Plone Symposium East 2009
A regional Plone symposium in late May in central Pennsylvania, hosted by WebLion. There will be two days of talks (parallel tracks), two days of training, and a weekend of sprints. One of the major themes will be Plone in education. Blog, Flickr, Delicious and Twitter tag: “pse09”
Want to sponsor Plone Symposium East 2009?
| Occupancy | price |
|---|---|
| Single | $110 |
| Double | $120 |
| Triple | $130 |
| Quadruple | $140 |
The Symposium
- Schedule of talks and sessions
- Where: The Nittany Lion Inn, State College, Pa, USA
- When: May 28-29
Registration fees cover
- Entrance to all symposium sessions, panel discussions, lightning talks, birds of a feather sessions
- Gourmet buffet lunches
- Morning coffee break and snacks
- Afternoon coffee/tea break and snacks
- Free symposium T-shirt
Want a collectible polo shirt embroidered with the symposium logo?
Make sure to order it when you register.
Training
- Training schedule
- Where: Smeal Business Building
- When: Before the symposium May 26-27
Sprints
- Where: Location coming soon
- When: Following the symposium May 30-31
- Suggest and sign up for sprints.
Birds-of-a-feather sessions
- Where: Location coming soon
- When: End of the days during the symposium May 28-29
- Suggest and sign up for birds-of-a-feather sessions
Location: The Nittany Lion Inn, State College, PA, USA
- Annotated map of the State College area showing hotels, restaurants, clubs, and symposium-related venues.
- Penn State campus map
- Visitor's guide to Penn State's University Park campus
Transportation
University Park Airport (SCE) handles Northwest Airlink, United Express, and U.S. Airways Express. It's a small airport, but we're proud of it. You barely ever have to get out on the tarmac and push the plane. Harrisburg is larger and handles more flights; it's a 2 hour drive from State College.
The University Park Airport is 5.6 miles from the Nittany Lion Inn. Taxis are available, and the Nittany Lion Inn provides shuttles.
State College is a 3-4 hour drive from New York City; Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia; and Pittsburgh. You might be able to hitch a ride via the message board.
Lodging
A block of rooms is available at the Nittany Lion Inn, where the Symposium sessions will be held. Note: the last day for guaranteed availability is April 28.
To book one of these roooms, call 1-800-233-7505, press 1 for reservations, and ask for the Plone Symposium rate, mentioning Group Block Code PLOE09A.
These prices are valid from Sunday, May 24th through (and including the night of) Sunday, May 31st.
There are many other hotels available in the area.
Find someone to share the cost of a room with you on the message board.
Social Networks
- Twitter hashtag #pse09
- Tag Pictures on Flickr under pse09
- Tag Links in delicious under pse09
- Facebook Plone Symposium East 2009 event
Questions?
- Email us at support at weblion dot psu dot edu
- Get onto the #weblion IRC channel (join now via your web browser)