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Boston Code Sprint 2013

2013-03-24T04:42:04Z

Wiki-Jwalgran: /* Participants */

'''Gold Sponsors'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| [http://www.enterprisedb.com EnterpriseDb]
| [[File:EDB_logo_rgb_300.jpg‎|300px]]
|-
|}

'''Silver Sponsors'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| [http://www.geosynergy.com.au GeoSynergy]
| [[File:GeoSynergy.png|200px]]
|       
| [http://www.airborneinteractive.com Airborne Interactive]
| [[File:AirborneInteractive.png|200px]]
|-
|}

'''Bronze Sponsors'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| [http://www.hobu.biz Hobu]
| [[File:Logo-Hobu.png‎|150px]]
|      
| [http://www.azavea.com Azavea]
| [[File:Logo-azavea.png|150px‎]]
|      
| [http://www.1ocean.com OneOcean]
| [[File:Bos_code_sprint_oneocean.png|150px]]
|     
| [http://www.appgeo.com/ AppGeo]
| [[File:Appgeo_bos2013.jpg‎|150px]]
|-
|}

'''Host Sponsor'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| [http://www.paragoncorporation.com Paragon Corporation]
| [[File:Version8.png|175px]]
|-
|}

== 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 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.

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 ==
[http://www.devonshireboston.com/skyclub.html Devonshire Sky Club Conference Room] (42.358187,-71.057593) [http://goo.gl/maps/0VsfG 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 ==
* [[Boston Sprint 2013 Agenda]]
* [https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/wiki/Boston-Codesprint-Agenda MapServer sprint plan]

== 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
# [[User:Woodbri|Steve Woodbridge]] - iMaptools.com - MapServer; pgRouting; postGIS - Attendance assured. Local
# [[User:pwramsey3|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
# [[User:dmorissette|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
# [[User:Djay|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
# [[User:Dzwarg|David Zwarg]] - Azavea - PostGIS Raster; GDAL/OGR - Very likely
# Norman Barker - Cloudant - Very likely
# [[User:kshepard|Kenny Shepard]] - Azavea - PostGIS - Very likely
# Rob Emanuele - Azavea - PostGIS Raster - Very likely
# Pierre Racine - University Laval - PostGIS Raster - Very likely
# Michael P. Gerlek (or designee) - OneOcean - PDAL & Friends - Likely
# [[User:Jwalgran|Justin Walgran]] - Azavea - OpenLayers; PostGIS - Booked
# Norman Vine - Likely
# [[User:Mloskot|Mateusz Loskot]] - PostGIS/PDAL - Unlikely
# <strike>Tom Kralidis - MapServer, pycsw, owslib</strike> sorry, can't make it this year
# <strike>[[User:kirk|Kirk McKelvey]] - LizardTech - PDAL/GDAL - </strike> (will sorely miss this - until next year then)

== 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 [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.

== 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 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...)

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 ===
==== Gold ====
EnterpriseDb
==== Silver ====
Mobile Geographics, Airborne Interactive, GeoSynergy
==== Bronze ====
OneOcean, Azavea, Hobu, AppGeo

Boston Code Sprint 2013

2013-01-30T15:51:49Z

Wiki-Jwalgran: /* Participation */

[[Image:boston_codesprint_2012.png|700px|right]]
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right"
|-
! '''Gold Sponsors'''
|-
| [http://www.enterprisedb.com EnterpriseDb]
| [[File:EDB_logo_rgb_300.jpg‎]]
|-
! '''Silver Sponsors'''
|-
| [http://www.geosynergy.com.au GeoSynergy]
| [[File:GeoSynergy_650.jpg‎|600px]]
|-
| [http://www.airborneinteractive.com/ Airborne Interactive]
| [[Image:AirborneInteractive 400.png|200px|AirborneInteractive 400.png]]
|-
! '''Bronze Sponsors'''
|-
| [http://www.azavea.com Azavea]
| [[File:Logo-azavea.png‎]]
|-
| [http://www.hobu.biz Hobu, Inc.]
| [[File:Logo-Hobu.png‎]]
|-
| [http://www.1ocean.com OneOcean]
| [[File:Bos_code_sprint_oneocean.png|300px]]
|-
! ''Other in-kind Sponsors''
|-
| Paragon Corporation
|}

== 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.

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

== Timing ==

Dates: '''Weekday: Monday - Thursday 3/25-3/28'''
Duration: Four days (9AM - 5PM)

== Venue ==
''' Planned Location: ''' [http://www.devonshireboston.com/skyclub.html Devonshire Sky Club Conference Room] and if needed
spill over into Paragon Offices

Both across the street from Boston City Hall. Right along the [http://www.thefreedomtrail.org/ Freedom Trail] and about 2 blocks away
from the [http://www.fsf.org/about/contact/ Free Software Foundation head quarters].

