Re: [Koha] KohaCon14 Info?
Salvete! In the past, I've posted my travel plans for KohaCon which other people have told me were useful. So I'm doing it again. :) First things first, it's time to pay the pezzo! Unfortunately, Argentina charges folks from the US, Canada, and Australia a screw you pal fee. They call it a reciprocity fee. It varies by your nationality, since it's based off of what we charge them for visas. Turnabout is fair play. It can only be paid online in advance! This is a change from the past law that let you go Aw crap, here, have some money! at the border. For Yanks it's $160, but it's meant to be good for a decade. So if you've bought one past 2009, it ought still be in effect. Yes, I realise that is less than 10 years. Here's the link: http://www.migraciones.gov.ar/accesible/templates/reciprocidad/reciprocidad.htm Now for the more fun part: getting there! :) As many of you know, I am biologically incapable of just going straight to KohaCon, not passing Go, and not collecting $200. So my plane stuff looks like this on the way there: DCA MIA UVF MIA EZE AEP COR I'm not actually flying between EZE and AEP, though that would be hilarious. It looks like this on the way back: COR SCL MIA DCA As I was bumping about the Interwebs, American Airline's computers seem to have COR SCL as a half hour flight when it is meant to be an hour and a half as far as I can tell, so take extra precautions with your connections. As I advised in past, it is quite handy to learn where the various carriers place their hubs. This knowledge might let you plan a good side trip or turn a nightmare layover into a planned diversion. If you're flying from the East Coast of the States, Miami, Newark, JFK, Charlotte, and Atlanta are good options. Almost everything will end up getting routed through Miami. Miami is the hub for pretty much all of the Caribbean. What's in the Caribbean? Pirates and rhum, of course, so you are highly encouraged to explore the vicinity. I will be closely monitoring the quality of granular limestone deposits and the effect of salination on the bespoke substance. If you're flying in from elsewhere, your hub might end up being Santiago Chile, Lima Peru, Panama City Panama, Ecuador, or Buenos Aires. While in Córdoba, I'll be staying at the Garden Hotel. http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g312768-d638080-Reviews-Garden_Hotel-Cordoba_Province_of_Cordoba_Central_Argentina.html It's not posh, but it is close to the Conference venue. There are a number of cheaper hostels in walking distance to the venue if you're on a shoestring budget. If you want to splurge, there are a number of 4 and 5 star hotels. Prices tend to run a lot cheaper than Yank accommodations. $150 American will buy you summat quite swank. Some places I considered in my search were: Coralt Azur Real Hotel Boutique Kube Apartments NH Panorama Windsor Hotel and Tower Amerian Cordoba Park Hotel There are tonnes of options, including private apartments. There are many high quality options that are well within walking distance of the venue. The currency is the Argentinian peso, and the language is Spanish. For more information about the peso, you'll want to check out http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/jan/24/argentina-peso-devaluation-blue-dollar-tourism Wikitravel's page is here: http://wikitravel.org/en/Cordoba__(city,_Argentina) Cheers, Brooke ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
Re: [Koha] KohaCon14 Info?
Thanks for the email Brooke, also please feel free everyone to add your info to http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Who_is_arriving_when Helps for finding people to share taxis with etc Chris On 20 August 2014 5:44:07 am NZST, BWS Johnson abesottedphoe...@yahoo.com wrote: Salvete! In the past, I've posted my travel plans for KohaCon which other people have told me were useful. So I'm doing it again. :) First things first, it's time to pay the pezzo! Unfortunately, Argentina charges folks from the US, Canada, and Australia a screw you pal fee. They call it a reciprocity fee. It varies by your nationality, since it's based off of what we charge them for visas. Turnabout is fair play. It can only be paid online in advance! This is a change from the past law that let you go Aw crap, here, have some money! at the border. For Yanks it's $160, but it's meant to be good for a decade. So if you've bought one past 2009, it ought still be in effect. Yes, I realise that is less than 10 years. Here's the link: http://www.migraciones.gov.ar/accesible/templates/reciprocidad/reciprocidad.htm Now for the more fun part: getting there! :) As many of you know, I am biologically incapable of just going straight to KohaCon, not passing Go, and not collecting $200. So my plane stuff looks like this on the way there: DCA MIA UVF MIA EZE AEP COR I'm not actually flying between EZE and AEP, though that would be hilarious. It looks like this on the way back: COR SCL MIA DCA As I was bumping about the Interwebs, American Airline's computers seem to have COR SCL as a half hour flight when it is meant to be an hour and a half as far as I can tell, so take extra precautions with your connections. As I advised in past, it is quite handy to learn where the various carriers place their hubs. This knowledge might let you plan a good side trip or turn a nightmare layover into a planned diversion. If you're flying from the East Coast of the States, Miami, Newark, JFK, Charlotte, and Atlanta are good options. Almost everything will end up getting routed through Miami. Miami is the hub for pretty much all of the Caribbean. What's in the Caribbean? Pirates and rhum, of course, so you are highly encouraged to explore the vicinity. I will be closely monitoring the quality of granular limestone deposits and the effect of salination on the bespoke substance. If you're flying in from elsewhere, your hub might end up being Santiago Chile, Lima Peru, Panama City Panama, Ecuador, or Buenos Aires. While in Córdoba, I'll be staying at the Garden Hotel. http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g312768-d638080-Reviews-Garden_Hotel-Cordoba_Province_of_Cordoba_Central_Argentina.html It's not posh, but it is close to the Conference venue. There are a number of cheaper hostels in walking distance to the venue if you're on a shoestring budget. If you want to splurge, there are a number of 4 and 5 star hotels. Prices tend to run a lot cheaper than Yank accommodations. $150 American will buy you summat quite swank. Some places I considered in my search were: Coralt Azur Real Hotel Boutique Kube Apartments NH Panorama Windsor Hotel and Tower Amerian Cordoba Park Hotel There are tonnes of options, including private apartments. There are many high quality options that are well within walking distance of the venue. The currency is the Argentinian peso, and the language is Spanish. For more information about the peso, you'll want to check out http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/jan/24/argentina-peso-devaluation-blue-dollar-tourism Wikitravel's page is here: http://wikitravel.org/en/Cordoba__(city,_Argentina) Cheers, Brooke ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
Re: [Koha] KohaCon14 Info?
