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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].

* Thursday, 16 October and Friday, 17 October* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2025-code4lib-bc-unconference-registration-1677528636309/ Register now] 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 Emily Carr. Location: Emily Carr Universityof Art and Design, 520 E 1st Ave. The Thursday events will be held at the West Vancouver Memorial Library[https://maps. Friday's activities will be held at Capilano University's main campusapp. Stay tuned for details goo.gl/wDsSfdrZwAJyEYLb6 Map to get there], Rennie Hall (inside the front entrance). For more information on transportationtransit and parking, accommodationsplease check the [https://www.ecuad.ca/about/visit/parking-transit Emily Carr Campus Location, and much moreParking, 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 , 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.

* '''Socials 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.

Submit your [https://formsIf 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.gle/3jrtXhcaSEhKhMxT8 lightning talk/breakout suggestion]

See what's already been [https://docsforms.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16sFCWjhFYeiaGqU5BrFMEdEQVN7sORthMmnuQsWfVO8gle/edit?usp=sharing submittedDEkDVn1rT35bdRj87 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea]

===Food''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/Transportation===SP migration headaches (Michelle Ng)* Protecting website content created by libraries and server resources from Gen AI (Desy Wahyuni)

[https:Coffee//westvanlibrary.ca/visit/library/location-hours West Vancouver Memorial Library] – Bus tea and parking informationlight snacks (think: pastries, granola bars, fruit) will be available at the venue.

[https://wwwAttendees are encouraged to explore the wide range of food and beverage options nearby.capilanouLocal organizers have provided a few recommendations below.caIf you have dietary restrictions/about-capu/get-preferences, feel free to-know-us/our-campuses/maps--directions/ Capilano University] – Directions to the Main Campus and Library.ask for specific suggestions!

===Accommodations=Coffee & baked goods====* ECU's Caf - on campus* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.app.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 - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/k78BjheVVKBFtxCR6 889 Great Northern Wy]* L'Atelier Patisserie - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/K79rrCYwFWdJx2rz9 599 E Broadway] (15 min. walk)

====Meals====* Steve's Poké Bar - [https://wwwmaps.pinnaclepierhotelapp.com Pinnacle Hotelgoo.gl/DBDWoY4T5xZCTV656 891 Great Northern Wy] – Rates start at $229* Rotating Food Trucks - [https://maps.app.goo.00gl/nightFDeCRQk9R3wEyKcdA 577 Carolina St.]* ECU Ramen bar - on campus, level 1 near the east exit* Chai Wagon - [httphttps://wwwmaps.lonsdalequayhotelapp.com Lonsdale Hotelgoo.gl/FXfday9yK4aCMgyE6 196 E 2nd Ave] – Rates start at $159(12 min.50walk)* ECU Caf, Nemesis, Kafka's, and Kranky cafe also have lunch food* [https:/night non/vancouversoupcompany.com/ Vancouver Soup Company] -refundable or $206[https://maps.25app.goo.gl/night refundable8ehwmwD1NoogsMR47 292 E 1st Ave] (9 min.walk)

=== Sponsors = Day 1 : Thursday, October 16 ====

While Code4Lib BC no longer solicits sponsorship{| class="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, we want Two PHP Scripts in a Trench Coat - John Durno* User Experience: Case study plus discussion of a planned BCLA interest group - Janis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin* [https://cynthiang.ca/2025/10/16/presentation-how-to acknowledge -stay-web-accessible-applying-wcag-2-1-2-2/ Making the contributions by our hostsWeb Accessible: Putting WCAG 2.1 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, interactive workshop modules on GenAI Critical Literacy - Michelle Ng|-| 11:45 || ECU campus tour / Lunch!|-| 1:15 || Breakout sessions * Manipulating MARC (redux) - facilitators: Taya Jardine & Christina Needham* Digital sovereignty, the surveillance state, & protection of privacy - facilitator: John Durno* Cookin' with VR - facilitator:James Fournie

|-| 2:30 || Break|-| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)* [httpsUX breakout! - facilitators://westvanlibrary.ca/ West Vancouver Memorial Library], andJanis McKenzie & Mark Goodwin* Are all the ULs hanging out without us? Consortial LSP planning and rumours - facilitator: Tamarack Hockin|-| 4:00 || Breakout reports|-| 5:00 || Social event at Red Truck Beer Company [https://librarymaps.capilanouapp.cagoo.gl/ Capilano UniversityVH93xQZ1nJzvziBZ8 295 E 1st Ave],|}

==== 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 well 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 administrative )* Working with APIs: Flows and fiscal support from 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://bcdocs.librariesgoogle.coopcom/ BC Libraries Cooperativeforms/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?|}

=== Organizers Sponsors ===

Comments or questions? Get in touch with us at c4lbc-organizers@googlegroups.com.=== 2025 Organizers === * Cynthia Ng* Dan Lerch* Daniel Sifton* George Villavicencio * Hillary Webb* James Fournie* Janis McKenzie* Michel Castagné* Michelle Ng* Rebecca Dickson* Scott Leslie* Tamarack Hockin* Trevor Smith