I am pleased to announce the 2008 OpenGuides hackfest, to be held in Oxford, UK.
Information about the event will be updated on http://dev.openguides.org/wiki/OxfordHackfest2008 but here are the details: = When? = * Saturday 18th October 11am-8pm * Sunday 19th October 11am-5pm = Where? = * Oxford University Computing Services, Banbury Road <http://oxford.openguides.org/wiki/?Oxford_University_Computing_Services> * Travel info: <http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/about/travel.xml> * Note: the front door is locked at the weekend; either make a prior arrangement with us to arrive at a specified time, or be prepared to use a mobile phone when you arrive to be let in. = What? = Here are some ideas for what we could do: * make a CSS design suitable for shipping with the default OpenGuides distribution * implement a global OpenGuides portal * improve the mobile device support of OpenGuides * improve the user interface of OpenGuides * fix/triage a hundred and one little bugs <http://dev.openguides.org/report/1> * meet like-minded people, hack, socialise, maybe even do some Oxford data collection if you want to get out in the open * work on integration with Open Street Map * anything else OpenGuides-related that you can think of = Beer = The Oxford Beer Festival <http://oxfordcamra.org.uk/festival2008.php> is running from Thursday 16th October to Saturday 18th October. Possibilities include a lunchtime excursion on Saturday, or a meetup on Friday evening. Bear in mind that it is recommended to arrive by 6pm on the Friday in order to avoid long queues. = Connectivity = * Wired and wireless access * Bring a laptop if you have one! = Food and drink = * Tea and coffee will be available during the day * There are plenty of sandwich shops in the vicinity for lunch * There may well be an evening meal on the Saturday evening = Accommodation = There are several possibilities for hostels, B&Bs and hotels in Oxford if you are coming from outside Oxford and looking to stay on Friday or Saturday night. Additionally if you are on a budget and would like to crash in someone's spare room/floor, let us know (see below for contact info) and we'll try and hook you up with someone. = Sign up = Please let us if you will be attending (so we know who to expect, and total numbers), and whether you would be interested in a visit to the beer festival on Friday, or a meal on Saturday (including dietary preferences/requirements), by emailing us: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Note that emailing us doesn't compel you to come, so even if you're not sure, we would appreciate an email. = Questions = Email us: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] = Thanks = Special thanks to OUCS management for allowing us to use the meeting rooms for this event. -- Dominic Hargreaves | http://www.larted.org.uk/~dom/ PGP key 5178E2A5 from the.earth.li (keyserver,web,email) _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
