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OSGeo Community Sprint 2019

2019-02-01T05:08:04Z

Wiki-Kirk: /* Participants */

== Purpose ==

Bring together project members to make decisions and tackle larger geospatial
problems as in previous years:
* [[OSGeo Code Sprint 2018|Bonn]] (2018)
* [[Daytona Beach Code Sprint 2017|Daytona_Beach]] (2017)
* [[Paris Code Sprint 2016|Paris]] (2016)
* [[Philadelphia Code Sprint 2015|Philadelphia]] (2015)
* [[Vienna Code Sprint 2014|Vienna]] (2014)
* [[Boston Code Sprint 2013|Boston]] (2013)
* [[IslandWood Code Sprint 2012|Island Wood (Seattle)]] (2012)
* [[Montreal Code Sprint 2011|Montreal]] (2011)
* [[New York Code Sprint 2010|New York City]] (2010)
* [[Toronto Code Sprint 2009|Toronto]] (2009)

== Sponsors ==

'''Sponsoring ''' Find out about [[OSGeo_Code_Sprint_2019#Sponsoring |Sponsoring the Event]].

; Venue Sponsor
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[[File:Logo-UMN.png|140px|University of Minnesota|link=https://twin-cities.umn.edu/]]
 
https://twin-cities.umn.edu/

|}

;Gold Sponsors
{| border=0 cellspacing=15 cellpadding=10

||
[[File:GC-Group logo.png|220px|GeoCue|link=http://www.geocue.com/]]
 
http://www.geocue.com/

||
[[File:safe-software-logo.png|220px|Safe Software|link=https://www.safe.com/]]
 
https://www.safe.com/
|}

; Silver Sponsors

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[[File:Logo-Hobu.png|140px|Hobu|link=https://hobu.co/]]
 
https://hobu.co/
||
[[File:Logo-EOX.png|120px|EOX IT Services GmbH|link=http://eox.at]]
 
[http://eox.at http://eox.at]
||
[[Image:Logo-tydac.png|160px|Tydac|link=http://www.tydac.ch/]]
 
[http://www.tydac.ch/ http://www.tydac.ch/]
||
[[File:Crunchydata.png|160px|CrunchyData||link=http://www.crunchydata.com/]]
 
[http://www.crunchydata.com/ http://www.crunchydata.com/]
|}

; Bronze Sponsors
{| border=0 cellspacing=15 cellpadding=10
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[[File:CoordinateSolutions_TRANS.png|210px|link=http://www.coordinatesolutions.com/]]
 
[http://www.coordinatesolutions.com/ http://www.coordinatesolutions.com/]
||
[[File:sharedgeo_logo.png|170px|link=https://www.sharedgeo.org/]]
 
[https://www.sharedgeo.org/ https://www.sharedgeo.org/]
||
[[File:Greenwood_logo.png|210px|link=https://greenwoodmap.com/]]
 
[https://greenwoodmap.com/ https://greenwoodmap.com/]
|}

== Dates and Times ==

* Date: May 14-17 (4 days)
* Time: 8:30am to 4:30pm each day

== Other Events from January to May 2019 ==

* ''OSGeo's 13th birthday Feb 4''
* ''[http://2019.foss4g-na.org/ FOSS4G-NA 2019], April 16-19 in San Diego, CA''
* ''please add your event''

== Location ==

* University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

=== Coding Venue ===
* Wilson Research Collaboration Studio: https://www.lib.umn.edu/wilsonstudio
* Wilson Library, West Bank
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/44.97095/-93.24392| OpenStreetMap]

=== Accommodations ===
Several hotels are within walking distance of the venue. Here are a few options:
{|border=1
|-
| '''Hotel Name''' || '''Price Range (USD)''' || '''Distance''' || '''Notes'''
|-
| [https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/mspdc-courtyard-minneapolis-downtown/?scid=bb1a189a-fec3-4d19-a255-54ba596febe2 Courtyard by Marriott Minneapolis] || 175$+ || .5 mile || Walking distance to Wilson Library, University Campus
|-
| [https://www.graduatehotels.com/minneapolis/ Graduate Minneapolis] || 185$+ || 1.9 miles || On University Campus and Light Rail transportation
|-
| [https://hamptoninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/minnesota/hampton-inn-and-suites-minneapolis-university-area-MSPUAHX/index.html Hampton Inn & Suites Minneapolis] || 152$+ || 2.2 miles || On Light Rail transportation
|}

=== How to get there ===

'''Flights''' - [https://www.mspairport.com/flights-and-airlines Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP)]

Sixteen commercial passenger airlines service the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP); 11 are located at Terminal 1 - Lindbergh and five are located at the Terminal 2 - Humphrey.

'''Light Rail Transit''' - [https://www.mspairport.com/directions/ground-transportation/light-rail-transit Light rail transit (LRT)] trains stop at both Terminal 1-Lindbergh and Terminal 2-Humphrey and connect travelers to 17 other destinations, including downtown Minneapolis to the north and Mall of America to the south.

[https://www.metrotransit.org/blue-line-map Metro Transit Map of LRT Stations] shows the light rail stops; take the Blue Line to the Cedar-Riverside stop for the Wilson Library, University of Minnesota venue.

== Schedule ==
* breakfast each day around 8:30am
* lunch every day around 12:30pm

== Social Events ==

== Project Plans ==
(i.e what do you wish/want/plan to work on during the sprint ?)

* '''MapServer''':
** placeholder target
* add your project

== Participants ==

Please add your name and the projects you are planning to sprint and note the likeliness of your attendance.

