= Django sprint at Portland, Oregon, August 22, 2008 =

We'll be holding a Django development sprint at [http://vidoop.com/ Vidoop] in Portland, Oregon on August 22, 2008 from 9am to 6pm.

This sprint will be focused on cleaning up rc1 and getting either an rc2 out or a 1.0 final. More details will be posted here and announced on django-dev as we get closer to the time of the sprint.  For a full roadmap see [wiki:VersionOneRoadmap#schedule].

== Sponsorship ==

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This sprint is sponsored by [http://vidoop.com/ Vidoop].  There will also be a sponsored afterparty.

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== 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 Portland, 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 below. We have space for around 50 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 arrangements please contact michael -dot- richardson -at- vidoop -dot- com.

=== Getting there ===

Vidoop's Portland offices are at 117 NW 5th Ave, Suite 210.  The door is right in between Backspace and Fords on 5th - here is a [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=117+NW+5th+Ave,+Suite+210&sll=45.514335,-122.652492&sspn=0.008465,0.01399&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=45.524118,-122.675449&panoid=PviMtcx-C6WZEyy6y0KVfw&cbp=1,270.9385509936842,,1,3.1820117408662414&ll=45.525968,-122.675056&spn=0.004232,0.006995&z=17 Google Maps Street View shot of the door].  Don't worry, the construction is done.

Public transit in Portland is extremely good - check out [http://www.trimet.org Trimet's website] for more information.

== Roster ==

Please add your name to our roster if you are planning to attend. 

To edit this wiki page, please [http://www.djangoproject.com/accounts/register/ register] and [http://code.djangoproject.com/login login]. You must use those two links because the login offered during the account activation process is a different system and will not log you into the wiki.

=== In Portland ===

  * Michael Richardson
  * Steven Osborn
  * Rami Kassab
  * Roman Mickiewicz
  * Charlie La Mothe
  * Andrew Stoneman
  * John Heasly
  * Matt Youell
  * Jacob Kaplan-Moss
  * Kevin !McConnell
  * Collin Grady
  * Markus Roberts
  * Malcolm Tredinnick
  * Igal Koshevoy
  * Adam Lowry
  * Mark Gross
  * Brett Carter



=== Online ===

  * Russell Keith-Magee (GMT+8)
  * Andrews Medina