= Django sprint in the Washington DC Metro Area, August 1st = We'll be holding a Django development sprint at the University of Maryland, in College Park, MD (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], with space provided by the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship. {{{ #!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 College Park, MD, 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 sprint will be held on the grounds of the University of Maryland. The University is located in College Park, MD, which is accessible by [http://wmata.com/metrorail/systemmap.cfm Metro]. It is also easily accessible from I-95 and I-495. Parking is easily available, and a detailed map of the University and location for the sprint will be available by July 29th. 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] == 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 1. Richard Leland 1. Malcolm Tredinnick 1. Matt Bowen === Online === * Alex Gaynor(CDT) * Elliott Mahler(CDT)