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].
== '''Tenth Eleventh Code4Lib BC Unconference 20252026''' ==
* ThursdaySave the date! This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, 16 October and Friday, 17 October* [https://www.eventbritehosted by Vancouver Public Library.ca/e/2025-code4lib-bc-unconference-registration-1677528636309/ Register now]
This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC* Thursday, 26 November and hosted by Emily Carr.Friday, 27 November
For more information on transit and parkingLocation: VPL Central Library at Library Square, 350 West Georgia Street, please check in the [https://www.ecuadvpl.ca/aboutrentals/visit/parkingalice-transit Emily Carr Campus Location, Parking, Transit, Contact pagemackay-room Alice McKay Room]. [https://maps.app.goo.gl/MtUfLCKdoag7CFvA9 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.
This year’s The event will feature 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 [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.
If you need help with funding your attendance, you can [https://forms.gle/Y6ZcWyXihBowrdndA request a bursary] by October 3, 2025.=== Registration and Call for Proposals ===
===Lightning Talk A call for proposals and Breakout Session Ideas=== If there’s a neat project you've been working on, a cool new tool you want to show off, or an interesting development registration will open in the world fall of library technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community2026. [https://forms.gle/DEkDVn1rT35bdRj87 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea] Lightning Talks (sneak peek, not finalized)* Bulk DOI generation in DSpace with the Super-Duper-AppWatch this page!* Making the Web Accessible: Putting WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 into Practice* User Experience: Case study plus discussion of a planned BCLA interest group* Sustainable Local Development; or, Two PHP Scripts in a Trench Coat* Manipulating MARC: Indigenous Cataloguing Beyond the Standards* Transforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library Breakout Sessions (sneak peek, not finalized)* Digital Sovereignty / The Surveillance State / Protection of Privacy* Struggling Through Burnout / Getting Our DIY Ethic Back ===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 specific suggestions! ====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://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 === Schedule === '''''Please note that all times are PT (Vancouver, Canada).''''' ==== Day 1 : Thursday, October 16 ==== {| class="wikitable"| 8:30 || Venue opens|-| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements|-| 9:15 || Lightning talks* you?|-| 10:30 || Break|-| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)* placeholder|-| 12:00 || Lunch|-| 1:00 || Breakout sessions * placeholder|-| 2:30 || Break|-| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)* placeholder|-| 4:00 || Breakout reports|-| 5:00 || Social event at Red Truck Beer Company [https://maps.app.goo.gl/VH93xQZ1nJzvziBZ8 295 E 1st Ave]|} ==== Day 2 : Friday, October 17 ===={| class="wikitable"| 8:30 || Venue opens|-| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements|-| 9:15 || Lightning talks* placeholder|-| 10:30 || Break|-| 11:00 || Lightning talks (continued)* placeholder|-| 12:00 || Lunch|-| 1:30 || Breakout session organization|-| 1:45 || Breakout sessions * placeholder|-| 2:45 || Break|-| 3:00 || Breakout sessions (continued)* placeholder|-| 4:00 || Breakout session reports|}
=== Sponsors ===
We want to acknowledge the continued administrative thank [https://www.vpl.ca/ Vancouver Public Library] for hosting us, and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative]for the continued administrative and fiscal support. === 2025 Organizers === * Cynthia Ng* Dan Lerch* Daniel Sifton* George Villavicencio * Hillary Webb* Holly Pickering* James Fournie* Janis McKenzie* Lynn Kleinveldt* Mark Goodwin* Michel Castagné* Michelle Ng* Rebecca Dickson* Ryan Regier* Scott Leslie* Tamarack Hockin* Trevor Smith
= '''= Past Events''' ==
See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.