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What Is CodeMash?
CodeMash is a unique event that will educate developers on current practices, methodologies and technology trends in variety of platforms and development languages such as Java, .NET, Ruby and PHP. Held January 11-13, 2012, at the lush Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio, attendees will be able to attend a world-class technical conference amid Ohio's largest indoor waterpark. Nobody will frown if you show up in shorts, sandals, and your loudest t-shirt. You might even win a prize for doing so.
What Will Be Presented?
Attendees will be treated to an impressive set of keynote addresses from industry luminaries. CodeMash 2010 had keynotes from Mary Poppendeick, Andy Hunt, and Hank Janssen. Rest assured, CodeMash v.2.0.1.2 will have the same, or better, level of content!
More than 45 sessions will be held, spread across various interests:
- Architecture: SOA, standards, interoperability, and anything else capable of being seen from 30,000 feet.
- Desktop Development: Standalone applications, smart clients, and anything running on your Windows, Mac, or Linux laptop.
- Languages: Sprechen Sie programming? Introduce attendees to the latest developments in the C#, Erlang, Java, PHP, Python, Ruby, Scala!
- Methodologies: Anything pertinent to developing software faster, cheaper, and with less pain.
- Mobile Development: Anything related to Android, iPad, iPhone, and Windows Mobile development.
- Web Development: Web services, Ajax, frameworks, JavaScript, and all things browser-related.
Thanks to the additional Kalahari space, we're expanding into three new areas for the upcoming event:
- The Mind Masher: Want to sizzle somebody's skull? Did a recent programming problem make you cry? Tell your fellow developers about it in this year's Mind Masher track.
- Continuous Delivery: Continuous integration, automated configuration management, database migrations and other topics related to creating an efficient build pipeline.
- Design: HTML5, CSS3, design concepts for developers, and anything else intended to improve the user experience.
How Much Does CodeMash Cost?
Pricing information can be found here..
Where is CodeMash?
CodeMash is held at the wonderful Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio. Yes, Sandusky. Ohio. In the middle of winter. The Kalahari has the Midwest's biggest indoor water park and a world-class conference venue.
How do I get to CodeMash?
You can walk, take a dogsled, or ride your favorite yak, but frankly we recommend driving. You can find directions to the Kalahari on their site. If you need to fly into the region, Cleveland's airport is conveinient. You can use Tom's Limo service for a shuttle, or you can coordinate a carpool on the CodeMash Google Group.
Where do I Stay While at CodeMash, and How Much Does It Cost?
You can stay wherever you like for CodeMash, but the Kalahari Resort has offered up some tremendous rates for attendees. You can read the specifics at the CodeMash Google Group discussion page.
What is the CodeMash Conference Corporation?
CodeMash Conference is incorporated as an Ohio non-profit company, and is pursuing recognition from the IRS as a 501(c)6 Business League non-profit entity.
What's This "Membership" Thing, and Why Do I Pay Dues?
It's a tax and lawyer thing. CodeMash is a Business League entity whose purpose is to create a conference and give you great educational, career-broadening content. You join CodeMash as a member which entitles you to attend these conferences. As a member, part of your attendance fee is marked off as "dues" which helps us put on this event and return value to you for your dues. Membership in CodeMash is limited to professionals in the IT industry – but please note that you’re eligible regardless of what role you hold in the IT industry. This means we’re open to members who are management, marketing, sales, and yes, good old IT geeks.
Are My Membership Dues Tax Deductible?
Maybe. Consult a tax professional for the exact way you should handle your deductions. (Sorry, but we're technology geeks, not lawyers or tax advisors.)
Are My Corporate Sponsorship Contributions Tax Deductible?
Maybe. Remember that CodeMash is a 501(c)6 entity, not a 501(c)3 charity. Please see your own financial/legal advisors for the official word on how to handle your own tax position. (Did you really expect our lawyers to let us say anything else?)
Who Is CodeMash?
CodeMash is organized by several volunteers from the professional developer community in the Heartland region who are recognized experts in these different technologies.
Who is on the CodeMash Board?
Jim Holmes, Jason Gilmore, Brian H Prince
Who are the officers?
- Jim Holmes, President
- Brian H Prince, Vice President
- Jason Gilmore, Secretary
Anti-Harassment policy
CodeMash is dedicated to providing an outstanding conference experience for all our attendees, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, financial status, hair color (or hair amount), platform preference, or text editor of choice.
We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form, and we would like to take this opportunity to remind all attendees of the basic premise CodeMash was founded on: passionate, but respectful dialog between our attendees. Please treat your fellow attendees with respect, regardless of the context you’re interacting with each other.
Harassment is not appropriate for any conference venue. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference, without a refund, at the discretion of the conference organizers.
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