Difference between revisions of "Boston Code Sprint 2013"

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Gold Sponsors

EnterpriseDb

Silver Sponsors

GeoSynergy			Airborne Interactive

Bronze Sponsors

Hobu			Azavea			OneOcean			AppGeo

Host Sponsor

Paragon Corporation

SPECIAL BULLETIN

If you have not found accommodation under $200 or would like to have a roomie, please contact Leo at lr at pcorp.us now. You will still find great values on Hotwire or Price Line. Deluxe accommodation starts around $120. Luxury starts around $170. Act fast!

If you have special dietary requirements, please contact Leo at lr at pcorp.us. Otherwise be expected to consume land animals, sea creatures, and vegetation.

Purpose

Get together project members to make decisions and tackle larger geospatial problems (as done last year at the IslandWood Code Sprint 2012 and previous years: Montreal (2011), New York City (2010), and Toronto (2009)). 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.

Dates and Times

Dates: Monday - Thursday 3/25-3/28

Time: Mon-Wed (9AM - 5PM), Thu (9AM - Noon)

Venue

Devonshire Sky Club Conference Room (42.358187,-71.057593) Map

Walking distance from all subway lines, rail and bus. From airport, take subway (Blue line) to State Street.

Agenda

Monday (March 25th)

9:00am to 9:30am - Welcomes
9:30am to 11:30am - Sprinting
11:30am to 12:30pm - Sponsor Presentations - Azavea: GeoTrellis
12:30pm to 1:30pm - Lunch
1:30pm - 2:30pm - Google Hangout
2:30pm to 4:00pm - Sprinting
4:00pm to 6:00pm - Cocktail

Tuesday (March 26th)

9:00am to 11:30am - Sprinting
11:30am to 12:30pm - Sponsor Presentations - AppGeo
12:30pm to 1:30pm - Lunch
1:30pm - 2:30pm - Google Hangout
2:30pm to 4:00pm - Sprinting
4:00pm to 6:00pm - Cocktail

Wednesday (March 27th)

9:00am to 11:30am - Sprinting
11:30am to 1:30pm - Feast
1:30pm - 2:30pm - Google Hangout
2:30pm to 4:00pm - Sprinting
4:00pm to 6:00pm - Cocktail

Thursday (March 28th)

9:00am to 11:30am - Sprinting
11:30am to Noon - Farewells

Hotel

We've decided not to get a block of rooms because it seems it is pricier than having people pick the hotel they like best. There are over a dozen hotels name-brand and boutique within walking, all rated above three stars. Should you have specific questions, feel free to email us directly: lr at pcorp.us. We’ll help you find the perfect accommodation.

Our recommendation is to book your own room via Hotwire or Priceline.

For Hotwire, any hotel in the Financial District will be within walking distance. For Price Line, any hotel within a half mile of 1 DEVONSHIRE PL BOSTON MA 02109 will be within walking distance.

Costs

Participants should plan for the following costs:

Travel to Boston
Accommodation for three nights
Breakfast and dinner

Project Plans

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.

Indicate if you have already finalized accommodation and travel arrangements.

Regina Obe - Paragon Corporation - Hostess
Leo Hsu - Paragon Corporation - Hostess' consort
Stephen Mather - PostGIS/Raster/PDAL - Attendance assured. Local
Steve Woodbridge - iMaptools.com - MapServer; pgRouting; postGIS - Attendance assured. Local
Paul Ramsey - PostGIS - Arriving Mar 24 @ 18:11 on AC364
Thomas Bonfort - Terriscope - MapServer - Arriving Mar 24 @ 19:25 on LH424
Jonas Lund Nielsen - Danish Geodata Agency - MapServer - Arriving Mar 24 @ 19:15 on AC8666
Howard Butler - Hobu, Inc. - Arriving Mar 24 @ 4:30 on UA1235
Daniel Morissette - Mapgears - MapServer; GDAL/OGR - Flight/Hotel booked
Jeff McKenna - Gateway Geomatics - MapServer - Flight booked
Olivier Courtin - Oslandia - PostGIS, TinyOWS - Flight booked
Hugo Mercier - Oslandia - PostGIS - Flight booked
Stephan Meissl - EOX - MapServer - Flight booked
Bborie Park - PostGIS Raster - Flight booked
Steve Lime - MapServer - Flight booked
Alan Boudreault - Mapgears - MapServer, MapCache; GDAL/OGR - Flight/Hotel booked
Gérald Fenoy - GeoLabs SARL - ZOO-Project - Flight booked
Jim Klassen - SharedGeo - Flight booked
Michael Smith - US Army Corps - MapServer; PDAL; GDAL/OGR - Attendance assured
Sarah Ward - qPublic - MapServer documentation - Flight/Hotel booked
Justin Walgran - Azavea - OpenLayers; PostGIS - Flight/Hotel booked
David Zwarg - Azavea - PostGIS Raster; GDAL/OGR - Very likely
Norman Barker - Cloudant - Very likely
Kenny Shepard - Azavea - PostGIS - Very likely
Rob Emanuele - Azavea - PostGIS Raster - Very likely
Pierre Racine - University Laval - PostGIS Raster - Very likely
Norman Vine - Likely
Mateusz Loskot - PostGIS/PDAL - Unlikely
Adam Hinz - Azavea - PostGIS Raster - Here Now

