OpenZFS Developer Summit 2015

Thanks to the 2015 Beer Bash and Platinum sponsors for their support!

Registration
Registration for the 2015 Summit is now open! Please register on Eventbrite.


 * There will be no registration deadline - the registration will remain open until capacity is reached.
 * Please register by Sept 25, 2015 to ensure you get a t-shirt in your size.
 * Registration is $50 per attendee. If your company is a sponsor (as listed below), you may be eligible for a free registration. Please contact admin at open-zfs dot org if that is the case. Speakers will also receive free registration.

All attendees are expected to contribute/participate. Your ideas and questions are what make the event exciting!

Committed sponsors
Thanks to our sponsors who have already committed to sponsoring the 2015 event:

Bronze
This can be you!

Sponsorship opportunities and benefits
The full details of the monetary sponsorship options and the associated rewards can be viewed in the sponsorship plan.

All of our sponsors have an opportunity to be known as a OpenZFS supporter in a very talented and influential community.

Please send email to admin at open-zfs dot org if you would like to sponsor the event.

Other ways to sponsor
If you are interested in supporting the event through non-monetary means, we would be happy to match the sponsorship packages to the effort.


 * Video record and stream the presentations
 * Photograph the event
 * Help with setup/administrative tasks related to the conference

Thanks to our generous sponsors for their help:


 * Hackathon prizes - Thank you Nexenta!
 * Conference branding, t-shirt and banner design - Thank you Aaron Holding!
 * Design and create conference badges - Thank you Syneto!

Hackathon
The goals of the hackathon are: Therefore, we should plan to work in small teams of 2-3 engineers. The team members could be pair-programming, splitting up the work into discrete tasks for each person, or advising / implementing.
 * to get people working with ZFS engineers from outside their normal circles
 * to start work on some of the projects we'd like to accomplish

Hackathon ideas
''Add your idea and your name below. Be prepared to explain your idea at the beginning of the hackathon and enlist/entice others to help with it.''

Location
Note: Day 1 and Day 2 of the event will take place in different locations less than a 20 minute walk apart.

Day 1: Conference - Monday, October 19, 2015

Children’s Creativity Museum at 221 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, behind the Carousel at the corner of Fourth and Howard. This is the same location as Day 1 of the 2014 event, but we will be in the theater this time.

Day 2: Hackathon - Tuesday, October 20, 2015

GitHub at 88 Colin P. Kelly Jr Dr, San Francisco, CA 94107, which is a street that runs between Brannan and Townsend St, between 2nd and King Streets. The entrance is very close to the corner with Brannan St. Once there, let the security guard know that you are there for the hackathon.

If biking to the hackathon, go into the employee entrance at 275 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94107. Let them know you are there for the hackathon, and they will let you store your bicycle. They will then direct you to the appropriate entrance.

Schedule
Note that the optional, off-site dinners on Sunday and Tuesday are at your own expense.

Harassment Policy
OpenZFS Developer Summit is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference at the discretion of the conference organizers.

Disclaimers
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For information about last year's event, see the OpenZFS Developer Summit 2014 page.