BC
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.
Ninth Annual Code4Lib BC Unconference 2024
Save the dates!
- Thursday, 16 May and Friday, 17 May
- Registration is now open
This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by VCC at the Downtown Campus, Room 420
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 event will feature 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.
- Mastodon 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.
Lightning Talk 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 in the world of library technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community.
Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea
Food
Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries) will be available at the venue.
VCC's Downtown Cafeteria (Floor 3) offers a variety of entrees and upscale diner-style food prepared by talented students from the Culinary Arts program. (Open Thurs only.)
Otherwise, 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
- Nemesis coffee - 302 W Hastings St
- Revolver coffee - 325 Cambie St
- Purebread - 159 W Hastings St
- Lee's Donuts Gastown - 199 Water St
Meals
- VCC Downtown Cafeteria (Thurs only) - 3rd floor
- Marugame Udon - 589 Beatty St
- MeeT Gastown - inner Courtyard, 12 Water St (vegetarian)
- Meat & Bread - 370 Cambie St
- Nuba - 207 W Hastings St (veg friendly)
- Pholicious - 430 W Pender St
- Ready-to-eat at City Market (unless you're boycotting Loblaws!) - 658 Homer St
Schedule
Please note that all times are PST (Vancouver, Canada).
Day 1 : Thursday, May 16
| 8:30 | Venue opens |
| 9:00 | Welcome and announcements |
| 9:15 | Lightning talks
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| 10:30 | Break |
| 10:45 | Lightning talks (continued)
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| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Breakout sessions
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| 2:30 | Break |
| 2:45 | Breakout sessions (continued)
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| 4:00 | Breakout reports |
| 5:00 | Social event at The Permanent Library (330 Pender St) feat. Pretend Wine Bar
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Day 2 : Friday, May 17
| 8:30 | Venue opens |
| 9:00 | Welcome and announcements |
| 9:15 | Lightning talks
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| 10:30 | Break |
| 11:00 | Lightning talks (continued)
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| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 1:30 | Breakout session organization |
| 1:45 | Breakout sessions
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| 2:45 | Break |
| 3:00 | Breakout sessions (continued)
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| 4:00 | Breakout session reports |
Sponsors
We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the BC Libraries Cooperative.
Thank you to Internet Archive for generously sponsoring Thursday's social event at their Vancouver HQ
Finally, thanks to VIRL for their support.
2024 Organizers
- James Fournie
- Dan Sifton
- Eka Grguric
- Tamarack Hockin
- John Durno
- Scott Leslie
- Trevor Smith
- George Villavicencio
- Rebecca Dickson
- Cynthia Ng
Past Events
See our past events page.