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

Extracurricular Activities

Here are some events happening around town that could be of interest:

Sporting Events

Hockey - Mon Mar 25 Maple Leafs vs. Bruins
Hockey - Wed Mar 27 Canadiens vs. Bruins
Hoops - Tue Mar 26 Knicks vs. Celtics

Crashing Parties

Mon Mar 25 7-10 PM Ignite LocationTech Boston (follow link to register)
AvidGeo might be having a meetup around that time too.

Difference between revisions of "Boston Code Sprint 2013"

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Contents

SPECIAL BULLETIN

Purpose

Dates and Times

Venue

Agenda

Hotel

Costs

Project Plans

Communication

Participants

Individual Preparation

FAQ

Extracurricular Activities

Sporting Events

Crashing Parties

Sponsors

2013 Sponsors

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Navigation menu

Search

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-[[Image:boston_codesprint_2012.png|right]]
+'''Gold Sponsors'''
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+| [http://www.enterprisedb.com EnterpriseDb]
+| [[File:EDB_logo_rgb_300.jpg‎|300px]]
+|-
+|}
-== Purpose ==
+'''Silver Sponsors'''
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+| [http://www.geosynergy.com.au GeoSynergy]
+| [[File:GeoSynergy.png|200px]]
+| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
+| [http://www.airborneinteractive.com Airborne Interactive]
+| [[File:AirborneInteractive.png|200px]]
+|-
+|}
+'''Bronze Sponsors'''
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+| [http://www.hobu.biz Hobu]
+| [[File:Logo-Hobu.png‎|150px]]
+| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
+| [http://www.azavea.com Azavea]
+| [[File:Logo-azavea.png|150px‎]]
+| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
+| [http://www.1ocean.com OneOcean]
+| [[File:Bos_code_sprint_oneocean.png|150px]]
+| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
+| [http://www.appgeo.com/ AppGeo]
+| [[File:Appgeo_bos2013.jpg‎|150px]]
+|-
+|}
-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.
+'''Host Sponsor'''
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+| [http://www.paragoncorporation.com Paragon Corporation]
+| [[File:Version8.png|175px]]
+|-
+|}
-We have started a [[Boston Sprint 2013 Agenda]] page for preliminary planning of tasks.
-== Timing ==
+== SPECIAL BULLETIN ==
+If you have not found accommodation under $200 or would like to have a roomie, please contact Leo at lr at pcorp.us now. You will still find great values on Hotwire or Price Line. Deluxe accommodation starts around $120. Luxury starts around $170.  Act fast!
-Dates: TBD (March 2013)
+If you have special dietary requirements, please contact Leo at lr at pcorp.us. Otherwise be expected to consume land animals, sea creatures, and vegetation.
-Possible options we have available
-Duration: Four days (9AM - 4PM)
-'''Weekday options run Monday - Thursday''': 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25
+== Purpose ==
+Get together project members to make decisions and tackle larger geospatial problems (as done last year at the [[IslandWood Code Sprint 2012]] and previous years: [[Montreal Code Sprint 2011|Montreal]] (2011), [[New York Code Sprint 2010|New York City]] (2010), and [[Toronto Code Sprint 2009|Toronto]] (2009)).  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.
-'''Weekend options run Thursday - Sunday''': 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21
+We have started a [[Boston Sprint 2013 Agenda]] page for preliminary planning of tasks.
-== Venue ==
+== Dates and Times ==
-Downtown Boston we have 2 options going across the street from each other.
+Dates: Monday - Thursday 3/25-3/28
-Both locations are across the street from Boston City Hall.
+Time: Mon-Wed (9AM - 5PM), Thu (9AM - Noon)
-=== Weekend Access ===
+== Venue ==
+[http://www.devonshireboston.com/skyclub.html Devonshire Sky Club Conference Room] (42.358187,-71.057593) [http://goo.gl/maps/0VsfG Map]
-== Sponsors ==
+Walking distance from all subway lines, rail and bus. From airport, take subway (Blue line) to State Street.
-We have three sponsorship levels:
-* Gold: >$2000
