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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.
| + | Please add Keynote speaker nomination using the template below. See [https://wiki.code4lib.org/2025_Keynote_Speakers_Nominations 2025 Keynote Speakers Nominations] as example. |
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| − | You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.
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| − | If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp=sharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].
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| − | == '''Tenth Code4Lib BC Unconference 2025''' ==
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| − | * Thursday, 16 October and Friday, 17 October
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| − | * [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2025-code4lib-bc-unconference-registration-1677528636309/ Register now]
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| − | This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Emily Carr.
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| − | For more information on transit and parking, please check the [https://www.ecuad.ca/about/visit/parking-transit Emily Carr Campus Location, Parking, Transit, Contact page].
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| − | === What's it all about? ===
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| − | 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.
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| − | This year’s event will feature lightning talks and breakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief, 10-minute presentations 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.
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| − | * '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power
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| − | * '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.
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| − | * '''Socials Hashtag''': `#c4lbc`
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| − | * '''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.
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| − | If you need help with funding your attendance, you can [https://forms.gle/Y6ZcWyXihBowrdndA request a bursary] by October 3, 2025.
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| − | ===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===
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| − | 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.
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| − | [https://forms.gle/DEkDVn1rT35bdRj87 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea]
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| − | '''Ideas so far''' (sneak peek, not finalized)
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| − | ''Lightning Talks''
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| − | * Bulk DOI generation in DSpace with the Super-Duper-App!
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| − | * Making the Web Accessible: Putting WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 into Practice
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| − | * User Experience: Case study plus discussion of a planned BCLA interest group
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| − | * Sustainable Local Development; or, Two PHP Scripts in a Trench Coat
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| − | * Manipulating MARC: Indigenous Cataloguing Beyond the Standards
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| − | * Transforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library
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| − | * Challenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation
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| − | ''Breakout Sessions''
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| − | * Digital Sovereignty / The Surveillance State / Protection of Privacy
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| − | * Struggling Through Burnout / Getting Our DIY Ethic Back
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| − | ===Food===
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| − | Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries, granola bars, fruit) will be available at the venue.
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| − | Attendees are encouraged to explore the wide range of food and beverage options nearby. Local organizers have provided a few recommendations below. If you have dietary restrictions/preferences, feel free to ask for specific suggestions!
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| − | ====Coffee & baked goods====
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| − | * ECU's Caf - on campus
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| − | * Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/MLD3mahZS29Z6bYMA 555 Great Northern Wy]
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| − | * Kafka’s Coffee Roasting and Bakery - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/y5KRY7wp8nHVHqpG8 577 Great Northern Wy]
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| − | * Kranky Cafe in Mount Pleasant - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/c5zutNWHf9XiESsx7 228 E 4th Ave]
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| − | * Tim Hortons - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/k78BjheVVKBFtxCR6 889 Great Northern Wy]
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| − | * L'Atelier Patisserie - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/K79rrCYwFWdJx2rz9 599 E Broadway] (15 min. walk)
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| − | ====Meals====
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| − | * Steve's Poké Bar - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/DBDWoY4T5xZCTV656 891 Great Northern Wy]
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| − | * Rotating Food Trucks - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FDeCRQk9R3wEyKcdA 577 Carolina St.]
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| − | * ECU Ramen bar - on campus, level 1 near the east exit
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| − | * Chai Wagon - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FXfday9yK4aCMgyE6 196 E 2nd Ave] (12 min. walk)
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| − | * ECU Caf, Nemesis, Kafka's, and Kranky cafe also have lunch food
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| − | * [https://vancouversoupcompany.com/ Vancouver Soup Company] - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/8ehwmwD1NoogsMR47 292 E 1st Ave] (9 min. walk)
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| − | === Schedule ===
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| − | '''''Please note that all times are PT (Vancouver, Canada).'''''
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| − | ==== Day 1 : Thursday, October 16 ====
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| − | | 8:30 || Venue opens
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| − | | 9:00 || Welcome and announcements
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| − | | 9:15 || Lightning talks
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| − | | 10:30 || Break
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| − | | 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)
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| − | | 12:00 || Lunch
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| − | | 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)
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| − | | 4:00 || Breakout reports
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| − | | 5:00 || Social event at Red Truck Beer Company [https://maps.app.goo.gl/VH93xQZ1nJzvziBZ8 295 E 1st Ave]
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| − | ==== Day 2 : Friday, October 17 ====
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| − | | 11:00 || Lightning talks (continued)
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| − | | 12:00 || Lunch
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| − | | 4:00 || Breakout session reports
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| − | === Sponsors ===
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| − | We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].
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| − | === 2025 Organizers ===
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| − | * Cynthia Ng
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| − | * Dan Lerch
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| − | * Daniel Sifton
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| − | * George Villavicencio
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| − | * Hillary Webb
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| − | * Holly Pickering
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| − | * James Fournie
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| − | * Janis McKenzie
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| − | * Lynn Kleinveldt
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| − | * Mark Goodwin
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| − | * Michel Castagné
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| − | * Michelle Ng
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| − | * Rebecca Dickson
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| − | * Ryan Regier
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| − | * Scott Leslie
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| − | * Tamarack Hockin
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| − | * Trevor Smith
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| − | = '''Past Events''' =
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| − | See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.
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