Changes between Version 25 and Version 26 of SprintAustinAugust2008

Timestamp:

Aug 5, 2008, 11:43:09 AM (16 years ago)

Author:

Gary Wilson

Comment:

added info about sprint location, bus routes, and parking

SprintAustinAugust2008

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 = Django sprint in Austin, TX on August 15, 2008 =
 
-We'll be holding a Django development sprint on [http://www.utexas.edu/ The University of Texas at Austin] campus (room and building are to be determined) on August 15, 2008. If attendees are interested, we can also carry the sprint over to Saturday.
+We'll be holding a Django development sprint on [http://www.utexas.edu/ The University of Texas at Austin] campus on Friday, August 15, and Saturday, August 16, 2008.
 
 This sprint will be focused on preparing the 1.0-rc release (see [VersionOneRoadmap#schedule 1.0 roadmap]). More details will be posted here and announced on django-dev as we get closer to the sprint.
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 If you plan to participate in the sprint, add your name to the [#Roster roster] below. We have space for around 100 attendees.
 
+=== Getting There ===
+
+We will be holding the sprint on UT campus, in [http://www.utexas.edu/maps/main/buildings/aca.html ACA] 1.104.
+
+'''Map (with sprint and parking locations):''' [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=116918128199303745605.000453b86f2b4e2856812&ll=30.287847,-97.73578&spn=0.006383,0.008465&t=h&z=17 google map] (I promise it's not just a parking lot anymore.)
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+If you have any questions, please contact gary.wilson@gmail.com.
+
+==== Arriving by plane ====
+
+For those arriving by plane, the airport is about 12 miles from campus. There is an [http://www.capmetro.org/riding/current_schedules/MAPS/RT100_SB.PDF airport flyer bus (route 100)] that services the UT campus and runs every 40 minutes from about 6am to 11pm.  Fare is $1, and the end of the line is a block away from the sprint location. Expect about a 30 minute ride.
+
+==== Parking ====
+
+'''Note:''' all surface parking on campus requires a faculty/staff/student permit (some only M-F, 7:30am to 5:45pm) and without a permit '''you will be ticketed'''.
+
+For parking on Friday, options are:
+ * One of several garages on campus.  Cost is $9 for any duration over 2.5 hours.  The San Jacinto Garage (SJG) and Speedway Garage (SWG) are both a couple blocks from the sprint location.
+ * Park on a street north of campus for free and walk about 5 blocks to the sprint location.  Be watchful of signs requiring a residence parking permit, though.
+
+For parking on Saturday:
+ * There is surface parking nearby that does not require a permit on the weekends.
+
 === About Austin ===
 
-For directions to campus, visitor parking information, accommodations, Austin events, etc. see:
+For visitor information, accommodations, Austin events, etc. see:
 
+ * [http://www.capmetro.org/ Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority] (bus routes and schedules)
  * http://www.utexas.edu/visitors/
  * http://www.utexas.edu/austin/
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-If you have any questions, please contact gary.wilson@gmail.com.
 
 == Roster ==