On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 9:19 AM, Philippe Bruhat (BooK) < philippe.bru...@free.fr> wrote:
> Hello, > > I am very pleased to announce that the Perl QA Hackathon 2014 will be held > in Lyon, France, in the Booking.com offices (http://goo.gl/maps/mXo15), > from Friday March 14 to Sunday March 16, 2014. > > Actually, it is very likely to last for one extra day, and be held > from Thursday March 13 to Sunday March 16, 2014. You can already mark > your calendars. :-) > > The limit to the number of attendees has been set to 30. The main reason > is space: for two days, we'll be using an office where people actually > work, and we want to disturb them as little as possible (on Thursday > and Friday). We will use a big meeting room and the kitchen; 30 people > is about the maximum that can fit comfortably in that big room. > > The other reason to the limit is focus. Less people means more intimacy, > less distraction, and easier logistics -- which is the way things were for > the first several years of the QA hackathon. > > > Because the number of seats is limited to 30, and the past two hackathons > have had 40 or more people, I'm working on a process to get hold on > the most relevant people to the hackathon, while leaving some seats for > everyone interested. More on that later. > > Based on the feedback I got after Lancaster, and the experience of past > hackathons, here are some things we are going to try to have: > - a four-day hackathon > - longer access to the venue > - lunch on site > - quick standups > - advance planning for hackathon projects and goals, so as to minimize > the setup time on site (i.e. people can prepare in advance) > - support for remote participation > - a shared hotel with good wifi and a large lobby for socializing or > use as an alternative hacking space > - a single large and organized dinner (on either the first or last day) > - a list of preferred restaurants and pubs for evenings and leave it > to people to self-organize > > Publishing the dates and venue early was part of this plan. :-) Sounds like a great hackathon :-) Leon
