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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.
  
= '''Code4lib BC Unconference 2016''' =
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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].
  
'''[https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2016-code4libbc-unconference-tickets-26429947685 Registration is now open]''' for Code4Lib BC's fourth annual unconference!
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== '''Eleventh Code4Lib BC Unconference 2026''' ==
  
* December 1 and 2, 2016
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Save the date! This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Vancouver Public Library.
* Dodson Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC, Vancouver BC
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* [https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2016-code4libbc-unconference-tickets-26429947685 Register now] ($30 for both days)
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* Thursday, 26 November and Friday, 27 November
* [https://goo.gl/forms/YFrcIF4UpQRnj5eD3 Propose a lightning talk or breakout session]
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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].
  
 
=== What's it all about? ===
 
=== What's it all about? ===
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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.
 
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 will feature lightning talks in the mornings, breakout sessions in the afternoons, with coffee, tea and snacks provided. Lightning talks are brief presentations which are typically 10-15 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 - [https://goo.gl/forms/YFrcIF4UpQRnj5eD3 let us know about it]!
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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.
 
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'''What's included''': wifi, power, coffee/snacks
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'''What's NOT included/what to bring''': a laptop, lunch (on-campus options [http://www.food.ubc.ca/feed-me/ here] and [http://www.ams.ubc.ca/foodanddrink/ here]), your ideas and enthusiasm
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'''Hashtag''': #c4lbc
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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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=== Program ===
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Here's a partial list of talks and breakout sessions that have already been confirmed for this year's unconference. There are more to come - watch this space!
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==== Lightning Talks ====
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* VideoConch, video format validation for Archivematica (Sarah Romkey)
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* TechBC Memory Project metadata upgrade (Holly Hendrigan)
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* A Coal Miner’s History: Mapping Digitized Audio Interviews (Daniel Sifton)
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* simple library apps with Google Apps Scripts (Terry Brady)
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* Defining Projects using Gherkin Syntax (Sara Allain)
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* UX design on research data site (Jessica Gallinger)
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* Islandora On This Day module (Mark Jordan)
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* Provincial Digital Library update (Daniel Sifton/Caroline Daniels)
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==== Breakout Sessions ====
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* '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power
  
* Intro to SQL (Alex Garnett)
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* '''What to bring''': your ideas and enthusiasm.
* Awesome Excel tips (Trevor Smith)
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* PDL technologies Up Close (Daniel Sifton)
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* FOLIO (Andrew Nagy)
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* reSearcher and project sustainability
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* Intro to Git and GitHub
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=== Schedule ===
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* '''Socials Hashtag''': #c4lbc
  
==== Thursday, December 1 ====
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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.
{| class="wikitable"
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| 9:00 || Welcome & Announcements
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| 9:15 || Lightning Talks
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| 10:30 || Coffee break
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| 10:45 || Lightning Talks, cont'd
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| 11:30 || Lunch (On Your Own)
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| 1:00 || Breakout Sessions
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| 2:30 || Break
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| 2:45 || Breakout Sessions, cont'd
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| 4:00 || Breakout Reports
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| 5:00 || Social Event
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|}
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==== Friday, December 2 ====
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=== Registration and Call for Proposals ===
{| class="wikitable"
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| 9:00 || Announcements
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| 9:15 || Lightning Talks
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| 10:30 || Coffee break
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| 10:45 || Lightning Talks, cont'd
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| 12:00 || Lunch (On Your Own)
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| 1:00 || Breakout Sessions
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| 2:30 || Break
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| 2:45 || Breakout Sessions, cont'd
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| 4:00 || Breakout Reports
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| 4:30 || End of Day
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|}
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=== Organizers ===
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A call for proposals and registration will open in the fall of 2026. Watch this page!
  
* Sara Allain
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=== Sponsors ===
* Jeff Davis
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* James Fournie
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* Tamarack Hockin
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* Mark Jordan
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* Paul Joseph
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* Cynthia Ng
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Comments or questions? Get in touch with us at c4lbc-organizers@googlegroups.com.
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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.
  
= '''Past Events''' =
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== Past Events ==
  
 
See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.
 
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.