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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.
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 [http://www.crm.umontreal.ca Centre de Recherches Mathematiques] (CRM) is a mathematical centre that brings together researchers from all four universiies and others.
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 [http://www.crm.umontreal.ca 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 Montréal summer can be quite hot and humid with some chance of rain.