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" class="wikitable sortable"
!width="25"|No
!width="250"|Name
!width="100"|Country
!width="250"|Email
!width="250"|Organisation
!width="250"|Projects
!width="25"|Sun
!width="25"|Mon
!width="25"|Tue
!width="25"|Wed
!width="25"|Thu
!width="25"|Fri
!width="25"|Sat
!width="25"|Sun
!width="60"|Likelihood
!width="30"|Food Restrictions
|-
| 1 ||[[Steve Lime]] || US || steve.lime@state.mn.us || State of Minnesota || MapServer || x || x || x || x || x || x || x || x || Certain ||
|-
| 2||[[Howard Butler]] || US || howard@hobu.co || Hobu, Inc. || PROJ, GDAL, PDAL || || x || x || x || x || x || x || || Certain ||
|-
| 3||[[Connor Manning]] || US || connor@hobu.co || Hobu, Inc. || Entinwe, PDAL || || x || x || x || x || x || x || || Certain ||
|-
| 4||[[User:jimk|Jim Klassen]] || US || jklassen@sharedgeo.org || SharedGeo || MapServer, GDAL, GeoMoose || || x || x || x || x || x || x || || Certain ||
|-
| 5||[[User:blammo|Bob Basques]] || US || bbasques@sharedgeo.org || SharedGeo || MapServer, GeoMoose || x || x || x || x || x || x || x || || Certain ||
|-
| 6||[[User:pwramsey3|Paul Ramsey]] || CA || pramsey@cleverelephant.ca || Crunchy Data || PostGIS, GEOS || || || x || x || x || x || || || Certain ||
|-
| 7||[[User:theduckylittle|Dan "Ducky" Little]] || US || theduckylittle@gmail.com || || MapServer, GeoMoose || || x || x || x || x || x || x || || Certain || No pref
|-
| 8||[[User:Dmorissette|Daniel Morissette]] || CA || dmorissette@mapgears.com || Mapgears || MapServer, GDAL/OGR || || x || x || x || x || x || x || || 99% ||
|-
| 9 ||[[Kari Geurts]] || US || kari.geurts@state.mn.us || State of Minnesota || || x || x || x || x || x || x || x || x || Certain ||
|-
| 10 ||[[Even Rouault]] || France || even.rouault at spatialys.com || Spatialys || GDAL/OGR, PROJ, Mapserver || || || x || x || x || x || || || 50% ||
|-
| 11 ||[[Piero Toffanin]] || US || pt at masseranolabs.com || MasseranoLabs || OpenDroneMap || || || x || x || x || x || || || 50% ||
|-
| 12 ||[[User:Schpidi|Stephan Meißl]] || AT || stephan.meissl@eox.at || EOX || MapServer, EOxServer || || x || x || x || x || || || || 50% ||
|-
| 13 ||[[User:normanb|Norman Barker]] || US || norman@tiledb.io || TileDB || GDAL || || || x || x || x || x || || || Certain ||
|-
| 14 ||[[User:kirk|Kirk McKelvey]] || US || kmckelvey@extensis.com || Extensis (was LizardTech) || || || || x || x || x || x || || || Very Likely ||
|-
| # ||[[User:your osgeo profile|Your name]] || DE || email || organization || project || x || x || x || x || x || x || x || x || ? || ?
|}

== Communication ==

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

== Costs ==

Participants should plan for the following costs:

* Travel to Minneapolis/St. Paul
* Accommodation for x nights

== Individual preparation ==

* Bring your own laptop
* Bring [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity_by_country your power connector adapter] if needed (photo: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B_plug.jpg]). See also http://www.power-plugs-sockets.com/
* Install Git and compiler tools, and come with a working development environment

== Sponsoring ==

The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) has a long tradition of organizing code sprints for developers of Open Source GIS software.
(https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Category:Code_Sprints).

An international community/code sprint for OSGeo will take place May 14-17, 2019.

We expect about 50 developers from all over the world to come from various [https://www.osgeo.org/, OSGeo] projects. Whether desktop application, geospatial library, metadata catalog or web mapping: be sure to find products in the list that you use. The sprint is also an opportunity for your developers to meet with the core developers of the projects, get a deeper insight into the software and participate in the development.

This years' sprint will take place at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities in Minneapolis and will be hosted by [https://research.umn.edu/units/uspatial, U-Spatial] and organized by [https://www.sharedgeo.org/, SharedGeo] and members of the local OSGeo user group (TCMUG).

In addition to the costs of providing the technical infrastructure and space, food and drink for the developers represents the main cost. Morning/afternoon meals and drinks during the day are planned. In addition, we hope to provide several evening meals and social events.

In order to cover these costs we would be overjoyed to accept offers of sponsorship!

What we can offer:
* Your logo on top of the [https://www.osgeo.org/events/OSGeo_Community_Sprint_2019/ community sprint website] as well as on all official documents used during the sprint
* Acknowledgement in all sprint related emails
* Our undying gratitude, which comes in handy when you least expect it (remember that feature you wanted?)

Our sponsorship levels:
* Gold: >= 2500 USD
* Silver: 1500 USD
* Bronze: 750 USD

So...
* get your company talking to the top project developers.
* encourage your GIS developers to take advantage of this opportunity, there is no better opportunity to learn!
* support the software you use - you benefit immediately.

Thank you very much!

Contact: To sponsor, please contact tosprint@lists.osgeo.org directly.

