­Scientific Tools and Documentation Sprint

What/How: 4 day, beginner-friendly sprint with some of the top Plone developers from around the world.

Why: Because Plone is a great platform for scientific collaboration and we can make it better by improving its support for bibliograhic information and sophisticated keyword systems.

When: February 2nd-5th, 2008

          For the detailed schedule, see the Events Schedule and 

Where:  Davis, California, USA :: UC Davis Campus Sprint Locations

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Who: Roster of all Sprinters

IRC Channel: #sciencesprint

Complete IRC Log of the sprint 

Live video stream:  rtsp://air137.startdedicated.com:554/scientifictoolssprint.sdp

Topics

• Bibliography - directory of publications
  
• Taxonomy / Ontology - tagging, folksonomy
  
• Quick Reference Cards - Plone "cheat sheets"
• Faculty Staff Directory - directory of staff/faculty at colleges/universities
  
• UniversalInstaller - create easy installers for Plone using buildout
  

Get Involved

• Remote Sprint
  
• Sprint Goals
• Travel and Accommodations
• Volunteer
• del.icio.us tag
• Photos on Flickr