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Welcome to code4lib Code4Lib BC! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.

Begun You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas#c4lbc.

If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp== sharing take a read over our Planner'''Fifth Annual Code4lib BC Unconference 2017''' ==s Guide].

== '''Save the dates!Tenth Code4Lib BC Unconference 2025'''* Thursday, 30 November and Friday, 1 December, 2017==

This year's C4LBC will be held in Nanaimo, BC* Thursday, 16 October and jointly hosted by the University of Vancouver Island and Vancouver Island Regional Library. The Thursday events will be held in downtown Nanaimo at VIRL's Harbourfront Branch. Friday's activities will be held the the VIU campus, 17 October* [https://www. This year's organisers are trying hard to make everything as easy as possible for mainlanders travelling to the island, so stay tuned for details on transportation, accommodations, and much moreeventbrite.ca/e/2025-code4lib-bc-unconference-registration-1677528636309/ Register now]

Registration details This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Emily Carr. Location: Emily Carr University of Art and Design, 520 E 1st Ave. [https://maps.app.goo.gl/wDsSfdrZwAJyEYLb6 Map to followget there], Rennie Hall (inside the front entrance). 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].

The This year’s event will feature lightning talks, and breakout sessions, with coffee, tea and snacks provided. Lightning talks are brief presentations which are typically , 10-15 minutes in length 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. 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, limited transportation from downtown Nanaimo to VIU campus.power

* '''What's NOT included/what to bring''': a laptop, dinner, your ideas and enthusiasm.

* '''Socials Hashtag''': `#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.

===Transportation===Transportation to Nanaimo from the mainland is best made by ferry to Departure BayIf you need help with funding your attendance, or by seaplane/helijet *you can [httphttps://wwwforms.bcferries.comgle/schedules/mainland/hbna-current.php BC ferries from West Van to Departure Bay]*[http://www.seairseaplanes.com/schedules Seair Seaplanes to Nanaimo] from YVR or down town Vancouver*[http://www.harbourair.com/book-Y6ZcWyXihBowrdndA request a-flight/locations/nanaimo/ Harbour Air Seaplanes to Nanaimobursary] from YVR or down town Vancouver*[http://helijet.com/helijet-introduces-nanaimo-vancouver-flights/ Helijet to Nanaimo] from YVR or down town Vancouver.Transportation options to Nanaimo from Victoria and points North on Vancouver island to followby October 3, 2025.

===AccommodationsLightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===The Coast Bastion Hotel 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 offering a discount great opportunity to share that with the community. [https://forms.gle/DEkDVn1rT35bdRj87 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea] ''Breakout Session Ideas''* Struggling Through Burnout (esp in IT); Getting Our DIY Ethic Back (Daniel Lerch)* GenAI Critical Literacy workshop demo + discussion (Michelle Ng) (20 person limit)* Knowledge management and M365/SP migration headaches (Michelle Ng)* Protecting website content created by libraries and server resources from Gen AI (Desy Wahyuni) ===Food=== Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries, granola bars, fruit) will be available at the venue. 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 usspecific suggestions! ====Coffee & baked goods====* ECU's Caf - on campus* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps. Detailsapp.goo.gl/MLD3mahZS29Z6bYMA 555 Great Northern Wy]* Kafka’s Coffee Roasting and Bakery - [https: //maps.app.goo.gl/y5KRY7wp8nHVHqpG8 577 Great Northern Wy]* Kranky Cafe in Mount Pleasant - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/c5zutNWHf9XiESsx7 228 E 4th Ave]* Tim Hortons - [Filehttps:CoastBastionHotelBooking//maps.pdfapp.goo.gl/k78BjheVVKBFtxCR6 889 Great Northern Wy]* L'Atelier Patisserie - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/K79rrCYwFWdJx2rz9 599 E Broadway](15 min. walk)Book soon or pay more!====Meals====* Steve's Poké Bar - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/DBDWoY4T5xZCTV656 891 Great Northern Wy]* Rotating Food Trucks - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FDeCRQk9R3wEyKcdA 577 Carolina St.]* ECU Ramen bar - on campus, level 1 near the east exit* Chai Wagon - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FXfday9yK4aCMgyE6 196 E 2nd Ave] (12 min. walk)* ECU Caf, Nemesis, Kafka's, and Kranky cafe also have lunch food* [https://vancouversoupcompany.com/ Vancouver Soup Company] - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/8ehwmwD1NoogsMR47 292 E 1st Ave] (9 min. walk)

==== Thursday, 30 November ====Events will be held at [https://www.google.ca/maps/place/'''''Please note that all times are PT (Vancouver+Island+Regional+Library/@49.1655907,-123Canada).9386119,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x5488a15814a89c2b:0xa00f9e80da1f7296!8m2!3d49.1655907!4d-123.9364232 VIRL's Harbourfront library branch].''''

