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Hackathon 202406 Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada
Schedule
June 3 - June 6 (main portion)
June 7 (extended portion)
Working Groups
Ideas hackmd: https://hackmd.io/@lwhsu/freebsd-hackathon-202406
Matrix room: https://matrix.to/#/#hackathon:matrix-dev.freebsd.org
(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 202406
Hacker Lounge
Logistics
Venue
Communitech® Hub - The Library
151 Charles Street West
https://communitech.ca/about-us/our-operation/our-spaces.html
(June 3-6)
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.
FreeBSD Foundation Kitchener Office
(June 7)
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
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.
Regional Transit
Grand River Transit operates busses and light rail (named ION) in the Region of Waterloo (the cities of Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge).
There are a number of taxi operators in Kitchener-Waterloo:
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.
Name |
Login |
Arrival |
Departure |
Dietary Reqs |
Notes |
emaste |
June 2nd |
Local |
None |
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lwhsu |
June 2nd |
June 8th |
None |
Ottawa->Kitchener by Train, Stay in AirBnb |
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olce |
June 3rd |
June 4th |
None |
Ottawa->Toronto by train on the 2nd (10h24-14h48). Toronto->Kitchener thanks to markj@ (3rd in the morning). Departure flight on the 4th at Toronto, 18:15 local time. |
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kp |
June 3rd |
June 8th |
None |
Train from Ottawa to Kitchener, via Toronto on the 3rd (11:48 - 19:16), departure from YYZ 18:20 on the 8th |
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markj |
June 3rd |
June 5th |
None |
Can drive people from Toronto to Kitchener if needed |
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gordon |
June 3rd |
June 3th |
None |
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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.)
Name |
Affiliation |
Host |
Arrival |
Departure |
Dietary Reqs |
Notes |
SHENG-YI HONG |
National Taiwan Normal University |
lwhsu |
June 2nd |
June 7th |
none |
Ottawa->Kitchener by Train, Stay in AirBnb |
FreeBSD Foundation |
lwhsu |
June 2nd |
June 5th |
none |
Train from Ottawa to Kitchener, Train from Kitchener to Toronto on the 5th |
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lwhsu |
June 2nd |
June 6th |
none |
Ottawa->Toronto by train on the 2nd (10h24-14h48). Toronto->Kitchener on the 3rd thanks to markj@ |