The first QGIS hackfest from 19.-22. March 2009 was held at the Institut für Umweltplanung (Institute of Environmental Planning), Leibniz University of Hannover. The institute sponsored the venue, audiovisual equipment, kitchen facilities and internet access. We are extremely grateful to them for helping us to make the QGIS 2009 hackfest turn from a dream into a reality. We would also like to thank the German OSGeo Chapter, FOSSGIS e.V. for sponsoring the hackfest with 500 Euros and to the many people who have donated sums large and small to the QGIS project. The money from donations was put to very good use funding the travel of some of the participants of the hackfest. We would like to thank the virtual hackfest particpants present on IRC, the hackfest was all the better for having your comments, testing and insights.

Participants:

Carson Farmer, Martin Dobias, Borys Jurgiel, Werner Macho, Dr. Horst Düster, Jürgen E. Fischer, Tim Sutton, Otto Dassau, Andreas Neumann and Dr. Marco Hugentobler who donated their time and energy to attend the hackfest and make it such a great occasion. Unfortunately Andreas Neumann and Marco Hugentobler are missing in the picture, because they couldn't attend the whole time.