Code4Lib 2017 Social Activities

The Social Activities Group is working on several events and social opportunities for after conference hours. We will be adding more events as they come along. Watch this page!

Also, if you find a cool event to go to, and want to share the wealth with others, feel free to add the event to the page. :)

Planned Events

Newcomer Dinner, Monday, March 6th

First time at code4lib? Join fellow c4l newbies and veterans for an evening of food, socializing, and stimulating ~~discussions about~~ demonstrations of the many uses of ~~bacon~~ ~~XML~~ ~~EZProxy~~ ~~LibGuides alternatives~~ ~~spreadsheets~~ documentation.

Code4Lib veterans, you're invited too. Join us in welcoming the newcomers!

Plans

When: Monday, March 6th
Suggested Time: 6 PM (ish) or whenever you can get your group together
Mastermind (if you have any questions): Becky Yoose

Guidelines:

Max of 6 per group
- Please, no waitlisting
- Some restaurants can hold multiple groups of six. It is up to you to investigate the venue to see if this is possible.
ID yourselves so we can get a good mix of new people and veterans in each group
- New folks - n
- c4l vets - v
One leader needed for each location (declare yourself! - Vets are highly encouraged to lead the group)
- Leader duties
  - Make reservations if required; otherwise make sure that the restaurant can handle a group of 6 rowdy library tech type folks
  - Herd folks from hotel to restaurant (know where you're going!)
See a restaurant that's not listed? Feel free to add one, but please make sure that it is open that Monday evening.

The restaurant list and sign up will be available by mid-February 2017.

NB! This year's Newcomer Dinner options are not close to the convention center and hotel. You will most likely be relying on public transportation, taxis, or ride-sharing services to get to your destination. Please plan accordingly.

Conference Reception, Tuesday, March 7th

When: 3/7/17, 6 pm - 8 pm
Where: Fowler Museum, UCLA

Enjoy several of the museum's galleries and spaces while getting a chance to meet other attendees outside of the conference room. Light hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be provided. More information about what exhibits will be open can be found on the Code4Lib website.

Play and Share, Wednesday, March 8th

When: 3/8/17, 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Where: Kerckhoff Hall, UCLA (tentative)

Play games? Have some homemade (or “homemade”) treats to share? Want to find folks to play music with? We organized a large open room near the conference center with plenty of space for attendees to gather and socialize, play games and share goodies. We will provide tables and chairs for Board Game Night and some space for jam sessions. You are also welcome to bring stuff to share, from craft sodas and beers to baked goods to local treats - we’ll have a few tables set up for that as well.

List of Games

game title, who will bring it, any other info about the game

List of Goodies

brand, flavor, allergen alerts (if any)

Social Map - Places of Interest

Ideas

Please add your idea with date/time! If you want to participate, please add your name.

More formalized outing to The Getty Center on Sunday and/or Thursday afternoon?
Jog4Lib
Trip to Getty
Hammer Museum

Local Food

Restaurants

Where To Eat at UCLA — a guide to food on campus.

Zomato —The 200 or so restaurants and coffee shops in and around Westwood, sorted by distance.

Donuts

Desserts

Coffee

Local Drinks

Bars

Breweries

Bottle Shops and Taprooms

LA Events

Saturday and Sunday, March 4 & 5

Saturday only - International Printing Museum (You can also make an appointment during the week to see the museum!)
Saturday only - José González & The Göteborg String Theory, Royce Hall, UCLA
Sunday only - Smorgasburg, L.A.
White Guy on The Bus, The Road on Magnolia
Nixon in China, Los Angeles Philharmonic John Adams conducts, at Walt Disney Concert Hall

Monday, March 6

Getting Around

All info on getting to the hotel is on the conference website: http://2017.code4lib.org/venue/

2017 Social Activities