Difference between revisions of "Montreal Code Sprint 2011"

Purpose

Get together project members to make decisions and tackle larger problems (as done in previous years at the New York Code Sprint 2010 and Toronto Code Sprint 2009).

We have started a Montreal Code Sprint 2011 Agenda page for preliminary planning of tasks.

Timing

Dates: Tuesday-Friday, March 15-18, from approximately 9am-4pm

Venue

Communauté Métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM) 1002, Sherbrooke West, suite 2400, Montreal QC

2 large adjacent conference rooms located on 24th floor of a tower with great view of the city (see pictures)
Possibility to remove the wall between the two rooms to make a single larger room
RJ-45 and power plugs in the floor
Larger room: 14 tables for two = 28 person capacity
Smaller room: 6 tables for two = 12 person capacity
Possibility to rearrange the tables to fit our needs (e.g. make tables/teams of 6-8 people for instance)
Projector in each room
White boards on the wall between the two rooms (become unavailable if we remove the wall)

Budget

2011 budget coming soon. (The 2010 budget is still available online here. Any surplus at the end of the event will be turned over to OSGeo. Receipts for event expenses.)

Hotel

Hotel Cantlie Suites, located 1-2 blocks away: Group rate starting at 99$/night + taxes

Full details for group rate reservation coming soon.

Costs

Participants should plan for the following costs:

Travel to Montreal, variable depending on where you are.
Accommodation for four nights, $200 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 (?)

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 on, if you have a strong intention to attend.

Daniel Morissette (MapServer)
Michael Smith (MapServer)
Jason Fournier (Pending)
David Zwarg (PostGIS - Pending)
Frank Warmerdam (MapServer, GDAL, ...)
Olivier Courtin (PostGIS - TinyOWS)
Paul Ramsey (PostGIS)
Jeff McKenna (MapServer)
Yewondwossen Assefa (MapServer)
Alan Boudreault (MapServer)
Howard Butler (MapServer libLAS GDAL)
Thomas Bonfort (MapServer)
...

Virtual participants (irc #tosprint)

Room Share

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.

FAQ

Is the Montreal 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.

Social Events

TBD...

Eating Options

Some locations recommended by locals:

Restaurants
- ...
Bars

(Please do not hesitate to add locations to this list)

Getting to the Sprint

From Trudeau International Airport (YUL)

... TBD once the venue is finalized.

Announcements, News, Recaps

Photos

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=montrealsprint2011&m=tags

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 * [[User:aboudreault|Alan Boudreault]] (MapServer)
 * [[User:hobu|Howard Butler]] (MapServer libLAS GDAL)
+* [[User:tbonfort|Thomas Bonfort]] (MapServer)
 * ...