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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 areasPlease add Keynote speaker nomination using the template below. See [https://wiki.code4lib.org/2025_Keynote_Speakers_Nominations 2025 Keynote Speakers Nominations] as example.

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].=FirstName LastName==

This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Emily Carr. For more Email contact information on transit and parking, please check the [https://www.ecuad.ca/about/visit/parking-transit Emily Carr Campus Location, Parking, Transit, Contact page]. === 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. * '''Socials Hashtag''': `#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. If you need help with funding your attendance, you can [https://forms.gle/Y6ZcWyXihBowrdndA request a bursary] by October 3, 2025. ===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. [https://forms.gle/DEkDVn1rT35bdRj87 Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea] '''Ideas so far''' (sneak peek, not finalized) ''Lightning Talks''* Bulk DOI generation in DSpace with the Super-Duper-App!* Making the Web Accessible: Putting WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 into Practice* User Experience: Case study plus discussion of a planned BCLA interest group* Sustainable Local Development; or, Two PHP Scripts in a Trench Coat* Manipulating MARC: Indigenous Cataloguing Beyond the Standards* Transforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library* Challenges of Identity and Access Management Policies and Documentation ''Breakout Sessions''* Digital Sovereignty / The Surveillance State / Protection of Privacy* Struggling Through Burnout / Getting Our DIY Ethic Back ===Food=== Coffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries, granola bars, fruit) will be available at the venue. 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====* ECU's Caf - on campus* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/MLD3mahZS29Z6bYMA 555 Great Northern Wy]* Kafka’s Coffee Roasting and Bakery - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/y5KRY7wp8nHVHqpG8 577 Great Northern Wy]* Kranky Cafe in Mount Pleasant - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/c5zutNWHf9XiESsx7 228 E 4th Ave]* Tim Hortons - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/k78BjheVVKBFtxCR6 889 Great Northern Wy]* L'Atelier Patisserie - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/K79rrCYwFWdJx2rz9 599 E Broadway] (15 min. walk) ====Meals====* Steve's Poké Bar - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/DBDWoY4T5xZCTV656 891 Great Northern Wy]* Rotating Food Trucks - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FDeCRQk9R3wEyKcdA 577 Carolina St.]* ECU Ramen bar - on campus, level 1 near the east exit* Chai Wagon - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/FXfday9yK4aCMgyE6 196 E 2nd Ave] (12 min. walk)* ECU Caf, Nemesis, Kafka's, and Kranky cafe also have lunch food* [https://vancouversoupcompany.com/ Vancouver Soup Company] - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/8ehwmwD1NoogsMR47 292 E 1st Ave] (9 min. walk) === Schedule === '''''Please note that all times are PT (Vancouver, Canada).'''''  ==== Day 1 : Thursday, October 16 ==== {| class="wikitable"| 8:30 || Venue opens|-| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements|-| 9:15 || Lightning talks* you?|-| 10:30 || Break|-| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)* placeholder|-| 12:00 || Lunch|-| 1:00 || Breakout sessions * placeholder|-| 2:30 || Break|-| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)* placeholder|-| 4:00 || Breakout reports|-| 5:00 || Social event at Red Truck Beer Company [https://maps.app.goo.gl/VH93xQZ1nJzvziBZ8 295 E 1st Ave]|} ==== Day 2 : Friday, October 17 ===={| class="wikitable"| 8:30 || Venue opens|-| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements|-| 9:15 || Lightning talks* placeholder|-| 10:30 || Break|-| 11:00 || Lightning talks (continued)* placeholder|-| 12:00 || Lunch|-| 1:30 || Breakout session organization|-| 1:45 || Breakout sessions * placeholder|-| 2:45 || Break|-| 3:00 || Breakout sessions (continued)* placeholder|-| 4:00 || Breakout session reports|} === Sponsors === We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative]. === 2025 Organizers === * Cynthia Ng* Dan Lerch* Daniel Sifton* George Villavicencio * Hillary Webb* Holly Pickering* James Fournie* Janis McKenzie* Lynn Kleinveldt* Mark Goodwin* Michel Castagné* Michelle Ng* Rebecca Dickson* Ryan Regier* Scott Leslie* Tamarack Hockin* Trevor Smith = '''Past Events''' = See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.