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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.
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].
'''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.
* '''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.
===Food/Transportation===
[https://westvanlibrarywww.vcc.ca/visitservices/library/locationeat-hours West Vancouver Memorial Libraryshop--more/cafeteria/ VCC's Downtown Cafeteria] – Bus (Floor 3) offers a variety of entrees and parking informationupscale diner-style food prepared by talented students from the Culinary Arts program. (Open '''Thurs only'''. )
===Accommodations=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]
====Meals====* [https://www.pinnaclepierhotelvcc.com Pinnacle Hotelca/services/eat-shop--more/cafeteria/ VCC Downtown Cafeteria] – Rates start at $229(Thurs only) - 3rd floor* Marugame Udon - [https://maps.00/nightgoogle.com/?cid=9331854931384302026 589 Beatty St]* MeeT Gastown - [https://maps.google.com/?cid=8486430434256396620 inner Courtyard, 12 Water St] (vegetarian)* Meat & Bread - [httphttps://wwwmaps.lonsdalequayhotelgoogle.com Lonsdale Hotel/?cid=5974644075226205790 370 Cambie St] – Rates start at $159* Nuba - [https://maps.50google.com/night non?cid=16710652764342550272 207 W Hastings St] (veg friendly)* Pholicious -refundable or $206[https://maps.25google.com/night refundable?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]
=== Schedule ===
=== Organizers = Day 1 : Thursday, May 16 ====
{| class="wikitable"| 8:30 || Venue opens|-| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements|-| 9:15 || Lightning talks* Kevin Brash[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* Michel Castagné[https://github.com/telezoic/PostTwitter Twitter Archiving, Post-Twitter] - Dan Sifton* Glen Greenly"Wait I can't lose that!" Saving circ data with MS Office during a system change - Trevor Smith |-| 10:30 || Break|-| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)* Maryann Kempthorne[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nMJttwl7u8Rlv2x4b4b9tH_cbafZe4AQ6n1KinG_Muw/edit Find a Space] - Andy Peterson* Patricia LeskuImplementing Time of Flight People Counting at UVic Libraries - John Durno* Jennifer O'DonnellImproving online user experience through collaboration with public service staff - Janis McKenzie|-| 12:00 || Lunch|-| 1:00 || Breakout sessions * Navigating project management/strategic planning* Fiacre OTrevor'Duinns Excel Party (Tips, tricks, use cases)|-| 2:30 || Break|-| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)* Rebecca SlavenHelp! We had a data breach* Andrea TartaglioIT centralization* All Things UX|-| 4:00 || Breakout reports|-| 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)|}
=== Sponsors ===
= '''Past Events''' =
See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.