uPortal Developers Meeting at IUPUI - 09.2005

Meeting Minutes

Detailed Minutes

Date and Time

September 19 and 20 (Monday and Tuesday), 2005
9 AM to 4 PM each day

Developers are encouraged to stay for the remainder of the week (September 21 - 23) for a coding session. A wireless internet connection will be available, but developers will need to bring their own laptops. The purpose of this coding session is to give developers a chance to work together in person on the coding of uPortal 2.x and uPortal 3.

Host and Location

Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN 46202

Directions to Campus

The meeting will be held at:
Informatics and Communications Technology Complex (ICTC)
535 West Michigan St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202

The meeting room (303) is in a secure area. Please stop at the information desk in the lobby and ask to be let in for the uPortal developers meeting. If there are any questions have the desk contact Carol Kegeris.

Campus Maps:
Campus Buildings
Parking

Agenda

uPortal 3 updates, Sakai integration, Services Projects (GAP / PersonAttributes)
IUPUI - Detailed Agenda

Preparation

It is recommended that you review the following before coming to the uPortal developers meeting:

• The overview document that outlines the major goals of uPortal 3.
• uPortal 3 code that has been developed so far. You can find it in the CVS up3 sandbox module.
• The Pluto Portlet container
• The WSRP4J framework
• The JSR 168 Portlet Specification
• The WSRP Specification
• The Spring Framework, especially the concept of Inversion Of Control (IoC) and the Spring JDBC abstraction framework
• The Sakai Project
• The JA-SIG Jira issue tracking instance, with an eye towards the uPortal 3 Road-map, and the uPortal 2 Road-map

Local hotels

University Place Hotel

850 W. Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317.269.9000
Short walk to meeting location.
No broadband internet access.
Contact Carol Kegeris for discounted reservations. (approx. $113/night)

Westin Indianapolis

50 S. Capitol Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317.262.8100
About .4 miles away in downtown Indianapolis.
High speed internet $10/night.
Government rate of $87/night with valid ID. Other rates vary.

Courtyard by Marriott

501 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN
Phone: 317.635.4443
Short walk from campus down West Street.
High speed internet.
Government rate of $87/night with valid ID. Regular rates start at $159/night

Meals

• Coffee will be provided in the mornings for the meeting.
• Box lunches will be provided, please contact Eric Dalquist if you have any dietary restrictions.

Transportation

The Indianapolis (IND) airport is 15-20 minutes from campus. Airport Pickup is $9. You may make reservations.

Attendance List

Please RSVP to Eric Dalquist or add yourself to this list:

Questions

For questions about the meeting or meeting location, contact:
Eric Dalquist, 310-414-6760 x217

Coding Session Pictures