=== Weekend Access ===

= Agenda=
'''Sunday (March 24th)'''

* 5:00pm to 10:00pm - check-in
** ''if you plan to arrive earlier than 4pm or later than 11:55 PM, contact Leo to make arrangements''
** ''You can hang out with rest of Boston hackers if you want''

'''Monday (March 25th)'''

* 8:00am - breakfast
* 8:00am to noon - ''sprinting''
* noon - lunch (in meeting room)
* noon to 4:00pm - ''sprinting''
* 4:00pm to 5:00pm - drinks/social hour
* 5:00pm to 7:00pm - dinner
* 7:00pm - watch Hockey somewhere

'''Tuesday (March 26th)'''

* 8:00am - breakfast
* 8:00am to noon - ''sprinting''
* noon - lunch (in meeting room)
* noon to 5:00pm - ''sprinting''
* 5:00pm to 7:00pm - dinner
* 7:00pm to 8:00pm - walk around Boston the most walkable city :)

'''Wednesday (March 27th)'''

* 8:00am - breakfast
* 8:00am to noon - ''sprinting''
* noon - lunch (in meeting room)
* noon to 5:00pm - ''sprinting''
* 5:00pm to 7:00pm - dinner
* 7:15pm to 8:15pm (or later)

'''Thursday (March 28th)'''
* 8:00am - breakfast
* 9:30am - '''checkout'''
* 8:00am to noon - ''sprinting''
* 11:00am - lunch (in meeting room)
* 12:00pm - hard stop, meeting room closes
* departures

== Sponsor Demos ==

During the lunch hour, our sponsors will have the opportunity to talk briefly and informally about their products/services and how they use open source.

* Monday
** 12:00 - Azavea: GeoTrellis
** 12:30
* Tuesday
** 12:00
** 12:30
* Wednesday
** 12:00
** 12:30

== 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.

Sponsors get the following benefits:

* Your banner at the top of this page
* 30-minute slot to talk about how you are using FOSS GIS (first come first serve)
* Get to sit with us at the sprint and have input in project road map of an OSGeo project you are interested in
* Our undying gratitude, which comes in handy when you least expect it. Remember that feature you wanted in X :)
* The good feeling that you have contributed to the FOSS GIS movement (priceless and good for the health too)

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
==== Gold ====
#EnterpriseDb

==== Silver ====
# Mobile Geographics
# Airborne Interactive
# GeoSynergy

==== Bronze ====
# OneOcean
# Azavea
# Hobu, Inc.

== Budget ==

== 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.

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 ½ mile of 1 DEVONSHIRE PL BOSTON MA 02109 will be within walking distance.

Boston has no major conventions during the Code Sprint.

There are over a dozen hotels name-brand and boutique within a ½ mile, 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.

== 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 trip subsidies (e.g. travel costs for core developers)

== Communication ==

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

* IRC chat during the event:<br>Channel: #tosprint<br>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.

For room if you need a room - put either:
single room - if you want your own
room share - if you'd prefer to share or don't care
local arrangements - put if you already have arrangements planned

# Leo Hsu (Definite) Paragon Corporation - PostGIS, pgRouting, PDAL 3/25, 3/18, 3/11, any
# Regina Obe (Definite) Paragon Corporation - PostGIS, pgRouting, PDAL 3/25, 3/18, 3/11, any
# Michael Smith - US Army Corps - MapServer; PDAL; GDAL/OGR - Will definitely be here
# Daniel Morissette - Mapgears - MapServer; GDAL/OGR - 99.72% sure, 3/18, 3/11, 3/14, 3/7, 3/21, 3/25, 3/4
# Pierre Racine - University Laval - PostGIS Raster - Possible
# Paul Ramsey - PostGIS - 3/4, 3/25, 2/28 (single room)
# Michael P. Gerlek (or designee) - OneOCean - PDAL & Friends ''(very likely to attend)''
# Frank Warmerdam - Google - GDAL; MapServer; PROJ.4 - Possible
# Tom Kralidis - MapServer, pycsw, owslib - Possible
# Mike Rosen - LizardTech - PDAL, GDAL - likely
# Thomas Bonfort - Terriscope - MapServer - flight booked - "any"
# Olivier Courtin - Oslandia - PostGIS, TinyOWS - flight booked
# [[User:Dzwarg|David Zwarg]] - Azavea - PostGIS Raster; GDAL/OGR - 99.73% sure, any, local arrangements
# [[User:kirk|Kirk McKelvey]] - LizardTech - PDAL/GDAL - likely, 3/4, 3/18, 3/25, single room
# Jim Klassen - SharedGeo - likely
# Howard Butler - Hobu, Inc. - very likely, any, (single room)
# Bborie Park - PostGIS Raster - flight booked, single room
# Steve Lime - MapServer - very likely - 3/4, 3/18, 3/25
# [[User:Woodbri|Steve Woodbridge]] - iMaptools.com - MapServer; pgRouting; postGIS - very likely, any
# [[User:Mloskot|Mateusz Loskot]] - PostGIS/PDAL - unlikely, any
# Stephan Meissl - EOX - MapServer - flight booked, room share
# [[User:Djay|Gérald Fenoy]] - ZOO-Project - possible, any
# [[Jeff McKenna]] - Gateway Geomatics - MapServer - flight booked, shared room
# Norman Barker - Cloudant - very likely - "ANY"
# Norman Vine - self - likely - any
# Brad Chambers - RadiantBlue - PDAL - likely - single room
# [[User:kshepard|Kenny Shepard]] - Azavea - PostGIS, very likely, single room
# Hugo Mercier - Oslandia - PostGIS - flight booked
# [[User:Jwalgran|Justin Walgran]] - Azavea - OpenLayers; PostGIS - likely, single room

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 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

== Eating Options ==
== Lunch ==
[http://www.samlagrassas.com/home.php 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.

== Recaps ==

=== Photos ===

[[Category:Code Sprints]]
[[Category:Past Events]]

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