Hi, * Jean Weber <[email protected]> [121009 17:15]: > 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. > I thought of taking my assistant with me (1.20m tall, black and white skin, yellow fins). He may not have a valid passport to get into the building.
Just asking. Frank > --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 > -- Dipl.-Inf. 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