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Welcome to code4lib BC!  
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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.
  
Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.
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You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.
  
== '''First Annual Code4lib BC Event''' ==
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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].
  
'''When''': November 28 and 29, 2013
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== '''Eleventh Code4Lib BC Unconference 2026''' ==
  
'''Where''': SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver, BC [http://goo.gl/maps/iyC0j map]
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Save the date! This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Vancouver Public Library.
  
'''Cost''': $20
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* Thursday, 26 November and Friday, 27 November
  
'''Accommodations''': Info coming soon.
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Location: VPL Central Library at Library Square, 350 West Georgia Street, in the [https://www.vpl.ca/rentals/alice-mackay-room Alice McKay Room]. [https://maps.app.goo.gl/MtUfLCKdoag7CFvA9 Map to get to Library Square].
  
'''Register here''': https://code4libbc2013.eventbrite.ca/
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=== What's it all about? ===
  
'''What''': It’s a 2 day unconference! A participant-driven meeting featuring lightning talks in the mornings, hackfest in the afternoons, with coffee, tea and snacks provided. Lightning talks are brief presentations which are typically 5-10 minutes in length (15 minutes is the maximum) on topics related to library technologies: current projects, tips and tricks, or hacks in the works. Hackfest is an opportunity to bring participants together in an ad hoc fashion for a short, yet sustained period of problem solving, software development and fun. In advance of the event, we will gather project ideas in a form available through our wiki and registration pages. Each afternoon the code4libBC participants will review and discuss the proposals, break into groups, and work on some of the projects.
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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.
  
'''Who''': A diverse and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology.Anyone from the library community who is interested in library technologies are welcome to join and participate, regardless of their department or background: systems and IT, public services, circulation, cataloguing and technical services, archives, digitization and preservation. All are welcome to help set the agenda, define the outcomes and develop the deliverables!
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The event most often features 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.
  
'''Why''': Why not? code4libBC is a group of dynamic library technology practitioners throughout the province who want to build new relationships as much as develop new software solutions to problems.
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* '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power
  
'''Tag d'hash''': #c4lbc
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* '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.
  
If you’re ready to get your hands dirty with library technology practitioners, register here: https://code4libbc2013.eventbrite.ca/
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* '''Socials Hashtag''': #c4lbc
  
'''Lightning Talk proposals and Hackfest/Breakout suggestions''': Submit them [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NVEGsJZvqNLyqxATdYvNonGuPmlDAFOJn-R2vGpIvWg/viewform here]. View submissions [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NVEGsJZvqNLyqxATdYvNonGuPmlDAFOJn-R2vGpIvWg/viewanalytics here].
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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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=== Registration and Call for Proposals ===
  
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A call for proposals and registration will open in the fall of 2026. Watch this page!
  
Our first annual code4libBC event could not have been made possible without the generous financial support of:
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=== Sponsors ===
  
* BCCATS (British Columbia Cataloguing and Technical Services Interest Group)
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We want to thank [https://www.vpl.ca/ Vancouver Public Library] for hosting us, and the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative] for the continued administrative and fiscal support.
* BC Electronic Library Network
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* BC Libraries Cooperative
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* Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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* Simon Fraser University
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* University of Victoria
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And special thanks to the BC Libraries Cooperative for assisting the organizing group with administrative duties.
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== Past Events ==
  
Feel free to email Paul Joseph (code4libBC Chair) at paul.joseph@ubc.ca with questions or comments.
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See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.

Latest revision as of 23:22, 26 June 2026

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.

You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.

If you're interested in hosting, please take a read over our Planner's Guide.

Eleventh Code4Lib BC Unconference 2026

Save the date! This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Vancouver Public Library.

  • Thursday, 26 November and Friday, 27 November

Location: VPL Central Library at Library Square, 350 West Georgia Street, in the Alice McKay Room. Map to get to Library Square.

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.

The event most often features 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.

  • What's included: a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power
  • What to bring: your ideas and enthusiasm.
  • Socials Hashtag: #c4lbc
  • Code of Conduct: As a Code4Lib event, we adhere to the Code4Lib Code of Conduct, which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.

Registration and Call for Proposals

A call for proposals and registration will open in the fall of 2026. Watch this page!

Sponsors

We want to thank Vancouver Public Library for hosting us, and the BC Libraries Cooperative for the continued administrative and fiscal support.

Past Events

See our past events page.