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OctConf 2012 | OctConf 2012 will bring together users and developers for five days in July in the French Canadian summer. | ||
Please email [mailto:jordigh@octave.org Jordi (jordigh@octave.org)] if you think you could attend. Also write your name below in the Participants section if you think of attending with high probability. | Please email [mailto:jordigh@octave.org Jordi (jordigh@octave.org)] if you think you could attend. Also write your name below in the Participants section if you think of attending with high probability. | ||
'''IMPORTANT''': In order to give you wireless access during the conference, our host university requires your name and address 3 weeks in advance to the conference date. Email this information to Jordi so he can make arrangements. | |||
[[File:octave-poster.png|200px|thumb|right|OctConf 2012 poster]] | [[File:octave-poster.png|200px|thumb|right|OctConf 2012 poster]] | ||
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=== Venue === | === Venue === | ||
The CRM will be offering its [http://www.umontreal.ca/ Université de Montréal] facilities for the conference. There is | The CRM will be offering its [http://www.umontreal.ca/ Université de Montréal] facilities for the conference. There is an eponymous metro station that reaches the university. | ||
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== Dates == | == Dates == | ||
July 16-20, 2012. First two days are intended for newbies and casual users, who may possibly be interested in getting involved in development. Next three days are for code sprints and development. Participants are encouraged to attend for all | July 16-20, 2012. First two days are intended for newbies and casual users, who may possibly be interested in getting involved in development. Next three days are for code sprints and development. Participants are encouraged to attend for all 5 days, but may choose only the first two or last three as convenient. | ||
Schedule: | |||
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|09:00 | |09:00 | ||
|Talk — What is Octave? (Jordi) | |Talk — What is Octave? (Jordi) | ||
|Talk — Octave's source layout | |Talk — Octave's source layout | ||
| | |Open presentations | ||
|Open presentations | |Open presentations | ||
|Presentation — Cell arrays (Daniel) | |Presentation — Cell arrays (Daniel) | ||
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|Tutorial 1: Working the REPL | |Tutorial 1: Working the REPL | ||
|Tutorial 3: Writing oct files | |Tutorial 3: Writing oct files | ||
| | |Open presentations | ||
| | |Open presentations | ||
| | |Open presentations | ||
|- | |- | ||
|12:30 | |12:30 | ||
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State-of-the-Octave address. Identify problems to work on, pair off and start working on those problems. Code sprints. | State-of-the-Octave address. Identify problems to work on, pair off and start working on those problems. Code sprints. | ||
<br> Potential topics of interest | |||
<UL> | |||
<LI> comparison of functionality between Octave and Matlab (what is the same, what is close, what is either different or significantly slower) | |||
<LI> availability and operability of profiling tools for Octave | |||
<LI> availability and operability of GUI interfaces to Octave | |||
<LI> 64-bit indexing for extremely large arrays | |||
<LI> Discussion of what belongs in Octave Core and what is a package or toolbox | |||
<LI> Discussion about minimum functionality for Octave Core | |||
<LI> Parallel computing using Octave | |||
<LI> Octave in an enterprise setting (making Octave updates trivial for maintenance in large scale computing infrastructures) | |||
<LI> Octave binary for OS-X - what should be included in an all-in-one installer? What versions of OS-X can/should be "supported" | |||
<LI> Octave binary for Windows - what should be included in an all-in-one installer? What versions of Windows can/should be "supported" | |||
</UL> | |||
=== Thursday === | === Thursday === | ||
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== Suggestions for Sessions == | == Suggestions for Sessions == | ||
=== Clean up Bugs === | === Clean up Bugs === | ||
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* Move content to the [http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/ homepage], [http://octave.sourceforge.net/ OctaveForge], or the [http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter/ documentation]. | * Move content to the [http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/ homepage], [http://octave.sourceforge.net/ OctaveForge], or the [http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter/ documentation]. | ||
* Delete spam. | * Delete spam. | ||
== Participants == | == Participants == | ||
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* [http://jweaton.org John W. Eaton] | * [http://jweaton.org John W. Eaton] | ||
* [http://jordi.inversethought.com Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso] | * [http://jordi.inversethought.com Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso] | ||
* [http://ailab.ifi.uzh.ch/carbajal/ Juan Pablo Carbajal] [[User:KaKiLa]]. Confirmed | * Joanna Cheng (pending funding and leave) | ||
* [http://ailab.ifi.uzh.ch/carbajal/ Juan Pablo Carbajal] [[User:KaKiLa]]. Confirmed. Planning trip and hotel. | |||
* [[User:carandraug|Carnë Draug]] . | * [[User:carandraug|Carnë Draug]] | ||
* Ben Abbott (pending pregnant wife can travel) | |||
* [http://bd.linkedin.com/in/mohammadnasiruddin Mohammad Nasiruddin] (pending funding) | |||
* [http://simexp-lab.org/brainwiki/doku.php?id=pierrebellec Pierre Bellec] | * [http://simexp-lab.org/brainwiki/doku.php?id=pierrebellec Pierre Bellec] | ||
* Rik Wehbring | * Rik Wehbring | ||
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* Alex Marcotte | * Alex Marcotte | ||
* Max Brister | * Max Brister | ||
* [http://mat.caminos.upm.es/~iht Israel Herraiz] (confirmation pending) | |||
* [http://www-ce.ccny.cuny.edu/nir/ Nir Krakauer] | * [http://www-ce.ccny.cuny.edu/nir/ Nir Krakauer] | ||
* [[User:Ben_zen|Ben Lewis]] | * [[User:Ben_zen|Ben Lewis]] | ||
== Funding == | == Funding == | ||
There is limited funding to cover the travel expenses of selected participants. | There is limited funding to cover the travel expenses of selected participants. | ||