Ltsp ByTheSea2011
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LTSP By-The-Sea 2011
October 27 - 30th, 2011
Venue
We'll be back at the Seawall Motel in Southwest Harbor, Maine. www.SeawallMotel.com
The room rate is $80 US per night (plus tax). They have single and double rooms. if you want a single room, speak up quickly, as there aren't very many of those.
When
Plan on arriving by Thursday, Oct 27th. Most people will hopefully stay until Sunday morning, the 30th.
Travel
The closest airports are as follows:
- Bangor, Maine (BGR) - 54 miles
- Portland, Maine (PWM) - 181 miles
- Manchester, New Hampshire (MHT) - 275 miles
- Boston, Massachusetts (BOS) - 282 miles
- Bar Harbor Airport (BHB)-14 miles (but pricy generally)
Purpose
The BTS has traditionally been a chance for LTSP developers and supporters to get together in a friendly informal environment where we can brainstorm design features, hack on code, fix bugs, work out issues and just have a great time relaxing in beautiful Southwest Harbor, Maine.
Agenda
- LTSP Website/Wiki - We've got some serious work to do here
- Other topics - To Be Announced
Sponsorship
BTS is a very low-budget event, but we do have some expenses that need to be covered. If you or your company is benefiting from LTSP, it would be great if you could show some support for the project by sponsoring some portion of the event. Here's a list of some possible things that we need some help with:
- The Acadia workshop - $300 [ Sponsor Needed ]
- Lobster dinner - Saturday night - $300-$500 depending on number of attendees [ Sponsor Needed ]
- Friday night dinner - Pizza, sandwiches, etc - $150-$200 [ Sponsor Needed ]
- Sunday breakfast - Scotty is the "breakfast chef" - $100-$150 [ Sponsor Needed ]
- Refreshments - $200 - [ Sponsor Needed ]
List of attendees
| Name | Coming from | Arriving | Departing | Notes - flight info, dietary, etc. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McQuillan | Waterford, MI | Oct 27nd | Oct 30th | Driving from Detroit |
| Scott Balneaves | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Oct 27th | Oct 30th | Driving with Jim |
| Chuck Liebow | Southwest Harbor | Oct 28 | Nov 1st | Living Here |
| Stéphane Graber | Sherbrooke, QC, CA | Oct 27th | Oct 30th | Driving from Sherbrooke |
| Marc Gariepy | Sherbrooke, QC, CA | Oct 27th | Oct 30th | Driving from Sherbrooke |
| Jonathan Carter | Cape Town, South Africa | Oct 27th | Oct 30th | |
| Ron Colcernian | Clarkston, MI | ? | ? | Flying |
| Ragnar Wislof | Oslo, Norway | ? | ? | Flying |
-- JimMcQuillan - 18 July, 2011
