2011/6/27 Rodrigo Rodriguez <[email protected]> > > > El 27 de junio de 2011 11:20, Leandro Gómez <[email protected]>escribió: > > 2011/6/27 Gunnar Wolf <[email protected]> >> >>> Hi Leandro! >>> >>> >> Hey! >> >> >>> Thanks for this summary! Couple of points for this: >>> >>> Leandro Gómez dijo [Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 03:10:12AM -0600]: >>> > 1. General >>> > ** The Crowne Plaza Hotel will give the local team some photos and >>> videos >>> > that we can use for our presentation in Bosnia. >>> >>> Yay \o/ That's always good to motivate people to come! >>> >>> > ** The Crowne Plaza Hotel will have a free shuttle service from the >>> hotel to >>> > Zona Viva (shopping center/entertainment district). >>> >>> I don't think that's needed... Of course, people will go out, and >>> having this facility can be appreciated by many, but OTOH few people >>> go out every night, and for those nights that any one decides to go >>> out, Nicaraguan taxi fares are quite cheap and should not be a >>> hassle... And give you more freedom of deciding which time to go back, >>> and so on. Of course, I'm not opposing this idea on principle, but >>> -even if it's stated it's a free shuttle- resources are always charged >>> in some way ;-) And I'd prefer to have a freebie in some other >>> form. Going to the city can be decided by individuals without a >>> shuttle. >>> >>> >> IIRC this is a standard service they offer all their guests. But, yes, >> taxi fares are *very* cheap and we can do fine without this. >> > > We're thinkin, for a cheaper service, to rent a taxi cooperative only for > the event. This mean that there'll be taxis DC12-dedicated. > >> >> > Not really. But we'll suggest the attendees (for their convenience) to use the taxi cooperative that is 200 meters away from the venue. They work 24/7 and it will be possible call them in order to arrange a cab.
> > ** The hotel can arrange for some tour operators to give information >>> during >>> > DebConf. >>> >>> Can we use this operators as a group aid for the daytrip? That helps a >>> lot logistics-wise. >>> >>> >> We intend to go directly to the Ministry of Tourism (INTUR) and ask for >> help. It's going to be cheaper and they have their main office (and tourist >> information center) less than 200 meters away from the venue. >> > > I think it could be better to arrange with INTUR for the day-trip. They > have better preparation and we could get more sponsorship on that way. > > >> >> >>> > 2. Food >>> > ** Restaurante Los Continentes (at the hotel) can only accommodate 60 >>> > people. >>> > ** We could have lunch at the convention center instead (buffet style) >>> - No >>> > extra charge for the additional spaces. >>> >>> Looks like a very good way out :) But I guess this will need renting >>> an additional room, or arranging for table-setting logistics..? >>> >>> >> No. They will take care of everything and it won't cost us extra. >> >> >>> > (...) >>> > ** Denis (from the DC12 team) will be the point of contact between the >>> hotel >>> > and the local team. >>> > ** Denis will present several options for "special meals". >>> > ** Denis and Raúl will work on a menu for DebConf12. >>> >>> Very good choice :) Not only is Dennis aware of all the "special food" >>> issues (he is a vegan), but he really knows his way in the kitchen ;-) >>> >>> http://gwolf.org/content/dennis-chef >>> >>> >> Yep, cooking is one of his hidden talents. :) >> >> >>> > 3. Network connectivity >>> > (…) >>> >>> \o/ >>> >>> > 4. Accomodation >>> >(…) >>> > ** We don't need to pay in order to make the reservations. >>> > ** We can block a minimum quantity of rooms and upgrade (block more >>> rooms) >>> > as needed. >>> > ** Professional and sponsored atendees can make reservations via web >>> (with a >>> > DebConf code). >>> >>> Very good! Specially the availability to block more rooms as needed >>> has proven important in the past. >>> >>> > ** The hotel has two rooms ready for handicapped people. >>> > ** The hotel has ramps and elevators and all of the common areas are >>> > accesible (lobby, restaurants, business center). >>> >>> Perfect. Now, handicapped people does not only mean >>> motion-handicapped, but otherwise - Vision-impaired carries a very >>> different set of needs… I cannot really think of other disabilities a >>> hotel must be prepared for, but other people will surely give >>> examples. >>> >>> >> There was a study +20 years ago on the accesibility in the city of >> Managua. They concluded that Managua was one of the most dangerous cities >> for handicapped people. It has improved a lot since then, but we have still >> a long way to go. Public transportation is a no-no. There are ramps for >> motion-handicapped, but the sidewalks are so broken that most people ride >> their wheelchairs in the middle of the street. Same goes for the >> vision-impaired. We have only one traffic light for vision-impaired >> pedestrians in the whole city and all the natural and artificial obstacles >> (bumps and cracks on the sidewalks, open manholes without the cover, etc.) >> makes walking in Managua an extreme sport for people with disabilities. >> >> Having said that, we made sure that the venue was located in an accesible >> building. Of course, we will check and double check everything. Right now I >> can tell you that there are ramps and elevators, but no tactile/visual >> warning signs or sound devices for the vision-impaired. >> >> >>> > 5. Venue >>> > ** We made a pre-reservation of 2 hacklabs, 2 conference room + 1 >>> additional >>> > (bigger) room for Debian Day. >>> >>> If it's possible, I'd much prefer having a third conference room... or >>> at least, to know the cost to add it and the time we have to book it >>> beforehand. This year, as one of the possible talk rooms was at a >>> non-accessible place, we had to discard it and... The schedule is >>> quite cramped :( >>> >>> >> Ok, I will look into this. >> >> >>> > ** Wine & cheese party: They don't really like the idea of people >>> bringing >>> > their own food/drink. Basically, they don't want any liability if >>> something >>> > goes wrong (someone gets food poisoned and decides to sue the hotel). >>> > ** We'll probably have to sign a document in order to have the Wine & >>> cheese >>> > party at the venue and pay a small fee. >>> >>> I understand it's for the industrial size of the thing. People always >>> bring their own food and drinks to hotels, in small quantities. But >>> yes, it is sensible for them to tell this beforehand. We can of course >>> sign we promise not to en-masse die that night ;-) If it's possible, >>> we could even hold the party outside the hotel building, i.e. at a >>> tent in the garden or something like that? At Norman's all-welcoming >>> house? :-) >>> >>> >> Plan B is the Hotel Mansión Teodolinda for the Wine & Cheese Party. We can >> bring in all the food/booze we want, and the rent is really cheap. >> >> >>> Thanks! >>> >> >> You're welcome! :) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Debconf-team mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team >> >> > > > -- > Rodrigo Isaac Rodríguez Borge* > Nòmada: el artista de la multitud > * > Linux user # 471524 | Ubuntu user # 23047 > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Nomada > >
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