• Hackathon
• 202506

Hackathon 202506 Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada

Schedule

June 16 - June 20

Working Groups

Ideas hackmd: tbd

Matrix room: tbd

(See Matrix for how to use it.)

(For people have FreeBSD.org account can directly use: https://element-dev.freebsd.org/#/room/#hackathon:matrix-dev.freebsd.org , sign in with your freefall username and ldap/kerberos password.)

Commit tag:

Event:          Kitchener-Waterloo Hackathon 202506

Hacker Lounge

Logistics

Venue

Communitech® Hub - The Library (to be confirmed)
151 Charles Street West
https://communitech.ca/about-us/our-operation/our-spaces.html

Visit the reception desk on the main floor to sign in. For who you're visiting, use "FreeBSD Foundation." Our room is on the second floor so and someone will need to escort you up - let us know by text/IRC/slack when you arrive.

Network access

Power

120V 60Hz, NEMA 5-15R ("Type B")

Travel

Air

The local airport is the Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) but serves a limited number of airlines and destinations. The closest major international airport is Toronto Pearson (YYZ). Air Canada offers a YYZ-YKF bus transfer that is available as part of an itinerary (so includes protection against missed connections, etc.)

Inter-City Rail

• VIA Rail

• GO Transit commuter rail between Toronto and Kitchener

Airport Bus

FlixBus travels between Pearson Airport (YYZ) and downtown Kitchener. The stop is about 100m from the venue.

• FlixBus

Regional Transit

Grand River Transit operates busses and light rail (named ION) in the Region of Waterloo (the cities of Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge).

• GRT Fare Card

There are a number of taxi operators in Kitchener-Waterloo:

• Waterloo Taxi Waterloo Taxi App

• City Cabs ICabbbi App

• United Taxi App

Uber and Lyft are available in Kitchener-Waterloo.

Accommodation

Student Residence

~ 30 minutes by transit + walking to venue. Some are hotel/apartment style, some are student dorms. (Representative Google Maps directions)

• St. Paul's Guest Rooms $115/nt, hotel style

• Conrad Grebel $75/nt, apartment style, also multi bedroom

• Hotel Laurier $90/nt w/ private washroom, also 3-4-5 bedroom

• UW Summer Accommodation $60/nt? w/ shared washroom, 2-3-4 bedroom suites starting at 105/night

Hotels

Downtown Kitchener

About 10-15 minute walk (Representative Google Maps directions)

• The Walper Hotel ★★★★ ~$200/nt

• Crowne Plaza Kitchener ★★★ ~$160/nt

Uptown Waterloo

About a 20 minute transit trip (Google Maps directions)

• Delta ★★★ ~$250/nt

AirBnB

$100-$150/night

Weekend activities

Munch, Munch

Breakfast

Lunches

Dinner

TBC

Travel coordination / Attendee list

Enter yourself here as well for travel coordination to and from the event.

Guest Attendees

Developers are welcome to invite guests to attend the developer summit, subject to their tolerance for ceaseless hours of kernel hacking, and availability of space at the venue.

(Please keep sorted alphabetically by last name. Do not change the format unless asked to.)