Bitcamp Hackathon, Spring 2016
Dates/Location
- Friday, April 8th to Sunday, April 10th, 2016
- University of Maryland
- 11 Regents Dr, College Park, MD 20740
- Google Maps: University of MD
- Train, Air, or Car to Washington DC
- Last day to ship things for event: April 2nd, 2016
Event Description
Bitcamp is a hackathon, where students from all over the country flock to the University of Maryland of a weekend of coding. They create things, solve practical problems, compete for prizes, and interact with sponsors.
Google's definition of a hackathon: an event, typically lasting several days, in which a large number of people meet to engage in collaborative computer programming.
Event Owners
Fedora Representatives
- Chaoyi Zha
- Justin W. Flory
- Corey Sheldon (linuxmodder) local ambassador
- Mike DePaulo
more to come
Event Checklist
- Create a Google Drive form ahead of time with name, email, contact info, major, etc. for follow-up after the event
Event Schedule
Saturday 18th, morning: check-in Sunday 19th, evening: check-out
Detailed schedules to come.
Ideas/Brainstorming
- We need an event box # Secured for shipment to event on Apr 1st -- jbwillia :)
- Swag to give out: pens, stickers, media? (linuxmodder will have some swag left over from CarolinaCon event to bring up as well)
- Mentoring at Bitcamp (if you can code, please sign up)
- On March 5th, 2016 -- Corey (linuxmodder) emailed organizers for a drop ship -- last day to ship swag / event box is Apr 2, 2016 (without incurring needless non ground shipping charges)
Important Deadlines
Create ticket Approve funds Logo authorization needed ASAP
Event Budget
Item | Cost | Comments |
---|---|---|
[Sponsorship] | Trac Ticket $1000 | |
Shipping of event box | $66.84 | Confirmed tracking numbers Apr 2 |
Swag, media, flyers | $TBD | |
Travel subsidies | Mike $17.41 (gas) |
Travel Subsidy Requests
- Chaoyi Zha (FAS: cydrobolt)
- Travel: ~$90 for Greyhound
- Justin W. Flory (FAS: jflory7)
- Travel: ~$50 for fuel
- Mike DePaulo (FAS: mikedep333)
- Travel: ~$30 for fuel
Total: $240