Boston Code Sprint 2013

Purpose
Get together project members to make decisions and tackle larger problems (as done last year at the IslandWood Code Sprint 2012). This code sprint is targeting members of the "C Tribe" (eg, Mapserver, GRASS, GDAL, Proj, PostGIS, MapGuide, OpenLayers). Other tribes are welcome to join the sprint, of course, but we hope that "C Tribe" members will give this event special consideration.

We have started a Boston Sprint 2013 Agenda page for preliminary planning of tasks.

Timing
Dates: Planning for Weekday: Monday - Thursday 3/25-3/28 reserving venues now so speak now if this does not work for you by noting in signup

Possible options we have available Duration: Four days (9AM - 4PM)

Weekday options run Monday - Thursday: 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25

Weekend options run Thursday - Sunday: 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21

Venue
 Planned Location:  Devonshire Sky Club Conference Room and if needed spill over into Paragon Offices

Both across the street from Boston City Hall. Right along the Freedom Trail and about 2 blocks away from the Free Software Foundation head quarters.

Sponsors
We have three sponsorship levels:


 * Gold: >$2000
 * Silver: $1500
 * Bronze: $750

We will again be looking for sponsors ($750+) to support food and fun for the sprinters as they work hard and play hard for four productive days. Each sponsorship will be put towards lunch and dinner costs for the sprinters, and potentially bringing in sprinters who might otherwise be unable to attend.

To sponsor, please contact Leo Hsu and Regina Obe (lr at pcorp dot us) directly regarding sponsorship and level of sponsorship you'd like to provide

2013 Sponsors
This is the current list of pledges

Silver

 * 1) Mobile Geographics
 * 2) Airborne Interactive

Bronze

 * 1) Flaxen Consulting
 * 2) Azavea

Costs
Participants should plan for the following costs:


 * Travel to Boston, variable depending on where you are.
 * Accommodation for four nights, $300 to $600 depending on what room you choose and whether you room share.
 * Breakfast, dinner and other snacks.
 * The sponsorship moneys will be put towards: morning snacks, lunches, dinner (1), social event (?), and supporting

Communication

 * Please join the mailing list: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/tosprint


 * IRC chat during the event: Channel: #tosprint Server: irc.freenode.net

Participation
We are planning for attendance of 20-40. Please add your name and the projects you are hoping to sprint and note the likeliness of your attendance. Also note the dates in order of preference. Put any at the end if any proposed date will work for you.


 * 1) Leo Hsu (Definite) PostGIS, pgRouting, PDAL       3/25, 3/18, 3/11, any
 * 2) Regina Obe (Definite) PostGIS, pgRouting, PDAL    3/25, 3/18, 3/11, any
 * 3) Michael Smith - US Army Corps  - MapServer; PDAL; GDAL/OGR - Will definitely be here
 * 4) Daniel Morissette - Mapgears - MapServer; GDAL/OGR - 99.72% sure, 3/18, 3/11, 3/14, 3/7, 3/21, 3/25, 3/4
 * 5) Pierre Racine - University Laval  - PostGIS Raster - Possible
 * 6) Paul Ramsey  - PostGIS - 3/4, 3/25, 2/28
 * 7) Michael P. Gerlek - Flaxen Consulting - PDAL & Friends - very likely - "ANY"
 * 8) Frank Warmerdam - Google - GDAL; MapServer; PROJ.4 - Possible
 * 9) Tom Kralidis - MapServer, pycsw, owslib - Possible
 * 10) Mike Rosen - LizardTech - PDAL, GDAL - likely
 * 11) Thomas Bonfort - Terriscope - MapServer - very likely - "any"
 * 12) Olivier Courtin - Oslandia - MapServer ; PostGIS - 2/28, any
 * 13) David Zwarg - Azavea - PostGIS Raster; GDAL/OGR - 99.73% sure, any
 * 14) Kirk McKelvey - LizardTech - PDAL/GDAL - likely, 3/4, 3/18, 3/25
 * 15) Jim Klassen - SharedGeo - likely
 * 16) Howard Butler - Hobu, Inc. - very likely, any
 * 17) Bborie Park - CVEC, UC Davis - PostGIS Raster - likely, any
 * 18) Steve Lime - MapServer - very likely -  3/4, 3/18, 3/25
 * 19) Steve Woodbridge - iMaptools.com - MapServer; pgRouting; postGIS - very likely, any
 * 20) Mateusz Loskot - PostGIS/PDAL - unlikely, any
 * 21) Stephan Meissl - EOX - MapServer - Possible
 * 22) Gérald Fenoy - ZOO-Project - possible, any
 * 23) Jeff McKenna - Gateway Geomatics - MapServer - likely, 3/25 (for the hockey games!)

Virtual participants (irc #tosprint)

Room Share
If you would like to room share,


 * 1) Reserve a room at the hotel, choosing a type with more than one bed.
 * 2) Put your name in this section, indicating the amount of space in your room.

Put your names below:


 * example entry: B has a triple room, needs two roommates.

Individual Preparation

 * Bring your own computer
 * Install subversion and the compiler tools, and come with a working development environment if possible.

FAQ

 * Is the Boston Code Sprint just a coding event?
 * Yes, a coding, testing and documentation event. It is a working session for people who are already participants in open source projects.
 * Will it be possible to present new projects during this event?
 * No, this is not a presentation-oriented event. People will get together in small groups and work on areas of mutual interest within their projects.
 * Will there be presentation time to show case innovative uses of technology?
 * Yes, Sponsors and sprinters actively working on projects will have their moment of glory

Social Events
Here are some events happening around town that would be fun:

Hockey

 * Mon Mar 25 7:00 PM: Maple Leafs vs. Bruins
 * Wed Mar 27 7:30 PM: Canadiens vs. Bruins

Basketball

 * Tues Mar 26 7:00 PM: Knicks vs. Celtics

Lunch
Sam LaGrassa

Dim Sum - China Pearl - Boston Down town Chinatown

Irish Pubs

Dinner
Korean Barbecue Boston Chinatown

Taiwan Cafe Boston Chinatown

Various locations in North End for good Home Italian cooking and pastries

Getting to the Sprint
From Logan Airport -- Take Blue Line to State Street.