OSCON 2005

OSAF's session dates and times follow for the O'Reilly Open Source Convention in Portland, Oregon, August 1-5 2005:

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CalDAV Conference Panel (date, time, location)

• Session ID: Track: Emerging Topics http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2005/view/e_sess/6626
• Title: Implementing CalDAV, a New Standard for Sharing Calendar Information Over the Internet
• Date: Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005
• Time: 5:20pm - 6:05pm
• Location: E144
• Presenter(s): Mitchell Baker, Pres. Mozilla Foundation, Brian Moseley OSAF, Mike Douglass RPI, Dan Mosedale Mozilla, Dave Camp Hula, Sheila Mooney OSAF

CalDAV BOF - Q&A with leading CalDAV client and server implementers

• Location:
• Date/Time: not assigned (requested 6:15pm on Wednesday, 8/3/2005 immediately following CalDAV panel, which follows Ted's session)

Ted Conference Session (date, time, location)

• Session ID: Track: Python http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2005/view/e_sess/6591
• Title: Build Your Own Chandler Parcel
• Date: Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005
• Time: 4:30pm - 5:15pm
• Location: E142
• Presenter(s): Ted Leung, OSAF

• Slides: BuildYourOwnChandlerParcel-OSCON2005-final.pdf:

OSAF BOF

OSAF's Chandler - Q & A With the Developers

• Location: not assigned (but have requested room E144, the same room immediately following Mitch's panel)
• Date/Time: not assigned (requested 6:15pm on Wednesday, 8/3/2005 immediately following Mitch's panel, which follows Ted's session)

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Important Deadline Dates:

• June 20: Early registration pricing ends--as does your chance to save upto $300. (And, if you're eligible for a discount--alumni, government, non-profit, etc.--it can be used during the early registration period to save you even more. Check the registration page for details: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/38/register.html
• July 7: Hotel group rate discount ends. For hotel and travel

information, go to: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/38/hotel.html

• July 8: Speaker presentations due to O'Reilly

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OSAF Attendees

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OSAF preparation plan

__OSAF will have a panel on CalDAV, a session on building Chandler parcels, and a BOF

How we will put together our panel:

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Logistical Information

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Travel

• Alaska Air is always good from Bay Area to Portland
• MAX Light Rail

For cheap & convenient transportation from the Portland International Airport (PDX) to the hotels and Convention Center, hop aboard the Airport MAX light rail "Red Line". The Double Tree Hotel and Executive Meeting Center Portland � Lloyd Center, the Red Lion Portland � Convention Center and the Oregon Convention Center are located on the MAX light rail line with service between the Hotels and Portland International Airport. For a minimal fee, (currently $1.70) MAX will transport guests from the Airport directly to the Hotels� doorsteps. Service runs every 15 minutes seven days a week between 4:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m.

• A cab ride from the airport to the hotel will be about $25-30.

Hotel

The convention hotel is :

• DoubleTree^? Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Portland - Lloyd Center
• 1000 NE Multnomah
• Portland, OR 97232
• Phone: 503-281-6111

• Hotel reservations: We should default to sharing rooms.
  • Make your hotel reservations by phone. Call the hotel directly at (503) 281-6111.
  • Make your hotel reservations On-line:
    • Go to the DoubleTree Hotel website. Under "Check Availability", enter your arrival and departure dates and click "go". On the next page - "Select Your Reservation Details", select your room type preference and under "Special Accounts" in Group/Convention Code, type "OMI". Click "continue" and follow the steps to complete your reservation.

• Alternate Hotel

If you are unable to make a room reservation at the OSCON headquarters hotel (DoubleTree^? Hotel & Executive Meeting Center) O'Reilly Media has secured additional rooms.

Red Lion Hotel Portland Convention Center 1021 N. E. Grand Avenue Portland OR 97232 Phone: (503) 235-2100 Toll Free: 800-343-1822 Rate: $109.00 plus 12.5% tax (subject to change) Deadline: June 28, 2005 Distance to OSCON: Across the street from the Convention Center

Assume that the presenters Mitch and Ted will have single rooms, and that Sheila as the only female will have a single room, that leaves 3 rooms to accomodate the following:

• Brian Moseley
• Grant
• Philippe
• Jed
• Bryan Stearns
• John

Sort it out amongst yourselves and be sure to book your conference registration, hotel rooms, and travel in time to get the best discounts. (be sure to get the group rate, non-profit rate, and alumni discount if possible from O'Reilly

Conference Registration

• The best discount is 40% per person for being a full-time employee of a non-profit.
• 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

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