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== 2018 Meeting Notes == | |||
We are maintaining a list of notes for the 2018 meeting here: [[OctConf_2018_Notes]]. | |||
== Meeting == | |||
We are happy to announce the upcoming Octave Conference 2018 to be held at [http://home.cern CERN], near Geneva, Switzerland, from March 12th until March 15th. | We are happy to announce the upcoming Octave Conference 2018 to be held at [http://home.cern CERN], near Geneva, Switzerland, from March 12th until March 15th. | ||
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The key members of the Octave development team will participate in the conference, both from oversea and from Europe. You can find updated information on the programme in this Wiki page and we are filling the [https://indico.cern.ch/event/626097/ Indico] timetable. | The key members of the Octave development team will participate in the conference, both from oversea and from Europe. You can find updated information on the programme in this Wiki page and we are filling the [https://indico.cern.ch/event/626097/ Indico] timetable. | ||
== Dates == | == Key info == | ||
=== Dates === | |||
The conference will take place on Week 11, from March 12th until March 15th 2018. | The conference will take place on Week 11, from March 12th until March 15th 2018. | ||
=== Location === | |||
Octconf 2018 will take place at [http://home.cern/ CERN] (European Center for Nuclear Research). | |||
=== Registration === | |||
The conference is free to attend but registration is required. Please use the CERN conference manager [https://indico.cern.ch/event/626097/ Indico] to register. | |||
=== Style === | |||
The conference will be based around workshops, unconference, and code sprints, with a plenary speaker on the first three days. | |||
== Committees == | == Committees == | ||
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* John Evans | * John Evans | ||
* Melissa Gaillard | * Melissa Gaillard | ||
== Suggestions for Sessions == | == Suggestions for Sessions == | ||
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Please propose session topics in the schedule below. The actual time slot you pick is not important--we can re-arrange the schedule later--but we need to know what topics are of interest. | Please propose session topics in the schedule below. The actual time slot you pick is not important--we can re-arrange the schedule later--but we need to know what topics are of interest. | ||
During the daytime: CERN offers many areas where people can socialize and/or discuss, informally. For instance, the CERN main restaurant is open until 23:00 (11:00 PM). | During the daytime: CERN offers many areas where people can socialize and/or discuss, informally. For instance, the CERN main restaurant is open until 23:00 (11:00 PM). | ||
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<td><br/><br/>Morning<br/><br/></td> | <td><br/><br/>Morning<br/><br/></td> | ||
<td bgcolor= #ffb3b3></td> | <td bgcolor= #ffb3b3></td> | ||
<td> Hands-on activities </td> | <td style="text-align: left"> Hands-on activities: | ||
<td> | <ul> | ||
<td> OctConf 2019 planning and Closing </td> | <li>Merge [[Summer_of_Code#GSoC_2017|GSoC_2017]] project [https://gsocspecfun.blogspot.de/ Make Specfuns special again] by Michele Ginesi</li> | ||
</ul> | |||
</td> | |||
<td style="text-align: left"> | |||
<ul> | |||
<li> Diogo Castro: "SWAN at CERN" </li> | |||
<li> Prepare Octave 4.2.2 bugfix release </li> | |||
</ul> | |||
</td> | |||
<td> [[OctConf 2019]] planning and Closing </td> | |||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td><br/><br/>Noon<br/><br/> </td> | <td><br/><br/>Noon<br/><br/> </td> | ||
<td> | <td> First meeting <br/> and Lunch </td> | ||
<td> Plenary talk <br/> and Lunch </td> | <td> Plenary talk <br/> and Lunch </td> | ||
<td> Plenary talk <br/> and Lunch </td> | <td> Plenary talk <br/> and Lunch </td> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td | <td><br/><br/>Afternoon<br/><br/></td> | ||
<td> | <td style="text-align: left"> Talks: | ||
<td | <ul> | ||
<td | <li> Jwe: [https://indico.cern.ch/event/626097/contributions/2902420/attachments/1615292/2566811/2018-03-12-octave.pdf "What is Octave 2018?"] </li> | ||
<li> Michele Ginesi: [https://gsocspecfun.blogspot.de/ "Make Specfuns special again"] ([[Summer_of_Code#GSoC_2017|GSoC_2017]] project) </li> | |||
</ul> Creating and discussing [[OctConf_2018_Notes]]. | |||
</td> | |||
<td> Hands on Tutorials </td> | |||
<td> Visit to CERN </td> | |||
<td bgcolor=#ffb3b3 rowspan=3></td> | <td bgcolor=#ffb3b3 rowspan=3></td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td><br/><br/>Evening<br/><br/></td> | <td><br/><br/>Evening<br/><br/></td> | ||
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</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
== Accommodation == | == Accommodation == | ||
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* As guest you can only enter and exit the main CERN area through entrance B | * As guest you can only enter and exit the main CERN area through entrance B | ||
* A bus ride from the airport to CERN is free of charge, if you take a ticket at the vending machine in the baggage claim area. Should you miss that vending machine, a ticket will cost you 3.00 CHF. https://genevalunch.com/guides/travel/the-cheerful-traveler-geneva-airport-public-transport/ | * A bus ride from the airport to CERN is free of charge, if you take a ticket at the vending machine in the baggage claim area. Should you miss that vending machine, a ticket will cost you 3.00 CHF. https://genevalunch.com/guides/travel/the-cheerful-traveler-geneva-airport-public-transport/ | ||
== See also == | |||
* [https://indico.cern.ch/event/626097/ Indico CERN event page] | |||
== Previous OctConf == | == Previous OctConf == | ||