DebConf10/Resources

Various informational resources related to Columbia University and the surrounding area are collected here.

Online resources

• Rough Map of the venue (backup mirror)
• map of relevant Columbia dorms
• Google map overlay of the morningside area
• CLIC lab pictures - computer lab in CS department
  • Possible hackspace
• Photos of venue (cu-debconf)
  • Focusing on actual rooms and auditoriums we can use
• Photos of venue (debconf-photos)
  • Focusing on the Morningside area, but
  • with some pictures of venue buildings as well as
  • the CS lounge, conference room and courtyard
• Photos of Carman and Mudd
  • Mudd is a venue, there are only two photos of small labs upstairs
  • Carman has pictures of throughout the building

Accommodations

You can not receive mail on campus. If you must ship something, please contact the organizers.

We have two buildings available, Carman and Furnald.

• Furnald ("the single room building")
  • Furnald is mostly single rooms, with one or two doubles per floor.
  • Furnald has one male and one female bathroom per floor. They are shared among all residents on that floor.
  • There are 28 people per floor (approx.).
  • Furnald is architecturally nicer.
  • Each floor has a lounge with a TV and kitchen facilities.
  • We will likely have all of Furnald to ourselves. There are 200-250 people in this building.
  • Furnald has reserved Americans with Disabilities Act compliant rooms.
  • Tentative: This is the only building we'll have during DebCamp.
  • Floor plans and more info. We don't know what floors we will be on.
  • To turn on the airconditioning, press down on the back of the left panel on the old heater-looking thing in front of the window, turn the fan speed dial to high/med/low and the temperature dial to cool/cold (or warm if desired).
• Carman ("the double room building")
  • Rooms are double. There are two double rooms to a suite, and a suite shares a bathroom. Thus, there are four people per bathroom, and bathrooms are private among four people.
  • There are an extremely limited number of singles in Carman with a private bathroom.
  • There are 55 people per floor in Carman (approx).
  • Carman will be shared with other non-DebConf groups. The total size of Carman is ~600 people, we may have 100-200 people here.
  • There are two small kitchens in the entire building, none of which are likely to be on our floors.
  • There is a very small lounge with a TV on each floor.
  • Floor plans and more info. We don't know what floors we will be on.

When making a roommate preference, remember to not be overly specific, or else it can't be satisfied and our room allocators will be frustrated.

• there are coin-laundry machines.

Things to hand out to attendees/have on hand

• MTA Subway maps
  • Also get a few bigger maps to hang in the residence halls and venues
• NYC Bike Maps, pointers to bike rentals

Activities and Entertainment

• crazy monkeys BoF

Nearby electronics/computer equipment

• Staples (office equipment, some computer parts): 105 W 125th St. (at Lenox), +1.212.864.5747
• Radio Shack (electronics, some components, some computer equipment):

2812 Broadway @ 108th St, +1.212.662.7332 319 W 125th St. (at Manhattan), +1.917.493.7973