= Django sprint in the Washington DC Metro Area, August 1st = We'll be holding a Django development sprint somewhere Metro-accessible in the Washington DC Metro Area on August 1st from 9am to 5pm. This sprint will be focused on Django 1.0 beta 1 (scheduled to be released August 5th). More details will be posted here and announced on django-dev as we get closer to the time of the sprint. == Sponsorship == This sprint is sponsored by [http://www.geniusrocket.com/ GeniusRocket]. {{{ #!html GeniusRocket }}} == What's a sprint? How do I participate == See [wiki:Sprints] for information about how sprints work, how you can participate, etc. Anybody, anywhere around the world, can participate and contribute. We'll be gathering in person in the DC Metro Area with the exact location TBD shortly, but if you can't make it you can also help out in IRC. You can find all the gory details on the [wiki:Sprints] page. == Attendees == If you plan to participate in the sprint, please add your name to the [#Roster roster] below. We have space for around 30 attendees, so if things fill up we might have to cap attendance. If you're coming from out of town and need help with travel arangements, please contact ''ben -at- geniusrocket -dot- com''. === Getting there === The exact location is still being finalized, but the sprint will be held 'somewhere accessible by [http://wmata.com/metrorail/systemmap.cfm Metro]'. If you're coming in from out of town, there are many travel options. ==== Airports ==== * Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) * Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) * Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) ==== Rail ==== * [http://www.amtrak.com/ Amtrak] * [http://www.mtamaryland.com/ MARC] ==== Bus ==== There are many [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown_bus_lines Chinatown-style] bus options... here are a few: * [http://www.apexbus.com/ Apexbux] * [http://www.boltbus.com/ BoltBus] * [http://www.megabus.com/us/schedules/index_northeast.php Megabus] ''TODO: post final location details''' == Roster == So that everyone knows who'll be there, please add your name below. === In DC (30, max) === 1. Ben Slavin 1. Dan Watson 1. Jacob Kaplan-Moss 1. Jeremy Carbaugh 1. James Turk 1. Bill Amberg 1. Ed Summers 1. Kapil Thangavelu 1. Gabriel Farrell === Online === * ''Your Name (Time Zone)''