The host is responsible for securing a location and enough sponsorship to ensure a productive, comfortable and free event for attendees.

Responsibilities

To host a coderetreat, only a few guidelines need to be followed.

• Coderetreat lasts for a day
• Event must be free, funded by sponsors
• A facilitator is found to guide the participants through the day
• Lunch should be something good, catered; my rule is that if you are willing to come out at 8 in the morning to spend the day coding, you deserve more than just pizza for lunch

Other Resources

• Alex Bolboaca has been organizing and facilitating an ongoing series of coderetreats in Romania. He wrote a great post on organizing coderetreats.
• John Smith has a great post on the specifics of what to think about when organizing a coderetreat.