[OSGeo-Discuss] Last chance before cancelling: OSGeo Hacking event in a monastry near Bolsena (Italy)!?

andrea antonello andrea.antonello at gmail.com
Tue Feb 12 09:04:16 PST 2008


Oh, oh... I completely forgot about it, not hearing anything again, sorry.
Is there some sort of program? Some aims fixed?

Cheers,
Andrea


On Feb 12, 2008 4:40 PM, Jeroen Ticheler <Jeroen.Ticheler at fao.org> wrote:
> Dear all,
> Unfortunately only 6 people have signed up for the hacking event until
> now. This means that I'll cancel the event by Thursday, unless
> suddenly at least 12 others confirm their participation :-( Too bad,
> but that's life.
> Cheers,
> Jeroen
>
>
> Dear all,
> Further to my earlier email (below), I have now created a WIKI page
> and filled out the possible weeks that an event could be held.
>
> To make a final booking, I want to be sure to have at least 15 people
> that confirm their participation and an indication of at least another
> 20 people that the have an interest to join. Otherwise it may end up
> being an expensive experiment from my side ;-)
>
> You can sign up here:
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/OSGeo_Hacking_event
>
> Please sign up before 8 February, after which a decision will be made.
>
> Greetings,
> Jeroen
>
> >
> > Dear all,
> > I've been thinking of getting an OSGeo "hacking" or code sprint
> > event setup in an Italian monastry. Friends of mine take care of the
> > place which is overlooking Lago Bolsena and offers space to 25
> > people in small bedrooms :-) . Its probably one of the coolest
> > places for such an event. Quiet, isolated and serene. There's a good
> > wireless and wired internet connection, although I wouldn't bet my
> > hand on it if we all start to download satellite images. It should
> > be perfect for SVN, IRC and mail.
> >
> > The cost would be about 200 Euro per person for the week (food not
> > included, we can organize that separately). There's a large kitchen
> > and large dining space. Obviously since the weather most likely
> > permits, we would eat outside overlooking the lake.
> >
> > Have a look yourself, including looking at the photo gallery:
> >
> > http://www.conventobolsena.org/
> >
> > Where: http://tinyurl.com/2t6zby
> >
> > Are people interested in such a thing? Looking at availability of
> > the place, best would be June or possibly in May (not always
> > available!).
> >
> > If there's enough interest, I can start getting people to sign up
> > and get a booking done. There would be 7 days time, so it can also
> > be divided into smaller time chunks that are occupied by different
> > projects.
> >
> > Let me know, greetings from Rome,
> > Jeroen
> >
>
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