[OSGeo-Discuss] 2015 OSGeo Code Sprint in Philadelphia - Feb 9 - 13

Thu Feb 5 20:49:22 PST 2015

Code Sprinters,

We are over 35 sprinters registered for the sprint.  If you haven't put
your name on the wiki, please do so at
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Code_Sprint_2015/

And we've posted a more detailed schedule with start times, locations and
other activities.  Check it out at
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Code_Sprint_2015#Agenda

Best,

Robert

------------------
Robert Cheetham

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On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 3:58 PM, Robert Cheetham <cheetham at azavea.com> wrote:

> Prospective Code Sprinters,
>
> We're looking forward to welcoming you to Philadelphia in a bit over a
> week.  If you haven't booked a hotel room yet, there are still some rooms
> left in the hotel block.  More info at
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Code_Sprint_2015#Hotel
>
> Also, I'd like to welcome and thank three more sponsors for their support:
>
>  * Boundless Geospatial <http://boundlessgeo.com/>:  Silver level
>  * FOSSGIS <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/FOSSGIS>:  a local chapter
> of OSGeo based in Germany
>  * Typesafe <https://typesafe.com/>:  Bronze level - developers of Scala,
> Play and Akka frameworks (some of the LocationTech projects are based on
> Scala, and they want to support this type of work)
>
> If you are interested in sponsoring the event or have any questions about
> Philadelphia or getting here, please don't hesitate to get in touch with
> myself or my colleague, Andrew Thompson (athompson at azavea.com).
>
> Best,
>
> Robert
>
> ------------------
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 10:52 PM, Robert Cheetham <cheetham at azavea.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Prospective Code Sprinters,
>>
>> Just a reminder to make your travel reservations for the annual code
>> sprint.  Once you've made your travel plans, please add your name to the
>> code sprint page in the OSGeo wiki
>> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Code_Sprint_2015>.
>>
>> A big round of applause to the sponsors that have already agreed to
>> support the code sprint, many of which are new sponsors:
>>
>> *Gold Sponsors*
>>  * LocationTech <http://locationtech.org/>
>>
>> *Silver Sponsors*
>>  * Airborne Interactive <http://www.airborne.aero/>
>>
>> *Bronze Sponsors*
>>  * AGI <http://www.cesiumjs.org/>
>>  * CartoDB <http://www.cartodb.com/>
>>  * Coordinate Solutions <http://www.coordinatesolutions.com/>
>>  * Hobu <http://www.hobu.co/>
>>  * Mapzen <http://www.mapzen.com/>
>>  * Mobile Geographics <http://www.mobilegeographics.com/>
>>  * OpenSCG <http://www.openscg.com/>
>>
>> These kind folks are going to help make this a great code sprint.  If you
>> are interested in joining them, please be in touch.
>>
>> Here are some additional details about travel plans:
>>
>> We will have a social *get-together on the evening of Mon, Feb 9* with
>> the code sprint beginning in earnest on *Tues, Feb 10* and running
>> through *Fri, Feb 13*.
>>
>> *Hotel *- We have reserved a *block of hotel rooms* at the Loews Hotel
>> for $ 149/night - a great rate in a nice hotel that occupies an historic
>> tower in downtown Philadelphia.  Booking information is available at:  *http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Code_Sprint_2015
>> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Code_Sprint_2015>*
>>
>> *Venue *- We are planning to hold the code sprint at the downtown Friends
>> Center <http://www.friendscentercorp.org/>, a conference facility
>> operated by the Quakers (Philadelphia was founded by Quakers, and the
>> "Society of Friends" continues to be an important part of the local
>> community).  The Friends Center is located at 1501 Cherry St, Philadelphia,
>> PA  19102.
>>
>> *Flights - *Philadelphia (PHL) is a hub for American/US Air and
>> Southwest and has a good number of international carriers with direct
>> flights, including Air Canada, Air France, Lufthansa, British Air and Qatar
>> Airways.  Other regional options include Newark Airport (EWR), which has a
>> rail link to the Newark Airport train station, which is about a 50 min
>> train ride to Philadelphia 30th St Station.  Newark airport has a broad
>> range of international flights, including Porter Airlines from Toronto.
>>
>> *Rail *- Philadelphia is about 2hrs from Washington DC and 1hr 15min
>> from New York Penn Station by Amtrak rail.
>>
>> We're looking forward to seeing you all here.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Robert
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------
>> Robert Cheetham
>>
>> Azavea  |  340 N 12th St, Ste 402, Philadelphia, PA
>> cheetham at azavea.com  | T 215.701.7713
>> Web azavea.com <http://www.azavea.com/>  |  Blog azavea.com/blogs  |
>> Twitter @ <http://goog_858212415>rcheetham <http://twitter.com/rcheetham>
>>  and @azavea <http://twitter.com/azavea>
>>
>> *Azavea is a B Corporation <http://www.bcorporation.net/what-are-b-corps>
>> - we apply geospatial technology for civic and social impact*
>> *while advancing the state-of-the-art through research. Join us
>> <http://jobs.azavea.com/>.*
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 6:13 AM, Robert Cheetham <cheetham at azavea.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> OSGeo Developers,