+== Agenda ==
-* Silver: $1500
+'''Monday (March 25th)'''
-* Bronze: $750
+* 9:00am to 9:30am - Welcomes
+* 9:30am to 11:30am - Sprinting
+* 11:30am to 12:30pm - Sponsor Presentations - Azavea: GeoTrellis
+* 12:30pm to 1:30pm - Lunch
+* 1:30pm - 2:30pm - Google Hangout
+* 2:30pm to 4:00pm - Sprinting
+* 4:00pm to 6:00pm - Cocktail
-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.
+'''Tuesday (March 26th)'''
+* 9:00am to 11:30am - Sprinting
+* 11:30am to 12:30pm - Sponsor Presentations - AppGeo
+* 12:30pm to 1:30pm - Lunch
+* 1:30pm - 2:30pm - Google Hangout
+* 2:30pm to 4:00pm - Sprinting
+* 4:00pm to 6:00pm - Cocktail
+'''Wednesday (March 27th)'''
+* 9:00am to 11:30am - Sprinting
+* 11:30am to 1:30pm - Feast
+* 1:30pm - 2:30pm - Google Hangout
+* 2:30pm to 4:00pm - Sprinting
+* 4:00pm to 6:00pm - Cocktail
-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
+'''Thursday (March 28th)'''
+* 9:00am to 11:30am - Sprinting
+* 11:30am to Noon - Farewells
-=== 2013 Sponsors ===
+== Hotel ==
-This is the current list of those who have pledged
+We've decided not to get a block of rooms because it seems it is pricier than having people pick the hotel they like best. There are over a dozen hotels name-brand and boutique within walking, all rated above three stars. Should you have specific questions, feel free to email us directly: lr at pcorp.us. We’ll help you find the perfect accommodation.
-''Bronze''
-# Flaxen Consulting
-# Azavea
-== Budget ==
+Our recommendation is to book your own room via Hotwire or Priceline.
-== Hotel ==
+For Hotwire, any hotel in the Financial District will be within walking distance.
+For Price Line, any hotel within a half mile of 1 DEVONSHIRE PL BOSTON MA 02109 will be within walking distance.
 == Costs ==
+Participants should plan for the following costs:
-Participants should plan for the following costs:
+* Travel to Boston
+* Accommodation for three nights
+* Breakfast and dinner
-* Travel to Boston, variable depending on where you are.
+== Project Plans ==
-* Accommodation for four nights, $300 to $600 depending on what room you choose and whether you room share.
+* [[Boston Sprint 2013 Agenda]]
-* Breakfast, dinner and other snacks.
+* [https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/wiki/Boston-Codesprint-Agenda MapServer sprint plan]
-* 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: #tosprint Server: irc.freenode.net
-* Please join the mailing list:<br>http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/tosprint
+== 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.
-* IRC chat during the event:<br>Channel: #tosprint<br>Server: irc.freenode.net
+Indicate if you have already finalized accommodation and travel arrangements.
-== Participation ==
+# Regina Obe - Paragon Corporation - Hostess
+# Leo Hsu - Paragon Corporation - Hostess' consort
-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.
+# Stephen Mather - PostGIS/Raster/PDAL - Attendance assured. Local
+# [[User:Woodbri|Steve Woodbridge]] - iMaptools.com - MapServer; pgRouting; postGIS - Attendance assured. Local
-# Leo Hsu (Definite) PostGIS       3/25, 3/18, 3/11, any
+# [[User:pwramsey3|Paul Ramsey]] - PostGIS - Arriving Mar 24 @ 18:11 on AC364
-# Regina Obe (Definite) PostGIS    3/25, 3/18, 3/11, any
+# Thomas Bonfort - Terriscope - MapServer - Arriving Mar 24 @ 19:25 on LH424
-# Michael Smith - US Army Corps  - MapServer; PDAL; GDAL/OGR - Will definitely be here
+# Jonas Lund Nielsen - Danish Geodata Agency - MapServer - Arriving Mar 24 @ 19:15 on AC8666
-# Daniel Morissette - Mapgears - MapServer; GDAL/OGR - 99.72% sure
+# Howard Butler - Hobu, Inc. - Arriving Mar 24 @ 4:30 on UA1235
-# Pierre Racine - University Laval  - PostGIS Raster - Possible
+# [[User:dmorissette|Daniel Morissette]] - Mapgears - MapServer; GDAL/OGR - Flight/Hotel booked
-# Paul Ramsey  - PostGIS - 3/4, 3/25, 2/28
+# [[Jeff McKenna]] - Gateway Geomatics - MapServer - Flight booked
-# Michael P. Gerlek - Flaxen Consulting - PDAL & Friends - very likely - "ANY"
+# Olivier Courtin - Oslandia - PostGIS, TinyOWS - Flight booked
-# Frank Warmerdam - Google - GDAL; MapServer; PROJ.4 - Possible
