Samvera Camp - Duke 2018

Data Curation Experts will lead a four-day Samvera Camp hosted by Duke University from Monday, September 24th through Thursday, September 27th, 2018. Samvera Camp is open to all developers interested in building skills working with the Samvera technology stack. High-level course topics include:

• Ruby, Rails, and collaborative development using Github
• The Samvera framework including Fedora and Solr
• Content and Metadata management
• Introductory Blacklight including search and faceting
• Advanced Topics and Participant Q&A

Camp will be led by Mark Bussey, Bess Sadler, and Carolyn Cole.

LOCATION

Camp will take place on the Duke University campus in the Perkins Library in room 217.

Here are some maps to help you get around Durham and campus.

• Google map of campus
• Campus map
• Library maps
• Map to local restaurants

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

There is a block of rooms available at a discounted rate at the Hilton Garden Inn Durham/University Medical Center. To book online go HERE. You may also make your reservation by calling 1-877-782-9444. Use CAMP as the group code. Rooms will be available until August 23 or the block is sold out.

If you should have any issues with booking please reach out to Traci Kessler with Hilton at 919-286-0778 or traci.kessler@hilton.com

Other Duke recommended hotels (no room blocks at these):

• Millennium Hotel Durham
• Residence Inn Durham
• Washington Duke Inn
• JB Duke Hotel

TRANSPORTATION TO/FROM CAMPUS

Hilton has a shuttle that runs between the hotel and campus every 30 minutes. See hotel staff for details. There is also a free shuttle between campus and downtown called the Bull City Connector. And Uber and Lyft are good options as well.