2015 Pacific NW Drupal Summit - Seattle - Oct 10-11

2015 Pacific NW Drupal Summit
UW Seattle Campus - Oct 10-11

Revised: 20-Aug-2015 jw
RESERVE HOTEL ROOM ASAP: https://groups.drupal.org/node/473038#comment-1112703
SESSION SUBMISSIONS OPEN: http://2015.pnwdrupalsummit.org/
REGISTRATION OPEN: http://2015.pnwdrupalsummit.org/ (Be sure to enter ticket count.)
Session submissions close: August 28th
Session acceptance notifications sent: September 2nd

-------I. EVENT----------
A) Event web site: http://2015.pnwdrupalsummit.org/
B) Discussion+updates: https://groups.drupal.org/pacific-nw-drupal-summits
C) Organized by: https://groups.drupal.org/seattle
D) Venue: Mary Gates Hall, University of Washington, Seattle
D-1) UW campus map: http://tinyurl.com/uwmap-mgh
D-2) MGH Directions & Parking: http://www.css.washington.edu/MGH_Directions
D-3) MGH Google map: http://tinyurl.com/gmap-mgh
E) Drupal Event: https://groups.drupal.org/node/473038
F) Drupal October Calendar: https://groups.drupal.org/calendar/2015-10
G) Social media
* Twitter tag: #pnwds
* Twitter follow: @drupalsummit
* Facebook: PacificNWDrupalSummit
* Freenode.net IRC: #drupal-pnw
-------II. HOTEL----------
Hotel Deca room discounts are available July 3rd
A) Web site: http://www.hoteldeca.com/
B) Reservations
* Group room rate: $159+tax
* Group Jr Suite rate: $169+tax (reserve by email of phone)
* Group code: Drupal2015
* Reservations by phone: 800-899-0251
* Reservations by email: reservations@hoteldeca.com
* Reservations dates: Arrive Oct 9; Depart Oct 11 (Optional departure: Oct 12)
* Reservations online: http://tinyurl.com/ozv8cem - https://gc.synxis.com/rez.aspx?Hotel=29019&Chain=11910&arrive=10/9/2015&...
* RESERVE EARLY https://groups.drupal.org/node/473038#comment-1112703
* Room cancellation is allowed up to 3 days in advance of reservation. Any room cancellations within the 2-day span will be automatically charged for 1-night, no exceptions.
------III. REGISTRATION and SESSION SUBMISSIONS ---------
* Registration fee: $55 covers all sessions, food-beverages, and social events
* Register online: http://2015.pnwdrupalsummit.org/
* Session submissions: http://2015.pnwdrupalsummit.org/
-------IV. SPONSORS-----------
* Download sponsor information sheet:
http://tinyurl.com/2015-pnwds-sponsorship
* Email sponsor@pnwdrupalsummit.org for more details
--------V. TIMELINE-------------
~ Tilde indicates date is approximate
* 01-July-2015 Drupal Calendar event posted
* 03-July-2015 Broadcasted event via GDO pacific-nw-drupal-summits
* 03-July-2015 Hotel Deca reservations online
* 08-July-2015 Sponsor solicitation emailed
* 21-July-2015 Registration open online (Coupon/code is for groups)
* 24-July-2015 Broadcasted registration to 17 Drupal groups
* 24-July-2015 Hotel Deca starts reclaiming unreserved rooms in blocks
* 14-Aug-2015 Session submissions open online and broadcasted
* 25-Aug-2015 Hotel Deca takes back an allocation of rooms
* 28-Aug-2015 Session submissions close
* 02-Sep-2015 Sessions accepted and speakers notified
* 09-Sept-2015 Hotel Deca reclaims last block of unreserved rooms
* 09-Oct-2015 First arrivals to Hotel Deca / Friday / Evening social
* 10-Oct-2015 Day 1 of Summit / Saturday / Evening party
* 11-Oct-2015 Day 2 of Summit / Sunday
* 12-Oct-2015 Last departures from Hotel Deca / Monday AM