OSCON 2004

OSAF's session dates and times follow for the O'Reilly Open Source Convention in Portland, Oregon, July 26-30, 2004:

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Conference Panel (date, time, location)

• Session ID: 5075
• Title: A Developer's Tour of Chandler
• Date: 07/28/2004
• Time: 1:45pm to 2:30pm (45 min.)
• Location: Salon E
• O'Reilly website http://conferences.oreillynet.com/os2004/
• OSAF presentation slides (.ppt)

OSAF BOF

OSAF's Chandler - Q & A With the Developers

• Location: Columbia
• Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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Important Deadline Dates:

• Speaker Registration open: April 15, 2004
• (OSAF will be notified by email)
• Tutorial slides and hard copy due: June 14, 2004
• Hotel discount rate deadline: June 25, 2004
• Conference presentation slides due: June 28, 2004
• Book air travel to avoid high rates: by July 1, 2004

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OSAF Attendees

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OSAF preparation plan

OSAF will have a panel, a BOF, and possibly some focused developer event (maybe like a mini-sprint)

How we will put together our panel:

As an extension to some of the topics we're currently discussing in the Community Working Group; e.g.

• developer community outreach events like sprints, user group presentations, etc.;
• along with planned Community Group discussions with the other WGs on community involvement goals; and
• as part of the ongoing analysis of actual community involvement,

we will identify what the technical community seems to be interested in and what's useful to us to promote.

Then at the beginning of June as we're closing in on 0.4 goals and given the "hot topics" list from the previous work, Pieter will talk with the Apps and Repository groups to see what they would like to demo and discuss. Based on the short list of topics we'll have candidates for presenters and demo topics. Discount hotel bookings are available until June 25 and the presentations are due to O'Reilly by June 28 which should give the presenters a couple weeks to prepare materials.

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Logistical Information

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Travel

• Alaska Air has a really low fare (Travelocity.com) Flight #201 leaving SFO non-stop to Portland (PDX) at 9PM arriving at 10:40PM - Round Trip fare total is $168 when combined with the return flight #310 at 5:33PM PDX-SFO non-stop.
• the TriMAX Redline light rail leaves every 15 min. from the airport to downtown (3rd & Morrison St. stop) up until 11:30PM. Cost is $1.60!, but you have about a 10 min. walk from the light rail stop to the hotel.
• A cab ride from the airport to the hotel will be about $25-30.

Hotel

• The convention hotel is the Portland Marriot Downtown There is a conference discount $129/room/night (for up to 3/room) if you make reservations prior to June 25. Use Group Code: ORAORAA. You can make your hotel reservations online:
• click here "Reserve a Room"
• Enter Group Code: ORAORAA to receive the O'Reilly discounted room rate.
• Choose your arrival and departure dates, and continue through the reservation system.
• An email confirmation will be sent to you confirming your hotel reservation at the Portland Marriott Downtown for the O'Reilly Open Source Convention.
• Make your hotel reservations by phone. Call: 1-800-228-9290 or call the hotel directly at (503) 226-7600.

Conference Registration

• additional discount of 10% per person off early bird rate if 3 or more from an organization attend - only one additional discount per person
• additional discount of 20% per person off early bird rate if you are an alumni form a previous O'Reilly conference - only one additional discount per person
  • $895 for the 3-day conference pass (no tutorial sessions) -- early bird discount price- register before June 18!
  • $425 for a 1-day conference pass (no discounts available)
  • $50 Exhibit Hall plus Keynotes and BOFs (Exhibit Hall is open Wednesday and Thursday)
  • FREE Exhibit Hall ONLY (Exhibit Hall is is open Wednesday and Thursday)
• Register online

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