Boston Summit 2006
The 6th Boston Summit will be held on Columbus Day Long Weekend (October 7-9) in Boston, MA, USA at the MIT Media Lab.
The Boston Summit is a three-day hackfest for GNOME developers and contributors. It is not primarily aimed at users or new contributors, but if you want to jump right into the deep end, it's a fantastic way to meet everyone and get involved. Unlike traditional conferences, the Boston Summit is all about getting developers together and getting things done. While there are some non-hacking sessions, they are geared heavily towards many-to-many, interactive discussion and planning, rather than one-to-many presentations.
Tell us you're coming - add your name to the list to let us know that you're planning to participate
Directions to the MIT Media Lab - how to find the venue.
Maps of the inside of the Media Lab - how to find your way around the venue.
On Saturday and Sunday, lunch will be sponsored by a mysterious benefactor. Thank you, mysterious benefactor! On Monday, we will be hunters and gatherers in the wilds of Cambridge. Thank you, evolutionary memory!
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Note: There is no coffee provided. Repeat: No coffee.
Contacts
If you need help, or a good time, call:
During the conference, you can find attendees in #boston on irc.gnome.org, and might find the boston-social mailing list useful.
Schedule
The Media Lab will be open from 9am-6pm each day of the conference. There will be an open door on the Ames Street side. Each of the three days will include an opening session from 0900-1030 and then a closing session from 1600-1730. This is a chance to coordinate the day and figure out what kinds of cool things we might want to hack on.
Saturday
0900-1030 |
Morning planning session |
Bartos Theatre |
1245-1400 |
Lunch (Sponsored) |
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1600-1730 |
Closing Session |
Bartos Theatre |
Morning
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Rothschild |
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GNOME-VFS * |
Wiesner |
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235 |
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135 |
Afternoon
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Rothschild |
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235 |
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Room 483A |
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Room Wiesner |
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Room 235 |
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Gimmie * |
Room 135 |
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Rendering Infrastructure |
Room Bartos |
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Cool Hangout Room |
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443A |
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Dogtail * |
Wiesner |
Sunday
0900-1030 |
Morning planning session |
Bartos Theatre |
1245-1400 |
Lunch (Sponsored) |
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1600-1730 |
Closing Session |
Bartos Theatre |
Morning
Map Room |
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Bartos |
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art team hacking |
Tables |
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211 (next to Wiesner) |
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gimmie hacking |
443a |
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/Glockenspiel (administrator's love-in) |
Tables |
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483a |
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Wiesner |
Afternoon
gvfs hacking |
alex's special place at the tables |
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/MakingPersonalDataAvailable geoclue + telepathy |
Wiesner |
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the other special place at the tables |
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hadess's LIVE totem debugging |
he's in the session manager session |
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room 211 |
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managed dbus |
cool hangout area (3rd floor) |
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bove lab |
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art stuff |
tables again |
Monday
1000-1100 |
Morning planning session |
Bartos Theatre |
1300-1400 |
Lunch (Not sponsored) |
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1600-1730 |
Closing Session |
Bartos Theatre |
art team hacking |
Tables |
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211 |
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483a |
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gvfs hacking |
Tables |
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443 |
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Testing: LDTP, Dogtail, jhbuild, a11y |
Map room |
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Bartos |
Planning
Propose a hackfest or BOF session - got a project to hack on or a plan to put in motion? Let us know!
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