Toronto Code Sprint 2009

Purpose
Get together project members to make decisions and tackle larger problems. We have chosen a mid-North American location because this code sprint is targeting members of the "C Tribe" (eg, Mapserver, GRASS, GDAL, Proj, PostGIS, MapGuide) and many members of the "C Tribe" are clustered in the area. Toronto is also a major travel hub, for sprinters traveling from afar. Other tribes are welcome to join the sprint, of course, but we hope that "C Tribe" members will give this event special consideration.

Sponsors
We are seeking four sponsors each willing to provide a $500 sponsorship that will be put towards venue, internet and lunch costs.

Timing
When: March 7 - March 10, 2009.

Duration: Four days from approximately 9am-4pm

Venue
Bond Place Hotel 65 Dundas Street East Toronto, Ontario M5B 2G8, Canada Telephone: +01 416 362 6061 Toll Free: 1 800 268 9390 Fax: 416-360-6406

Map

When reserving, please specify "OSGeo" as the block name. There are 15 rooms under the OSGeo block name. The block rate is $79/night.

Costs
Participants should plan for the following costs:


 * Travel to Toronto, variable depending on where you are.
 * Accommodation for four nights, $160 to $400 depending on what room you choose and whether you room share.
 * Shared venue cost, $50 to $0 depending on whether we can arrange sponsors.
 * Meals. Dinners at least, we may be able to cover lunches/morning snacks if we can find sponsors.

Participation
We are planning for attendance of 20-40. Please add your name and the projects you are hoping to sprint on, if you have a strong intention to attend. If there date options you cannot attend, please note them next to your entry.


 * Paul Ramsey (PostGIS, Mapserver, Proj) (unable to attend option 5)
 * Tom Kralidis (MapServer) (would be nice if spanned over weekend)
 * Frank Warmerdam (GDAL/OGR, PROJ.4, MapServer, QGIS, OSGeo4W) (March is better than February)
 * Thomas Bonfort (MapServer)
 * Howard Butler (MapServer, GeoDjango, GDAL, CS-Map, spatialreference.org) (Options 5 and 6 not preferred)
 * Jeff McKenna (MapServer docs, MS4W) - prefer weekend dates
 * Steve Lime (MapServer) - option 4 as a last resort (kids spring break)
 * Daniel Morissette (MapServer, GDAL/OGR) (can't do option 2, prefer options 3 to 6)
 * Yewondwossen Assefa (MapServer) (prefer options 4 to 6)
 * Andrew Ross (or someone else from Ingres) (GEOS, GDAL/OGR, Proj.4, CS-Map)
 * Denise MacLeod (GEOS) (not option 5 or 6 - kids spring break)
 * Chuck Thibert (GEOS)
 * possibly 1 or 2 LizardTech engineers (Michael P. Gerlek as contact point), for GDAL & friends - no significant date preferences
 * Leo Hsu and Regina Obe (PostGIS, GEOS, Mapserver) - prefer weekend dates
 * Olivier Courtin (PostGIS, TinyOWS)

Planning

 * Extra items that would be useful (please sign up if you can bring)
 * Wireless hub
 * Wireless hub
 * Projector
 * Screen