== Event Owner ==
* SharedGeo
* U-Spatial
* [[User:Sdlime|Steve Lime]]
* [[User:Kaguerts|Kari Geurts]]

== Press Release ==

We are looking forward to the next OSGeo Code Sprint!
[[Category:Code Sprints]]
[[Category:C Tribe Code Sprint]]

Boston Code Sprint 2013

2013-03-13T15:04:00Z

Wiki-Kirk: /* Participation - kirk withdrawing */

[[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]
| [[File:Logo-Hobu.png‎]]
|-
| [http://www.1ocean.com OneOcean]
| [[File:Bos_code_sprint_oneocean.png|300px]]
|-
! ''Other in-kind Sponsors''
|-
| Paragon Corporation
|}

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== 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] (42.358187,-71.057593) and if needed
spill over into Paragon Offices

Both across the street from Boston City Hall. Right on 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].

Walking distance from all subway lines, commuter rail stations, and Amtrak.

= 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) informal presentations
* 12 - 1pm (Google Hangout?) - just quick intro from each group
* 2pm to 4:00pm - ''sprinting''
* 4:00pm to 5:00pm - drinks/social hour
* 5:00pm to 7:00pm - dinner
* 7:00pm - watch Hockey somewhere or [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/tosprint/2013-February/000389.html Hangout with Eclipse folks who invited us to their party]

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

* 8:00am - breakfast
* 8:00am to noon - ''sprinting''
* noon - lunch (in meeting room)
* 1pm - 2pm (Google Hangout? - dedicated to specific working group )
* 2pm 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)
* 1pm - 2pm (Google Hangout? )
* 2pm to 5:00pm - ''sprinting''
* 5:00pm to 7:00pm - dinner

'''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
* Farewells

== Project Plans ==
* [[Boston Sprint 2013 Agenda]]
* [https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/wiki/Boston-Codesprint-Agenda MapServer sprint plan]

== 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. Note: [http://www.eclipsecon.org/2013/ EclipseCon 2013] is running during the same period.

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: conference room rent, morning snacks, lunches, dinner (1), social event (?), and trip subsidies (e.g. travel costs for core developers)

== 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 20-30. 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
# [[User:dmorissette|Daniel Morissette]] - Mapgears - MapServer; GDAL/OGR - flight booked
# [[User:pwramsey3|Paul Ramsey]] - PostGIS - Arriving Mar 24 @ 18:11 on AC364
# Thomas Bonfort - Terriscope - MapServer - flight booked - "any"
# [[Jeff McKenna]] - Gateway Geomatics - MapServer - flight booked, shared room
# Olivier Courtin - Oslandia - PostGIS, TinyOWS - flight booked
# Hugo Mercier - Oslandia - PostGIS - flight booked
# Stephan Meissl - EOX - MapServer - flight booked, room share
# Bborie Park - PostGIS Raster - flight booked, single room
# Howard Butler - Hobu, Inc. - arriving Mar 24 @ 4:30 on United 1235
# [[User:Woodbri|Steve Woodbridge]] - iMaptools.com - MapServer; pgRouting; postGIS - very likely, any
# Norman Barker - Cloudant - very likely - "ANY"
# Steve Lime - MapServer - flight booked
# [[User:kshepard|Kenny Shepard]] - Azavea - PostGIS, very likely, single room
# [[User:Dzwarg|David Zwarg]] - Azavea - PostGIS Raster; GDAL/OGR - 99.73% sure, any, local arrangements
# <strike>[[User:kirk|Kirk McKelvey]] - LizardTech - PDAL/GDAL - likely, 3/4, 3/18, 3/25, single room</strike> (will sorely miss this - until next year then)
# Michael P. Gerlek (or designee) - OneOcean - PDAL & Friends - ("possible"), will make own lodging arrangements
# Tom Kralidis - MapServer, pycsw, owslib - Possible
# Jim Klassen - SharedGeo - flight booked
# [[User:Jwalgran|Justin Walgran]] - Azavea - OpenLayers; PostGIS - likely, single room
# Norman Vine - self - likely - any
# Brad Chambers - RadiantBlue - PDAL - likely - single room
# Rob Emanuele - Azavea - PostGIS Raster - very likeable
# Stephen Mather - PostGIS/Raster/PDAL, Definite, local arrangements
# Pierre Racine - University Laval - PostGIS Raster - very likely
# Alan Boudreault - Mapgears - MapServer; GDAL/OGR - flight booked
# [[User:Djay|Gérald Fenoy]] - GeoLabs SARL - ZOO-Project - flight booked, local arrangements
# Frank Warmerdam - Google - GDAL; MapServer; PROJ.4 - Possible
# [[User:Mloskot|Mateusz Loskot]] - PostGIS/PDAL - unlikely, any
# Jonas Lund Nielsen - Danish Geodata Agency - MapServer - very likely - local arrangements

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

=== Crashing Parties ===
* '''Mon Mar 25''' 1:00 PM [http://locationtech.org/content/information-session LocationTech] will be having their meetup as part of Eclipse 2013 which will be in Boston running same days we are.
* '''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.

== Getting to the Sprint ==
From Logan Airport -- Take Blue Line to State Street.

== Recaps ==

=== Photos ===

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

Boston Code Sprint 2013

2012-11-05T20:55:49Z

Wiki-Kirk: /* Participation */

[[Image:boston_codesprint_2012.png|700px|right]]
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right"
|-
! '''Silver Sponsors'''
|-
| [http://www.geosynergy.com.au GeoSynergy]
| [[File:GeoSynergy_650.jpg‎|500px]]
|}

== Purpose ==

Get together project members to make decisions and tackle larger 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
** 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.

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 ====
# Flaxen Consulting
# Azavea

== Budget ==

== Hotel ==

== 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 supporting

== 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 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.

