= Welcome to Code4Lib Conference Committees =BC! Begun in Summer 2013, this chapter aims to create connections and professional development opportunities for folks from British Columbia and surrounding areas.
Hosting a conference is complex, and it cannot be done without You can find the help of public discussion channel on the entire community. If you are interested Code4lib Slack in being an awesome person and applying your skills to a particular part of the Code4Lib 2026 conference, create an account on this wiki and sign-up for one or more of the groups below (please provide a contact)#c4lbc. Each committee must have a Primary Contact (chair), Secondary Contact (co-chair), and Documentarian Chair, Primary Contact
If you're interested in hosting, please [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mh8haGBziQHiBkG_0byNgIEPxWIsBjKAXOss0cE9fJs/edit?usp==Planning Committee==Also known as the Local Planning Committee, although there is no requirement for the members to be localsharing take a read over our Planner's Guide].
[[2026 Planning Committee Documents|2026 Planning Committee Documents]]== '''Tenth Code4Lib BC Unconference 2025''' ==
* Your Name Here - Primary Contact, Chair* Your Name Here - Secondary Contact, CoChair* Your Name Here - Documentarian* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer'''Save the dates!'''
== Website Working Group ==This group will focus on content strategy and feature implementations for the conference website to improve the overall experience for users (i.e.* Thursday, on-site 16 October and remote attendeesFriday, speakers, potential sponsors, post-conference users)17 October* [https://www.eventbrite. ca/ Registration coming soon]
[[2026 Website Working Group Documents|2026 Website Working Group Documents]]This year's C4LBC will be held in Vancouver, BC, and hosted by Emily Carr
* Your Name Here - Primary Contact, Chair* Your Name Here - Secondary Contact, CoChair* Your Name Here - Documentarian* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer=== What's it all about? ===
== Budget It's a 2-day unconference - a participant-driven meeting bringing together a diverse and Sponsorship Committee ==This group involves working with the Planning Committee to close any budget gaps open community of library developers and talking to potential sponsors to find the level that is right for themnon-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving through technology regardless of their department or background.
[2026 Budget This year’s event will feature lightning talks and Sponsorship Documents]breakout sessions. Lightning talks are brief, 10-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.
* Your Name Here - Primary Contact'''What's included''': a room, Chair* Your Name Here - Secondary Contactcoffee/tea, CoChair* Your Name Here - Documentarian* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteerwifi, power
== Keynote Committee ==This group will: gather nominations from Code4Lib community; contact nominees * '''What to confirm their willingness and availability; collect bios from the available nominees and add them to the Diebold-o-Tron; support the voting process; work with the communitybring's top nominees to schedule their keynotes; and collaborate with other committees and the community to ensure everything is communicated appropriately '': your ideas and logistical matters are given suitable attentionenthusiasm.
From the chair* '''Socials Hashtag''': This committee will start meeting around mid-October and wrap up in mid-January, when we hand off our selected keynoters to Concentra for further logistics. Please ask me (@thatandromeda) in Slack if you have questions about serving on this committee.`#c4lbc`
* Your Name Here - Primary Contact'''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event, Chair* Your Name Here - Secondary Contactwe adhere to the [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], CoChair* Your Name Here - Documentarian* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment- Volunteerfree environment.
== Workshop Committee (Pre / Post-Conference)==
This committee plans the pre or post-conference day (TBD). It keeps strong lines of communications open with the Program Committee. It also helps shepherd events on the day itself.
[[2026 Pre-conference Documents|2026 Pre-conference Documents]]===Lightning Talk and Breakout Session Ideas===
* Your Name Here - Primary ContactIf there’s a neat project you've been working on, Chair* Your Name Here - Secondary Contacta cool new tool you want to show off, CoChair* Your Name Here - Documentarian* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteeror 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.
== Program Committee == This committee plans the structure of the program, arranges the voting on presentations, etc[https://forms. This includes soliciting regular talks. These folks will also manage the flow of the program at the conference gle/ Submit a lightning talk or breakout session idea -- introducing speakers or soliciting other volunteers to MC. Committee membership will be capped at 10 members.coming soon!]
[[2026 Program Documents|2026 Program Documents]]===Food===
* Your Name Here - Primary Contact, Chair* Your Name Here - Secondary Contact, CoChair* Your Name Here - Documentarian* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - VolunteerCoffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries) will be available at the venue.
== Scholarship Committee ==This committee works with funding institutions Attendees are encouraged to arrange explore the scholarships offered. They solicit submissions wide range of food and select winners of the scholarship(s)beverage options nearby. They also work with the winners Local organizers have provided a few recommendations below. If you have dietary restrictions/preferences, feel free to plan their travel and arrangements. ask for specific suggestions!
