Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.
== '''Sixth Annual Code4lib BC Unconference 20182019''' ==
'''Save the dates!'''
*Thursday, 29 28 November and Friday, 30 29 November This year's C4LBC will be held in Nanaimo, BC, and jointly hosted by the University of Vancouver Island and Vancouver Island Regional Library. Again! 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.
[https://wwwThis year's C4LBC will be held on the North Shore of Metro Vancouver, and jointly hosted by West Vancouver Memorial Library and Capilano University.eventbriteThe Thursday events will be held at the West Vancouver Memorial Library. Friday's activities will be held at Capilano University's main campus. Stay tuned for details on transportation, accommodations, and much more.ca/e/2018-code4libbc-unconference-vancouver-island-tickets-50429527073 Registration is now open!]
=== What's it all about? ===
The event will feature lightning talks, breakout sessions, with coffee, tea and snacks provided. Lightning talks are brief presentations which are typically 10 minutes in length 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, power, coffee/snacks, lunches, prizes, limited transportation from downtown Nanaimo to VIU campus.
'''What's NOT included/what to bring''': a laptop, dinner, your ideas and enthusiasm.
While Code4libBC no longer solicits sponsorship, we want to acknowledge the contributions by our hosts:
* [httphttps://http://virl.bcwestvanlibrary.ca/ West Vancouver Island Regional Memorial Library], and* [https://library.viucapilanou.ca/ Vancouver Island Capilano University Library],
as well as continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].
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://gooforms.gl/formsgle/477mUwdPWj7qCCVk2 3jrtXhcaSEhKhMxT8 lightning talk/breakout suggestion]
See what's already been [https://drivedocs.google.com/openspreadsheets/d/16sFCWjhFYeiaGqU5BrFMEdEQVN7sORthMmnuQsWfVO8/edit?idusp=1IooK5wBd7JinNnNVdrh9dV_e5XgMfEqVZ3WDWesz-t0 sharing submitted]
===Food/Transportation===
Do you have dietary restrictions? Let us know when you register. Are you traveling from Victoria or the Lower Mainland? Are you interested in sharing transportation? Please contact: *carpool from Victoria to Nanaimo please contact Charles Hogg at charles.hogg@leg.bc.ca.*carpool from Lower Mainland to Nanaimo please contact James Fournie at jfournie@vcc.ca. 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.*[http://www.seairseaplanes.com/schedules Seair Seaplanes to Nanaimo] from YVR or downtown Vancouver (Flights can be delayed due to weather this time of year)*[http://www.harbourair.com/book-a-flight/locations/nanaimo/ Harbour Air Seaplanes to Nanaimo] from YVR or downtown Vancouver (Flights can be delayed to due weather this time of year)*[http://helijet.com/helijet-introduces-nanaimo-vancouver-flights/ Helijet to Nanaimo] from YVR or downtown Vancouver.*[http://www.tofinobus.com/ Tofino Bus] and [https://www.islandlinkbus.com/ IslandLinkBus] from Victoria and Other Island Locations to Nanaimo. This year were are please to offer a draw for a chance to win one of two travel bursaries [$300 each]. One for a student, one for a non-student: [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CA7MCh63ko70LVdEPFkq6IiGryKQifR7DkMeVgsH7-Q Enter the Bursary Draw]. '''Bursary update:''' The draw is now closed. Congratulations to this year's bursary recipients: Kristen Allford and Paul Burry!TBD
===Accommodations===
The [https://www.coasthotels.com/hotels/bc/nanaimo/coast-bastion-hotel/ Coast Bastion Hotel] has reserved a block of 10 rooms per night at the government rate (Nov 28/29) Guests can call 800-663-1144 and quote “Code4Lib” or group code CBI-GFC18933 to book under the block. This block will be held until October 29th, any remaining rooms will be sent back to general inventory. After that, guests can still book under the block, but based on general availability. *Comfort Rooms – 2 beds $117.00*Superior Rooms – 2 Bed or 1 Queen bed $127.00*Premium Rooms – 1 King bed $137.00 Other accommodation options can be found [https://goo.gl/aSm4MQ here.]TBD
=== Schedule ===