# Leo Hsu (Definite) PostGIS, pgRouting, PDAL 3/25, 3/18, 3/11, any
# Regina Obe (Definite) 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 - Flaxen Consulting - PDAL & Friends - very likely - "ANY"
# Frank Warmerdam - Google - GDAL; MapServer; PROJ.4 - Possible
# Tom Kralidis - MapServer, pycsw, owslib - Possible
# Mike Rosen - LizardTech - PDAL, GDAL - likely
# Thomas Bonfort - Terriscope - MapServer - very likely - "any"
# Olivier Courtin - Oslandia - MapServer ; PostGIS - 2/28, any
# [[User:Dzwarg|David Zwarg]] - Azavea - PostGIS Raster; GDAL/OGR - 99.73% sure, any
# [[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 - likely, any
# 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 - Possible
# [[User:Djay|Gérald Fenoy]] - ZOO-Project - possible, any
# [[Jeff McKenna]] - Gateway Geomatics - MapServer - likely, 3/25 (for the hockey games!)
# Norman Barker - Cloudant - very likely - "ANY"
# Norman Vine - self - likely - any

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]]

Boston Code Sprint 2013

2012-07-02T16:29:08Z

Wiki-Kirk: /* Participation */

[[Image:boston_codesprint_2012.png|right]]

== Purpose ==

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.

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

== Timing ==

Dates: TBD (March 2013)
Possible options we have available
Duration: Four days (9AM - 4PM)

'''Weekday options run Monday - Thursday''': 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25

'''Weekend options run Thursday - Sunday''': 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21

== Venue ==
Downtown Boston we have 2 options going across the street from each other.
Both locations are across the street from Boston City Hall.

=== Weekend Access ===

== 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.

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 those who have pledged
''Bronze''
# Flaxen Consulting
# Azavea

== Budget ==

== Hotel ==

== 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 supporting

== 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.

# Leo Hsu (Definite) PostGIS 3/25, 3/18, 3/11, any
# Regina Obe (Definite) PostGIS 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
# Pierre Racine - University Laval - PostGIS Raster - Possible
# Paul Ramsey - PostGIS - 3/4, 3/25, 2/28
# Michael P. Gerlek - Flaxen Consulting - PDAL & Friends - very likely - "ANY"
# Frank Warmerdam - Google - GDAL; MapServer; PROJ.4 - Possible
# Tom Kralidis - MapServer, pycsw, owslib - Possible
# Mike Rosen - LizardTech - PDAL, GDAL - likely
# Thomas Bonfort - Terriscope - MapServer - very likely - "any"
# Olivier Courtin - Oslandia - MapServer ; PostGIS - 2/28, any
# [[User:Dzwarg|David Zwarg]] - Azavea - PostGIS Raster; GDAL/OGR - 99.73% sure, any
# [[User:kirk|Kirk McKelvey]] - LizardTech - PDAL/GDAL - likely, 3/4, 3/18, 3/25
# Jim Klassen - SharedGeo - likely
# Howard Butler - Hobu, Inc. - very likely, any
# Bborie Park - CVEC, UC Davis - PostGIS Raster - likely
# Steve Lime - MapServer - very likely - 3/4, 3/18, 3/25
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 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 ==

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

== Dinner ==
Dim Sum - China Pearl - Boston Down town Chinatown

Korean Barbecue Boston Chinatown

Various locations in North End for good Home Italian cooking and pastries

Irish Pubs

== Getting to the Sprint ==

== Recaps ==

=== Photos ===

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

Boston Code Sprint 2013

2012-02-15T16:23:25Z

Wiki-Kirk: /* Participation */

== Purpose ==

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.

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

== Timing ==

Dates: TBD
(We are shooting for sometime in Late January, February, or March)
Looks like most people prefer January and February because of cheaper airfare and accommodations.

Duration: Four days (TBD)

== Venue ==

=== Weekend Access ===

== Sponsors ==

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 $750 sponsorship will be put towards lunch and dinner costs for the sprinters, and potentially bringing in sprinters who might otherwise be unable to attend.

To sponsor, please contact Leo Hsu and Regina Obe (lr at pcorp dot us) directly.

=== 2013 Sponsors ===

== Budget ==

== Hotel ==

== 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 supporting

== 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.

# Leo Hsu (Definite) PostGIS
# Regina Obe (Definite) PostGIS
# Michael Smith - US Army Corps - MapServer; PDAL; GDAL/OGR - Will definitely be here
# Daniel Morissette - Mapgears - MapServer; GDAL/OGR - 99.72% sure
# Pierre Racine - University Laval - PostGIS Raster - Possible
# Paul Ramsey - PostGIS - Likely
# Michael P. Gerlek - Flaxen Consulting - PDAL & Friends - likely
# Frank Warmerdam - Google - GDAL; MapServer; PROJ.4 - Possible
# Tom Kralidis - MapServer, pycsw, owslib - Possible
# Mike Rosen - LizardTech - PDAL, GDAL - likely
# Thomas Bonfort - Terriscope - MapServer - very likely
# Olivier Courtin - Oslandia - MapServer ; PostGIS - very likely
# [[User:Dzwarg|David Zwarg]] - Azavea - PostGIS Raster; GDAL/OGR - 99.73% sure
# [[User:kirk|Kirk McKelvey]] - LizardTech - PDAL/GDAL - likely
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 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 ==

== Eating Options ==
Dim Sum - China Pearl - Boston Downtown Chinatown

== Getting to the Sprint ==

== Recaps ==

=== Photos ===

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

IslandWood Code Sprint 2012

2012-01-05T21:19:47Z

Wiki-Kirk: /* Participants */

'''Gold sponsor:'''

