Bitcamp Spring 2016

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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

Chaoyi Zha

Fedora Representatives

• Chaoyi Zha
• Justin W. Flory
• Corey Sheldon (linuxmodder) local ambassador

more to come

Event Schedule

Saturday 18th, morning: check-in Sunday 19th, evening: check-out

Detailed schedules to come.

Ideas/Brainstorming

• We need an event box
• Swag to give out: pens, stickers, media?
• Mentoring at Bitcamp (if you can code, please sign up)

Important Deadlines

Create ticket Approve funds Logo authorization needed ASAP

Event Budget

Item	Cost	Comments
[Sponsorship]	Trac Ticket $1000
Shipping of event box	$100
Swag, media, flyers	$TBD
Travel subsidies	$TBD

Travel Subsidy Requests

Travel Subsidy Requests
Each attendee requesting travel subsidies for the event should be listed here including the information requested in Sponsoring Event Attendees.

• Chaoyi Zha (FAS: cydrobolt)
  • Travel: ~$90 for Greyhound
• Justin W. Flory (FAS: jflory7)
  • Travel: ~$120 for Greyhound

Total: $180

Event Report

N/A yet

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