The CONNECT Code-A-Thon Travels to Portland, OR!

The November Code-A-Thon will be held on the West Coast and has moved to a two-day format! Portland State University and Oregon State University are co-hosting the event to be held on the Portland State University campus at the University Place Hotel.

The event is limited to 200 participants, and spaces are available on a first come, first serve basis. This is a coding event, so participants should be developers ready to roll up their sleeves and get to work!

The event will be a hands-on working session where attendees will have the opportunity to work side-by-side with other organizations implementing CONNECT as well as the development team from the CONNECT program. We will be listing topics on the forum and encourage discussions prior to the Code-A-Thon so we can get straight to the business of coding during the event.

Come and work with us on:

• CONNECT Platform Neutrality
• Test Harness, Performance Metrics and Benchmarking
• Automated Install, Setup and Testing
• Audit Log Viewer
• EJB vs. POJO Web Services
• Bug Fixes
• Security Controls
• Generic File Transfer
• Universal Client

Or recommend other topics in the forums.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To prepare for the CONNECT Code-A-Thon, please follow the following steps to ensure your computer is ready to go once at the event. Prior to attending the event, please make sure to:

1. Make sure you computer meets the minimum hardware requirements as specified in the CONNECT Source Code Installation and Configuration Manual
2. Download and perform the Source Code Installation of CONNECT Release 2.2
3. Download and run the Validate Services Test and the Internal Self Test
4. Read the guidelines on how to submit code
5. Bring a five foot (or longer) Ethernet cable

Please use the forums to discuss any installation issues in advance of the event.

Date: November 19-20, 2009 (Thursday and Friday)

Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm PT

Location: Portland State University
University Place Hotel,
310 SW Lincoln St., Portland, OR
Accessible by Max Light Rail from the airport

Attire: The attire for this event is casual.

Lodging: Click here for hotel information.