<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Reminder: Visit <a href="http://goo.gl/forms/4yrLeMEk7a">http://goo.gl/forms/4yrLeMEk7a</a> to RSVP for the OpenSource Hackathon, hosted at Bluehost in Orem. Food, hacking, friends, and Perl (or whatever language you prefer).<br><br></div>The Hackathon is Thursday December 17th, and runs all day. Come anytime, stay as long as you want.<br><br></div>Dave<br><div><div><div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">David Oswald</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:daoswald@gmail.com">daoswald@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 11:31 AM<br>Subject: Christmas Hackathon<br>To: Salt Lake Perl Mongers <<a href="mailto:saltlake-pm@pm.org">saltlake-pm@pm.org</a>><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>For the month of December we won't be having a traditional 2nd-Tuesday meeting. But something even better is happening: We've been invited to a Christmas Open Source Hackathon sponsored by Bluehost.<br><br><br><br></div><div>The short version:<br></div><div><br>Link to RSVP: <a href="http://goo.gl/forms/4yrLeMEk7a" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/forms/4yrLeMEk7a</a><br>When: <span><span><span><span>December 17, 2015 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM</span></span></span></span> (come and go at any time)<br>Where: Building H of Canyon Park in Orem, Utah<br> 560 Timpanogos Parkway, Orem, UT, 84097<br>What: Contribute as many pull requests to open source projects as you can in a day.<br> Donate a NEW, UNWRAPPED toy to Toys for Tots.<br><br><br><br><br><br></div><div>The longer version:<br><br>Bluehost is hosting (and has invited Salt Lake Perl Mongers) a hackathon in conjunction with <a href="http://24pullrequests.com/" target="_blank">24pullrequests.com</a> and <a href="http://www.toysfortots.org/default.aspx" target="_blank">Toys for Tots</a>, combining two fundamental Bluehost beliefs: Open Source software and supporting children in need.<br><br>It is an all day hackathon on <span><span><span><span>Dec 17, 2015 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM</span></span></span></span> for employees and non-employees alike, with the primary focus being on contributing pull requests to open source projects on <a href="http://github.com/" target="_blank">github.com</a>. You can learn more about the basic premise from <a href="http://24pullrequests.com/" target="_blank">24pullrequests.com</a> .<br><br>There will also be donation boxes out to collect new, unwrapped toys which
will then be distributed by the U. S. Marine Corps' Toys for Tots
Program as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children. <br><br>The
hackathon will be on the second floor of the Orem offices, within
Building H. All action will be found inside the HAL-9000 conference
room.<div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Bluehost
will provide free and secure wifi and power to support your own
laptop/desktop/Commodore 64. Prizes will be awarded for the most pull
requests, most accepted pull requests, and anything else we can think
of. Prizes will be determined at the end of the day based on a public
leaderboard. You do not need to be present to receive your prize.</span><br><br><span style="font-size:12.8px">Bluehost
will provide snacks and soda throughout the day as well as both lunch
and dinner for participants. If you plan to be there during one or both
meals, please make sure to RSVP so we order enough for everyone.</span><br><br><span style="font-size:12.8px">Link to RSVP: </span><a href="http://goo.gl/forms/4yrLeMEk7a" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/forms/4yrLeMEk7a</a><br><br><span style="font-size:12.8px">If
you can't make it to Orem but you could potentially make it to one of
our offices in Draper or Provo, let us know and we'll consider opening
some alternate locations if there is enough interest.</span><br><br><span style="font-size:12.8px">Email <a href="mailto:hackathon@bluehost.com" target="_blank">hackathon@bluehost.com</a> if you have any questions and, of course, pass the word on to anyone interested. The more the merrier!</span><br><br><span style="font-size:12.8px">We look forward to hacking with you!</span></div></div><span class=""><font color="#888888"><div><div><div><br>-- <br><div><br>David Oswald<br><a href="mailto:daoswald@gmail.com" target="_blank">daoswald@gmail.com</a><br></div>
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