Philadelphia Code Sprint 2015

Gold Sponsors

TBD

Silver Sponsors

TBD

Bronze Sponsors

TBD

Venue Sponsor

Azavea

Other/in-kind sponsors

TBD

Purpose
Get together project members to make decisions and tackle larger geospatial problems (as done last year at the Boston Code Sprint 2013 and previous years: Island Wood (2012), Montreal (2011), New York City (2010), and Toronto (2009)). This code sprint is targeting members of the "C Tribe" (e.g., 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.

Venue
Azavea gladly provides the location for the Philadelphia Code Sprint for up to 30 sprinters at Azavea's headquarters: 340 N 12th St, Ste 402, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

Workspace
Azavea's headquarters are in Center City Philadelphia, within walking distance to many Philadelphia landmarks. Azavea's headquarters has a classroom that fits 30 people comfortably. The entire office is equipped with wifi for internet access. Azavea also has three break-out rooms equipped with telephones, HDTV's, desks, and room for 4-5 people at a time. There are two additional conference rooms for larger groups, with telephones and projectors. Azavea also has a 'library', with a couch, bean bags, and comfortable chairs for more casual conversations.

Philadelphia
Azavea is walking distance to:
 * Reading Terminal Market (6 min)
 * Chinatown (9 min)
 * City Hall (15 min)
 * Franklin Institute (19 min)
 * Old City (22 min)
 * Liberty Bell (23 min)
 * Washington Square (24 min)
 * Rittenhouse Square (28 min)
 * Philadelphia Art Museum (37 min)

Dates and Times
Dates: TBD One of the following options:


 * February 10-14 2014
 * February 17-21 2014
 * February 24-28 2014
 * March 3-7 2014
 * March 17-21 2014
 * March 24-28 2014

Duration: Full week (TBD)

Agenda
TBD

Hotel
A hotel block is planned to be negotiated. Details will be provided here.

Costs
Participants should plan for the following costs:


 * Travel to Philadelphia
 * Accommodation for four nights
 * Registration fee (optional)

Project Plans
TBD

Communication

 * Please join the mailing list: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/tosprint
 * IRC chat during the event: #tosprint Server: irc.freenode.net

Participants
We are planning for attendance of 20-30. Please add your name and the projects you are hoping to sprint and note the likeliness of your attendance as well as the preferred dates.


 * 1) David Zwarg - PostGIS - Definitely - Any date option

Individual Preparation

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

FAQ

 * Is the Philadelphia Code Sprint just a coding event?
 * Yes, a coding 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.

Tours

 * Rocky Movie Location Tour - South Philadelphia
 * Taste of Philadelphia Food Tour - Reading Terminal Market
 * Emergence of a Modern Metropolis Philadelphia Walking Tour - Philadelphia Center for Architecture

Music

 * WXPN's Free at Noon - Free concerts at WXPN on Fridays at Noon

Sports

 * Flyers (NHL) - Various dates
 * 76ers (NBA) - Various dates
 * Union (MLS) - Various dates
 * Wings (NLL) - Various dates

Breweries
In Philadelphia:
 * Yards Brewing Co
 * Philadelphia Brewing Co
 * Triumph Brewing Co
 * Yuengling Brewing Co
 * Dock Street Brewing Co
 * Manayunk Brewery & Restaurant
 * Nodding Head Brewery & Restaurant

Nearby Philadelphia:
 * Flying Fish Brewery
 * Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant
 * Sly Fox Beer
 * Victory Brewing Co
 * McKenzie Brew House

Sponsors
We have three sponsorship levels:


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

We encourage sponsors ($750) to support nutriment and entertainment for the sprinters as they work hard and play hard for five productive days. Contributions will be put towards lunch, snacks, and dinner costs for the sprinters, and potentially bringing in sprinters who might otherwise be unable to attend. Any surplus at the end of the event will be turned over to OSGeo or used for a future code sprint. Sponsors will receive the following honors:


 * Your logo or portrait at the top of this page
 * 30-min slot to talk about how you are using FOSS GIS at the sprint
 * Get to stare at us during the sprint and voice your input in person
 * Our undying gratitude, which comes in handy when you least expect it (Remember that feature you wanted...)

To sponsor, please contact David Zwarg (dzwarg at azavea dot com) directly.

Gold
TBA

Silver
TBA

Bronze
TBA

Venue Sponsor
Azavea

Budget
Our expenses include:


 * lodging
 * meals
 * social activities

We will cover our expenses in three ways:


 * sponsorships
 * participant registration fees
 * surplus from previous years