On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 12:42 AM, Christian PERRIER <[email protected]>wrote:
> Quoting Christian PERRIER ([email protected]): > > Quoting Holger Levsen ([email protected]): > > > > > Not shown on the fotos is a another rather big room we can also use, > 200 > > > chairs and audio(+video) equipment. The only downside is that its 3km > away > > > from UCA, so we need to organize some busses, which the CCEN has > experience > > > with and offered to help us. > > > > Ouch, 3km away, that's a challenge. Will people still easily come if > > they're not free to go in and out back to the hacklabs or so? That's > > my concern. > > > Actually, it's 7km away. 10 minutes by car from UCA. Another problem is that if you want to leave early, it's quite difficult to get a taxi outside the Cultural Center. You have to walk at least 400-500 meters to the main road to get one. > > Also, how to organize the fact that participants are supposed to bring > > some stuff with them, which the "C&W staff" (made of those people I > > can gather in the days before) arrange together? > > > > The C&W has always been something suppsoed to be informal and closely > > related to the "hacklab life" so that people can choose to "just pop > > up" for some time, then move, then eventually come back, etc. > > > > So, my experience with it has early always been "a place not far from > > the HL". The only time it's been a different place was DC10, in > > another building of the Columbia university. > > > > So I kind of fear the fact of the location being really a different > > place. Are there other options closer to the HL place? > > (adding -team) > > My stance on this would be: > > If there's nothing convenient close to the evening/night hacklabs > place, then go for the Spanish Cultural Center. > > We can explore other options. There's a place just across the street from UCA but I'm not sure if it's accesible and we probably have to pay to rent it. > Convenient for me is: > - allows for the Cheese and Wine Team to go there the day before to > arrange things beforehand (at least the afternoon before) > - independent from the hacklabs > - can fit about 2/3 of the Debconf attendees > - has enough tables to arrange the stuff (about 5-10) > - no need for chairs if the place is not very very big > - has a fridge nearby, ideally a kitchen but that's not mandatory > - has no problem with evening noise > - leaves us the option of cleaning out late (so no closing at midnight > or something) or even in the morning after > - IS ACCESSIBLE > > As you see, the most important points are "close to HL, enough > space". Those who have been at previous Debconfs know: > > - DC11 C&W was OK in that regard but the room were too small. Very > close to hacklabs, with a small kitchen. Only problem: too small. > > - DC10 was fine with the room a little bit larger but not > accessible. However in a different building 200m away from the main > place > > - DC9 (in the gardens of the place we were at) was perfect, the only > drawback being a quite small fridge > > - DC8, in the hotel bar, was really good, but there were less > attendees so size was not a problem > > - DC7 was a nightmare to organize..improvised place, very smal, nearly > not accessible, no fridge, nearly no tables.... > > _______________________________________________ > Debconf-team mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team >
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