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* [http://code4lib.org/conference/2009/breakouts Breakout Sessions]
* [http://code4lib.org/conference/2009/lightning Lightning Talks]
* Internet in guest rooms at the Renaissance Providence is FREE. You have to accept payment on the login screen but internet charges will NOT be added to your bill. Free internet in guest rooms is part of our contract with the hotel. This applies whether you are in the discounted block or at a higher rate.
* [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=107701218656997471821.00046117cc493635eebc1&ll=41.825572,-71.390877&spn=0.090438,0.152092&z=13 Annotated Google Map]
* The Handel meeting room is available for "whatever" to conference attendees from 7pm to 11pm Monday through Wednesday evenings.
* Wednesday, 11:30am: port 8080 access is now working.
== SSH Tunneling to get around blocked ports ==
Ports blocked? Try this:
* On your laptop, execute:
ssh -f -N -L 9999:chat.freenode.net:6667 machine.I.have.rights.on
...where chat.freenode.net:6667 is the machine/port you want to eventually get to, machine.i.have.rights.on is...well, that, and 9999 is an empty port on your local machine.
You'll be prompted for a password if you need one, after which you can put it in the background.
Then you can set up your chat software to talk to localhost:9999 and you're set.
== Does Anybody Want To...? ==
* go see some live music? see below under Things To Do: Clubs and Culture > Music.
<del>* Hit the rock climbing gym? See below under Things To Do: Saturday-Friday > Activities</del>
== Eats ==
* '''Breakfast''' Tuesday - Thursday is continental (pastry, bagels, fruit). If you want something more substantial the Temple Restaurant in the hotel serves breakfast starting at 6am6:30am.
* '''Lunch''' is provided on Tuesday and Wednesday. Lunch options on other days:
** '''Renaissance area'''
*** Temple (in the hotel - macaroni & cheese is yummy)
*** [http://www.thecubanrevolution.com/ Cuban Revolution], 50 Aborn Street
*** [http://www.providenceplace.com/html/mallattractions.asp Providence Place Mall] - The Mall is just down the hill from the Renaissance (exit the hotel and turn right down the hill). You can check out the Apple store while you're there.
**** Street Level (Francis St): [http://www.napavalleygrille.com/providence/about.php Napa Valley Grille] (upscale, local seasonal), Cheesecake Factory, [http://www.joesamerican.com/ Joe's American Bar & Grill], [http://www.fire-ice.com/locations/providence.html Fire + Ice]
** '''Brown Campus area''' - Thayer St. vicinity - a few Ground Crew recommendations, but there are many others
*** Quick: Au Bon Pain (233 Thayer), [http://www.meetingstreetcafe.com Meeting Street Cafe] (220 Meeting St), [http://www.eastsidepocket.com/ East Side Pockets] (278 Thayer)
**** Meeting Street's sandwiches are delicious. Also the size of your head. Save yourself and order a half sandwich.
*** Sit down: [http://www.paragonandviva.com/ Paragon] (234 Thayer), Kartabar (284 Thayer)
*** Ethnic: Kabob & Curry (Indian, 261 Thayer), Andreas (Greek, 268 Thayer), Phonatic (Asian, 165 Angell)
*** Coffee shops: Starbucks (218 Thayer), Brown Bookstore Cafe (244 Thayer), [http://www.bluestatecoffee.com/ Blue State Coffee] (300 Thayer)
*** Best reasonably priced sushi: Sakura, 231 Wickenden St. They have a tatami room for those so inclined.
* '''Dinner''' (in addition to places mentioned for lunch)
''This is just a sample of the restaurants in the neighborhoods listed below.''
***RuthChris Steak House
***Union Station Brewery, 36 Exchange Terrace
***Capitol Capital Grill***[http://www.rira.com/providence/home.html RiRa]
** '''North & South Main Street''' - Providence's original settlement, then on the waterfront - 0.5-0.75 miles
***Hemenways - seafood
***XO
** '''Down City'''
***[http://www.downcityfood.com/ DownCity Diner]***[http://www.local121.com/home Local 121]
***[http://www.trinitybrewhouse.com/ Trinity Brewhouse], 186 Fountain St
** '''Federal Hill''' - famed for its Italian restaurants, but there's quite a mix; might want a cab
== Things To Do: Tuesday ==
State of the Union @ 9pm
== Things To Do: Wednesday ==
[http://www.local121.com/news American Farm documentary, Dinner Buffet of locally sourced food] ($15) at 6:15pm, Film at 7pm at Local 121, 121 Washington Street
==== Werewolf ====
C4Libbers, come play a round or two of werewolf this evening! (Wednesday) No experience necessary. And a round doesn't take that long.
