OctConf 2012

At this stage, everything is still tentative as the details start to coalesce. Complain about anything here in the dev mailing list.

Location

Montréal, Québec, Canada. There are a number of venues. There are two possible non-academic venues for having the hacking sessions, and Jordi is also investigating the possibility of having it in an academic setting, perhaps in one of the local universities.

Quick notes about Montréal: a lively city with English and French widely spoken plus many other minority languages. Most business can be conducted in either language. It has four large universities, two Anglophones, McGill, Concordia; and two Francophones: UQAM, and Université de Montréal. The Centre de Recherches Mathematiques (CRM) is a mathematical centre that brings together researchers from all four universities and others.

The Montréal summer can be quite hot and humid with some chance of rain. The city has a very serviceable public transportation network of buses and underground trains (metro), so it is quite feasible to get around without renting a car.

Dates

June 4 - June 8, 2012. First two days are dedicated to Octave newbies, especially students, who may want help getting started with an Octave installation and possibly with a dev setup if they're interested in getting involved with development. June 6 - June 8 are dedicated to code sprints and development. Participants are encouraged to stay for all five days, but may choose to attend only one or the other depending on their interests.

Lodging

There are several hotels and cheaper lodging in Montréal. Additionally, the universities (McGill University, Université de Montréal) offer dormitory-style lodgings. The CRM also has more suggestions.

Participants

• Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso
• Joanna Cheng (pending funding and leave)
• Juan Pablo Carbajal (pending funding).
• Carnë Draug
• Ben Abbott (possible scheduling conflict)

Funding

There may be limited funding to cover the travel expenses of selected participants.