ApacheCon Europe <http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/apachecon-europe> is taking place in Budapest, Hungary November 17-21! There are two Mesos talks on the schedule, and after chatting with conference organizers and Tim St Clair from Red Hat (who will also be there presenting), we've secured a space for a Mesos hackathon that will take place during day one of the conference.
Given that ApacheCon EU and the Mesos hackathon are slightly less than three weeks away, I'd love for folks in the European Mesos community to participate and help get the word out. *When and Where* The Mesos hackathon will take place on Monday November 17th, and we can accommodate up to 25 folks. Attendees must be registered for ApacheConEU (details below on a discount). *ApacheCon EU Registration* Registration is through the conference website <http://events.linuxfoundation.org//events/apachecon-europe/attend/register>. There is a 50% off discount code for hackathon participants when they register: ACEMH14. This registration is for the full conference; there is not a one day registration available. If folks are registering I'd suggest doing this soon, since there is a lower registration rate through November 1st. *ApacheCon EU Hotel Block* The last day to book your hotel room at The Corinthia Hotel <http://www.corinthia.com/hotels/budapest/> at the discounted room rate of €110/night is November 5, 2014. Please click here <https://gc.synxis.com/rez.aspx?Hotel=28704&Chain=11693&shell=Flex5&arrive=11%2f14%2f2014&depart=11%2f23%2f2014&adult=1&child=0&group=1411H2RSOU_001> to reserve your room. We encourage you to book prior toNovember 5 in order to ensure you receive a room at the discounted rate before our block sells out. *What will folks hack on?* There is not a specific hackathon theme at this time, however attendees are welcome to establish one or several themes. Chime-in on this email thread or IRC if you have opinions. Hacking could include Mesos core, frameworks, or resources around the project like tutorials or documentation. For example, the httpd hackathon that's also happening at ApacheCon EU will focus on documentation. *How do I sign up for the hackathon?* There is an ApacheCon Europe hackathon wiki <https://wiki.apache.org/apachecon/HackathonEU14> which includes some potential hackathon ideas and current hackathon participants; we encourage participants to add their names directly (instructions for write access are on the wiki homepage <https://wiki.apache.org/apachecon/>), or just by responding to this thread and we'll add your name on your behalf. Hope to see many of you at ApacheCon Europe and our hackathon in November! Dave
