North

Welcome to the 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

Sign up

Free registration -- sign up to help us know what/how much food to order:

Sign up - Code4Lib North Meetup (May 6-7, Kingston Ontario)

When and Where

May 6-7, 2010 (Thursday 2pm-late; Friday 9am-5pm)

Queen's University, Kingston Ontario - 1966 North Reading Room, Level 7 (3rd floor), Douglas Library Building

• Google Map: Douglas Library Building, Queen's University
• Building floorplan: Level 7, Douglas Library Building - 1966 North Reading Room, Level 7, Douglas Library Building, Queen's University

Cost

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

How to get involved

Join the mailing list. That where the planning will happen.

Format

• 5-minute lighting talks
• 20-minute talks
• BOAF sessions
• Maybe a hackfest.

How many can attend?

37 people have registered so far (as of April 23, 2010)

There's room for 50 people.

Program

Thursday May 6:

• 2pm-5pm: Open format (hang out and hack)
• Evening: Go out for dinner and drinks

Friday:

• 9am-5pm: Schedule currently "under construction" -- see table below.

If you'd like to give a talk, send mail to the mailing list and add it here.

Name	Description
William Denton	OpenFRBR
Walter Lewis	Exposing Linked Data
Art Rhyno	Open Layers and Newspapers
MJ Suhonos	Location-aware Mobile Search
Alan Harnum	Building A Library Website with Endeca technology
Wendy Huot	"Your feedback, please": library web design critique
Glen Newton	Semantic Mapping, Visualization and Knowledge Discovery in Large Journal Article Collections

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
• 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)
• Peter MacDonald, Hamilton College (Clinton, NY)
• Rebecca Larocque, North Bay Public Library (North Bay, ON)
• Doris Rankin, Library and Information Management Consultant, Ottawa, ON
• Diane Bédard, Learn Ontario & Our Ontario; Knowledge Ontario
• Andre Vellino, CISTI / University of Ottawa
• Mark Swartz, Queen's University
• Adam Wead, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives (Cleveland, OH)
• Pramila Thakur, Ontario Legislative Library, Toronto
• Anthony Petryk, Carleton University
• Jan Dawson, Ask Ontario, Knowledge Ontario
• Glen Newton, Carleton University

Meeting Location Suggestions for the Future

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