Re: [racket-dev] [racket] [ANN] RacketCon 2013: 29 September
My wife and I will be in Boston a day early (Friday). Does anyone have a must-see touristy suggestion for us? On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 8:49 AM, Asumu Takikawa as...@ccs.neu.edu wrote: RacketCon 2013 -- We are pleased to announce that (third RacketCon) will take place on September 29, 2013 at Northeastern University in Boston. This year, we plan to bring in several speakers from industry, as well as host talks from Racket developers and users. Lunch will be provided. On the Saturday (28th) before RacketCon, we plan to hold a hackathon to work on various Racket projects. Registration will open during the summer, and we will post a detailed schedule of events around the same time. The conference website is at http://con.racket-lang.org/ Asumu Takikawa and PLT Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users _ Racket Developers list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev
Re: [racket-dev] [racket] [ANN] RacketCon 2013: 29 September
Things I really enjoy in Boston: - The Museum of Fine Arts, right across the street from Northeastern - The Freedom Trail, a self-guided walking tour of many historic Boston sights This goes through the North End, which is a nice place to walk around all on its own. - The Boston Harbor Islands (requires a ferry ride) - The Rose Kennedy Greenway, if it's a nice day - The Public Garden and Boston Common More conventional touristy areas, which are all still nice: - Newbury St, the main upscale shopping area, which also has some nice places to eat - the Aquarium - Harvard Square Sam, ex-Bostontonian On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 11:30 AM, Eric Hanchrow eric.hanch...@gmail.com wrote: My wife and I will be in Boston a day early (Friday). Does anyone have a must-see touristy suggestion for us? On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 8:49 AM, Asumu Takikawa as...@ccs.neu.edu wrote: RacketCon 2013 -- We are pleased to announce that (third RacketCon) will take place on September 29, 2013 at Northeastern University in Boston. This year, we plan to bring in several speakers from industry, as well as host talks from Racket developers and users. Lunch will be provided. On the Saturday (28th) before RacketCon, we plan to hold a hackathon to work on various Racket projects. Registration will open during the summer, and we will post a detailed schedule of events around the same time. The conference website is at http://con.racket-lang.org/ Asumu Takikawa and PLT Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users _ Racket Developers list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev
Re: [racket-dev] [racket] [ANN] RacketCon 2013: 29 September
+1 to all of Sam's suggestions. I'd also add the waterfront as being a nice area (relatively new to Boston). If you head to the water from Quincy Market, there's the Aquarium. Then you can turn right and walk along the water through Rowes Wharf and to the old rotating bridge that's pedestrian only. From there you can turn left to go past the courthouse and Barking Crab, and to the ICA. Or keep going straight to the area with the Children's Museum and the Boston Tea Party museum. ;) On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Sam Tobin-Hochstadt sa...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: Things I really enjoy in Boston: - The Museum of Fine Arts, right across the street from Northeastern - The Freedom Trail, a self-guided walking tour of many historic Boston sights This goes through the North End, which is a nice place to walk around all on its own. - The Boston Harbor Islands (requires a ferry ride) - The Rose Kennedy Greenway, if it's a nice day - The Public Garden and Boston Common More conventional touristy areas, which are all still nice: - Newbury St, the main upscale shopping area, which also has some nice places to eat - the Aquarium - Harvard Square Sam, ex-Bostontonian On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 11:30 AM, Eric Hanchrow eric.hanch...@gmail.com wrote: My wife and I will be in Boston a day early (Friday). Does anyone have a must-see touristy suggestion for us? On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 8:49 AM, Asumu Takikawa as...@ccs.neu.edu wrote: RacketCon 2013 -- We are pleased to announce that (third RacketCon) will take place on September 29, 2013 at Northeastern University in Boston. This year, we plan to bring in several speakers from industry, as well as host talks from Racket developers and users. Lunch will be provided. On the Saturday (28th) before RacketCon, we plan to hold a hackathon to work on various Racket projects. Registration will open during the summer, and we will post a detailed schedule of events around the same time. The conference website is at http://con.racket-lang.org/ Asumu Takikawa and PLT Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users _ Racket Developers list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev _ Racket Developers list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev
Re: [racket-dev] [racket] [ANN] RacketCon 2013: 29 September