I'm not actually flying between EZE and AEP, though that would be hilarious. [Timothy Skeers] I don't think it's the case anymore (haven't checked the schedules), but at one time one of the major airlines had a regularly scheduled flight between San Francisco and Oakland. There was even a short news feature done on one of the network news shows, about the time the flight was going to be discontinued. They are about 12 miles apart, which would make it only slightly less ridiculous than taking a flight between the Buenos Aires airports. Tim Timothy Skeers | Cataloger | Iowa Library Services/State Library of Iowa | 1112 E. Grand Avenue | Des Moines, Iowa | 50319 | tim.ske...@lib.state.ia.us | (515) 725-0605 ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
Re: [Koha] KohaCon14 Info?
Le 29/07/2014 14:57, Tomas Cohen Arazi a écrit : Nicole, (thanks for asking nicole) Unfortunately there's no group rate at a hotel. People are finding hotels on their own. I'll try to add info to the conference site today. If anyone already has book/choosen an hotel, what about sharing on a wiki page, so we could all be close (or even in the same hotel). TOMAS : is it possible to book short term appartments in Argentina ? (not speaking of something like airbnb, but in France there are companies like residhome.com or appartcity.com) The conference itself will be held here: http://bit.ly/kohacon14-conference The hackfest will take place in the university campus, specifically here: http://bit.ly/kohacon14-hackfest I'd suggest you book in a hotel near the conference site, or between it and the campus. They are pretty close anyway (20 min walk, or 4 min taxi). Please register to attend the conference, as we might need to change location depending on the atendees (in such a situation, the conference would take place in the campus too). Thanks To+ On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 10:17 AM, Nicole Engard neng...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Checking in on this. Mainly to see if there is a group rate at a hotel or if we just find a nearby hotel? Thanks in advance! Nicole On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 9:34 AM, Nicole Engard neng...@gmail.com wrote: Hello folks, I'm wondering if there is any more info about KohaCon14 available. I know the dates and the location, but I'm wondering about the hotels specifically. Will we have a group rate anywhere? Or are people just finding hotels on their own? Also is there anything we should know about coming in to Cordoba? Tips for getting around or from the airport to the hotels/conference location? The wiki page: http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/KohaCon14 and the website: http://koha-community.org/kohacon/kohacon14/ are a bit sparse on info. Thanks! Nicole ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha -- Paul Poulain - Associé-gérant Tel : (33) 4 91 81 35 08 http://www.biblibre.com Logiciels Libres pour les bibliothèques et les centres de documentation ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
Re: [Koha] KohaCon14 Info?
* Paul Poulain (paul.poul...@biblibre.com) wrote: Le 29/07/2014 14:57, Tomas Cohen Arazi a écrit : Nicole, (thanks for asking nicole) Unfortunately there's no group rate at a hotel. People are finding hotels on their own. I'll try to add info to the conference site today. If anyone already has book/choosen an hotel, what about sharing on a wiki page, so we could all be close (or even in the same hotel). TOMAS : is it possible to book short term appartments in Argentina ? (not speaking of something like airbnb, but in France there are companies like residhome.com or appartcity.com) Hi Paul People could add to this page maybe http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Who_is_arriving_when Chris -- Chris Cormack Catalyst IT Ltd. +64 4 803 2238 PO Box 11-053, Manners St, Wellington 6142, New Zealand ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
Re: [Koha] KohaCon14 Info?
