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Tempe, Arizona :: January 29-31, 2011 — General event owners: Jared Smith, Robyn Bergeron, Ryan Rix

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Event Details

Location

Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ

Dates

January 29-31, 2011

Pre-registration

Instructions
Please add your name to the list if you will attend. Also, please indicate the following:
  • Put an X in the $$$ column if you need funding to attend, and visit the FUDCon ticket tracker to make a funding request. We have a limited budget and will work hard to fund as many people as possible. We'll use these answers to help figure out budgeting for the event. We are making arrangements for attendees from other geographic regions to encourage specific initiatives such as future FUDCon events, but preference may otherwise be given to people in North America.
  • Put a V in the Veg column if you would like vegetarian fare for any meals that we provide during the event. If you prefer vegan fare, please mark that column VV. We will do our best to make sure everyone is accommodated!
  • Put your T-shirt size in the Size column, so we can have an idea about what sizes to have available. (Use a W to note a women's size if needed.)
  • If you are looking to share a room, mark an X in the "Roomshare?" column.
Use the Comments section for anything else you think organizers need to know, or to offer or ask for space or rides.
Fedora means freedom — registration is free and open to everyone.
You can pre-register anonymously, but now is a great time to create a Fedora account if you don't have one! For those new to Fedora, you can register in the Fedora Account System and follow the instructions there to complete the CLA (soon to be FPCA). This process usually takes less than 5 minutes.
# Name $$$ Veg Size Roomshare? Hotel booked Comments (extra line for badge)
001 Paul W. Frields XL Yes stickster
002 Robyn Bergeron X W-M rbergeron
003 Ryan Rix L N/A, local rrix
004 Ian Weller X (scholarship) L yes ALL YOUR WIKI ARE BELONG TO EVERYONE
005 David Nalley X XL yes ke4qqq
006 Hiemanshu Sharma X XL yes hiemanshu
007 Steven M. Parrish X XXL yes smparrish - KDE - SugarLabs
008 John Rose X L yes inode0
009 Clint Savage X XXL yes herlo
010 Jon Stanley X XL yes jds2001
011 Jared Smith L yes jsmith
012 Matt Domsch XL mdomsch
013 Mel Chua V WM yes - tatica mchua
014 Sebastian Dziallas X (scholarship) L yes - pbrobinson sdziallas
015 Jeroen van Meeuwen - XL yes Dutch
016 Pete Zaitcev XL yes zaitcev
017 Zachary Giles L Local zgiles
018 Shawn Badger 2XLT Local
019 Ben Boeckel V L yes No mathstuf
020 Jean-Francois Saucier X (if possible) XL yes No djf_jeff
021 Larry Cafiero X (lodging only) XXL no lcafiero
022 J. Randall Owens L no local enough jrowens
023 Neville A. Cross X L yes yn1v
024 Chris Tyler XL ctyler - Seneca
025 Paul Whalen L
026 Edward Jensen XL n/a Local eddiejensen
027 María "tatica" Leandro X M yes - mchua tatica
028 Paul Mellors X XL yes MooDoo
029 Ben Williams XL yes no Southern_Gentlem/VileGent
030 Máirín Duffy V no yes no mizmo
031 Sean Roe XXL no no
032 Clive Hills X V L yes DiscordianUK
033 Dave Riches X L yes dcr226
034 Alex Hudson V M no so_solid_moo
035 Tom "spot" Callaway V XXL yes ·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º>
036 Kevin Fenzi XL no nirik
037 Stephen Smoogen S no smooge
038 José Edgardo López X L yes Magjogui
039 Bill Nottingham XL TBD
040 Chris Greenough XXL no
041 Adam Miller X XL X no maxamillion
042 sourabh sinha L Local ssinha
043 Ayesha Sinha S Local ayesha
044 Francis Earl Local
045 Mike McGrath L mmcgrath
046 Christopher Aillon XL
047 Yvette Chanco L
048 Antonio S. Sallés X XL Yes Yes Fedora Ambassador, Chile/FUDCon Santiago 2010 "0wner"
049 Pascal V. Calarco X XL Yes No pcalarco
050 Jesse Keating XL Yes No Oxf13
051 Leanne Stover XL
052 Guillermo Gómez X L Yes gomix
053 Toshio Kuratomi M Yes abadger1999
054 Steven Dake XL sdake
055 Justin M. Forbes XL jforbes
056 Igor Soares X M Yes igorps
057 Peter Robinson X L Yes - sdziallas Fedora Mini - MeeGo, Sugar, OLPC
058 Carlos Alvarez XL Local calvarez
059 Dave Malcolm L Yes dmalcolm
060 Edna Rheiner X xL yes "erheiner"
061 JoergSimon X XXL yes kital
062 Bert Desmet X L yes biertie
063 Ricky Zhou X (scholarship) XL yes ricky
064 matt mooney X L X mfm
065 Seth Vidal V XL X skvidal
066 Adam McCullough X XL Achtung, AZ! :)
# Name $$$ Veg Size Roomshare? Hotel booked Comments (extra line for badge)

