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Welcome to the wiki home of the new Ontario/Canada "chapter" of [http://code4lib.org/ code4lib].  Our aim is to create more opportunities for code4lib folks in the Ontario/Quebec/Manitoba/Northeast USA area to meet up in person.
 
Welcome to the wiki home of the new Ontario/Canada "chapter" of [http://code4lib.org/ code4lib].  Our aim is to create more opportunities for code4lib folks in the Ontario/Quebec/Manitoba/Northeast USA area to meet up in person.
  
===Discussion list===
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==Mailing list==
  
 
Want to participate in Code4Lib North meetups and receive "North"-oriented Code4Lib announcements?  Join the  
 
Want to participate in Code4Lib North meetups and receive "North"-oriented Code4Lib announcements?  Join the  
 
'''[http://groups.google.com/group/code4lib-north Code4Lib North Google Group]'''
 
'''[http://groups.google.com/group/code4lib-north Code4Lib North Google Group]'''
  
== First Meeting ==
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== First Meeting: Kingston ON, 6 -7 May 2010 ==
  
=== When ===
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=== When and Where ===
  
 
'''May 6-7, 2010 (Thursday afternoon/evening, Friday all day)'''
 
'''May 6-7, 2010 (Thursday afternoon/evening, Friday all day)'''
 
=== Where ===
 
  
 
'''Queen's University, Kingston Ontario''' (exact building/room TBA) ([http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=101+union+st,+kingston+on&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=40.27343,74.882813&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=101+Union+St+W,+Kingston,+Frontenac+County,+Ontario,+Canada&ll=44.227919,-76.495142&spn=0.035672,0.073128&z=14|Google Map])
 
'''Queen's University, Kingston Ontario''' (exact building/room TBA) ([http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=101+union+st,+kingston+on&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=40.27343,74.882813&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=101+Union+St+W,+Kingston,+Frontenac+County,+Ontario,+Canada&ll=44.227919,-76.495142&spn=0.035672,0.073128&z=14|Google Map])
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=== Format ===
 
=== Format ===
  
1 or 1.5 days.  Still figuring this out.
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1 or 1.5 days.  Still figuring this out
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* 5-minute lighting talks
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* 20-minute talks
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* BOAF sessions
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* Depending on 1 day vs. 1.5 days, maybe a hackfest.
  
 
=== How many can attend? ===
 
=== How many can attend? ===
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About 50 or so.  Final numbers to be determined.
 
About 50 or so.  Final numbers to be determined.
  
=== Suggest some ideas and topics ===
 
  
* 5-minute lighting talks
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=== Program ===
* 20-minute talks
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* BOAF sessions
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Add a talk you'd like to give. Details of the final program to be worked out by those coming, but this is a start.
* Depending on 1 day vs. 1.5 days, maybe a hackfest.
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== Who's interested in Code4Lib North? Put your name here... ==
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== Who's interested in Code4Lib North? ==
  
Feel free to declare your interest in a code4lib North chapter:
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Declare your interest in a Code4lib North chapter:
  
 
* Wendy Huot, Queen's University
 
* Wendy Huot, Queen's University

Revision as of 20:04, 21 March 2010

Welcome to the wiki home of the new Ontario/Canada "chapter" of code4lib. Our aim is to create more opportunities for code4lib folks in the Ontario/Quebec/Manitoba/Northeast USA area to meet up in person.

Mailing list

Want to participate in Code4Lib North meetups and receive "North"-oriented Code4Lib announcements? Join the Code4Lib North Google Group

First Meeting: Kingston ON, 6 -7 May 2010

When and Where

May 6-7, 2010 (Thursday afternoon/evening, Friday all day)

Queen's University, Kingston Ontario (exact building/room TBA) (Map)

Cost

There is no charge expected. Queen's University will very generously be supplying the space, the Internet connection, and the food!

Format

1 or 1.5 days. Still figuring this out.

  • 5-minute lighting talks
  • 20-minute talks
  • BOAF sessions
  • Depending on 1 day vs. 1.5 days, maybe a hackfest.

How many can attend?

About 50 or so. Final numbers to be determined.


Program

Add a talk you'd like to give. Details of the final program to be worked out by those coming, but this is a start.


Who's interested in Code4Lib North?

Declare your interest in a Code4lib North chapter:

  • Wendy Huot, Queen's University
  • Michael Vandenburg, Queen's University
  • William Denton, York University
  • John Fink, McMaster University
  • Nick Ruest, McMaster University
  • Walter Lewis, Halton Hills/OurOntario
  • Edward Corrado, Binghamton University (NY, USA)
  • Warren Layton, NRCan Library (Ottawa)
  • Pascal Calarco, University of Notre Dame (IN, USA)
  • Rob Fox, University of Notre Dame (IN, USA)
  • Mita Williams, University of Windsor
  • John Fereira, Cornell University
  • MJ Suhonos, Toronto Public Library
  • Dianne Dietrich, Cornell University
  • David Fiander, University of Western Ontario
  • Peter Schlumpf, Avanti Library Systems
  • Roy Zimmer, Western Michigan University
  • Kimberly Silk, Martin Prosperity Institute, University of Toronto
  • Andrew Darby, Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY)
  • Laura Harris, Grand Valley State University (western Michigan)
  • Tim Ribaric, Brock University
  • Sibyl Schaefer, University of Vermont
  • Peter Ellinger, Ontario Legislative Library, Toronto
  • Keith Jenkins, Cornell University
  • Patrick M. Lozeau, inLibro
  • Mike Kreyche, Kent State University
  • Graham McCarthy, Ryerson University
  • John Miedema
  • Janey Chen, Ontario Legislative Library, Toronto
  • Rob McDonald, Carleton University
  • Amy Buckland, McGill University
  • Tricia Williams (pgwillia), Consultant/OurOntario
  • Mike Beccaria, Paul Smith's College (Paul Smiths, NY)
  • Amanda Etches-Johnson, McMaster University
  • Art Rhyno, University of Windsor
  • Mary Beth Baker, CIC (Ottawa)
  • Wayne Schneider, Hennepin County Library
  • Carol Serroul, CISTI
  • Graham Stewart, University of Toronto Libraries
  • Peter Zimmerman, University of Windsor
  • Margaret Kipp, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
  • Dan Scott, Laurentian University
  • Lawrence Wardroper (Coursts Administration Services Library, Ottawa)
  • Matt McCollow, McMaster University
  • George Duimovich, NRCan Library (Ottawa)
  • Bobbi Fox, Harvard University Library (Massachusetts)
  • Dileshni Jayasinghe, OCUL, University of Toronto
  • Alexander O'Neill, Robertson Library, University of Prince Edward Island
  • Chris Beer, WGBH (Massachusetts)
  • Robin Isard, Algoma University (Sault Ste Marie ON)
  • Pat Moore, Carleton University (Ottawa ON)
  • Alan Harnum, Toronto Public LIbrary (Toronto ON)
  • Colin Prince, University of Toronto Libraries
  • Tom Keays, Syracuse University LIbrary (Syracuse, NY)
  • Chris Charles, University of Guelph (Guelph, ON)
  • John MacGillivray, Carleton University (Ottawa ON)
  • Lester Webb, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
  • Elizabeth Goldman, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
  • Jennifer O'Donnell, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
  • David Smith, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
  • Loren Fantin, Our Ontario,Knowledge Ontario
  • Daulton Theodore, Carleton University (Ottawa, ON)

Meeting Location Suggestions for the Future

  • Toronto, Ontario
  • Sudbury, Ontario
  • Ottawa, Ontario
  • Montreal, Quebec