==== Day 1 ==== 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]. Parking: Recommend underground parking under library. Entrance to lot off Front St. or Museum Way. {| class="wikitable"| 8:30 || Doors open|-| 9:00 || Welcome & Announcements|-| 9:15 || Lightning Talks * [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UhJWHKf15ZX7fbH1k3odpQ7J-QTrmbepvKefCBXBSMA/edit?usp=sharing Code4libBC: What's an Unconference] - Cynthia Ng* The Art of the Kludge - Julie Cole* Using LibAnswers as an e-resource management and ticketing system - Patricia Pang* Breaking Down the IT Silo - Jeff Narver* The Never-Ending Wrangle: enabling fulltext search in Supplejack - Daniel Sifton|-| 10:30 || Coffee break|-| 10:45 || Lightning Talks, cont'd* Children's Coding Gadgets and Early Literacy Skill Development - Code-a-Pillar, Osmo, and Sphero - Caitlin Ottenbreit* Open to change: Migrating to Evergreen - James Fournie / Gwenda Bryan / Dan Sifton / Geoffrey Allen* Digitization challenges for small organizations - Christine Meutzner* Weeding Reports - Trevor Smith* [http://webapp.library.uvic.ca/jdurno/durnos_old_computers_c4lbc_20181128.pdf Retro-computing collection at UVic Libraries] - John Durno|-| 12:00 || Lunch (Provided)|-| 1:00 || Breakout Sessions * Hosting Code4libBC - Cynthia Ng, Daniel Sifton . . . * [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XuxxL6arEcpAzDWnGKTNC7xBH881-DqOSAkuJT_aXW8/edit?usp=sharing Web Archiving Community of Practice] - Dana McFarland / Larissa Ringham|-| 2:30 || Break|-| 2:45 || Breakout Sessions, cont'd *Excel for Librarians - Trevor Smith*Creativity Commons: Open House - Jason/Jonathan Bigalow|-| 4:00 || Breakout Reports|-| 5:00 || Social Event at [http://whitesailsbrewing.com/ White Sails Brewery] with pizza from [http://mambogourmetpizza.com/ Mambo Pizza]* [https://goo.gl/6MM7vv Directions] from VIRL to White Sails|} ==== Day 2 ====Events will be held at [https://www2.viu.ca/map/ VIU's Building 305, Room 507] A bus (with a friendly, qualified driver) will pick up attendees from the Coast Bastion on Friday morning at 8:20 am. If needed the bus will return for another load of passengers ~20 minutes later. Parking: Closest is Lot N; some spaces in Lots F & C are short-term; [https://www2.viu.ca/facilities/Campus_Development/Site%20Map%20and%20Info/Site%20Map%20BARRIER%20FREE%20ROUTES%20Nanaimo%20Campus.pdf VIU Parking Map] {| class="wikitable"| 8:30 || Doors open|-| 9:00 || Announcements|-| 9:15 || Lightning Talks* Sets with Tommy and Gina : Curation and selection in Supplejack - Daniel Sifton* Integrating Point of Sale with your ILS - Philippe Lajoie* Advocacy & Digital Licensing - Emily Mathews* Legislative Library Tools to Capture Video/Website - Charles Hogg* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18Ohz2bDcVr0FvKppD3q-oh6AjS6f3_mPES1mRF4Iww8/edit?usp=sharingWagtail CMS (built on django/python), my experiences getting out of the drupal/wordpress paradigm] - Dan Lerch|-| 10:30 || Coffee break|-| 10:45 || Lightning Talks, cont'd * Patron Counters - James Fournie* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RqSjNxDWnT4-IiqQPP4PyW823R4jOxG4/view Attack of the webforms!] - Paul Burry* ILS cloud migration - Olga Kalachinskaya* Hacking devices - Calvin Mah |-| 12:00 || Lunch (Provided)|-| 1:00 || Breakout Sessions* [https://cynthia.gitlab.io/intro-to-git-and-gitlab/ Learn to Collaborate and Contribute to Projects on GitLab + with Git!] - Cynthia Ng* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oerwPDMnYEHSa5JTnjGzoGOsHXvP9oToJxG11QIfEUI/edit?usp=sharing I '♥' Wikipedia] - Dana McFarland/Andie Tomlinson |-| 2:30 || Break|-| 2:45 || Breakout Sessions, cont'd <!--* Linking video and audio in the Hansard (Expanded/Discussion) - Mike Sinclair* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LyL5AlPTTMW2YMT6-YG2p4iSiYQBA76RFwnH9h3wIyY/edit?usp=sharing All the DOCs]: Documentation and workflows - Cynthia Ng / Tamarack Hockin* Wordpress nightmare - Allison Trumble -->|-| 4:00 || Breakout Reports* Library as platform - Maryann Kempthonre* Cries for help / Tales of fails|-| 5:00 ||Meet up somewhere for drinks <!-- at [http://dev-viusu.pantheonsite.io/students-union-pub/ VIU Student Pub] -->|-|} ==== Feedback ==== Post conference, don't forget to fill out the [https://goo.gl/forms/eisFcofDCtEl7jL52 feedback form] . . . and get a chance to win a prize!TBD
=== Organizers ===
* Daniel SiftonKevin Brash* Dana McFarlandMichel Castagné* Ben HymanGlen Greenly* Jason KufflerMaryann Kempthorne* Charles HoggPatricia Lesku* Paris CarrJennifer O'Donnell* James FournieFiacre O'Duinn* Cynthia Ng* Tamarack Hockin* Allison Trumble* Geoffrey AllenRebecca Slaven
Comments or questions? Get in touch with us at c4lbc-organizers@googlegroups.com.
