[Metadatalibrarians] We are now accepting pre-conference proposals for Code4Lib 2020

[Haley, Kathleen]

We are now accepting pre-conference proposals for the 2020 Code4Lib conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. These pre-conferences can either be a 1-day (six hour) or a 1/2-day session (three hour) and will occur on Sunday, March 8, 2020.

Code4Lib 2020 is a loosely-structured conference that provides people working at the intersection of libraries/archives/museums/cultural heritage and technology with a chance to share ideas, be inspired, and forge collaborations. For more information about the Code4Lib community, please visit https://code4lib.org/about/.

The pre-conference sessions give folks a space to share and build knowledge, as well as to teach attendees new skills relevant to library technology. Pre-conference sessions can range from workshops to working sessions. We welcome a variety of ideas and encourage submissions from first-time presenters and members of groups not well-represented within the Code4Lib community, including but not limited to: women, people of color, people with disabilities, LGBT+.

To propose a session, please go to our proposal form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScx95r2tJExNVDkBOdKdKe2jKij7lHhTcja7aXgDS1z9mmFPQ/viewform>. If you're looking for inspiration, there are many great examples of pre-conferences from last year. To view these, visit https://2019.code4lib.org/workshops/

We are taking proposals until Friday, October 4, 2019, 5 pm PST / 8 pm EST. After a period of public voting on workshops, we hope to confirm sessions with the facilitators shortly after.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email the Pre-conference Committee chair, Jason Glenn, at jglenn at andrew.cmu.edu.

Best,

Posted by Kathleen Haley on behalf of Jason Glenn and the
Code4Lib 2020 Pre-conference Committee

Jason Glenn
Principal Systems Analyst
Carnegie Mellon University Libraries
4909 Frew St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
jglenn at andrew.cmu.edu

Kathleen Haley
Information Systems Librarian
American Antiquarian Society
185 Salisbury St.
Worcester, MA 01609