March 2010 - Hackathon

Re: [Haskell-cafe] Hackaton: A roof to stay
by Johan Tibell 12 Mar '10

12 Mar '10

Forwarding this to the hackathon mailing list as most people going to ZuriHac (including some locals) are on that list. On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 11:09 AM, Hugo Gomes <mr.hugo.gomes(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Hello, > > im planing on going to the hackaton, but the prices in Zurich are unusually > high for my tight budget, so i was wondering if there is anyone here that > lives there and would allow me to sleep on their couch or on the floor > during the hackaton. > > Is there ? > > > Thanks. >

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Re: [Hackathon] Hostel groupings
by Eric Y. Kow 04 Mar '10

04 Mar '10

[Resending to list because I was using the wrong address] On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 20:11:57 +0100, Jasper Van der Jeugt wrote: > I am also staying at the Backpacker, along with some other individuals > if I remember correctly, and the darcs team. Maybe this would be a > good time to organize? I'd also prefer to share a room with Haskellers > (as opposed to other, random people). I think there's 5 of us from the Darcs group so far (who have already reserved), so there's at least one space :-) -- Eric Kow <http://www.nltg.brighton.ac.uk/home/Eric.Kow> PGP Key ID: 08AC04F9

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Preparing for ZuriHac
by Johan Tibell 04 Mar '10

04 Mar '10

Hi all, ZuriHac is just two weeks away. With 79 registered attendees, it'll be the biggest Haskell hackathon so far! Here's some information to help you prepare for the event. = Finding a project to work on = If you haven't figured out what to hack on yet, now is a good time. At previous hackathons we started the event with an introduction round where everyone could stand up and say what they want to work on. Given that we're 79 people this time around we'd spend a lot of precious time on these introductions so we'll skip them this year. Instead we recommend that you go to the projects page at http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/ZuriHac/Projects and either add your name to an existing project or create a new project with your name next to it. You can also list your areas of expertise at the bottom of the page. During the event you can use the #zurihac IRC channel on Freenode to find people to work with. = Arriving at Google = If possible, try to be at the Google reception at 2:00pm on Friday, instead of at 2:30pm as previously announced. This gives us an extra 30 minutes to register everyone and give you your name tag, leaving more time for hacking. If your travel plans prevent you from getting to Google before 2:30pm that's not a problem. You'll not be able to get to the rooms we've reserved for the hackathon without one of the organizers (i.e. Christophe and I) escorting you. Therefore we'd appreciate if everyone try to show up on time. That is * 2:00-2:30pm on Friday, and * 10:00am on Saturday & Sunday. If you arrive late you'll need to give one of us a call so we can come and collect you at the reception. Our phone numbers are on the wiki. = Food = There are no vending machines in the office so bring some water bottles/snacks to eat throughout the day. On Friday evening (around 5:30pm) we'll serve some finger food and drinks in the office. On Saturday and Sunday we'll have a lunch break in the middle of the day where you can visit one of the nearby restaurants (or eat something you brought). In the evening many of us will likely form groups and go out for dinner together. Cheers, Johan

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