Travel

Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (Airport Code: PHX) is the major airport servicing the greater Phoenix Metro area. The following airlines have flights going in / coming out of Sky Harbor:

  • Terminal 2: Alaska, Continental, Great Lakes, United / TED
  • Terminal 3: AirTran, American, Delta, Frontier, Hawaiian, JetBlue, Midwest, Sun Country
  • Terminal 4: Aeromexico, Air Canada, British Airways, Southwest, US Airways / America West, US Airways / America West Express (Mesa Airlines), Westjet
    • Terminal 4 is also the International Terminal for Sky Harbor.

Travel discounts

Fedora contributor Steven Parrish has secured an airline and rental car discount for travelers. Refer to FUDCon:Tempe 2011 travel discounts for more information.

Local Mass Transit

Tempe is served by Phoenix Metro (a light rail line), and also has local bus lines.

Light Rail

Valley METRO Light Rail. (on Wikipedia) Metro trains run between Dobson Road in Mesa and Bethany Home Road in Phoenix; the center of the line connects Sky Harbor International Airport with downtown Tempe.

  • Metro trains run from the airport to downtown Tempe. The Mill station ("Mill Avenue and Third Street") is two very short blocks from the proposed hotel for FUDCon, Tempe Mission Palms.
  • To board a train from the airport, take the Phoenix Airport Shuttle from any terminal to the Airport Metro station ("44th Street and Washington"). Detailed directions are located here.
  • A one-ride pass for Metro (good on all local trains and buses) is $1.75; a full-day Metro pass is $3.50. Farecard machines accept credit and debit cards, and cash. 5-packs of full-day passes can be purchased online, in advance, for $17.50, and should be received within 5-7 days.

Lodging

Reservation information coming soon
Don't call quite yet, we're getting the final details settled with the hotel.

Tempe Mission Palms hotel -- 60 East Fifth Street, Tempe, Arizona 85281 (map)

Courtyard Tempe Downtown -- 601 South Ash Avenue, Tempe, Arizona 85281 (map)

The hotel will be located within easy walking distance of the classroom space where the technical sessions will be held on Saturday and Sunday. There is a bit more of a walk to Memorial Union for Monday's hackfests, but it's only about 20 minutes.

Transportation

Airport shuttle

The hotel features a complimentary airport shuttle from 5:30am to 10:30pm. Upon arrival, call the hotel to request the shuttle.

Light rail

Valley METRO Light Rail (on Wikipedia) Metro trains run between Dobson Road in Mesa and Bethany Home Road in Phoenix; the center of the line connects Sky Harbor International Airport with downtown Tempe.

  • Metro trains run from the airport to downtown Tempe. The Mill station ("Mill Avenue and Third Street") is two very short blocks from the proposed hotel for FUDCon, Tempe Mission Palms.
  • To board a train from the airport, take the Phoenix Airport Shuttle from any terminal to the Airport Metro station ("44th Street and Washington"). Detailed directions are located here.
  • A one-ride pass for Metro (good on all local trains and buses) is $1.75; a full-day Metro pass is $3.50. Farecard machines accept credit and debit cards, and cash. 5-packs of full-day passes can be purchased online, in advance, for $17.50, and should be received within 5-7 days.

Parking

Packing List

  • Laptop with 802.11b/g wireless
    • Extension cord (and North American power adapter, if from outside NA)
    • Ethernet cable (for hotel and/or hackfest)
  • Credit card (VISA or MasterCard) or small amount of cash (ATMs are nearby the hotel and both ASU locations for the event)
  • Your presentation slides or anything needed for the hackfest
  • Casual clothes for the event
    • Average highs near 68F/20C, average lows near 40F/4C
    • Bring warmer clothing for nighttime (jackets, etc.)
    • Optional: umbrella, there is occasional precipitation in January
    • Average temperatures for Tempe, AZ

If staying at the hotel:

  • Optional: swimsuit, gym clothes.

