Hi, John Darrington <[email protected]> writes:
> [ Unknown signature status ] > For various reasons I never made it to GHM this year, but I hear that it was > a very successful event. Here is my suggestion for 2107: > > In Europe there are various "Gruppenunterkunft" hostels - places which have > basic accommodation plus a seminar room for smallish conferences. Why don't > we hire such a place for the week-end? In 2016 attendees paid EUR 50 per day > to attend GHM. On top of that, most would have had to pay for accommodation. > If we get a good deal with the venue proprietor we can have people attend for > EUR 50 per day *including* accommodation. > > I can see a number of other advantages to this plan too: > > * With accommodation and meeting in the same place, people will not be > at the mercy of weather and public transport, when getting to and from. > > * We can have informal sessions late into the night. > > * Having everyone staying together, it'll be a better social experience. > > > Perhaps somebody has already started with other plans. But if not - then > what do you think? > > J' > > > > -- > Avoid eavesdropping. Send strong encrypted email. > PGP Public key ID: 1024D/2DE827B3 > fingerprint = 8797 A26D 0854 2EAB 0285 A290 8A67 719C 2DE8 27B3 > See http://sks-keyservers.net or any PGP keyserver for public key. > I think this is a good idea. If something like this would be in place next time, I could attend. Is there a country/region already for the next meeting so I could help locate/gather potential venues and hostels and similar places? -- ng0
