Hi Kat and team, On Mon, Sep 29, 2014, at 11:28 AM, Ekaterina Gerasimova wrote: > Hi all > > Last year, we had our "winter" hackfest in Norwich, UK, in the week > leading up to FOSDEM. I remember that there was some interest in > proposing new locations, and the venue at Norwich is also available > again. > > I think that it would make most sense to do something similar in terms > of timing again, unless someone objects. That would make the hackfest > dates sometime around 24th-29th of January. > > I don't think that the Foundation would be able to sponsor the > hackfest, so I would like you all to think about whether you would be > able to attend without sponsorship and where would the best location > for the hackfest be. > > I would like to offer Norwich again, the features are: > - free venue at UEA (University of East Anglia) with reasonable internet > access > - we can offer at least 8 free sleeping places (possibly more > depending on how cosy you want to get and how many favours we can call > in) > - other accommodation is available for £25-50 (depending on location > and single/double rooms) > - cheapest airport is Stansted, but Norwich is very close > - transport to Heathrow/Gatwick is easy (but a bit pricey) > - it is possible to take the train from western Europe > > If anyone else is willing to propose a location, please do so as soon > as possible because cheap flight and train tickets are already being > sold for those dates. > > > Kat
Thanks for taking the lead on organizing this, and thanks for being upfront on the probable lack of sponsorship. I do not think that I'd be able to attend the hackfest, but can plan for post-work Central time hacking to go along with your efforts on the other side of the pond. Jim _______________________________________________ gnome-doc-list mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-doc-list