+# Hugo Mercier - Oslandia - PostGIS - Flight booked
-# Tom Kralidis - MapServer, pycsw, owslib - Possible
+# Stephan Meissl - EOX - MapServer - Flight booked
-# Mike Rosen - LizardTech - PDAL, GDAL - likely
+# Bborie Park - PostGIS Raster - Flight booked
-# Thomas Bonfort - Terriscope - MapServer - very likely - "any"
+# Steve Lime - MapServer - Flight booked
-# Olivier Courtin - Oslandia - MapServer ; PostGIS - 2/28, any
+# Alan Boudreault - Mapgears - MapServer, MapCache; GDAL/OGR - Flight/Hotel booked
-# [[User:Dzwarg|David Zwarg]] - Azavea - PostGIS Raster; GDAL/OGR - 99.73% sure, any
+# [[User:Djay|Gérald Fenoy]] - GeoLabs SARL - ZOO-Project - Flight booked
-# [[User:kirk|Kirk McKelvey]] - LizardTech - PDAL/GDAL - likely, 3/4, 3/18, 3/25
+# Jim Klassen - SharedGeo - Flight booked
-# Jim Klassen - SharedGeo - likely
+# [[User:msmitherdc|Michael Smith]] - US Army Corps - MapServer; PDAL; GDAL/OGR - Attendance assured
-# Howard Butler - Hobu, Inc. - very likely, any
+# Sarah Ward - qPublic - MapServer documentation - Flight/Hotel booked
-# Bborie Park - CVEC, UC Davis - PostGIS Raster - likely, any
+# [[User:Jwalgran|Justin Walgran]] - Azavea - OpenLayers; PostGIS - Flight/Hotel booked
-# Steve Lime - MapServer - very likely -  3/4, 3/18, 3/25
+# [[User:Dzwarg|David Zwarg]] - Azavea - PostGIS Raster; GDAL/OGR - Very likely
-# [[User:Woodbri|Steve Woodbridge]] - iMaptools.com - MapServer; pgRouting; postGIS - very likely, any
+# Norman Barker - Cloudant - Very likely
-# [[User:Mloskot|Mateusz Loskot]] - PostGIS/PDAL - unlikely, any
+# [[User:kshepard|Kenny Shepard]] - Azavea - PostGIS - Very likely
+# Rob Emanuele - Azavea - PostGIS Raster - Very likely
-Virtual participants (irc #tosprint)
+# Pierre Racine - University Laval  - PostGIS Raster - Very likely
+# Norman Vine - Likely
-== Room Share ==
+# [[User:Mloskot|Mateusz Loskot]] - PostGIS/PDAL - Unlikely
+# Adam Hinz - Azavea - PostGIS Raster - Here Now
-If you would like to room share,
-# Reserve a room at the hotel, choosing a type with more than one bed.
-# 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.
+* 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 and documentation event. It is a working session for people who are already participants in open source projects.
+** 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.
@@ Line 113: / Line 165: @@
 ** Yes, Sponsors and sprinters actively working on projects will have their moment of glory
-== Social Events ==
+== Extracurricular Activities ==
-== Eating Options ==
+Here are some events happening around town that could be of interest:
-== Lunch ==
-[http://www.samlagrassas.com/home.php Sam LaGrassa]
-== Dinner ==
+=== Sporting Events ===
-Dim Sum - China Pearl - Boston Down town Chinatown
+* Hockey - Mon Mar 25 Maple Leafs vs. Bruins
+* Hockey - Wed Mar 27 Canadiens vs. Bruins
+* Hoops - Tue Mar 26 Knicks vs. Celtics
-Korean Barbecue Boston Chinatown
+=== Crashing Parties ===
+* Mon Mar 25 7-10 PM [http://ignitelocationtechboston1.eventbrite.com/ Ignite LocationTech Boston] (follow link to register)
+* [http://www.meetup.com/avidgeo/ AvidGeo] might be having a meetup around that time too.
-Various locations in North End for good Home Italian cooking and pastries
+== Sponsors ==
+We have three sponsorship levels:
-Irish Pubs
+* Gold: $2000+, Silver: $1500, Bronze: $750
-== Getting to the Sprint ==
+We encourage sponsors ($750+) to support nutriment and entertainment for the sprinters as they work hard and play hard for four productive days. Contributions will go towards space rental, lunch, and libations (in this order).
+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
+* Get to stare at us during the sprint and voice your in put in person
+* Our undying gratitude, which comes in handy when you least expect it. (Remember that feature you wanted...)
-== Recaps ==
+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
-=== Photos ===
+=== 2013 Sponsors ===
+==== Gold ====
+EnterpriseDB
+==== Silver ====
+Airborne Interactive, GeoSynergy
+==== Bronze ====
+OneOcean, Azavea, Hobu, AppGeo
 [[Category:Code Sprints]]
-[[Category:Past Events]]
+[[Category:C Tribe Code Sprint]]