) - John Riley, GSI Commerce * 12:00p - 1:00p Lunch (Provided) * 1:00p - 1:30p Breakout Planning * 1:30p - 3:00p Breakout Session * 3:00p - 3:30p Breakout Session Discussion * 3:30p - 4:15p Lightening Talks * 4:15p - 4:30p Closing Remarks'''

== Call for Proposals ==UPDATE: A big thank you to John Riley for stepping in Expanding on the short notice to fill talk from our final open presentation slot. last Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic Meet-up, His talk title David Uspal and abstract (along with Chris Hallberg will discuss the other speaker abstractsintegration of Bootstrap into the various programs and content management systems (specifically, Concrete5, WordPress, and VuFind) at Falvey Library over the summer of 2013. This discussion will be up shortlyfocus on responsive design principles, tips and tricks to get your current content ready for responsive design, some pitfalls we encountered along the way, and things to consider when beginning a responsive design project.

* [http'''Omeka_a11y://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Code4lib_Mid-Atlantic Code4Lib Mid-Atlantic 2012] (Oct 17th) -- Code4Lib is a volunteer-driven collective of hackers, designers, architects, curators, catalogers, artists and instigators from around the world, who largely work Developing for and Digital Exhibits with librariesAccessibility in Mind Katherine Lynch, archives and museums on technology "stuff." The Mid-Atlantic conference is a kick-off for a Philadelphia Area/Tri-State chapter of the organization. Temple University Libraries'''

* [http://vustuffIn recent years, many institutions have become interested in building online exhibits to spotlight digital preservation efforts and special collections materials.org VuStuff III] (Oct 18th) -- VuStuff Additionally, web accessibility, or design and coding measures taken to ensure that websites, tools, and interfaces are understandable and operable by disabled users, is an annual conference on also a growing concern in Higher Education, and the intersections between technology Libraries community specifically. For online exhibits, there is Omeka, an Open Source content management system designed to act as a user-friendly solution for compiling items into a digital archive with recognized metadata standards, and scholarly communication. It takes place every Fall at Villanova University's Falvey Memorial Librarymaking them available in highly customizable exhibit websites, no coding required. This year's conference, VuStuff III, will seek presentations from regional librarians on technology Temple University Libraries has begun experimenting with Omeka for possible use with online exhibits and scholarly communication in their respective librariesother needs. We hope to foster an ongoing conversation among regional librariesHowever, in terms of web accessibility, Omeka lacks critical features in its core to be considered truly accessible. In order to further use Omeka’s easy-to-adopt software without sacrificing the development user experience for disabled students, Temple University Libraries has developed “Omeka_a11y,” an accessible forked version of technology in service Omeka. Omeka_a11y features front-end interface improvements that make it easier for disabled users to perceive, understand, and navigate across Omeka sites. This presentation will cover the following points of scholarly communicationthe project, and of web accessibility as it relates to libraries and the digital humanities: - What is web accessibility? - What are the responsibilities of nonprofit organizations and Higher Education institutions? - Understanding Web Accessibility Policies - Using Omeka for Online Exhibits - Accessibility testing practices - Creating an enhancement path for inaccessible software - Developing “Omeka_a11y” - Impact on the Omeka user community.

SoKatherine Lynch is the Senior Digital Library Applications Developer at Temple University Libraries in Philadelphia. She works in the Digital Library Initiatives Department, why link three conferences together into one larger event week? Welldeveloping and maintaining software solutions that aid in the creation, storage, since all three conferences are technology related and since we've gotten a lot preservation of crossdigitally-conference interest, archived materials. Over the staff course of her career, she has also earned a national reputation for all three events have decided her research and presentation efforts related to pool their resources educating software and offer all three events in the same week. The idea is web developers on how to make travel arrangements design and program for visitors much more convenient (as well as cheaper), while pooling resources among all three conferences helps keep the cost down on all threeweb accessibility for disabled users.

* VuFind Summit 2012'''Gaming: Engaging Students through Library Research Beverly D. Charlot, October 15th and 16th, $50.00 Registration Fee * Code4Lib MidDelaware State University -Atlantic 2012, October 17th, $25William C.00 Registration Fee * VuStuff III, October 18th, FreeJason Library'''

For Beverly D. Charlot is the upcoming 2012 conferenceCoordinator of Technical Services at Delaware State University, we're looking to mimic the national conference in allowing registered attendees to vote on the proposals they're most interested in hearingWilliam C. We've yet Jason Library. This Department includes Acquisitions, Cataloging, Digitization, Circulation Access, Serials and Resource Sharing. Prior to finalize my current position Beverly was the schedule Systems and Resource Sharing Librarian with a Master’s Degrees in Library and Information Science (aka we don't as yet know how many speaker slots will be availableMLIS) and Management Science (MSM), but we'll make the information available as we finalize it.

*David K Uspal, davidDOTuspalATvillanovaDOTedu'''Monitoring Systems for Maximum Efficiency and Quick Response to Issues Denise Mangold, Villanova University, Make a Good Ideas List under the Governance heading'''

Questions on the 2012 conference can be directed to vustuff@villanova.eduDenise Mangold is a UNIX systems administrator at Villanova University, and before that was a Senior Engineer with Comcast supporting mission critical systems such as SAP, Billing and Human resource systems. Other inquiriesDenise was lead engineer for high availability systems, or general comments can be directed the company SME on Clustering and site to David Uspal at davidDOTuspalATvillanovaDOTedusite replication, and also worked as a disaster recovery specialist consultant for Sungard for a number of years.