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 Azavea | 340 N 12th St, Ste 402, Philadelphia, PA [email protected] | 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 Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 3:58 PM, Robert Cheetham <[email protected]> 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 ([email protected]). > > Best, > > Robert > > ------------------ > > > On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 10:52 PM, Robert Cheetham <[email protected]> > 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 >> [email protected] | 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 <[email protected]> >> 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 >>> [email protected] | 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 <[email protected]> >>> 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 >>>> [email protected] | 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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