TIME & PLACE CHANGE!!! New info: 6:15pm, Handel Room (Temple level).
Matt Gillooly, a great guy who's a programmer and among other things is a member of the providencegeeks.org crew, will come with a couple of other providence geeks and run a game for us.
FYI, I first heard about werewolf from a pycon blog post complaining about less post-conference hacking 'cause everyone was playing werewolf, followed by a sxsw blog post raving about having fun playing it -- had to check it out. -Birkin
* game info, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia_(game)>
== Things To Do: Thursday ==
Rhode Island Philharmonic
[http://vmari.org/inner/events/ripo-rush-feb26.php Rush Hour Series] @ 6:30pm, $37-45
Chief Justice FRANK WILLIAMS narrates Copland's Lincoln Portrait on a program which includes Britten's Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes and selected movements from Shostakovich's Symphony No. 9.
The concerts begin at 6:30 and last approximately 75 minutes, with repertoire selected from the full-length Classical Series concerts the Orchestra will perform on the subsequent Saturday evenings. Informality is a key to this series. The concert ambiance is relaxed with Larry and Patrice talking about the music as the concert progresses. At the end of each concert Larry comes back onstage for a question and answer session with audience members.
== Things To Do: Saturday-Friday ==
**[http://www.lupos.com Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel], 79 Washington St.
*** '''State Radio''' (Sat 2/21, 7pm)
*** '''Tokyo Police Club''' (Tue 2/24, 8:30pm) - [[User:fak3r|fak3r]] is and kat3 are interested in going to this ([http://www.etix.com/ticket/servlet/onlineSale?action=selectPerformance&searchType=venue&displayType=list&cobrand=lupos&performance_id=889136 tickets])
** [http://www.as220.org/ AS220] - 115 Empire Street
*** '''[http://www.myspace.com/witchofficial Earthless] and [http://www.myspace.com/witchofficial Witch]''' (Sun 2/22) - [[User:Anarchivist|anarchivist]] is interested in this, and probably robcaSSon and gsfand kat3
*** '''[http://www.myspace.com/officialjuiceboxxx Juiceboxxx], Javelin, and Jazz Hand Job''' (Mon 2/23) - [[User:Anarchivist|anarchivist]]
* '''Culture'''
*** [http://www.blackrep.org/ Black Repertory Theater], 276 Westminster St - '''A Time of Fire''' (Sat 7, Sun 3, Thu 7)
* '''Activities'''
** <del>Rock Climbing - [[User:Dcloutman|David Cloutman]] wouldn't mind getting a few hours in at the local rock climbing gym one evening during the conference. Looking for interested attendees. Would probably involve a cab ride. [http://www.rhodeislandrockgym.com/ "Rhode Island Rock Gym"]</del>
* '''Movies'''
** [http://www.providenceplace.com/html/movielisting.asp Providence Place Mall], 1st run & IMAX
* History
* Trivia
* Souvenirs
** The exemplar "regional food item" for Rhode Island is coffee syrup. What's coffee syrup? It's just like chocolate syrup, except coffee flavored. I encourage you to go to the grocery store and buy some. Autocrat is the traditional "this is what coffee syrup is" brand for people who have never seen the stuff, but Eclipse (made, strangely enough, by Autocrat) is better tasting.
* [http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/travel/03hours.html "36 Hours in Providence, R.I."] piece in the New York Times TRAVEL section from August, 2008.
== iPhone / iTouch Wireless Info ==
To connect with the ibahn_conf wireless on iPhone or iTouch, you need to call the iBahn Conference Technical Support at 877-787-6266. Give them your IP address and the code 1486403. It is best to have the main hotel phone # to reference: 401-919-5000.
To connect with the guest room ibahn wireless, you need to call from your room to the iBahn Technical Support number found on the card on the desk.
== Ground Crew Contacts ==
* Bonnie Buzzell, bonnie_buzzell@brown.edu, cell 401-487-0245
* Jean Rainwater, jean_rainwater@brown.edu, cell 401-241-0098
* Resources - [http://www.writers.ph freelance writing]
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