Do we need to leave our (Swiss Army/Leatherman) knives at the hotel? One feels not fully dressed without one's set of mini-tools.
--Jean On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Florian Effenberger <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear speakers, > Dear guests, > > just a few more days, and the LibreOffice Conference 2012 in Berlin will > start - everyone from the organizational committee is very much anticipating > this major event! We're now in the final round of preparations, and look > forward to an exciting conference, with lots of interesting talks and > workshops. > > *** IMPORTANT *** PLEASE READ *** IMPORTANT *** PLEASE READ *** > > (0) If you reply to this e-mail, you reply to a public mailing list. (See > below.) > > (1) Please bring a valid photo ID to Berlin, ideally a passport. Due to > security regulations at the ministry, this is mandatory for entering the > venue. Even if we know you personally, without a valid photo ID, the > ministries security personnel will refuse you entering. > > (2) Due to the mandatory security checks, please plan in enough time when > entering the venue. In a word: Arrive early - if the queues are long, it > might take you up to an hour to pass security, especially on the first day. > > (3) Please note that smoking is not allowed in the building. > > (4) To all speakers: We plan to not only have a video archive from the > conference, but also do live streaming. All talks and workshops will be made > available to the general public free of charge as audio and video, together > with a copy of the slides. If you do not want to have your talk recorded, or > your slides published, please tell the organizers in advance. > > (5) To all speakers: Please send your conference slides to > [email protected] after your talk, unless you > object to having it published. We'd like to make as many slides available to > the general public as possible. > > (6) The admission fee for the conference is 10 €, from which which we > provide you catering and your welcome pack. Please make sure you've paid via > PayPal or bank transfer prior to the conference. > > *************************************************************** > > We will subscribe all of you to our conference mailing list, > [email protected]. This is a public mailing list, open to > everyone. All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and > cannot be deleted, so please don't send in any confidential data. > > This mailing list will also be the main communication channel during the > conference. In case we have important news, like a change in the schedule, > this is the place where we will inform you instantly and reliably. > > Everyone will get a printed schedule with the welcome bag. A digital version > for downloading to your tablets, smartphones and notebooks is already > available at http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:LiboCon2012.pdf > > Information about the venue, planned activities and Berlin at large is > available at http://conference.libreoffice.org > > We were able to organize a catering during the conference. For lunch, we > will offer a vegetarian soup, with meat to be added by those who want. > During the afternoon break, we will serve coffee, cake and cookies. Soft > drinks will be provided during the conference. > > There will be a public wifi available, the login credentials will be handed > out at the venue. Due to the nature of a crowded conference, there is no > guaranteed bandwith, but we try to provide a stable and reliable connection. > If you have a business-critical need for internet connectivity, please bring > in your own 3G modem and SIM card. > > Reasonable and approved travel expenses for speakers and attending members > can be reimbursed on a case-by-case basis. Please bring your travel > documents and invoices to the conference for easier processing. Keep in mind > that our funds are very limited, and travel reimbursement is limited to > those who have no other sponsor, and cannot afford the trip on their own. > Depending on the amount, not all funding requests can be considered, or have > to be cut down at a certain amount. All details you should read before > asking for travel refund are available at > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/TDF/Policies, where you will also find > the address to request funding (see the paragraph "Refunding via TDF"). > > In case of emergencies, you can reach me (Florian) during the conference on > my mobile at > > +49 151 14424108 > > or drop me an SMS to that number. To privately reach all organizers, please > write to [email protected] > > **** > > In a nutshell, here are all the contacts: > > Emergency contact in Berlin (Florian): +49 151 14424108 > Public discussion and announcement list: [email protected] > Private contact to the organizers: > [email protected] > > **** > > Looking forward to meeting you in Berlin! > Florian > > -- > Florian Effenberger, Chairman of the Board (Vorstandsvorsitzender) > Tel: +49 8341 99660880 | Mobile: +49 151 14424108 > The Document Foundation, Zimmerstr. 69, 10117 Berlin, Germany > Gemeinnützige rechtsfähige Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts > Legal details: http://www.documentfoundation.org/imprint > > -- > For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: > [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/conference/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/conference/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