     [[Image:MobileGeographics 400.png|200x200px|MobileGeographics 400.png]]

     

'''Silver sponsors:'''

     [[Image:AirborneInteractive 400.png|200px|AirborneInteractive 400.png]]     [[Image:opengeologo.png|200px|opengeologo.png]]

     [[Image:Logo-qpublic.png|200px|Logo-qpublic.png]]      [[Image:Zonar 400.png|200px|Zonar 400.png]]

 

'''Bronze sponsors:'''

     [[Image:Logo-azavea.png|100px|Logo-azavea.png]]   
[[Image:Borealis 100.png|100px|Borealis 200.png]]    [[Image:CUGOS 200.png|100px|CUGOS 200.png]]

     [[Image:DevelopmentSeed 200.png|100px|DevelopmentSeed 200.png]]    [[Image:LizardTech 200.png|100px|LizardTech 200.png]]     [[Image:TerraGIS 200.png|100px|TerraGIS 200.png]]    

 

'''Other/in-kind sponsors:'''

       Flaxen Consulting       Z-Pulley       SoundGIS

 

= Purpose =

This is OSGeo's 4th annual "North American Codesprint" -- a time to bring members of OSGeo-related projects together to make decisions and tackle larger problems.

Previous event have been held in [[Toronto Code Sprint 2009|Toronto]] (2009), [[New York Code Sprint 2010|New York City]] (2010), and [[Montreal Code Sprint 2011|Montreal]] (2011).

= Timing =

February 5-9, 2012. 

The event will be begin on Feb 5th (Sunday night arrival), span three full days of sprinting, and end after lunch on the 9th (Thursday). 

= Venue =

It will be held at [http://www.islandwood.org/ IslandWood], a nonprofit retreat center located on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bainbridge_Island,_Washington Bainbridge Island], an island a few miles west of Seattle in the northwest United States.

= Hosts =

Rushing in where angels fear to tread, Michael P. Gerlek (mpg) is taking the lead on this event. [http://www.cugos.org/ CUGOS], the local OSGeo chapter, is the hosting organization.

Local volunteers assisting include:

*Michael Rosen (LizardTech / CUGOS)
*Aaron Racicot (Z-Pulley Inc / CUGOS)
*''<add your name here!>''

= Sponsors =

The Montreal sprint had ten $750 sponsors. We expect to have a similar number this year.

If you think you know of a possible sponsor, or if you are a possible sponsor, contact Michael P. Gerlek (mpg@flaxen.com).

The current 2012 sponsors are:

*Silver ($1500)
**[http://airborne.aero/ Airborne Interactive]
**[http://www.mobilegeographics.com/ Mobile Geographics]
**[http://qpublic.net/ qpublic.net]
**[http://www.zonarsystems.com/ Zonar]
**[http://www.opengeo.org/ OpenGeo]

*Bronze ($750)
**[http://www.cugos.org/ Anonymous/CUGOS]
**[http://www.boreal-is.com/ Borealis]
**[http://developmentseed.org/ Development Seed]
**[http://www.lizardtech.com/ LizardTech]
**[http://www.terragis.net/ Terra GIS]
**[http://www.azavea.com/ Azavea]

= Budget =

Expected costs include:

*facilities rental (conference rooms, etc)
*lodging (on-campus rooms)
*meals

We expect to cover costs in three ways:

*sponsorships
*participant registration fees
*surplus from previous years (approximately $2K)

= Registration, Participant Costs =

Participants cover only the costs of 4 nights lodging (single room at IslandWood): '''US$525'''. 

''There is no registration fee beyond the $525 for lodging.''

''All food and venue costs are covered by our sponsors.''

Participants will be responsible for paying their own transportation to and from IslandWood. 

'''Contact mpg@flaxen.com to register.'''

= Food =

IslandWood has an excellent on-site restaurant/cafeteria that emphasizes local, sustainable, and organic cuisine.

*Breakfast: continental style
*Lunch: boxed lunches
*Dinner: full meal, choice of entrees, beer/wine available
*Snacks: coffee, fruit, cookies, etc, will be provided in the meeting room

Accomodation can be made for any dietary restrictions.

= Communication =

All planning will take place on this wiki, on the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/tosprint tosprint mailing list], and on the #tosprint IRC channel.

= Projects =

These are the projects will be working on:

*GDAL
*MapServer
*libLAS/PDAL
*PostGIS
*TinyOWS
*''<add your project here!>''

= Participants =

If you want to come, please add your name (and project(s)) here and indicate either "I'm interested, but won't know for sure until closer to the time" or "I'll definitely be there, and would be willing to pay the registration fee in advance"

