OctConf 2017
OctConf 2017 will take place at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland for three days from March 20 through March 22. To register officially, please use the CERN conference manager Indico. In addition, *please* add your name to the Participants section of this page so we can plan appropriately.
Location
Geneva, Switzerland
Venue
The upcoming Octconf 2017 will take place at CERN (European Center for Nuclear Research)
At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. They use the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments to study the basic constituents of matter – the fundamental particles. The particles are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives the physicists clues about how the particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. The instruments used at CERN are purpose-built particle accelerators and detectors. Accelerators boost beams of particles to high energies before the beams are made to collide with each other or with stationary targets. Detectors observe and record the results of these collisions.
Founded in 1954, the CERN laboratory sits astride the Franco-Swiss border near Geneva. It was one of Europe's first joint ventures and now has 22 member states.
Travelling
Dates
The conference will run for three days from Monday, March 20th through Wednesday, March 22nd.
Suggestions for Sessions
Approximately half of each day will be devoted to presentations. The remainder will be used for informal discussions, code sprints, etc.
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.
In addition, if you have a poster, rather than a full presentation, there is a separate sign-up sheet below.
Schedule
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).
| Time | Monday (General GNU Octave day) |
Tuesday (GNU Octave Packages day) |
Wednesday (Libre and Open Source Software day) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00-9:30 | Open Slot | Open Slot | Open Slot |
| 9:30-10:00 | Open Slot | Open Slot | Open Slot |
| 10:00-10:15 | Coffee | Coffee | Coffee |
| 10:15-10:50 | Open Slot | Open Slot | Unconference |
| 10:50-11:25 | Open Slot | Open Slot | |
| 11:25-12:00 | Open Slot | Open Slot | |
| 12:00-12:30 | Discussion | Discussion | |
12:30-14:00 |
Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 14:00-14:35 | Open Slot (Pleanry session: CERN main auditorium) | Open Slot (Pleanry session: CERN main auditorium) | Visit to CERN sites |
| 14:35-15:10 | |||
| 15:10-15:45 | |||
| 15:45-16:00 | Coffee | Coffee | Coffee |
16:00-18:00 |
Code Sprint | Code Sprint | Organization of OctConf2018 |
| 18:00-19:00 | Fondue night (alternative 1) |
Fondue night (alternative 2) |
Closing and Farewell |
| 19:00-20:00 |
Poster Session
If you have a poster demonstrating how you use Octave to address an application in your field please add your name and poster topic to the list below. We will schedule an appropriately sized space based on the number of posters.
Confirmed Posters:
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| Fast approximation of complicated simulators | JuanPi Carbajal |
Participants
- Juan Pablo Carbajal
- Francesco Faccio
- John W. Eaton (need funding for travel)
- Rik (need funding for travel)
- Douglas Stewart
- Kai T. Ohlhus (waits for permission from employer)
- Oliver Heimlich (probably only 2 days, waits for permission from wife)
- Carnë Draug (likely to attend but unsure. Will only be able to confirm the week before)