On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 1:49 PM, Paul Poulain paul.poul...@biblibre.com wrote: Le 29/07/2014 14:57, Tomas Cohen Arazi a écrit : Nicole, (thanks for asking nicole) Unfortunately there's no group rate at a hotel. People are finding hotels on their own. I'll try to add info to the conference site today. If anyone already has book/choosen an hotel, what about sharing on a wiki page, so we could all be close (or even in the same hotel). That'd be great. Chris already started this for the arrival/departure dates/times: http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Who_is_arriving_when TOMAS : is it possible to book short term appartments in Argentina ? (not speaking of something like airbnb, but in France there are companies like residhome.com or appartcity.com) I only know there's airbnb. But i'll ask tomorrow. The conference itself will be held here: http://bit.ly/kohacon14- conference The hackfest will take place in the university campus, specifically here: http://bit.ly/kohacon14-hackfest I'd suggest you book in a hotel near the conference site, or between it and the campus. They are pretty close anyway (20 min walk, or 4 min taxi). Please register to attend the conference, as we might need to change location depending on the atendees (in such a situation, the conference would take place in the campus too). Thanks To+ On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 10:17 AM, Nicole Engard neng...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Checking in on this. Mainly to see if there is a group rate at a hotel or if we just find a nearby hotel? Thanks in advance! Nicole On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 9:34 AM, Nicole Engard neng...@gmail.com wrote: Hello folks, I'm wondering if there is any more info about KohaCon14 available. I know the dates and the location, but I'm wondering about the hotels specifically. Will we have a group rate anywhere? Or are people just finding hotels on their own? Also is there anything we should know about coming in to Cordoba? Tips for getting around or from the airport to the hotels/conference location? The wiki page: http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/KohaCon14 and the website: http://koha-community.org/kohacon/kohacon14/ are a bit sparse on info. Thanks! Nicole ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha -- Paul Poulain - Associé-gérant Tel : (33) 4 91 81 35 08 http://www.biblibre.com Logiciels Libres pour les bibliothèques et les centres de documentation ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha -- Tomás Cohen Arazi Prosecretaría de Informática Universidad Nacional de Córdoba ✆ +54 351 5353750 ext 13168 GPG: B76C 6E7C 2D80 551A C765 E225 0A27 2EA1 B2F3 C15F ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
Re: [Koha] KohaCon14 Info?
Nicole, Unfortunately there's no group rate at a hotel. People are finding hotels on their own. I'll try to add info to the conference site today. The conference itself will be held here: http://bit.ly/kohacon14-conference The hackfest will take place in the university campus, specifically here: http://bit.ly/kohacon14-hackfest I'd suggest you book in a hotel near the conference site, or between it and the campus. They are pretty close anyway (20 min walk, or 4 min taxi). Please register to attend the conference, as we might need to change location depending on the atendees (in such a situation, the conference would take place in the campus too). Thanks To+ On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 10:17 AM, Nicole Engard neng...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Checking in on this. Mainly to see if there is a group rate at a hotel or if we just find a nearby hotel? Thanks in advance! Nicole On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 9:34 AM, Nicole Engard neng...@gmail.com wrote: Hello folks, I'm wondering if there is any more info about KohaCon14 available. I know the dates and the location, but I'm wondering about the hotels specifically. Will we have a group rate anywhere? Or are people just finding hotels on their own? Also is there anything we should know about coming in to Cordoba? Tips for getting around or from the airport to the hotels/conference location? The wiki page: http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/KohaCon14 and the website: http://koha-community.org/kohacon/kohacon14/ are a bit sparse on info. Thanks! Nicole ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha -- Tomás Cohen Arazi Prosecretaría de Informática Universidad Nacional de Córdoba ✆ +54 351 5353750 ext 13168 GPG: B76C 6E7C 2D80 551A C765 E225 0A27 2EA1 B2F3 C15F ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
Re: [Koha] KohaCon14 Info?
Hi all, Checking in on this. Mainly to see if there is a group rate at a hotel or if we just find a nearby hotel? Thanks in advance! Nicole On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 9:34 AM, Nicole Engard neng...@gmail.com wrote: Hello folks, I'm wondering if there is any more info about KohaCon14 available. I know the dates and the location, but I'm wondering about the hotels specifically. Will we have a group rate anywhere? Or are people just finding hotels on their own? Also is there anything we should know about coming in to Cordoba? Tips for getting around or from the airport to the hotels/conference location? The wiki page: http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/KohaCon14 and the website: http://koha-community.org/kohacon/kohacon14/ are a bit sparse on info. Thanks! Nicole ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
[Koha] KohaCon14 Info?
Hello folks, I'm wondering if there is any more info about KohaCon14 available. I know the dates and the location, but I'm wondering about the hotels specifically. Will we have a group rate anywhere? Or are people just finding hotels on their own? Also is there anything we should know about coming in to Cordoba? Tips for getting around or from the airport to the hotels/conference location? The wiki page: http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/KohaCon14 and the website: http://koha-community.org/kohacon/kohacon14/ are a bit sparse on info. Thanks! Nicole ___ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