==== Day's end social event at [http1 ://whitesailsbrewing.com/ White Sails Brewery] with pizza from [http://mambogourmetpizza.com/ Mambo Pizza]Thursday, October 16 ====

{| class==== Friday"wikitable"| 8:30 || Venue opens|-| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements|-| 9:15 || Icebreaker activity|-| 9:30 || Lightning talks* Remember When We Were Excited About Virtual Worlds? Let’s Try That Again - James Fournie* Sustainable Local Development; or, 1 December ====Two PHP Scripts in a Trench Coat - John DurnoEvents will be held at * User Experience: Case study plus discussion of a planned BCLA interest group - Janis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin* [https://www.googlecynthiang.ca/maps2025/place10/Vancouver+Island+University16/@49.1575093,presentation-123how-to-stay-web-accessible-applying-wcag-2-1-2-2/ Making the Web Accessible: Putting WCAG 2.96742611 and 2.2 into Practice] - Cynthia Ng|-| 10:30 || Break|-| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)* Challenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation - Caitlin Lindsay * Manipulating MARC: Indigenous Cataloguing Beyond the Standards - Taya Jardine & Christina Needham* Developing introductory,17zinteractive workshop modules on GenAI Critical Literacy - Michelle Ng|-| 11:45 || ECU campus tour /data=Lunch!4m5!3m4!1s0x5488a3ed204a06ef|-| 1:0x62f26560f569d288!8m2!3d49.157362!4d15 || Breakout sessions * Manipulating MARC (redux) -123.96189 VIU]facilitators: Taya Jardine & Christina Needham* Digital sovereignty, the surveillance state, & protection of privacy - facilitator: John Durno* Cookin' with VR - facilitator: James Fournie

We've reserved a bus to bring participants up to |-| 2:30 || Break|-| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)* UX breakout! - facilitators: Janis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin* Are all the campus from downtown Nanaimo in the morning, ULs hanging out without us? Consortial LSP planning and to drop people back down town near the ferry docks and seaplane terminals in the afternoonrumours - facilitator: Tamarack Hockin|-| 4:00 || Breakout reports|-| 5:00 || Social event at Red Truck Beer Company [https://maps.app.goo.gl/VH93xQZ1nJzvziBZ8 295 E 1st Ave]|}

=== Program =Day 2 : Friday, October 17 ===={| class="wikitable"| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements|-| 9:15 || Lightning talks* Transforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library - Ian Song* Consent Not Required: (AI) Technology as Connection - Coco Chen & Rebecca Ardron* Building AI Literacy in the Public Library - Jaclyn Fong* Defending Library Services Against AI Scrapers - Scott Leslie|-| 10:30 || Break|-| 11:00 || Lightning talks (continued)* Working with APIs: Flows and Runner in Postman - Olga Kalachinskaya* [https://github.com/telezoic/SuperDuperPDF/blob/main/superduperPDF.pdf Bulk DOI generation in DSpace with the Super-Duper-App!] - Daniel Sifton* Building an assignment planner on Playlab - Joyce Wong|-| 11:45 || Lunch|-| 1:00 || Breakout sessions* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].|-| 2:30 || Break|-| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)* Finalized day-of based on attendee interests. See list of proposals above or [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP7AZMzRzI_sLUnaLJ9mu0gvayJ0gU2mnScjMPvlQ9DFfCZw/viewform?usp=header submit your own].|-| 4:00 || Breakout session reports / Who wants to host Code4Lib BC 2026?|}

* Dana McFarlandGeorge Villavicencio * Ben Hyman* Geoffrey Allen* Charles Hogg* Paris CarrHillary Webb

* Cynthia Janis McKenzie* Michel Castagné* Michelle Ng* Rebecca Dickson* Scott Leslie

* Corey Davis  Comments or questions? Get in touch with us at c4lbc-organizers@googlegroups.com.Trevor Smith