p.s. The walk I described is mostly parallel to the Rose Kennedy Greenway that Sam mentioned, just a block apart, so you could head out one way and back the other. On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Greg Hendershott greghendersh...@gmail.com wrote: +1 to all of Sam's suggestions. I'd also add the waterfront as being a nice area (relatively new to Boston). If you head to the water from Quincy Market, there's the Aquarium. Then you can turn right and walk along the water through Rowes Wharf and to the old rotating bridge that's pedestrian only. From there you can turn left to go past the courthouse and Barking Crab, and to the ICA. Or keep going straight to the area with the Children's Museum and the Boston Tea Party museum. ;) On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Sam Tobin-Hochstadt sa...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: Things I really enjoy in Boston: - The Museum of Fine Arts, right across the street from Northeastern - The Freedom Trail, a self-guided walking tour of many historic Boston sights This goes through the North End, which is a nice place to walk around all on its own. - The Boston Harbor Islands (requires a ferry ride) - The Rose Kennedy Greenway, if it's a nice day - The Public Garden and Boston Common More conventional touristy areas, which are all still nice: - Newbury St, the main upscale shopping area, which also has some nice places to eat - the Aquarium - Harvard Square Sam, ex-Bostontonian On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 11:30 AM, Eric Hanchrow eric.hanch...@gmail.com wrote: My wife and I will be in Boston a day early (Friday). Does anyone have a must-see touristy suggestion for us? On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 8:49 AM, Asumu Takikawa as...@ccs.neu.edu wrote: RacketCon 2013 -- We are pleased to announce that (third RacketCon) will take place on September 29, 2013 at Northeastern University in Boston. This year, we plan to bring in several speakers from industry, as well as host talks from Racket developers and users. Lunch will be provided. On the Saturday (28th) before RacketCon, we plan to hold a hackathon to work on various Racket projects. Registration will open during the summer, and we will post a detailed schedule of events around the same time. The conference website is at http://con.racket-lang.org/ Asumu Takikawa and PLT Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users _ Racket Developers list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev _ Racket Developers list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev
Re: [racket-dev] [racket] [ANN] RacketCon 2013: 29 September
Since ICFP early reg has opened, I wanted to reconfirm these dates. Plus, since there are some Saturday sessions, it might be good to know more if possible about the Hacketathon on Saturday, in case anyone isn't sure what to choose? On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 3:00 PM, Doug Williams m.douglas.willi...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry I missed last year's RacketCon. It was held on the same weekend we had all the kids (and now grandkids) here in Denver for a long weekend. It also coincided with the American Beer Festival held in Denver, which is probably why the kids - especially our son and son-in-laws - wanted the reunion that weekend. I look forward to seeing everyone again. On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 9:49 AM, Asumu Takikawa as...@ccs.neu.edu wrote: RacketCon 2013 -- We are pleased to announce that (third RacketCon) will take place on September 29, 2013 at Northeastern University in Boston. This year, we plan to bring in several speakers from industry, as well as host talks from Racket developers and users. Lunch will be provided. On the Saturday (28th) before RacketCon, we plan to hold a hackathon to work on various Racket projects. Registration will open during the summer, and we will post a detailed schedule of events around the same time. The conference website is at http://con.racket-lang.org/ Asumu Takikawa and PLT _ Racket Developers list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users _ Racket Developers list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev
Re: [racket-dev] [racket] [ANN] RacketCon 2013: 29 September
I checked again and there's a page for this: https://github.com/plt/racket/wiki/RacketCon-Hackathon-2013 So I suppose I'm suggesting fleshing it out more if possible, including for example the suggested projects. On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 6:30 PM, Greg Hendershott greghendersh...@gmail.com wrote: Since ICFP early reg has opened, I wanted to reconfirm these dates. Plus, since there are some Saturday sessions, it might be good to know more if possible about the Hacketathon on Saturday, in case anyone isn't sure what to choose? On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 3:00 PM, Doug Williams m.douglas.willi...@gmail.com wrote: Sorry I missed last year's RacketCon. It was held on the same weekend we had all the kids (and now grandkids) here in Denver for a long weekend. It also coincided with the American Beer Festival held in Denver, which is probably why the kids - especially our son and son-in-laws - wanted the reunion that weekend. I look forward to seeing everyone again. On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 9:49 AM, Asumu Takikawa as...@ccs.neu.edu wrote: RacketCon 2013 -- We are pleased to announce that (third RacketCon) will take place on September 29, 2013 at Northeastern University in Boston. This year, we plan to bring in several speakers from industry, as well as host talks from Racket developers and users. Lunch will be provided. On the Saturday (28th) before RacketCon, we plan to hold a hackathon to work on various Racket projects. Registration will open during the summer, and we will post a detailed schedule of events around the same time. The conference website is at http://con.racket-lang.org/ Asumu Takikawa and PLT _ Racket Developers list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users _ Racket Developers list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev
