North

Welcome to the wiki home of the new Ontario/Canada "chapter" of code4lib. Our aim is to create more opportunities for code4lib folks in the Ontario/Quebec/Manitoba/Northeast USA area to meet up in person.

Mailing list

Want to participate in Code4Lib North meetups and receive "North"-oriented Code4Lib announcements? Join the Code4Lib North Google Group

First Meeting: Kingston ON, 6 -7 May 2010

When and Where

May 6-7, 2010 (Thursday afternoon/evening, Friday all day)

Queen's University, Kingston Ontario (exact building/room TBA) (Map)

Cost

There is no charge expected. Queen's University will very generously be supplying the space, the Internet connection, and the food!

Format

1 or 1.5 days. Still figuring this out.

• 5-minute lighting talks
• 20-minute talks
• BOAF sessions
• Depending on 1 day vs. 1.5 days, maybe a hackfest.

How many can attend?

About 50 or so. Final numbers to be determined.

Program

Add a talk you'd like to give. Details of the final program to be worked out by those coming, but this is a start.

Who's interested in Code4Lib North?

Declare your interest in a Code4lib North chapter:

• Wendy Huot, Queen's University
• Michael Vandenburg, Queen's University
• William Denton, York University
• John Fink, McMaster University
• Nick Ruest, McMaster University
• Walter Lewis, Halton Hills/OurOntario
• Edward Corrado, Binghamton University (NY, USA)
• Warren Layton, NRCan Library (Ottawa)
• Pascal Calarco, University of Notre Dame (IN, USA)
• Rob Fox, University of Notre Dame (IN, USA)
• Mita Williams, University of Windsor
• John Fereira, Cornell University
• MJ Suhonos, Toronto Public Library
• Dianne Dietrich, Cornell University
• David Fiander, University of Western Ontario
• Peter Schlumpf, Avanti Library Systems
• Roy Zimmer, Western Michigan University
• Kimberly Silk, Martin Prosperity Institute, University of Toronto
• Andrew Darby, Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY)
• Laura Harris, Grand Valley State University (western Michigan)
• Tim Ribaric, Brock University
• Sibyl Schaefer, University of Vermont
• Peter Ellinger, Ontario Legislative Library, Toronto
• Keith Jenkins, Cornell University
• Patrick M. Lozeau, inLibro
• Mike Kreyche, Kent State University
• Graham McCarthy, Ryerson University
• John Miedema
• Janey Chen, Ontario Legislative Library, Toronto
• Rob McDonald, Carleton University
• Amy Buckland, McGill University
• Tricia Williams (pgwillia), Consultant/OurOntario
• Mike Beccaria, Paul Smith's College (Paul Smiths, NY)
• Amanda Etches-Johnson, McMaster University
• Art Rhyno, University of Windsor
• Mary Beth Baker, CIC (Ottawa)
• Wayne Schneider, Hennepin County Library
• Carol Serroul, CISTI
• Graham Stewart, University of Toronto Libraries
• Peter Zimmerman, University of Windsor
• Margaret Kipp, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
• Dan Scott, Laurentian University
• Lawrence Wardroper (Coursts Administration Services Library, Ottawa)
• Matt McCollow, McMaster University
• George Duimovich, NRCan Library (Ottawa)
• Bobbi Fox, Harvard University Library (Massachusetts)
• Dileshni Jayasinghe, OCUL, University of Toronto
• Alexander O'Neill, Robertson Library, University of Prince Edward Island
• Chris Beer, WGBH (Massachusetts)
• Robin Isard, Algoma University (Sault Ste Marie ON)
• Pat Moore, Carleton University (Ottawa ON)
• Alan Harnum, Toronto Public LIbrary (Toronto ON)
• Colin Prince, University of Toronto Libraries
• Tom Keays, Syracuse University LIbrary (Syracuse, NY)
• Chris Charles, University of Guelph (Guelph, ON)
• John MacGillivray, Carleton University (Ottawa ON)
• Lester Webb, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
• Elizabeth Goldman, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
• Jennifer O'Donnell, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
• David Smith, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (Kingston ON)
• Loren Fantin, Our Ontario,Knowledge Ontario
• Daulton Theodore, Carleton University (Ottawa, ON)

Meeting Location Suggestions for the Future

• Toronto, Ontario
• Sudbury, Ontario
• Ottawa, Ontario
• Montreal, Quebec