*Michael P. Gerlek (Flaxen Geo) -- libLAS/PDAL -- definite
*Michael D. Smith (US Army Corps) -- libLAS/PDAL/MapServer/GDAL -- definite/can pay in advance
*Frank Warmerdam (Google) -- tentative
*Daniel Morissette (Mapgears) -- MapServer, GDAL/OGR -- definite
*Craig Miller (SpatialMinds) -- MapGuideOS (possibly), QGIS (possibly) -- 98% -- Have some things to work out. May add another project to the list in upcoming months.
*Paul Ramsey (OpenGeo) -- PostGIS -- definite/can pay in advance
*[[User:Jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]] (GatewayGeomatics) -- MapServer -- tentative
*Olivier Courtin (Oslandia) -- TinyOWS, PostGIS -- definite/can pay in advance
*Howard Butler (Hobu, Inc.) -- libLAS/PDAL -- definite/can pay in advance
*[[User:Racicot|Aaron Racicot]] (Z-Pulley Inc.) -- QGIS, Mapserver -- definite/can pay in advance
*[[User:Springmeyer|Dane Springmeyer]] (Development Seed) -- Mapnik, TileMill -- definite/can pay in advance
*Michael Rosen (Lizardtech) -- gdal/pdal -- definite/can pay in advance
*[[User:EliL|Eli Adam]] -- GeoMoose -- Interested, dependent on availability of other GeoMoose members
*[[User:Chodgson|Chris Hodgson]] (Refractions) -- PostGIS -- tentative
*Gary Sherman ([[http://geoapt.com GeoApt]]) -- QGIS -- tentative
*Steve Lime -- MapServer -- very likely
*[[User:Dzwarg|David Zwarg]] -- PostGIS -- definite/can pay in advance
*Pete Gadomski -- libLAS/PDAL -- definite/can pay in advance
*David Middlecamp -- PostGIS / OpenLayers -- definite / can pay in advance
*[[User:Tbonfort|Thomas Bonfort]] -- MapServer/MapCache -- definite
*[[User:Kirk|Kirk McKelvey]] (LizardTech) -- gdal/pdal -- definite

Note that once registration is open, it will be **first come, first served**. Space is limited, so those who pay first will be at the front of the line.

= Agenda =

Still tentative, something like this:

'''Sunday'''

*''arrival throughout the day''
*perhaps dinner provided

'''Monday'''

*continental breakfast
*sprint all morning
*boxed lunch
*sprint all afternoon
*group sit-down dinner
*evening open/social time at the lodges

'''Tuesday'''

*continental breakfast
*sprint all morning
*boxed lunch
*sprint all afternoon
*group sit-down dinner
*evening open/social time at the lodges

'''Wednesday'''

*continental breakfast
*sprint all morning
*boxed lunch
*sprint all afternoon
*group sit-down dinner
*evening open/social time at the lodges

'''Thursday'''

*''departures throughout the day''
*continental breakfast
*perhaps lunch provided

= Non-sprint Activities =

There will be one formal (but optional) "team building / outdoor fun" event, run for us by the IslandWood staff. Details TDB. Dress appropriately. The event will likely be 2-3 hours, before dinner on either Tuesday or Wednesday.

IslandWood offers lots of trails, ponds, etc, for informal walks / jogs / etc you can explore at any time on your own.

There will likely also be an informal walk down to the beach (2-3 miles, off campus), hosted by mpg.

= Transportation =

Getting to IslandWood is a 4-step process -- but don't panic, it's actually not as complicated as it sounds:

'''(1) To SeaTac Airport'''

Participants will be responsible for getting themselves to the [http://www.portseattle.org/seatac/ Seattle airport].

'''(2) From Airport to Seattle Ferry dock'''

From SeaTac, you will need to get to the Colman ferry dock in downtown Seattle. Two options:

*a ~$40 cab ride, from airport to dock
*a ~$3 light rail from airport, followed by a walk of a few blocks to the dock

'''(3) From Seattle dock to Bainbridge dock'''

Take the [http://www.wsdot.com/ferries/schedule/ScheduleDetailByRoute.aspx?route=sea-bi Seattle/Bainbridge] ferry, for about $7. Ferries leave every hour or less all day long, except between about 1AM and 5AM.

'''(4) From Bainbridge dock to IslandWood'''

Cabs are almost always available at the Bainbridge dock -- a trip to IslandWood is about 10 miles, should be ~$15 or so. (Note that you will likely be sharing a cab with someone else; the island has a limited number of cabs, so they carpool. Just go with the flow.)

Depending on how things go, I might see if I can arrange a shuttle or something if multiple people are arriving all at once. Or if you get really stuck, you can call me and I'll just come get you.

(see also [http://islandwood.org/about/directions this page] for more transportation hints)

= FAQ =

'''Q: I'm new to open source and OSGeo. Can I come too?'''

This is a heads-down-and-laptops-open working meeting, aimed squarely at writing code/documentation and holding serious technical discussions about OSGeo-related projects. It is a working session for people who are already participants in open source projects. If you're not already participating in one of the projects being worked on, this isn't the event for you. '''Q: But, that's not very fair. How am I supposed to learn about the projects and meet people?'''

Each project has portals like mailing lists, wikis, and IRC channels for you to start to meet people and get involved. If you really want to participate in the sprint, you should get involved with the project ahead of time.

'''Q: Will it be possible to give a presentation 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.

'''Q: I'm just a poor student, but I'm an active member of the <whatever> project and I really want to attend. Are scholarships available?'''

Maybe -- depends on how our budget turns out. Contact mpg@flaxen.com and we'll see what we can do.

[[Category:Code_Sprints]] [[Category:Events]]

IslandWood Code Sprint 2012

2011-07-26T16:47:16Z

Wiki-Kirk: /* Timing */

= Purpose =

This is OSGeo's 4th annual "North American Codesprint" -- a time to bring members of OSGeo-related projects together to make decisions and tackle larger problems.

Previous event have been held in [[Toronto Code Sprint 2009|Toronto]] (2009), [[New York Code Sprint 2010|New York City]] (2010), and [[Montreal Code Sprint 2011|Montreal]] (2011).

= Timing =

February 5-9, 2012. 

The event will be begin on Feb 5th (Sunday night arrival), span three full days of sprinting, and end after lunch on the 9th (Thursday). 

