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

Sun Feb 1 12:58:43 PST 2015

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

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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
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>
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>
> 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
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>>> technology to create better communities *
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>>> creating a better world.*
>>>
>>>
>>
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