= Sage/GAP Days 85 --- March 13-17, 2017, Cernay = '''''Sage developers days on packaging, portability, documentation tools''''' '''''Cernay-la-Ville, Yvelines (40km South-West of Paris, near Orsay, France)''''' <> == Announcement == In 2016, we ran a one-week long [[https://wiki.sagemath.org/days77|Sage developers days]] in a [[http://www.cernayvacances.com/en/stay/de-toren/|cosy guest house]] in Cernay, just short of an hour from Paris by public transport, on *packaging, portability, and documentation tools for Sage*. It was fun and productive and we are organizing a follow up: same location, same themes. In addition, the workshop will host a GAP coding sprint, and we are looking forward collaboration opportunities. If you are interested in participating, please fill/edit the [[https://framadate.org/UuaAiTczyBfEoaeu|poll]] with the dates you would be coming, and fill in the [[https://www.lri.fr/etherpad/p/sage-days85-participants|participants list]]. See below for the cooking organization. Notes: * unlike last year, only one guest house was available for rental; overflow will be in a nearby appartment; camping on the spot is possible too. * The guest house is actually rented Saturday to Saturday; everybody is welcome to stay for the whole time == Funding == The workshop is funded by [[http://opendreamkit.org/|OpenDreamKit]], with material help from the Laboratoire de Recherche en Informatique, the Mathematics and the Computer Science Departments at Université Paris-Sud, Orsay. Accommodation and meals for all participants are covered by our funding sources. !OpenDreamKit participants should cover their travel expenses. We could fund the travel of some developers with specific skills and experience on the themes of the workshop. Please get in touch! == Organizer == [[http://Nicolas.Thiery.name|Nicolas M. Thiéry]] == Previous workshops == This follows a tradition of coding workshops in Cernay: [[days77|2016]], [[days57|2014]], [[combinat/SageCombinatDaysCernay2012|2012]], [[combinat/SageCombinatChevieWorkshopOrsay2010|2010]], [[combinat/SageCombinatWorkshopOrsay|2009]], [[http://mupad-combinat.sourceforge.net/Wiki/SecondDevelopersMeeting|2007]]... See the links for activity reports and some photos. This workshop is also part of a long tradition of [[Workshops|Sage Days]], and [[http://gapdays.de/|GAP Days]]. == Participants == https://www.lri.fr/etherpad/p/sage-days85-participants == Infrastructure == We will tentatively be using the following infrastructure, in particular for remote participation. * Video: https://hubl.in/sage-days85 * Pad: https://www.lri.fr/etherpad/p/sage-days85 * Chat (if that integrated in the pad/video is not good enough): https://gitter.im/sagemath/sage-days85 * [[http://trac.sagemath.org/query?status=closed&status=needs_info&status=needs_review&status=needs_work&status=new&status=positive_review&keywords=~days85&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=type&col=priority&col=milestone&col=component&order=priority|Sage trac tickets worked on at Sage Days 85]] == Programme and topics == See the [[https://www.lri.fr/etherpad/p/sage-days85|pad]]. == Practical information == === Venue === The workshop takes place in a guest house, which has comfortable working spaces, a cooking and dining area, and a few bedrooms. This favors an intense workshop, with everything taking place in the same location. Technically speaking, the guest house is rented from Saturday to Satur We will set up a wired internet connection and an open wifi. The Tower can accommodate 10 people. The surrounding area offers nice hiking possibilities -- bring hiking/climbing shoes. Your music instruments and scores, card or board games, etc, are also welcome for the breaks. === Meal organisation === Meals are cooked in turns by the participants for everyone, so bring along your favorite recipes and dishes! All diets (vegetarian, ...) will be taken into account. The organizers will do some large shopping before coming, and then we will complement locally, as needed. Please fill in the [[https://www.lri.fr/etherpad/p/sage-days85-cooking|pad]] with the ingredients for the dish(es) you plan to prepare and potential diet restrictions. === Practicalities === Linen are provided. Please bring towels, ... === From Paris to Cernay === * From centre of Paris: 40 minutes RER B to Saint-Rémy-les-Chevreuse + 15 minutes bus to Cernay-la-Ville * From Gare Montparnasse: 35 minutes train to Rambouillet + 15 minutes bus to Cernay-la-Ville * Bus options: * from St Rémy les Chevreuse (RER station), bus 39-03 or 39-103 * from Rambouillet (SNCF station) line 39-03 and 39-203 * Busses are run by [[http://www.savac.fr/transports/lignes-regulieres/votre-ligne-reguliere|SAVAC]] * [[http://www.savac.fr/fr/transports/horaires_content/horaire/hiveryv141.pdf|Bus schedules (PDF)]]. * Beware that there are no buses at all to Cernay on sunday and that there are big gaps in the day with no buses! * Of the two bus stops in Cernay, Grand'Place is closest to the guest house. * Check travel itineraries on [[http://www.vianavigo.com/|ViaNavigo]] (includes trains, RER, buses). Or [[http://ratp.fr|ratp]] but only for travel up to Saint-Rémy-les-Chevreuse. * We will run some car shuttles from Saint-Rémy-les-Chevreuse, to be planned later. * [[http://maps.google.fr/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=fr&geocode=&q=Cernay+la+ville&sll=47.15984,2.988281&sspn=17.161007,44.516602&ie=UTF8&ll=48.675731,1.971735&spn=0.004066,0.010868&z=17|Map and aerial photo]]