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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_linknominations are closed.foo nominee's email address]  </pre>

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. Her current research focuses on the impacts of library systems migration and the staff who use and maintain them. 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.

[mailto:ruthruthtillman@gmail.tillmancom 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 EmailAddress] ==John Kunze== John Kunze is a pioneer in the theory and practice of digital libraries. With a background in computer science and mathematics, he wrote open source BSD Unix tools that come pre-installed with Mac and Linux systems. For the past 25 years he has been working on cross-domain issues with libraries, archives, museums, and data centers. He created the ARK (Archival Resource Key) persistent identifier scheme (a non-paywalled alternative to the DOI and Handle systems) and the N2T.net scheme-agnostic resolver (a global ARK resolver, that also resolves hundreds of identifier schemes). Since 2001, 8.2 billion ARKs have been created by over 1400 organizations, including 10 national libraries, 185 universities, 209 archives, 104 museums, and 101 journals. He also contributed heavily to the first standards for URLs (RFC1736, RFC1625, RFC2056), library search and retrieval (Z39.50), archival transfer (BagIt - RFC8493), web archiving (WARC), and Dublin Core metadata (RFC2413, RFC2731, ANSI/NISO Z39.85). His specs and tools for repository microservices -- Pairtree, Namaste, ReDD, oxum, ERC/ANVL, TEMPER, THUMP -- may be found in such places as the HathiTrust and OCFL. Follow-on work in metadata includes creation of the Dublin Kernel and yamz.net. His current professional focus is with the ARK Alliance (arks.org). * [https://jkunze.net jkunze.net]* [https://arks.org arks.org]* [https://yamz.net yamz.net]* [https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7604-8041 ORCID]* [mailto:jakkbl@gmail.com email]

==Jane Doe Gebru is the founder and executive director of the Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (exampleDAIR). She previously co-led Google’s Ethical AI research team and received her PhD from the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. With artificial general intelligence’s (AGI’s) recent rapid expansion in libraries as noted by this year’s many AI-focused conference talk proposals, Gebru’s research on AI ethics and her illuminating exploration (with Émile Torres) of AGI through the lens of the TESCREAL bundle of ideologies will hopefully be of interest to all who are motivated to support core library values while engaging with emerging technology. * [https://www.dair-institute.org/team/ Bio]* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timnit_Gebru Wikipedia]* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=lemnAcwAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate Google Scholar bibliography]* [mailto:contact@dair-institute.org email]

Jane works at ________, doing _______==Piper Hutson==''[Ed. note: this was received after the closing of nominations and will not be considered for 2025. Please consider nominating again for 2026! -- [[User:thatandromeda|thatandromeda]], 2025 keynote committee chair]''

Some pertinent history/biography/[https://exampleDr.com hyperlinks] that illustrates why Jane would be Piper Hutson is an expert in neurodiversity, inclusive design, and the intersection of technology and accessibility. With a good keynote Doctorate of Education focusing on adult learning and the art viewing experience, she brings a multidisciplinary perspective to creating inclusive environments. Piper has co-authored two books, Sensemaking and Neuroaesthetics and Inclusive Smart Museums, and has published over 18 articles on topics ranging from neuroinclusion and cognitive accessibility to the role of AI in fostering innovation. As an independent consultant, international speaker, and author, she explores how cognitive AI and adaptive technologies can empower neurodivergent individuals, fostering innovation and accessibility in libraries, museums, and workplaces. Piper is passionate about bridging the gap between technology and human-centered design, advocating for equity in both digital and physical spaces.

* [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Piper-Hutson]* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/piper-hutson-77829925/]* [mailto:janephutson@nowherelindenwood.foo janes_email_addressedu email]