= 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 Committe|2026 Planning Committee Documents]]== '''Tenth Code4Lib BC Unconference 2025''' ==
* Ann Marie Mesco - Primary ContactThursday, Chair* Ken Rose - Secondary Contact16 October and Friday, CoChair* Esmé Cowles - Documentarian* Erin Swift - Volunteer* Joelen Pastva - Volunteer* Lina Crowe - Volunteer* Kelly Woessner - Volunteer17 October* [[Userhttps:highermath|Cary Gordon]] //www.eventbrite.ca/e/2025- Volunteer* Sam Lemley code4lib- Volunteer* Jason Glenn bc- Volunteer* Jon Mcintire unconference- Volunteer* Yingxue Li registration- Volunteer1677528636309/ Register now]
== Website Working Group ==This group year's C4LBC will focus on content strategy and feature implementations for the conference website to improve the overall experience for users (i.e.be held in Vancouver, BC, on-site and remote attendees, speakers, potential sponsors, post-conference users)hosted by Emily Carr.
For more information on transit and parking, please check the [[2026 Website Working Group Documents|2026 Website Working Group Documents]https://www.ecuad.ca/about/visit/parking-transit Emily Carr Campus Location, Parking, Transit, Contact page].
* [[User:Phette23|Eric Phetteplace]] - Primary Contact, Chair* [[User:TripKirkpatrick|Trip Kirkpatrick]], CoChair* Esmé Cowles - Documentarian, LPC liaison* Mike Paulmeno - Volunteer* [[User:RickyLee|Ricky Lee]] - Volunteer* Kim Shepherd - 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* Kelly Woessner - Volunteerwifi, LPC Liaison* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteerpower
== 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`
* Andromeda Yelton'''Code of Conduct''': As a Code4Lib event, Chair* Maccabee Levinewe adhere to the [http://bit.ly/coc4lib Code4Lib Code of Conduct], CoChair* Your Name Here which seeks to provide a welcoming, harassment- Documentarian* Andrew Battelini - Volunteer; abattel@emoryfree environment.edu (and on Slack)* Ranti Junus - Volunteer* Carl Haynes-Magyar - Volunteer - cchmagyar@pitt.edu* Your Name Here - Volunteer
== Workshop Committee (Pre If you need help with funding your attendance, you can [https:/ Post-Conference)==This committee plans the pre or post-conference day (TBD)/forms. It keeps strong lines of communications open with the Program Committee. It also helps shepherd events on the day itselfgle/Y6ZcWyXihBowrdndA request a bursary] by October 3, 2025.
[[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* Minhao Jiang (minhao.jiang@wayne.edu) - Volunteer* Ann Marie Mesco - Volunteer/LPC Liaison * Sarah Smulligan (smm5878@psuor 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.edu) - Volunteer
== 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 -- introducing speakers gle/DEkDVn1rT35bdRj87 Submit a lightning talk or soliciting other volunteers to MC. Committee membership will be capped at 10 members.breakout session idea]
[[2026 Program Documents|2026 Program Documents]]Lightning Talks (sneak peek, not finalized)* Bulk DOI generation in DSpace with the Super-Duper-App!* Making the Web Accessible: Putting WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 into Practice* User Experience: Case study plus discussion of a planned BCLA interest group* Sustainable Local Development; or, Two PHP Scripts in a Trench Coat* Manipulating MARC: Indigenous Cataloguing Beyond the Standards* Transforming Unstructured Data in a Knowledge Base: Exploring the Potential of RAG and LLMs at SFU Library
* Jessica McMillen - Primary ContactBreakout Sessions (sneak peek, Chair* Dre - Secondary Contact, CoChair* Clara Turp - Documentarian* Matt Sherman - Volunteernot finalized)* Caleb Derven - VolunteerDigital Sovereignty / The Surveillance State / Protection of Privacy* [[User:highermath|Cary Gordon]] - Volunteer - LPC LiaisonStruggling Through Burnout / Getting Our DIY Ethic Back
== Scholarship Committee =Food===This committee works with funding institutions to arrange the scholarships offered. They solicit submissions and select winners of the scholarship(s). They also work with the winners to plan their travel and arrangements.
* Your Name Here - Primary ContactCoffee/tea and light snacks (think: pastries, Chair* Your Name Here - Secondary Contactgranola bars, CoChair* Your Name Here - Documentarian* [[User:ChristineSalek|Christine Salek]] - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteerfruit) will be available at the venue.
