Welcome to code4lib Code4Lib BC. This ! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and the surrounding areas.
You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in #c4lbc.
--------------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].
== '''Ninth Annual Code4Lib BC Unconference 2024''' ==
'''First Annual Code4lib BC EventSave the dates!'''
'''When''': November 28 * Thursday, 16 May and 29Friday, 17 May
'''Where''': SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver, BC
This year'''Cost'''s C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by VCC at the [https: $20//www.vcc.ca/about/college-information/contact-us/downtown-campus/ Downtown Campus].
=== What'''Register here''': https://code4libbc2013.eventbrite.ca/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.
'''What''': It’s a 2 day unconference! A participant-driven meeting featuring This year’s event will feature lightning talks in the mornings, hackfest in the afternoons, with coffee, tea and snacks providedbreakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief , 10-minute presentations which are typically 5-10 minutes in length (15 minutes is the maximum) on topics related to library technologies: current projects, tips and tricks, or hacks in the works. Hackfest is 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. In advance of the event, we will gather project ideas in a form available through our wiki and registration pages. Each afternoon the code4libBC participants will review and discuss the proposals, break into groups, and work on some of the projects.
* '''What's included''': a room, coffee/tea, wifi, power
* '''WhoWhat to bring''': A diverse your ideas and open community of library developers and non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technologyenthusiasm.Anyone from the library community who is interested in library technologies are welcome to join and participate, regardless of their department or background: systems and IT, public services, circulation, cataloguing and technical services, archives, digitization and preservation. All are welcome to help set the agenda, define the outcomes and develop the deliverables!
* '''Mastodon Hashtag''': `#c4lbc`
* '''WhyCode of Conduct''': Why not? code4libBC is As a group of dynamic library technology practitioners throughout Code4Lib event, we adhere to the province who want [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], which seeks to build new relationships as much as develop new software solutions to problemsprovide a welcoming, harassment-free environment.
===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===
If you’re ready to get your hands dirty with library technology practitioners, register here:
https://code4libbc2013If 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.eventbrite.ca/
=== Schedule ===
Our first annual code4libBC event could not have been made possible without the generous financial support of:'''''Please note that all times are PST (Vancouver, Canada).'''''
* BC Electronic Library Network* BC Libraries Cooperative* Kwantlen Polytechnic University* Simon Fraser University* University of Victoria==== Day 1 ====
And special thanks to the BC Libraries Cooperative for assisting the organizing group with administrative duties.{| class="wikitable"| 8:30 || Venue opens|-| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements|-| 9:15 || Lightning talks* |-| 10:30 || Break|-| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)* |-| 12:00 || Lunch|-| 1:00 || Breakout sessions * |-| 2:30 || Break|-| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)* |-| 4:00 || Breakout reports|-| 5:00 || Social event|}
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Feel free === Sponsors === While Code4Lib BC no longer solicits sponsorship, we want to email Paul Joseph (code4libBC Chair) at paulacknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.joseph@ubclibraries.ca with questions or commentscoop/ BC Libraries Cooperative]. === 2024 Organizers === * 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.
