25–26 Jul 2023
The Cosener's House
Europe/London timezone

Overview:

Who is this for?

Supporters and developers of INDIGO IAM

What will we be doing?

Working together on fixing bugs and developing features, primarily focusing on:

  • High Availability operation of INDIGO IAM
  • Logging and traceability with INDIGO IAM

The hackathon will further support getting to know each other, and build the foundation for future collaboration.

Anything else I should know?

The aim of this meeting will be technical conversation and development of the INDIGO IAM, and thus primarily targeted and administrators and supporters of INDIGO IAM instances.

We do welcome service managers whose services run alongside the INDIGO IAM. However, please note that if we become constrained with venue capacity, we may need to review attendance.

Logistics:

Dates:

The meeting will take place on the 25th and 26th July, with potential to extend to the morning of the 27th, if parties are interested.

Venue:

The meeting will take place at The Cosener's House in Abingdon, in the Hamilton Room. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

If meetings are to take place on the 27th July, these will be held at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. Transport support between Coseners and RAL will be provided.

Videoconference:

This is intended to be a primarily in-person meeting, and we encourage people to attend accordingly.

If you would like to engage with the hackathon, but are unable to travel, please contact Thomas Dack for assistance.

Zoom Meeting ID: 61554826915
Zoom URL: https://cern.zoom.us/j/61554826915
Please email thomas.dack@stfc.ac.uk for the meeting passcode

Hackathon Dinner:

A meeting dinner will be organised for Tuesday 25th July.
A group dinner can be organised for Wednesday 26th July, if people are interested.

Accommodation:

Bed&Breakfast accommodation will be available at The Cosener's House. We have a number of rooms reserved, if you would like one, please let us know when registering.

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The Cosener's House
5-16 Abbey Cl, Abingdon, OX14 3JD
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TRAVEL:

By road (NOTE: There is limited parking on site):

From the M4 - Exit the motorway at junction 13 and take the A34 northbound (signposted Oxford). Leave the A34 at the Abingdon turning and follow the signs for Abingdon. Follow the route detailed on the map of Abingdon town centre.

From Oxford - Oxford is the nearest large city to Cosener's House. Take the A34 southbound towards Newbury. Exit the A34 at the turning for Abingdon North and follow the signs for Abingdon. Follow the route detailed on the map of Abingdon town centre

From Heathrow Airport - Take the M4 motorway towards Slough, Reading and the West. Turn off the motorway at junction 13 and head North on the A34 (signposted Oxford). Leave the A34 at the Abingdon turning and follow the signs for Abingdon. Follow the route detailed on the map of Abingdon town centre.

From Gatwick Airport - Take the M23 to London and Guildford. At junction 7/8 join the M25 to Heathrow and Watford. At junction 15, take the M4 towards Slough, Reading and the West, and continue to junction 13. Head North on the A34 (signposted Oxford). Leave the A34 at the Abingdon turning and follow the signs for Abingdon. Follow the route detailed on the map of Abingdon town centre.

By Plane: 'The Airline' website provides useful flight/bus information for people arriving from Heathrow & Gatwick. If you take The Airline, get off at St. Aldates. The bus from Heathrow goes to Oxford, where you must change and take either Bus X3, X13, 31 or X2 to Abingdon.

By Train: The Cosener's House is about 7 miles from Didcot Parkway station, less than 60 minutes journey from London Paddington. Didcot Parkway also provides connections to Birmingham, the West of England and South Wales.

Oxford railway station also has many trains with links to the rest of the country.

National Rail Enquiries: tel +44 (0)8457 48 49 50

By TaxiTaxi guide

STFC uses GoGreen - if you need assistance booking either a local taxi or an airport transfer, please reach out to the organisers.

By Bus: The following City bus services serve Abingdon:

  • X3: Oxford Rail Station - Oxford City Centre - Abingdon

  • X13: John Radcliffe Hospital - Marston - Oxford City Centre - Redbridge Park & Ride - Abingdon

The following Oxford Stagecoach bus services serve Abingdon:

  • 31: Oxford - Abingdon - Wantage

  • 34: Oxford - Abingdon - Harwell Campus - Wantage

The following Thames Travel bus service also serves Abingdon:

  • X2: Oxford - Abingdon - Milton Park - Didcot - Wallingford

  • 32A (connector): Oxford - Abingdon - Didcot - Harwell - Wantage