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== Scientific organizers ==
The upcoming Octave Conference 2018 will be held at [http://home.cern CERN], near Geneva, Switzerland.
* Carnë
The Local Organising Committee is happy and proud that CERN will host this event for at least two reasons: Octave [2] is a fundamental tool of analysis and research for hundreds of CERN scientists; Octave and CERN share and promote the same values of openness, cooperation, diversity, quality and commitment.
* KaKiLa
 
* cdf
The two-day plus two-half-day event will be an opportunity for sharing experiences, planning the future of Octave and promoting its use among the scientific community and beyond.
* Jordi
 
* jwe
Our [[OctConf_20018#]] is working out the details of the programme, and the call for contributions and abstract will be open soon.
 
 
We are hopeful that the key members of the Octave development team will make it, both from oversea and from Europe.
 
== Dates ==
 
The conference will take place on Week 11 or Week 12, 2018.
 
*Duration*: 1/2 + 2 + 1/2 days (requires >=4 days break from work)
 
== Committees ==
=== Scientific committee ===
*Duties*: Recruit invited speakers, finalize the programme schedule, review and select presentations, review and select posters, chairing during conference.
 
*Members*:
 
* Carnë (irc: carandraug)
* Carlo de Falco
* John W. Eaton (irc: jwe)
* Jordi (irc: JorgdiGH)
* Juan Pablo Carbajal (irc: [[user:KaKiLa]])
* Raphael (EPFL)
* Raphael (EPFL)


== Hosts ==
Use the [mailing] list to communicate with these people.
* Andrea Latina
 
* John Evans
== Location ==
* Melissa Gaillard
The upcoming Octconf 2018 will take place at [http://home.cern/ 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.
 
=== Social activities ===
 
=== Travelling ===
The information below is taken from [http://visit.cern/exhibitions/how-get-cern CERN instructions].
Please check that link for further details.
 
[http://visit.cern/sites/visits.web.cern.ch/files/files/exhibitions/access-map.pdf How to get to CERN infographics]
 
    CERN Reception - Meyrin
 
    CERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research
    385 route de Meyrin
    CH-1217 Meyrin - Geneva
    Switzerland
 
* GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 46.2314284
 
Longitude: 6.0539718
 
 
==== By train ====
Coming from the Geneva railway station at Cornavin
 
Tram - Take the number 18 tram to "CERN" which is the final stop at the CERN entrance.
 
Ticket costs 3 CHF full-fare / 2 CHF reduced-fare (Ticket "Tout Genève" on the ticket machine).
 
See the [http://www.tpg.ch/ TPG] web site for full details.
 
==== By plane ====
Coming from the Geneva International Airport at Cointrin
 
Taxi - approximately 35CHF.
 
Bus - First take a public transport ticket from the machine you will find at the exit to the baggage collection hall, just before customs control. Then:
 
Option 1: Take bus Y direction "CERN" and get off at the CERN stop opposite the large Globe and the CERN site.
 
Option 2: Take bus 23, 28 or 57 and get off at the stop "Blandonnet" and then catch the Tram number 18, final stop "CERN".


== Dates ==
See the [http://www.tpg.ch/ TPG] web site for full details.
Duration:  1/2 + 2 + 1/2 days (requires >4 days break from work)
 
* Week 11
==== By car ====
* Week 12
 
* From Switzerland
 
Follow signs for "Aéroport", "Lyon" and "Meyrin".
 
Once you are in Meyrin, follow signs for "St. Genis" (which is just beyond the border, in France).
 
Before reaching St Genis, the CERN site is on your left on "Route de Meyrin", just before you reach the border.
 
* From France (département of Ain)
 
Follow signs for "Gex" or "St. Genis".
When you reach the border, CERN is on your right immediately after passing through customs.
 
See [http://visit.cern/exhibitions/how-get-cern-car Parking] for parking information.
 
== Tips and tricks ==
A normal lunch at CERN costs about 15 CHF, inclusive of one coffee and one delicious dessert.
 
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/
 
== Accommodation ==
 
The conference will take place in the CERN's main site (Meyrin). You can try your luck and search for an accommodation in one of the [http://smb-dep.web.cern.ch/en/CERN_Housing CERN Hostels].
 
Should the CERN hostels be full, or should you prefer to stay in Geneva, we advise you to consult your favourite on-line booking portal (www.booking.com, www.tripadvisor.com, www.trivago.com, www.expedia.com etc.) and to contact the hotel directly in order to identify the lowest tariff available for CERN users and collaborators (preferential tariffs may apply in some cases).
 
Hotels in the vicinity of "Gare Cornavin" (Geneva's main railway station), or along "Route de Meyrin", are particularly recommended. Tram number 18 links Gare Cornavin to CERN in 20' (see [http://www.tpg.ch/ timetable on the TPG's webpage]).
 
Notice that, by staying in hotel, youth hostel or at a campsite, you are entitled to receive a personal and non transferable Geneva Transport Card for free, which will allow you to use the whole public transportation system of Geneva for the length of your stay for free. This includes buses, trams, trains, and yellow taxi-boats - Mouettes. Just ask for it upon arrival on the reception.
 
== 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).
 
    <table class="tg" border="1" width="800" style="text-align: center">
      <tr>
        <th width="110">Time</th>
        <th width="220">1st (half) day<br/>()</th>
        <th width="220">2nd day<br/>()</th>
        <th width="250">3rd day<br/>()</th>
        <th width="220">4th (half) day<br/>()</th>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>Morning</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>Noon</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>Afternoon</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>Evening</td>
      </tr>
    </table>
 
=== 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:
 
  <table class="tg" border="0" width="600" style="text-align: left">
    <tr>
      <th width="400">Title</th>
      <th width="200">Author</th>
    </tr>
  </table>
 
== Participants ==
To register officially, please use the CERN conference manager [https://indico.cern.ch/event/609833/ Indico].
 
* [[User:KaKiLa|JuanPi Carbajal]]
* [[User:jwe|John W. Eaton]]
* [[User:JordiGH|Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso]]
* [[User:Doug|Douglas Stewart]]
* [[User:Carandraug|Carnë Draug]]
* [[User:CdF|Carlo de Falco]]
 
== Code Sprint ==
Enter the bug number and a link to the report on savannah to let people know what bug/patch you are working on
 
== Previous OctConf ==
[[OctConf 2017]]
 
== Next OctConf ==
[[OctConf 2019]]
 
[[Category:OctConf]]
[[Category:2018]]
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