CommunityData:Meetup April 2018

We're meeting in Seattle on April 6th and 7th!

Plan and Preparation

The current plan is to have Day 1 (April 6th) focused on critique and feedback and Day 2 (April 7th) focused on group work.

Critique and Feedback Sessions

For the critique and feedback sessions we're expecting everybody who wants to participate to submit (a) something in writing (e.g., a paper, a Matsuzaki outline, an extended abstract) and (b) a list of questions or types of feedback you want. Please only submit something you want feedback on!

If you want to participate, you need to email something to collective@communitydata.cc by the end of day on Sunday April 1. No joke! Not everybody needs to participate but anybody who does participate should only submit one thing.

We're expecting that everyone attending will have read all the material submitted and will bring notes to the meeting. When we meet, everyone who has submitted something will get at least half an hour (more if possible).

When we meet, the rule will be no presentations and no formal introductions. The plan to just jump in and start answering the questions and talking about thing we've all ready.

Draft (evolving) agenda

Anyone attending should plan to be around and available from Friday April 6 8:30am through until Saturday April 7th 3:00pm (including the evening of Friday April 6th.)

There is an optional (but fun!) get-together onThursday April 5th 5-6pm that will involve dinner.

Thursday April 5

• 5pm-8pm: Group Outing @ Living Computer Museum (Location: 2245 First Ave S, Seattle WA 98134). Come anytime before 7:30! If you're going to arrive just for dinner, meet us at the restaurant!
• [??] 8pm-10pm: Dinner at Maneki (Location: 304 6th Avenue South, Seattle WA 98104]) Reservations TBC!

If folks want to stay out later, Venus Karaoke has private rooms for karaoke as well as all your favorite Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, and English songs. Bush Garden has the kind that happens in front of tons of drunk people in a classic kitschy Japanese restaurant and lounge.

Friday April 6

• [??] 8:30am-3pm: Meetings, lunch, etc @ Community Data Science Lab (CMU306)
• [??] 12:30-1:30pm: Bánh mì from Saigon Deli!
• [??] 3pm-5pm: Reception, Posters Session @ Community Data Science Lab (CMU306)
• [??] 5:30pm-6:30pm: Puzzle Room?
• [??] 6:30pm-8:30pm: Dinner at Seattle's favorite Mexican food and kayak rental joinT Aguaverde Reservations TBC!

Saturday April 7

• [??] 8:30am-3pm: Meetings/work, lunch @ Community Data Science Lab (CMU306)

Tentative accommodations

Guest	Tentative Host	Notes
Aaron	Mako	Knows what he's getting into...
Sneha	Nate	Should be free during the whole period.
Jeremy	Sayamindu
Julia	Kaylea	Let Mako or Aaron know if you're up for staying in a house with kids or a dog and we'll work something out!
Jim	N/A	We're assuming you're going to stay with friends. Let us know if that's not true.

Description of hosting options here

• Mako:
  • 1 guest room likely (but to be confirmed with housemates)
  • Other couches in shared/less-private space are also possible but probably not ideal.

• Sayamindu
  • Airbed on the lower level/floor of my loft apartment

• Kaylea
  • Need to confirm with family, but either downstairs bedroom with own bathroom/shower or upstairs bedroom with bathroom across the hall
  • House contains kids and dog, not vegetarian
  • Located in Shoreline (if you imagine UW located in Chicago's Lincoln Park, then Shoreline is Evanston...without the Purple/Red line).

• Emilia:
  • 1 guest room
  • 1 sleep sofa (full)
  • 1 twin in my study
  • house in Bellevue -- bus downtown is just down the hill (connects to Link to UW) or walk (30 mins)/drive (< 10 mins) to bus to UW
  • I often walk, but could probably drive people to the bus (but can't guarantee this 100%)
  • 2 indoor only cats, very affectionate

• Nate
  • Couches, airbed
  • The plan right now is for Sneha to stay

Ideas of fun things to do

• puzzle/escape rooms (including DIY ones we could do in the lab)
• Seattle underground tour
• Portal, a virtual reality bar, arcade, and lounge
• catered lunch at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Ballard where might even be able to see spawning salmon
• a trip to the Seattle Aquarium
• a visit to the Living Computer Museum — the museum is open until 8pm on the first Thursdays every every month (when it's also free after 5pm!)
• a ride on a Washington State ferry

Travel Plans

If you are traveling in from outside, add your name and arrival details here (days, times and flights if you have them):

• Sneha Narayan
  • 🛬 April 1
  • 🛫 April 8
  • Status: Not yet purchased
  • Notes: Tentatively made plans to stay with Nate the entire time. Might need alternative accommodations if that ends up not working out. I have friends in the area that I can stay with if necessary.
• Jeremy D. Foote
  • 🛬 April 5 - Arriving 4:47 p.m.
  • 🛫 April 8 - Departing 5:35 p.m.
  • Status: Purchased
  • Notes: I'd love to stay longer but kids!
• Aaron D. Shaw
  • 🛬 April 5
  • 🛫 April 8
  • Status: Not yet purchased
• Julia Fernandez
  • 🛬 April 4
  • 🛫 April 8
  • Status: Not yet purchased
• Jim Maddock
  • 🛬 April 2
  • 🛫 April 9
  • Status: Not yet purchased
  • Notes: I don't think I will need housing, although I need to check in with some friends.