Bitcamp Spring 2017
Dates/Location
Friday, April 7th to Sunday, April 9th, 2017 XFINITY Center 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, 2017
Event Description
Bitcamp is a hackathon, where students from all over the country flock to the University of Maryland, college Park for 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
Corey Sheldon
Fedora Representatives Corey Sheldon (linuxmodder) local ambassador
more to come (hopefully)
Event Checklist
Event Schedule
Friday April 7th: Arrive and setup Booth
approx: 1930-2000 hackathon, keynote and start of the hacking
Saturday April 8th: All day Hacking
Sunday April 9th: Approx 1400 hacking ends, and break down starts.
Ideas/Brainstorming
We need an event box Swag to give out: pens, stickers, media? F25 media if possible ( ~ 50-75 DVDs) Mentoring at Bitcamp (if you can code, please sign up)
Important Deadlines
Create ticket Approve funding ~ $1250 * Done
Event Budget
- Update 20170323: Modified to $999.99 and paid by FCAIC 20170323
Travel Subsidy Requests
Each attendee requesting travel subsidies for the event should be listed here including the information requested in Sponsoring Event Attendees.
Ambassador Estimated Cost Actual Cost
$50 (round trip bus/metro fare)
Mike Depaulo (mikedep333) ~ 25 (per offline chats) Estimated: $75 Actual:
Event Report
linuxmodder's review will be on https://linuxmodder.wordpress.com
| Item | Comments | Budget | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sponsorship | ** Starter Sponsorship (3'x6' booth) | $1000.00 | $999.99 |
| Shipping | $100 | $76.62 | |
| Swag, | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
| Travel | Corey Sheldon (linuxmodder) | $50.60 | |
| Travel | Mike Depaulo (mikedep333) | $25.00 | |
| Approved Budget $1250 | Total | $1,075.60 |