* Your Name Here - Primary Contact, Chair* Your Name Here - Secondary Contact, CoChair* Your Name Here - Documentarian* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer====Coffee & baked goods====* Your Name Here - Volunteercoming soon
== Community Support Squad (CSS) ==Meals====This group responds to violations and concerns regarding [https://github.com/code4lib/code-of-conduct/blob/main/code_of_conduct.md the Code4Lib code of conduct] and ensures that the event is safe and enjoyable for all attendees. More details here: https://2026.code4lib.org/conduct/#volunteers and here: https://github.com/code4lib/code-of-conduct/blob/main/transparency_reports/2023_national_conference_annual_report.md.* coming soon
== T-Shirt Committee = Schedule ===This committee organizes the t-shirt contest, collecting submissions, and putting out the call for votes. This committee is also responsible for helping the local planning committee identify a vendor that will fit within the budget constraints for the conference. User sizes and preferences will be obtained as part of the registration process.
[[2026 T-Shirt Documents|2026 T-Shirt Documents]]'''''Please note that all times are PT (Vancouver, Canada).'''''
* Your Name Here - Primary Contact==== Day 1 : Thursday, Chair* Your Name Here - Secondary Contact, CoChair* Your Name Here - Documentarian* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - VolunteerOctober 16 ====
{| class== Online Volunteer Committee =="wikitable"| 8:30 || Venue opens|-| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements|-| 9:15 || Lightning talks* you?|-| 10:30 || Break|-| 10:45 || Lightning talks (continued)* placeholder|-| 12:00 || Lunch|-| 1:00 || Breakout sessions * placeholder|-| 2:30 || Break|-| 2:45 || Breakout sessions (continued)* placeholder|-| 4:00 || Breakout reports|-| 5:00 || Social event?|}
This committee wrangles people to volunteer for the following duties==== Day 2 :Friday, October 17 ===={| class="wikitable"| 8:30 || Venue opens|-| 9:00 || Welcome and announcements|-| 9:15 || Lightning talks* placeholder|-| 10:30 || Break|-| 11:00 || Lightning talks (continued)* placeholder|-| 12:00 || Lunch|-| 1:30 || Breakout session organization|-| 1:45 || Breakout sessions * placeholder|-| 2:45 || Break|-| 3:00 || Breakout sessions (continued)* placeholder|-| 4:00 || Breakout session reports|}
'''Looking for opportunities to help out at the conference? See [[2026 Conference Volunteers]]'''=== Sponsors ===
We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [[2026 Online Volunteer Documents|2026 Online Volunteer Documents]https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].
* Your Name Here - Primary Contact, Chair* Your Name Here - Secondary Contact, CoChair* Your Name Here - Documentarian* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer=== 2025 Organizers ===
== Social Activities Committee ==* Cynthia Ng* Dan Lerch* Daniel Sifton* George Villavicencio * Hillary Webb* Holly Pickering* James Fournie* Janis McKenzie* Lynn Kleinveldt* Mark Goodwin* Michel Castagné* Michelle Ng* Rebecca Dickson* Ryan Regier* Scott Leslie* Tamarack Hockin* Trevor Smith
This committee organizes social activities for the conference, including the Newcomer Dinner (for in-person conferences) and other after/before conference hours activities (for in-person and virtual conferences). This committee also facilitates the process for attendee-planned social activities for virtual and in-person conferences. = '''Past Events''' =
2026 Social Activities Documents - Contact the Primary Contact/Chair for access to the Google Drive folder * Your Name Here - Primary Contact, Chair* Your Name Here - Secondary Contact, CoChair* Your Name Here - Documentarian* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer == Streaming Video Committee ==With the local program committee(as appropriate), organize the streaming and archiving of presentations at the conference. This could include securing A/V equipment, working with the conference venue w/r/t AV needs, choosing streaming and archiving providers, post-production editing and posting of videos, securing speaker releases for recording talks. * Your Name Here - Primary Contact, Chair* Your Name Here - Secondary Contact, CoChair* Your Name Here - Documentarian* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer == Code4Lib 2027 Host Voting Committee ==This committee organizes the call for hosts for the next annual code4lib conference as well as the voting process. See our [[2026 Host Voting DocumentsBC_Past_Events|2026 Host Voting Documentspast events]] * Your Name Here - Primary Contact, Chair* Your Name Here - Secondary Contact, CoChair* Your Name Here - Documentarian* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer == Book Giveaway Committee ==This committee solicits free copies of books from various publishers or free keys/copies of programs from various companies, * Your Name Here - Primary Contact, Chair* Your Name Here - Secondary Contact, CoChair* Your Name Here - Documentarian* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer == IRC and Slack Committee ==This committee will assist attendees with IRC and Slackpage. [[2026 IRC and Slack Documents|2026 IRC and Slack Documents]] * Your Name Here - Primary Contact, Chair* Your Name Here - Secondary Contact, CoChair* Your Name Here - Documentarian* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer == Accessibility Committee ==Document and address major points of the conference that are not accessible for conference attendees. [[2026 Accessibility Documents|2026 Accessibility Documents]] * Your Name Here - Primary Contact, Chair* Your Name Here - Secondary Contact, CoChair* Your Name Here - Documentarian* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer == Whatever Committee ==Not a committee per se. This is a list of people who are willing to help the above committees with various tasks. [[2026 Whatever Documents|2026 Whatever Documents]] * Your Name Here - Primary Contact, Chair* Your Name Here - Secondary Contact, CoChair* Your Name Here - Documentarian* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer [[Category: Code4Lib2026]][[Category:Conference Committees]]
