About

Dates: June 12-13, 2024
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
House Info: We have a house in the city (https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/37496422)


Past Events

VIS Summer Camp 2016 in Eugene, Oregon
VIS Summer Camp 2017 in Park City, Utah
VIS Summer Camp 2018 in Denver, CO
VIS Summer Camp 2019 in Nashville, TN
VIS Summer Camp 2021 in Minneapolis, MN
VIS Summer Camp 2022 in Atlantic City, NJ
VIS Summer Camp 2023 in Charleston, SC

Logistics

Travel to Pittsburgh, PA: We recommend that you arrive on June 11th (Tuesday), any time in the afternoon (check in is 3:00pm). You should plan on leaving on the June 14nd (Friday), some time in the morning (checkout is 11:00am). The general schedule is that we'll have a social meet-and-greet on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday are full workshop days. On Friday we'll use the morning to clean up and checkout (we assume check-out is around noon).

Travel to camp house: On your own

Address:
2015 East Carson Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15203



Food: Outside of the "Coolest Thing Made in PA" (Primanti Bros.), there is food all over the South Side Flats.

Rooming Situation: There are 8 bedrooms, so a few campers will double up.

Cost: VGTC will be paying for the house. Depending on the budget other expenses might be covered as well.


Schedule

"Sessions" approximately distribute time into 3 chunks (AA,BB,CC)

In addition, you will decide the content for Wednesday's Unconf. Bring ideas!

*** Disclaimer: The schedule is subject to change ***

Day/Time Activity
Tuesday (June 11) Afternoon: Arrive!
Meet and Greet (Also, trips to the grocery store to stock the fridge)!!
Check-in time: 3:00PM
Wednesday (June 12)
8:30AM - 9:30AMBreakfast + opening remarks/ground rules
9:30AM - 10:30AMWhat did you learn since last year? (0,45,15)
10:30AM - 12:00AMSession: Intro 12-min Talks 1-4 (45,30,15)
12:00PM - 2:00PMLunch
2:00PM - 3:30PMSession: Intro 12-min Talks 5-8 (45,30,15)
3:30PM - 4:00PMBREAK
4:00PM - 5:15PMSession: Intro 12-min Talks 9-11 (35,20,15)
5:15PM - 6:00PMUnconf Setup and Planning
6:00PM - Dinner
Thursday (June 13)
8:30AM - 9:30AMBreakfast + Morning Reflections
9:30AM - 11:00AMUnconf Session 1 (5,70,15)
11:00AM - 12:30PMUnconf Session 2 (5,70,15)
12:30PM - 2:00PMLunch
2:00PM - 3:30PMUnconf #3 (5,70,15)
3:30PM - 5:00PMUnconf #4 (5,70,15)
5:00PM - 6:00PMLong Break + Collect Feedback and Thoughts on Future Summer Camps
6:00PM - Dinner
Friday (June 14)
8:00AM - 9:30AM Breakfast
10:00AM - Clean up and Leave
Check-out time: 11:00AM

Campers

Name Affiliation
Arvind Satyanarayan MIT
Lace Padilla Northeastern
Remco Chang Tufts
Kristi Potter National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)
Joshua Levine Arizona
Jillian Aurisano Cincinnati
Dylan Cashman Brandeis
Isaac Cho Utah State
Zhutian Chen Minnesota
Carmen Hull Northeastern
Mahmood Jasim LSU
Alex Kale Chicago
Fabio Miranda UIC
Carolina Nobre Toronto
Steve Petruzza
Sends Regrets
Utah State
Qianwen Wang Minnesota
Yalong Yang Georgia Tech


Acknowledgements

Vis Summer Camp is made possible by our external sponsor, VGTC, who we graciously acknowledge.