Hackathon 202305 Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada

May 22 (Monday) - Victoria Day, public holiday May 23 (Tuesday) May 24 (Wednesday) May 25 (Thursday)

If you would like to run a working group, please add your name below:

Working Groups

North American plugs 120V 15A NEMA 5-15

Ed may have car space available for travel from Ottawa to Kitchener on Sunday - get in touch if you'd like to share a ride.

Consider booking an open jaw flight: fly to Ottawa (YOW) for BSDCan, and return from Toronto (YYZ) after the hackathon.

Suggest VIA Rail train from Ottawa to Kitchener on Sunday May 19. About $150 one-way taxes incl. Greyhound bus is about $100. Either option is about 8-10h total.

Or, fly from YOW-YYZ and use GO train, VIA train, or bus from Toronto to Kitchener-Waterloo.

Kitchener-Toronto is about $20 by GO train, VIA train (with advance purchase), or bus. Carpooling is likely available between Toronto and Waterloo.

The closest major airport is Toronto Pearson (YYZ), about 100km away. There is no scheduled service from Ottawa to The Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF).

Skyscanner YOW-YYZ flight search

Toronto Pearson (YYZ) is about 100km from Kitchener-Waterloo; bus and train connections exist but are somewhat inconvenient - emaste@ can provide advice based on the time of day you fly. Airways Transit shared van service is available; a taxi from the airport is about $150 CAD.

There is a flight from downtown Toronto's Billy Bishop airport (YTO) to YKF, perhaps useful if someone wants to spend some time in Toronto.

University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University offer student residences for summer accommodation. Some are hotel/apartment style with a private bedroom and washroom, some are student dorms with shared facilities. Prices are about $70-$110/night.

Residences are about 30 minutes away by public transit (light rail).

• St. Paul's Guest Rooms
• Conrad Grebel
• Hotel Laurier
• UW Summer Accommodation

• The Walper Hotel ★★★★ ~$200/nt
• Crowne Plaza Kitchener ★★★ ~$150/nt

About a 30 minute walk or bus ride

• Delta ★★★ ~$250/nt

Registration is open.

Enter yourself here as well for travel coordination to and from the event.

Developers are welcome to invite guests to attend the developer summit, subject to their tolerance for ceaseless hours of kernel hacking, and availability of space at the venue.

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