Agenda

General schedule

Scheduling on Saturday
Technical sessions on Saturday are 50 minutes in length followed by a ten-minute break. There is a one-hour break for lunch, and an additional 30 minutes after the last session for people to converse or blog, before the final wrap-up session.
Scheduling on Sunday
Technical sessions on Sunday are 50 minutes in length followed by a ten-minute break. There is a one-hour break for lunch. After lunch the hackfests will begin.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Time Event
0900 - 1000 Orientation, BarCamp pitches and scheduling
1100 - 1150 Sessions block 1
1200 - 1250 Lunch
1300 - 1350 Sessions block 2
1400 - 1450 Sessions block 3
1500 - 1550 Sessions block 4
1600 - 1650 Sessions block 5
1730 - 1800 The Highly Esteemed Fedora Project Leader's World-Famous State of Fedora Address!
1900 - 2300 FUDPub
Sunday, January 30, 2011
0900 - 0950 Sessions block 6
1000 - 1050 Sessions block 7
1100 - 1150 Sessions block 8
1200 - 1300 Lunch
1300 - 1800 Hackfests
Evening Social TBA
Monday, January 31, 2011
0900 - 1800 Hackfests

Technical sessions - Saturday/Sunday

Refereeing for technical sessions
Note that this FUDCon, technical sessions may be refereed or decided by panel or other means. However, we do require material for all sorts of experience levels, so do not worry about competition. Simply propose something you think would be of interest to attendees.
Technical sessions
ANYONE can propose a session, including you. Just pick a topic near and dear to your heart and propose it here.

For Audience Level, indicate whether your talk is appropriate for a beginner, intermediate (current skilled contributor), or expert level.

Session Name Description Audience Level Owner
Using mutt for gmail How to configure and use mutt with gmail. Beginner and up Steven M. Parrish
Fedora on ARM Running Fedora on very little electricity Beginner and up Chris Tyler
Designing UI mockups in Inkscape Have an itch to scratch in your favorite UI but not sure how to mock it up? Learn how here. This session will focus more on technique and workflow rather than design principles. Beginner and up Máirín Duffy
Fedora cloud storage Building your own storage cloud with Fedora (Robyn et.al.: I'll cover OpenStack/Swift for you too, unless you show up) Intermediate Pete Zaitcev
Getting involved with Fedora Weekly News Are you interested in contributing to FWN as a regular beat writer? Come to this session to find out what's involved, time commitment and workflow Beginner and up Pascal V. Calarco
Upstream marketing Do you work on a SIG or an upstream project packaged in Fedora? Learn how to leverage Fedora Marketing's resources and expertise to spread the word about your project. This session is laptops-open and hands-on. Intermediate (new to Marketing, but contributing to some other aspect of FOSS) Mel Chua
Fedora Security Lab and the OSSTMM This talk introduces how Information Security work can be done with the Fedora Security Lab and how you can contribute to it. It demonstrates the development state of the Fedora Security Lab and how the Fedora Security Lab implements and aids the OSSTMM. this is for anyone who want to learn about FSL, or can/want to help me to improve it JoergSimon
Fedora Ambassadors a global/regional challenge
(not sure if this belongs here?)
Different cultures, different groups - one conduct and so many challenges. This is about how the Ambassadors group evolved over the years, what work was necessary to maintain the group in an healthy state and how we work torwards to face new challenges - and of course it will be a ground for discussions around this topic. Intermediate JoergSimon
Gimp as professional photo editing tool took photos of a beautiful landscape and you want to propose it as supplementary wallpaper? Went to an event and want to enhance photos to use on your report? Learn how improove your photos Intermediate tatica
Session Name Description Audience Level Owner


Hackfests - Sunday & Monday

Session Name Session Leader General Plan Prerequisites, if any
Coding Dojo: Python Toshio Kuratomi (abadger1999) Large display or screen to show what's being hacked on, laptop hooked to screen, room for two people to pair program while being watched by an audience. A timekeeper. Hour to hour and a half to program and then discuss.
Coding Dojo: Ruby Guillermo Gómez (gomix) Large display or screen to show what's being hacked on, laptop hooked to screen, room for two people to pair program while being watched by an audience. A timekeeper. Hour to hour and a half to program and then discuss.
Session Name Session Leader General Plan Prerequisites, if any

Social events

Hospitality suite - Friday

FUDPub - Saturday

Rúla Búla - time TBA
Rúla Búla is located practically next to the Mission Palms hotel. It's an Irish pub with a fairly spacious outdoor patio.

Administration

This event is run in general accordance with our other FUDCon events, which have their own set of pages for administration.

Planning meetings

FUDCon is planned openly and transparently. Anyone is welcome to attend and participate in the meetings. All attendees are expected to be polite and constructive. Planning happens through email and IRC:

  • Planning via email is done on the fudcon-planning list, which is open to participants to join.
  • Regular IRC meetings are held on Monday at 3:00pm US-Eastern time (regardless of UTC) in #fudcon-planning[?].
  • IRC meeting agenda is set from the FUDCon planning Trac, using all tickets with the meeting keyword set. To add something to the agenda, file a new ticket (if required) and add the meeting keyword. Here is the current agenda.