Midwest

Please join us July 23-24 in Grand Rapids, Michigan for the Code4Lib Midwest 2014 conference.

This informal conference will feature short lightning talks, longer presentations, workshops, a technology-infused hackfest, and site visits to local technology companies. We'll spend 2 days learning about technology and code in libraries, archives and museums from colleagues throughout the Midwest.

We are working out the details: keep an eye on this space!

Location

Code4Lib MidWest meeting will be hosted by Grand Valley State University Libraries.

• When - Wednesday, July 23rd - Thursday July 24th, 2014
• Where - Mary Idema Pew Library at GVSU
• Registration Cost - Free!
• Planning Committee - Kyle Felker (felkerk@gvsu.edu), Erin Fisher {fisherin@gvsu.edu), Eric Kunnen (kunnene@gvsu.edu), Kristin Meyer (meyerk@gvsu.edu), and Matthew Reidsma (reidsmam@gvsu.edu)

Logistics

We hope you consider staying overnight to enjoy both days of the conference.

Suggested Hotels

Holiday Inn Grand Rapids Downtown (310 Pearl Street NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49504)

• The Holiday Inn Grand Rapids Downtown is within walking distance to restaurants, breweries, museums, shops and Grand Valley's downtown campus. Access to free public transit to the Allendale campus is just a five minute walk (.2 miles).

Sleep Inn & Suites (4869 Becker Dr., Allendale, MI, 49401)

• For those interested staying near the Allendale campus, Sleep Inn is 1.2 miles away.

Directions, restaurants, and more -A map with additional details coming soon!

Social Media Goodness

Twitter hash tag: #c4lmw

Code of Conduct

Code4Lib Midwest is dedicated to a harassment-free conference experience for everyone. Our anti-harassment policy can be found at: C4LMW14 Code of Conduct

Code4Lib Midwest programming depends on the folks attending the conference. Please consider giving a presentation or lightning talk, or submitting your ideas for the hackfest.

Share what you are working on! Add your name and a description below.

Presentations or Workshops

Have something cool to share? Tell us about it. If you want someone to teach something to you, put that here as well.

• Eric Echeverri and Steve Lonn on the digital open badges initiative that is taken place at the University of Michigan, specifically Digital Badges for libraries. Steve Lonn will be joining us via Gtalk for an in depth understanding of this technology. Eric will go over the technical details of exporting badges into the Mozilla backpack for learners. This application is done in ruby and is up and running at https://mblem.umich.edu

Lightning Talks

Have something cool to share but you don't want to be in front of the room for more than 5 minutes? Lightning talks are for you. Sign up now or at the conference:

• Alison Hitchens - java program to create good e-theses MARC records from DSpace (UWSpace)

Hackfest

Pitch an idea you can work to solve in 3 hours or so, or join with someone else who has a project. Stuck on something at work? Find a buddy here to help you. Want to make something new and fun? Here's your chance for free labor. We'll have a hackfest idea basket at morning coffee, or you can leave your ideas on the wiki. Of course, you can also just show up with your idea. We're not the boss of you.

Registration is free. List your name, affiliation, and email address here to register for the meeting. If you signed up and are unable to attend please remove your name or contact us, so that we can make room for others.

Contact Ryan Wick (ryanwick@gmail.com) with your preferred username to set up a Code4Lib wiki account, or ask Matthew Reidsma (reidsmam@gvsu.edu) to add your name to this list if you prefer not to set up an account.:

1. Julia Bauder, Grinnell College Libraries. bauderj - at - grinnell - dot - edu
2. Eric Lease Morgan, University of Notre Dame, emorgan - at - nd - dot - edu
3. Alexa Hagen, University of Michigan MLIS Student, alexa.hagen - at - gmail - dot - com
4. John Fink, McMaster University. john.fink - at - gmail - dot - com
5. Lisa Rabey, librarian for hire, lisa - at - biblyotheke - dot - net
6. Aaron Collie, Michigan State University, collie - at - msu - dot - edu
7. Ranti Junus, Michigan State University, junus-at-mail-lib-msu-edu
8. David Malone, Wheaton College, david dot malone at wheaton dot edu
9. Cole Hudson, Wayne State University, cole - dot - hudson - at - wayne - dot - edu
10. Brian Zelip, University of Illinois, bzelip -at- illinois -dot- edu
11. Michael Perry, Northwestern University, michael -dot- perry -at- northwestern -dot- edu
12. Joshua Neds-Fox, Wayne State University, jnf - at- wayne - dot - edu
13. Kelly Germain, Davenport University, kelly -dot- germain -at- davenport -dot- edu
14. Jeremy Prevost, Northwestern University, j-prevost at northwestern dot edu
15. Jeffrey Mudge, Wheaton College, jeffrey dot mudge at wheaton dot edu
16. Keith Engwall, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, engwall - at - oakland - dot - edu
17. Jamie Tiemeyer, Cornerstone University, jamie - dot - tiemeyer - at - cornerstone - dot - edu
18. Devin Higgins, Michigan State University, higgi135 - at - msu - dot - edu
19. Alison Hitchens, University of Waterloo, ahitchen - at - uwaterloo - dot - ca
20. Megan Kudzia, Albion College, moneill - at - albion - dot - edu
21. Roy Zimmer, Western Michigan University, roy-dot-zimmer-at-wmich-dot-edu
22. Thomas Padilla, Michigan State University, tpadilla-at-msu-dot-edu
23. Mike Priehs, Wayne State University, mpriehs - at - wayne - dot - edu

The capacity of our venue requires us to cap participation at 40. Beyond that, please put your name, affiliation and email address on the wait list and we'll email you if a spot opens up for you.

Waitlist

• 2010 (Inaugural) Code4Lib Midwest Meeting
• 2011 Code4Lib Midwest Meeting
• 2012 Code4Lib Midwest Meeting
• 2013 Code4Lib Midwest Conference

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