= Venue =

It will be held at [http://www.islandwood.org/ IslandWood], a nonprofit retreat center located on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bainbridge_Island,_Washington Bainbridge Island], an island a few miles west of Seattle in the northwest United States.

= Hosts =

Rushing in where angels fear to tread, Michael P. Gerlek (mpg) is taking the lead on this event. [http://www.cugos.org/ CUGOS], the local OSGeo chapter, is the hosting organization.

Local volunteers assisting include:

*Craig Miller (Spatial Minds / CUGOS)
*Michael Rosen (LizardTech / CUGOS)
*Aaron Racicot (Z-Pulley Inc / CUGOS)
*''<add your name here!>''

= Sponsors =

The Montreal sprint had ten $750 sponsors. We expect to have a similar number this year.

If you think you know of a possible sponsor, or if you are a possible sponsor, contact Michael P. Gerlek (mpg@flaxen.com).

= Budget =

Details to come, but expected costs include:

*facilities rental (conference rooms, etc)
*lodging (on-campus rooms)
*meals

We expect to cover costs in three ways:

*sponsorships
*participant registration fees
*surplus from previous years (approximately $2K)

= Participant Costs =

Participants will be responsible for paying their own transportation to and from IslandWood. In addition, participants will be expected to cover the costs of lodging (comparable to a hotel) and possibly some of their meal costs: US$525 is the target price.  (with 30 registrants and 10 sponsors, this will get us to break-even point).  Contact mpg@flaxen.com to register.

= Food =

IslandWood has an excellent on-site restaurant/cafeteria that emphasizes local, sustainable, and organic cuisine.

*Breakfast: continental style
*Lunch: boxed lunches
*Dinner: full meal, choice of entrees, beer/wine available
*Snacks: coffee, fruit, cookies, etc, will be provided in the meeting room

Accomodation can be made for any dietary restrictions.

= Communication =

All planning will take place on this wiki, on the [http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/tosprint tosprint mailing list], and on the #tosprint IRC channel.

= Projects =

These are the projects will be working on:

*GDAL
*MapServer
*libLAS/PDAL
*PostGIS
*TinyOWS
*''<add your project here!>''

= Participants =

If you want to come, please add your name (and project(s)) here and indicate either "I'm interested, but won't know for sure until closer to the time" or "I'll definitely be there, and would be willing to pay the registration fee in advance"

*Michael P. Gerlek (Flaxen Geo) -- libLAS/PDAL -- definite
*Michael D. Smith (US Army Corps) -- libLAS/PDAL/MapServer/GDAL -- definite/can pay in advance
*Frank Warmerdam (Google) -- tentative
*Daniel Morissette (Mapgears) -- MapServer, GDAL/OGR -- definite
*Craig Miller (SpatialMinds) -- MapGuideOS (possibly), QGIS (possibly) -- 98% -- Have some things to work out. May add another project to the list in upcoming months.
*Paul Ramsey (OpenGeo) -- PostGIS -- definite/can pay in advance
*[[User:Jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]] (GatewayGeomatics) -- MapServer -- tentative
*Olivier Courtin (Oslandia) -- TinyOWS, PostGIS -- definite/can pay in advance
*Howard Butler (Hobu, Inc.) -- libLAS/PDAL -- definite/can pay in advance
*[[User:Racicot|Aaron Racicot]] (Z-Pulley Inc.) -- QGIS, Mapserver -- definite/can pay in advance
*[[User:springmeyer|Dane Springmeyer]] (Development Seed) -- Mapnik, TileMill -- definite/can pay in advance

Note that once registration is open, it will be **first come, first served**. Space is limited, so those who pay first will be at the front of the line.

= Agenda =

Still tentative, something like this:

'''Sunday'''

*''arrival throughout the day''
*perhaps dinner provided

'''Monday'''

*continental breakfast
*sprint all morning
*boxed lunch
*sprint all afternoon
*group sit-down dinner
*evening open/social time at the lodges

'''Tuesday'''

*continental breakfast
*sprint all morning
*boxed lunch
*sprint all afternoon
*group sit-down dinner
*evening open/social time at the lodges

'''Wednesday'''

*continental breakfast
*sprint all morning
*boxed lunch
*sprint all afternoon
*group sit-down dinner
*evening open/social time at the lodges

'''Thursday'''

*''departures throughout the day''
*continental breakfast
*perhaps lunch provided

= Non-sprint Activities =

There will be one formal (but optional) "team building / outdoor fun" event, run for us by the IslandWood staff. Details TDB. Dress appropriately. The event will likely be 2-3 hours, before dinner on either Tuesday or Wednesday.

IslandWood offers lots of trails, ponds, etc, for informal walks / jogs / etc you can explore at any time on your own.

There will likely also be an informal walk down to the beach (2-3 miles, off campus), hosted by mpg.

= Transportation =

Getting to IslandWood is a 4-step process -- but don't panic, it's actually not as complicated as it sounds:

'''(1) To SeaTac Airport'''

Participants will be responsible for getting themselves to the [http://www.portseattle.org/seatac/ Seattle airport].

'''(2) From Airport to Seattle Ferry dock'''

From SeaTac, you will need to get to the Colman ferry dock in downtown Seattle. Two options:

*a ~$40 cab ride, from airport to dock
*a ~$3 light rail from airport, followed by a walk of a few blocks to the dock

'''(3) From Seattle dock to Bainbridge dock'''

Take the [http://www.wsdot.com/ferries/schedule/ScheduleDetailByRoute.aspx?route=sea-bi Seattle/Bainbridge] ferry, for about $7. Ferries leave every hour or less all day long, except between about 1AM and 5AM.

