Our Summit is scheduled for the 11th-13th September 2015 at UMass Hotel and Conference Center, Amherst, MA 01003 with lodging available at the UMass Hotel.

Please note that once you arrive on UMass Campus, the building in which the Conference Center and Hotel are located may be referred to on signage as the Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center.

Parking on campus is free on Saturdays and Sundays, and we will have vouchers that cap parking in the Garage (located underground adjacent to the Conference Center) at $5 per day. The Garage is not free to park on weekends, but requires the least walking to the event space.

NERD Summit is an expansion of the traditional learning camp and its intended audience. Running on a larger scal than typical camps, the weekend will include Drupal, Wordpress, Beginner Intros, a Job Fair, Panel Discussions, BOFs and Makerspace. Sponsors will be present throughout the weekend.  

The following is the approximate schedule of events across the weekend. We will add details as they become available.

Day One: Camp Day and Trainings*
Friday, September 11, 2015

Coffee and Registration
Opening Remarks
Trainings and Learning Sessions
Lunch Break (individual- food options are available upstairs in the Dining Commons)
Keynote: Becky Wai-Ling Packard
Afternoon Panel: Careers in Tech
Trainings and Learning Sessions

Day Two: Sessions and Panels
Saturday, September 12, 2015

Coffee and Registration
Opening Remarks
Sessions and Youth Workshops
Business Panel
Lunch Break (individual- food options are available upstairs in the dining commons)
Keynote: Jen Lampton and Nate Haug, Backdrop CMS
Sessions and Youth Workshops 
CMS Panel
BOFs** (space available most/all day)
Dinner Break (individual- food options available upstairs in the Dining Commons)
Social Event/Mixer- Auditorium space with light refreshments, music, and some activities***

*A training is longer and hands-on while a session is more presentation oriented.

**BoF Sessions - Birds of a Feather (BOFs) are informal, un-conference style, discussion groups on topics, added by attendees during the Summit. This is done by adding it to the BoF schedule, which will be on a board near the main registration desk.

***Saturday Reception - Details will be confirmed; will take place in the Auditorium space at the Conference Center.

Day Three: Give Back- Sprints and Contributions
Sunday, September 13, 2015

Coffee and Registration
Opening Remarks
Getting Started Contributing to Drupal Core session
Code/Contributions/Hacking Sprints, Youth Workshops, Makerspace
Lunch Break (individual- food options are available upstairs at the Dining Commons)
Code/Contributions/Hacking Sprints, Youth Workshops, Makerspace
Closing Remarks

Join NERDs for free here to submit session proposals.

Sponsor options are available. You may contact us for more info or apply to sponsor once registered.

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