>>>
>>> We've managed to nail down a venue and reserve a hotel block for the
>>> 2015 OSGeo Code Sprint.  Sprinters are invited to make travel plans for a
>>> 4-day code sprint that will occur Feb 9 - 13.
>>>
>>> We will have a social *get-together on the evening of Mon, Feb 9* with
>>> the code sprint beginning in earnest on *Tues, Feb 10* and running
>>> through *Fri, Feb 13*.
>>>
>>> *Hotel *- We have reserved a *block of hotel rooms* at the Loews Hotel
>>> for $ 149/night - a great rate in a nice hotel that occupies an historic
>>> tower in downtown Philadelphia.  Booking information is available at:  *http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Code_Sprint_2015
>>> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Code_Sprint_2015>*
>>>
>>> *Venue *- We are currently planning to hold the code sprint at the
>>> downtown Friends Center <http://www.friendscentercorp.org/>, a
>>> conference facility operated by the Quakers (Philadelphia was founded by
>>> Quakers, and the "Society of Friends" continues to be an important part of
>>> the local community).  The Friends Center is located at 1501 Cherry St,
>>> Philadelphia, PA  19102.
>>>
>>> *Flights - *Philadelphia (PHL) is a hub for American/US Air and has a
>>> good number of international carriers with direct flights, including Air
>>> Canada, Air France, Lufthansa, British Air and Qatar Airways.  Other
>>> regional options include Newark Airport (EWR), which has a rail link to the
>>> Newark Airport train station, which is about a 50 min train ride to
>>> Philadelphia 30th St Station.  Newark airport has a broad range of
>>> international flights, including Porter Airlines from Toronto.
>>>
>>> *Rail *- Philadelphia is about 2hrs from Washington DC and 1hr 15min
>>> from New York Penn Station by Amtrak rail.
>>>
>>>
>>> As I've mentioned in previous emails, I think this might be a good
>>> opportunity for folks in the OSGeo and LocationTech communities to meet and
>>> work on areas of common interest.  The Eclipse Foundation's LocationTech
>>> <http://www.locationtech.org/> projects include:  JTS, uDig,
>>> GeoTrellis, GeoMesa, Geogig, and GeoJini. I did not receive significant
>>> push-back when I raised this question in August, so I'm going to proceed
>>> under this assumption that LocationTech projects will also be invited as
>>> well as seek sponsorship support from LocationTech.
>>>
>>> We're looking forward to welcoming you all to Philadelphia in February.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Robert
>>>
>>> ------------------
>>> Robert Cheetham
>>>
>>> Azavea  |  340 N 12th St, Ste 402, Philadelphia, PA
>>> cheetham at azavea.com  | T 215.701.7713
>>> Web azavea.com <http://www.azavea.com/>  |  Blog azavea.com/blogs  |
>>> Twitter @ <http://goog_858212415>rcheetham
>>> <http://twitter.com/rcheetham>  and @azavea <http://twitter.com/azavea>
>>>
>>> *Azavea is a B Corporation
>>> <http://www.bcorporation.net/what-are-b-corps> - we apply geospatial
>>> technology for civic and social impact*
>>> *while advancing the state-of-the-art through research. Join us
>>> <http://jobs.azavea.com/>.*
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Robert Cheetham <cheetham at azavea.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> OSGeo Developers,
>>>>
>>>> At this year's code sprint in Vienna, Azavea was asked to consider
>>>> reviving our proposal to host a code sprint in Philadelphia.  We've done
>>>> some research on venues and have a couple of possibilities.  I've revised
>>>> our 2014 proposal and now have a 2015 proposal page up at
>>>> *http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Code_Sprint_2015
>>>> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Code_Sprint_2015>*
>>>>
>>>> While Azavea could potentially host a smaller sprint (up to 40) in our
>>>> office, we'd like to anticipate the kind of crowd that attended this year's
>>>> code sprint in Vienna.
>>>>
>>>> I would also like to propose that we consider expanding the scope by
>>>> inviting both OSGeo and the Eclipse Foundation's LocationTech
>>>> <http://www.locationtech.org/> projects (JTS, uDig, GeoTrellis,
>>>> GeoMesa, Geogig, GeoJini, etc.).  There are several developers that work on
>>>> both OSGeo and LocationTech projects, and we think this would be an
>>>> opportunity for people to work together.  That said, this would also likely
>>>> require a larger venue and there are likely other considerations before
>>>> pursuing this idea.
>>>>
>>>> I'm interested in your feedback.  I'd like to potentially book a block
>>>> of hotel rooms as well as settle on some dates.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> Robert
>>>>
>>>> ------------------
>>>> Robert Cheetham
>>>>
>>>> Azavea  |  340 N 12th St, Ste 402, Philadelphia, PA
>>>> cheetham at azavea.com  | T 215.701.7713  | F 215.925.2663
>>>> Web azavea.com <http://www.azavea.com/>  |  Blog azavea.com/blogs  |
>>>> Twitter @ <http://goog_858212415>rcheetham
>>>> <http://twitter.com/rcheetham>  and @azavea <http://twitter.com/azavea>
>>>>
>>>> *Azavea is a B Corporation
>>>> <http://www.bcorporation.net/what-are-b-corps> - we apply geospatial
>>>> technology to create better communities *
>>>> *while advancing the state-of-the-art through research. Join us in
>>>> creating a better world.*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
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