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.
== '''Seventh Annual Code4Lib BC Unconference 2019''' ==You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.
* If you'''Thursdayre interested in hosting, 28 November and Friday, 29 November''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/2019-code4lib-bc-unconference-tickets-69790315713 Registration is now open!]== '''Ninth Annual Code4Lib BC Unconference 2024''' ==
* Update: We are now sold out'''Save the dates!'''
* Thursday, 16 May and Friday, 17 May This year's Code4Lib BC C4LBC will be held on the North Shore of Metro in Vancouver, BC, and jointly hosted by West Vancouver Memorial Library and Capilano University. The Thursday events will be held VCC at the West Vancouver Memorial Library[https://www. Friday's activities will be held at Capilano University's main vcc.ca/about/college-information/contact-us/downtown-campus. Stay tuned for details on transportation, accommodations, and much more/ Downtown Campus].
=== 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 This year’s event will feature lightning talks, and breakout sessions, with coffee, tea and snacks provided. Lightning talks are brief , 10-minute presentations which are typically 10 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!
* '''What's included''': wifi, powera room, coffee/snackstea, luncheswifi, prizes.power
* '''What's NOT included/what to bring''': a laptop, dinner, your ideas and enthusiasm.
* '''Mastodon Hashtag''': [https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23c4lbc&src=typd `#c4lbc]`
* '''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.
===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===
Is there 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?
* [https://formsIf 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.gle/3jrtXhcaSEhKhMxT8 Submit your lightning talk/breakout session idea]
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16sFCWjhFYeiaGqU5BrFMEdEQVN7sORthMmnuQsWfVO8/edit?usp=sharing See what's already been submitted]== Schedule ===
===Food/Transportation=== Do you have dietary restrictions? Let us know when you register. * [https://westvanlibrary.ca/visit/library/location-hours Bus and parking information for West '''''Please note that all times are PST (Vancouver Memorial Library] or [https://g.page/WestVanLibrary?share Google Maps] * [https://www.capilanou.ca/about-capu/get-to-know-us/our-campuses/capu-main-campus/ Directions to Capilano University], [https://www.capilanou.ca/about-capu/get-to-know-us/our-campuses/parking-services/ Parking Services website] or [https://g.page/CapULibrary?share Google Maps] ===Accommodations=== * [https://www.pinnaclepierhotel.com Pinnacle Hotel]: Rates start at $229.00/night. * [http://www.lonsdalequayhotel.com Lonsdale Hotel]: Rates start at $159.50/night (non-refundable) or $206.25/night (refundableCanada). === Schedule ==='''''
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=== Sponsors ===
While Code4Lib BC no longer solicits sponsorship, we want to acknowledge the contributions of our hosts: * [https://westvanlibrary.ca/ West Vancouver Memorial Library]* [https://library.capilanou.ca/ Capilano University] as well as continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative]. === Organizers ===
* Kevin Brash* Michel Castagné* Glen Greenly* Maryann Kempthorne* Patricia Lesku* Jennifer O'Donnell* Fiacre O'Duinn* Rebecca Slaven* Andrea Tartaglio=== 2024 Organizers ===
Comments or questions? Get in touch with us at c4lbc-organizers@googlegroups.com.* James Fournie* Dan Sifton* Eka Grguric* Tamarack Hockin* John Durno* Scott Leslie* Trevor Smith* George Villavicencio * Rebecca Dickson
= '''Past Events''' =
See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.