'''(4) From Bainbridge dock to IslandWood'''

Cabs are almost always available at the Bainbridge dock -- a trip to IslandWood is about 10 miles, should be ~$15 or so. (Note that you will likely be sharing a cab with someone else; the island has a limited number of cabs, so they carpool. Just go with the flow.)

Depending on how things go, I might see if I can arrange a shuttle or something if multiple people are arriving all at once. Or if you get really stuck, you can call me and I'll just come get you.

(see also [http://islandwood.org/about/directions this page] for more transportation hints)

= FAQ =

'''Q: I'm new to open source and OSGeo. Can I come too?'''

This is a heads-down-and-laptops-open working meeting, aimed squarely at writing code/documentation and holding serious technical discussions about OSGeo-related projects. It is a working session for people who are already participants in open source projects. If you're not already participating in one of the projects being worked on, this isn't the event for you. '''Q: But, that's not very fair. How am I supposed to learn about the projects and meet people?'''

Each project has portals like mailing lists, wikis, and IRC channels for you to start to meet people and get involved. If you really want to participate in the sprint, you should get involved with the project ahead of time.

'''Q: Will it be possible to give a presentation 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.

'''Q: I'm just a poor student, but I'm an active member of the <whatever> project and I really want to attend. Are scholarships available?'''

Maybe -- depends on how our budget turns out. Contact mpg@flaxen.com and we'll see what we can do.

Montreal Code Sprint 2011

2011-02-23T17:24:30Z

Wiki-Kirk: adding self (kirk) to the participant list

== 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)
[http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1002+sherbrooke+west+montreal+qc&sll=45.502703,-73.575719&sspn=0.00943,0.014977&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1002+Rue+Sherbrooke+Ouest,+Montr%C3%A9al,+Communaut%C3%A9-Urbaine-de-Montr%C3%A9al,+Qu%C3%A9bec+H3A+1Y1&z=16 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 ([[Montreal Code Sprint 2011 - Possible Venues#pictures-cmm |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)

== Sponsors ==

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 $750 sponsorship will be put towards lunch and dinner costs for the sprinters, and potentially bringing in sprinters who might otherwise be unable to attend.

To sponsor, please contact Daniel Morissette (dmorissette at mapgears dot com) directly.

=== 2011 Sponsors ===

* [http://www.lizardtech.com/ LizardTech]
* [http://www.azavea.com/ Azavea]
* [http://qpublic.net/ qPublic]
* [http://fargeo.com/ Farallon Geographics]
* ...

== Budget ==

2011 budget coming soon. (The 2010 budget is still available online [http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tMuTwbIOm-O6Bm6v9l7RG4g&single=true&gid=0&output=html here]. Any surplus at the end of the event will be turned over to [http://osgeo.org/ OSGeo]. [http://wiki.osgeo.org/images/1/15/Nyc-2010-receipts.pdf Receipts] for event expenses.)

== Hotel ==

* [http://hotelcantlie.com/ Hotel Cantlie Suites], located 1-2 blocks away: Group rate starting at 99$/night + taxes

We have a group reservation. Here's the link to reserve your room:

* English: https://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_reservation.cfm?groupID=544358&hotelID=12608&languageid=1
* Français: https://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_reservation.cfm?groupID=544358&hotelID=12608&languageid=3

== 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.

# [[User:Dmorissette|Daniel Morissette]] (MapServer)
# [[User:msmitherdc|Michael Smith]] (MapServer, libLAS)
# [[User:dzwarg|David Zwarg]] (PostGIS)
# [[User:jadams|Jeff Adams]] (PostGIS)
# Frank Warmerdam (MapServer, GDAL, ...)
# [[User:olivier.courtin|Olivier Courtin]] (PostGIS - TinyOWS)
# [[User:pwramsey3|Paul Ramsey]] (PostGIS)
# [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]] (MapServer)
# [[User:assefa|Yewondwossen Assefa]] (MapServer)
# [[User:aboudreault|Alan Boudreault]] (MapServer)
# [[User:hobu|Howard Butler]] (MapServer libLAS GDAL)
# [[User:tbonfort|Thomas Bonfort]] (MapServer)
# [[User:mpg|Michael P. Gerlek]] (libLAS, C# tribe)
# [[User:tomkralidis|Tom Kralidis]] (MapServer) (Wed-Fri)
# [[User:djay|Gérald Fenoy]] (ZOO-Project)
# [[User:mrosen|Michael Rosen]] (liblas, gdal)
# Nicolas Bozon (ZOO-Project)
# Steve Lime (MapServer)
# [[User:pierre|Pierre Racine]] (PostGIS raster)
# [[User:Schpidi|Stephan Meißl]] (MapServer)
# [[User:zjames|Zak James]] (MapServer)
# [[User:kirk|Kirk McKelvey]] (mrsid, liblas, gdal)

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.

Special offer: I, [[User:Aleroux|Alexandre Leroux]], can provide free lodging for the whole event with these parameters: one double bed, private access (we'll let you a key), private kitchen with fridge, private shower and toilet. Internet wifi included. It's a 2-minutes walk from the Snowdon subway station, making it easy to go to the Code Sprint. That would be on the basement of where my wife, daughter and myself live. If interested, contact me directly.

== 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 ==

* Monday March 14, 2011 @5pm: OSGeo-Québec 5 à 7 / Code Sprint Ice breaker. On the 2nd floor of http://www.mcleanspub.com/ 1210 Peel St, Montreal (450m South of the Cantlies Suites hotel on Peel Street)
* ...

== 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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