Welcome to Code4Lib BC! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.
== '''Seventh Annual Code4Lib BC Unconference 2019''' ==You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.
* If you'''Thursdayre interested in hosting, 28 November and Friday, 29 November''please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].
* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2019-code4lib-bc-unconference-tickets-69790315713 Registration is now open!]== '''Ninth Annual Code4Lib BC Unconference 2024''' ==
'''Save the dates!''' * Thursday, 16 May and Friday, 17 May* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/872117846957/?aff=oddtdtcreator Registration is now open] This year's Code4Lib BC C4LBC will be held on the North Shore of Metro in Vancouver, BC, and jointly hosted by West Vancouver Memorial Library and Capilano University. The Thursday events will be held VCC at the West Vancouver Memorial Library[https://www. Friday's activities will be held at Capilano University's main vcc.ca/about/college-information/contact-us/downtown-campus. Stay tuned for details on transportation/ Downtown Campus], accommodations, and much more. Room 420
=== What's it all about? ===
It's a 2-day unconference - a participant-driven meeting bringing together a diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology regardless of their department or background.
The This year’s event will feature lightning talks, and breakout sessions, with coffee, tea and snacks provided. Lightning talks are brief , 10-minute presentations which are typically 10 minutes in length on topics related to library technologies. Breakout sessions are an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun. If there is a neat project you're 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 with the community!
* '''What's included''': wifi, powera room, coffee/snackstea, luncheswifi, prizes.power
* '''What's NOT included/what to bring''': a laptop, dinner, your ideas and enthusiasm.
* '''Mastodon Hashtag''': [https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23c4lbc&src=typd `#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.
===Lightning Talk Proposals and Breakout Suggestions===
Is there 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? ===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===
* [https://forms.gle/3jrtXhcaSEhKhMxT8 Submit your lightning talk/breakout session idea]
* 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://docsforms.google.comgle/spreadsheets/d/16sFCWjhFYeiaGqU5BrFMEdEQVN7sORthMmnuQsWfVO8/edit?usp=sharing See what's already been submittedFH6DxDJgq18jPM5A6 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea]
=== Schedule ===
TBA'''''Please note that all times are PST (Vancouver, Canada).'''''
===Food/Transportation= Day 1 : Thursday, May 16 ====
Do you have dietary restrictions? Let us know when you register.{| class="wikitable"| 8:30 || Venue opens|-| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements|-| 9:15 || Lightning talks* Giving back to the community through transparency and a public handbook - Cynthia "Arty" Ng* Twitter Archiving, Post-Twitter - Dan Sifton|-| 10:30 || Break|-| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)* FindaSpace - Andy Peterson* Implementing Time of Flight People Counting at UVic Libraries - John Durno* Improving online user experience through collaboration with public service staff - Janis McKenzie|-| 12:00 || Lunch|-| 1:00 || Breakout sessions * |-| 2:30 || Break|-| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)* |-| 4:00 || Breakout reports|-| 5:00 || Social event|}
* [https==== Day 2 ://westvanlibrary.ca/visit/library/locationFriday, May 17 ===={| class="wikitable"| 8:30 || Venue opens|-hours Bus | 9:00 || Welcome and parking information for West Vancouver Memorial Library] or [httpsannouncements|-| 9://g.page/WestVanLibrary15 || Lightning talks* CatalogerGPT: an AI powered cataloguing assistant as agentic collaboration - Glen Greenly* Moving to the Cloud: Better late than never?share Google Maps]- Scott Leslie* Moving our library to the Folio LSP - Olga Kalachinskaya
* [https|-| 10://www.capilanou.ca/about30 || Break|-capu/get| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)* OpenAthens Authentication vs IP EZProxy -to-know-us Ryan Regier* Title list comparison using Pandas/ourJupyter -campuses/capuJames Fournie|-main| 12:00 || Lunch|-campus/ Directions to Capilano University], [https| 1://www.capilanou.ca/about00 || Breakout sessions * |-capu/get| 2:30 || Break|-to-know-us/our-campuses/parking-services/ Parking Services website] or [https| 2://goo.gl/maps/EKM18gEzuFLWJsjF8 Google Maps]45 || Breakout sessions (continued)* ===Accommodations===|- * [https| 4://www.pinnaclepierhotel.com Pinnacle Hotel]: Rates start at $229.00/night.|| |-* [http| 5://www.lonsdalequayhotel.com Lonsdale Hotel]: Rates start at $159.50/night non-refundable or $206.25/night refundable.00 || |}
=== Sponsors ===
While Code4Lib BC no longer solicits sponsorship, we want to acknowledge the contributions of our hosts: * [https://westvanlibrary.ca/ West Vancouver Memorial Library]* [https://library.capilanou.ca/ Capilano University] as well as continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative]. === Organizers ===
* Kevin Brash* Michel Castagné* Glen Greenly* Maryann Kempthorne* Patricia Lesku* Jennifer O'Donnell* Fiacre O'Duinn* Rebecca Slaven* Andrea Tartaglio=== 2024 Organizers ===
Comments or questions? Get in touch with us at c4lbc-organizers@googlegroups.com.* James Fournie* Dan Sifton* Eka Grguric* Tamarack Hockin* John Durno* Scott Leslie* Trevor Smith* George Villavicencio * Rebecca Dickson* Cynthia Ng
= '''Past Events''' =
See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.