== Community Support Squad (CSS) ==This group responds Attendees are encouraged to violations and concerns regarding [https://github.com/code4lib/code-of-conduct/blob/main/code_of_conduct.md explore the Code4Lib code wide range of conduct] food and ensures that the event is safe and enjoyable for all attendeesbeverage options nearby. More details here: https://2026Local organizers have provided a few recommendations below.code4lib.orgIf you have dietary restrictions/conduct/#volunteers and here: https://github.com/code4lib/code-of-conduct/blob/main/transparency_reports/2023_national_conference_annual_report.md.preferences, feel free to ask for specific suggestions!
== T-Shirt Committee ==Coffee & baked goods====This committee organizes the t* ECU's Caf -shirt contest, collecting submissions, and putting out the call for voteson campus* Nemesis coffee - [https://maps. This committee is also responsible for helping the local planning committee identify a vendor that will fit within the budget constraints for the conferenceapp. User sizes goo.gl/MLD3mahZS29Z6bYMA 555 Great Northern Wy]* Kafka’s Coffee Roasting and preferences will be obtained as part of the registration processBakery - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/y5KRY7wp8nHVHqpG8 577 Great Northern Wy]* Kranky Cafe in Mount Pleasant - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/c5zutNWHf9XiESsx7 228 E 4th Ave]* Tim Hortons - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/k78BjheVVKBFtxCR6 889 Great Northern Wy]* L'Atelier Patisserie - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/K79rrCYwFWdJx2rz9 599 E Broadway] (15 min.walk)
====Meals====* Steve's Poké Bar - [https://maps.app.goo.gl/DBDWoY4T5xZCTV656 891 Great Northern Wy]* Rotating Food Trucks - [2026 Thttps://maps.app.goo.gl/FDeCRQk9R3wEyKcdA 577 Carolina St.]* ECU Ramen bar -Shirt Documents|2026 Ton campus, level 1 near the east exit* Chai Wagon -Shirt Documents][https://maps.app.goo.gl/FXfday9yK4aCMgyE6 196 E 2nd Ave](12 min. walk)* ECU Caf, Nemesis, Kafka's, and Kranky cafe also have lunch food
* Your Name Here - Primary Contact, Chair* Your Name Here - Secondary Contact, CoChair* Your Name Here - Documentarian* [[User:ChristineSalek|Christine Salek]] - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer=== Schedule ===
== Online Volunteer Committee =='''''Please note that all times are PT (Vancouver, Canada).'''''
This committee wrangles people to volunteer for the following duties==== Day 1 :Thursday, October 16 ====
'''Looking for opportunities to help out {| class="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 at the conference? See Red Truck Beer Company [[2026 Conference Volunteers]https://maps.app.goo.gl/VH93xQZ1nJzvziBZ8 295 E 1st Ave]'''|}
[[2026 Online Volunteer Documents==== Day 2 : Friday, October 17 ===={|2026 Online Volunteer Documents]]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|}
* 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=== Sponsors ===
== Social Activities Committee ==We want to acknowledge the continued administrative and fiscal support from the [https://bc.libraries.coop/ BC Libraries Cooperative].
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. === 2025 Organizers ===
2026 Social Activities Documents - Contact the Primary Contact/Chair for access to the Google Drive folder* 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
* Your Name Here - Primary Contact, Chair* Your Name Here - Secondary Contact, CoChair* Your Name Here - Documentarian* [[User:ElaineKong|Elaine Kong]] - Volunteer; elainekong@pitt.edu* Your Name Here - Volunteer* Your Name Here - Volunteer= '''Past Events''' =
== 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* See our [[User:highermathBC_Past_Events|Cary Gordonpast events]] - 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 processpage. [[2026 Host Voting Documents|2026 Host Voting 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 == Book Giveaway Committee ==This committee solicits free copies of books from various publishers or free keys/copies of programs from various companies. [[2026 Book Giveaway Committee|2026 Book Giveaway Committee]] * Michael B. Klein - Primary Contact, Chair* Ranti Junus - 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 Slack. [[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]] * Kate Deibel (@metageeky / katheride@pcom.edu), Primary Contact, Chair* Your Name Here - Secondary Contact, CoChair* Your Name Here - Documentarian* Karen Schifferdecker (karen.schifferdecker@wku.edu) - 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* [[User:ElaineKong|Elaine Kong]] - Volunteer; elainekong@pitt.edu* Karen Okamoto - Volunteer (kokamoto@jjay.cuny.edu)* Your Name Here - Volunteer [[Category: Code4Lib2026]][[Category:Conference Committees]]
