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Welcome to code4lib Code4Lib BC! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.
Begun You can find the public discussion channel on the Code4lib Slack in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas#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]. == '''Fifth Ninth Annual Code4lib Code4Lib BC Unconference 20172024''' ==
'''Save the dates!'''
* Thursday, 30 November and Friday, 1 December, 2017
This year's C4LBC will be held in Nanaimo, BC* Thursday, 16 May and jointly hosted by the University of Vancouver Island and Vancouver Island Regional Library. The Thursday events will be held in downtown Nanaimo at VIRL's Harbourfront Branch. Friday's activities will be held the the VIU campus. This year's organisers are trying hard to make everything as easy as possible for mainlanders travelling to the island, so stay tuned for details on transportation, accommodations, and much more.17 May 
This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by VCC at the [https://www.eventbritevcc.ca/eabout/2017college-code4libbcinformation/contact-unconferenceus/downtown-vancouver-island-tickets-37762407377 Registration is now open!campus/ 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 presentations which are typically , 10-15 minutes in length 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. 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, limited transportation from downtown Nanaimo to VIU campus.power
* '''What's NOT included/what to bring''': a laptop, dinner, your ideas and enthusiasm.
* '''Mastodon 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.
===Lightning Talk Proposals and Breakout Suggestions===
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? Submit your [https://goo.gl/forms/bbArtR1Mhweuq5L33 lightning talk/breakout suggestion]===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===
===Transportation===
Are If there’s a neat project you traveling from Victoria 've been working on, a cool new tool you want to show off, or an interesting development in the Lower Mainland? Are world of library technology that you interested in sharing transportation? Do you have any dietary restrictions? Please let us know by filling out this [https://goowant to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity to share that with the community.gl/forms/68AWe1YPwJ3w7cs12 survey]
Transportation to Nanaimo from the mainland is best made by ferry to Departure Bay, or by seaplane/helijet *[http://www.bcferries.com/schedules/mainland/hbna-current.php BC ferries from West Van to Departure Bay]. If you are interested in carpooling from the Vancouver area, please let us know in the transportation survey.*[http://www.seairseaplanes.com/schedules Seair Seaplanes to Nanaimo] from YVR or down town Vancouver*[http://www.harbourair.com/book-a-flight/locations/nanaimo/ Harbour Air Seaplanes to Nanaimo] from YVR or down town Vancouver*[http://helijet.com/helijet-introduces-nanaimo-vancouver-flights/ Helijet to Nanaimo] from YVR or down town Vancouver.*[http://www.tofinobus.com/ Tofino Bus] and [https://www.islandlinkbus.com/ IslandLinkBus] from Victoria and Other Island Locations to Nanaimo. Also, if you are interested in locating a carpool from Victoria to Nanaimo please say so in the transportation survey.=== Schedule ===
===Accommodations===The Coast Bastion Hotel offered a discount for early bookings. But if you're reading this after Oct 30th the discount has elapsed''''Please note that all times are PST (Vancouver, Canada). Other options can be found [https://goo.gl/aSm4MQ here.]'''''
=== Schedule =Day 1 == ==== Thursday, 30 November ====Events will be held at [https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Vancouver+Island+Regional+Library/@49.1655907,-123.9386119,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x5488a15814a89c2b:0xa00f9e80da1f7296!8m2!3d49.1655907!4d-123.9364232 VIRL's Harbourfront library branch].
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Doors openVenue opens
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| 9:00 || Welcome & Announcementsand announcements
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| 9:15 || Lightning Talkstalks* Code4lib/BC: What's it all about - Cynthia Ng* Canadian Federated Data Repository - Alex Garnett* Using Ms Access to make vendor reports or local workflows less painful - Trevor Smith
|-
| 10:30 || Coffee breakBreak
|-
| 10:45 || Lightning Talks, cont'dtalks (continued)* Restoring an interactive videotex art exhibition from the mid-1980s - John Durno
|-
| 1112:30 00 || Lunch (Provided)
|-
| 1:00 || Breakout Sessionssessions *
|-
| 2:30 || Break
|-
| 2:45 || Breakout Sessions, cont'd* Using Ms Access to make vendor reports or local workflows less painful sessions (expandedcontinued) - Trevor Smith* Web Archiving: Coordinating efforts, sharing best practices - Dana McFarland
|-
| 4:15 00 || Breakout Reportsreports
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| 5:00 || Social Event at [http://whitesailsbrewing.com/ White Sails Brewery] with pizza from [http://mambogourmetpizza.com/ Mambo Pizza]event
|}
==== Friday, 1 December ====Events will be held at [https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Vancouver+Island+University/@49.1575093,-123.9674261,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x5488a3ed204a06ef:0x62f26560f569d288!8m2!3d49.157362!4d-123.96189 VIU's Building 355, Room 211] We've reserved a bus to bring participants up to the campus from downtown Nanaimo in the morning, and to drop people back down town near the ferry docks and seaplane terminals in the afternoon. More info to follow.==== Friday, December 1 Day 2 ====
{| class="wikitable"
| 8:30 || Doors openVenue opens
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| 9:00 || AnnouncementsWelcome and announcements
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| 9:15 || Lightning Talkstalks* Supplejack Triclops Architecture - Daniel Sifton* Opens source, open access, open data - Maryann Kempthorne* Linking video and audio in the Hansard
|-
| 10:30 || Coffee breakBreak
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| 10:45 || Lightning Talks, cont'dtalks (continued)* Using Islandora to centralize access to distributed content - Mark Jordan * Systems Projects in Special Libraries - Charles Hogg
|-
| 1112:30 00 || Lunch (Provided)
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| 1:00 || Breakout Sessionssessions * Parse, Harvest, Repeat: Hands on metadata ingestion in the Supplejack stack - Daniel Sifton / James Fournie
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| 2:30 || Break
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| 2:45 || Breakout Sessions, cont'dsessions (continued)*
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| 4:00 || Breakout Reports|-| 4:30 || End of Day|-| 5:00 || Meet up at [http://dev-viusu.pantheonsite.io/students-union-pub/ VIU Student Pub]
|-
| 5:00 ||
|}
=== Sponsors ===
While Code4Lib BC no longer solicits sponsorship, we want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative]. === 2024 Organizers ===
* Daniel Sifton
* Dana McFarland
* Ben Hyman
* Geoffrey Allen
* Charles Hogg
* Paris Carr
* James Fournie
* Cynthia NgDan Sifton* Eka Grguric
* Tamarack Hockin
* Corey DavisJohn Durno* Scott Leslie* Trevor SmithComments or questions? Get in touch with us at c4lbc-organizers@googlegroups.com.* George Villavicencio * Rebecca Dickson
= '''Past Events''' =
See our [[BC_Past_Events|past events]] page.
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