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Quick Info

• Geohack week will happen in the Odegaard Undergraduate Library on the University of Washington campus. We will meet in the Active Learning Classroom OUG 141.
• Doors open at 9:00 am each morning (Monday-Friday). We will start the morning sessions at 9:00 am sharp.
• due to space limitations, only registered geohack participants will be allowed to attend the tutorials and open working sessions.
• participants are expected to attend all scheduled geohack activities. Contact an organizer if any circumstances prevent you from attending.

Food

• Lunch is provided for all days. Coffee and snacks will be available throughout each day.
• Dinner and drinks will be provided on Monday.
• Participants are expected to take care of their own dinners Tuesday through Friday.
• If you plan to drink alcohol at our catered events, please be sure to bring ID as the bartenders are required to check.
• contact an organizer if you have dietary restrictions and we can provide additional information.

Internet access and communication

• For information on wireless access, you can either use Eduroam, if it's available to you, or we'll give you guest access to the UW network on the first day.
• Twitter: #Geohackweek
• Slack: https://geohackweek2017.slack.com

Pre-event preparation:

• Please review our Code of Conduct.
• Please arrive with your laptop ready for tutorial and project work, following our instructions here. Contact us on Slack (#preliminary_setup) if you have any difficulties. Checklist:
  • Do you have a working local version of Python installed (using conda?).
  • Did you sign up for a Google Earth Engine account?
  • Do you have a GitHub account?
  • Did you successfully spin up a jupyter notebook in Geohackweek Jupyter Hub?
• If you haven't done so already, please add your name to the Participants List page (send information to @emily_keller on slack)
• Review the Project Guidelines and begin communicating with organizers and other participants about possible project ideas