"This was my first LISA. It was great attending a conference that focused on my role without trying to shoehorn every challenge into a specific vendor's solution. The same mix of awesome sessions, speakers, and other attendees will bring me back every year."
LISA14 Attendee
"LISA is the best mix of training, talks, and networking of any events I've been to. That's the reason I've been to 11 of them.”
LISA14 Attendee
"In a world where technology changes rapidly, it's hard to find great resources for in-depth expertise. LISA has a terrific combination of people who create the technology and people who implement it effectively for their companies."
Matt Simmons, Northeastern University
"If you're a sysadmin slaving away in a metaphorical basement and re-inventing the wheel every time your employer's business goals change slightly, LISA will help pull you into the light."
Marc Chiarini, Long-Time IT Admin and Researcher, MarkLogic Corp
"I like seeing where the industry is heading, how SysAdmins/engineers are evolving, tools they are using, common problems and solutions across the world."
LISA14 Attendee
"Great sessions, great presenters, great community. I feel like I can make up a year of following news and forums on the subject in a week."
LISA14 Attendee
"No matter if you are dealing with the latest tech or trying to maintain something from the dark ages of the ‘90s, there are people at LISA who are experienced with it. Heck, many of the people who _developed_ this tech attend. This is a great place to get answers and ideas."
Lee Damon, University of Washington
"LISA is the home of ops people who do ops correctly. I’m always motivated by the conference content and hallway conversations to be better, and I take home the knowledge needed to move closer to that goal. "
Tues., November 10, 7:00–10:00 pm (LISA Lab, Lincoln 2): Kick-off, team formation, and hack session 1. Food and beverages will be provided!
Wed., November 11, 7:00–10:00 pm (LISA Lab, Lincoln 2): Hack session 2.
Thur., November 12, 3:30–4:00 pm (location TBA): Results announced! Winners will walk away with drones, and everyone will walk away with a new Raspberry Pi kit.
You and your team have just landed on Mars. As you prepare the base, massive sun storms are coming your way. That was the last communication you had from Earth. Now connectivity to Earth has been cut, and although the base has enough energy, your protective shields can run for a only few minutes at a time without recharging.
Your only chance of survival is to monitor the current temperature and radiation levels in the planet's atmosphere to detect sun flares and activate your base shields for protection. You have only a few hours to implement a sensor array, build and deploy the monitoring application to engage/disengage your shields, then fine tune an algorithm based on your data analysis that decides when to charge your shields and when to engage them for protection. Will you and your team survive?
The top survivors will win prizes (drones!), and every single participant of this Mars Data Challenge will walk away with a Raspberry Pi 2.
Light refreshments and plenty of help will be provided!
Registration
Admission is free for LISA15 attendees, but pre-registration is required!
Requirements for a successful participant:
Open Minded
Ready for a challenging event
Team Player
Recommended Skills for a successful team:
Hands on Experience with Linux container technologies like Docker and Rocket
Hands on Experience with deployment tools like Docker Machine/Compose/Swarm, or Kubernetes and/or Mesos
Experience:
Experience working and/or implementing Distributed applications
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