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Ci si può iscrivere qui: http://ml.ninux.org/mailman/listinfo/battlemesh -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Battlemesh] Preliminary Recon Team Report Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2013 23:12:44 +0200 From: Jo-Philipp Wich <j...@openwrt.org> Reply-To: Battle of the Mesh Mailing List <battlem...@ml.ninux.org> To: Battle of the Mesh Mailing List <battlem...@ml.ninux.org> Hi all! After spending two days in Leipzig together with Martin and Simon we'd like to present our preliminary report of the facilities within the city. TRANSPORTATION There are several ways to get to Leipzig city. Airport There is an international airport near the city, it is called Leipzig/Halle Airport (IATA: LEJ) which can be reached by train in approx. 15 minutes from Leipzig central station. Trains are running every 15-30 minutes until midnight and beginning from 04:00 in the morning. Tickets can be directly brought on the platform using the ticket automats there. However it is usually quite expensive to get a flight connection to this airport since it adds around 150-200 euro fees on top of a flight route to Berlin or Frankfurt international airport. Train There is a good intercity high-speed train connection from Berlin to Leipzig plus an additional private train service called "Interconnex" (http://interconnex.com) which costs between 16 and 22 Euro and runs twice a day from Berlin central station at 07:57 and 17:06 towards Leipzig central station. The trip takes around one hour and twenty minutes. Additionally there is regular rail service available via Deutsche Bahn (http://bahn.de) with varying prices depending on the type of train. Bus There are several inter-city bus lines available from Berlin to Leipzig or Frankfurt to Leipzig which arrive near the central station in Leipzig. Prices are between 8-16 euro for a trip Berlin -> Leipzig which takes around two hours and ca. 15 euro for a trip from Frankfurt to Leipzig which is about five hours. Inner city (Public transport) There is a direct tram line (nr. 14) from Leipzig central station to Karl-Heine-Str. in Plagwitz where the Westwerk complex (the conference place) is located. ACCOMODATION. We've checked out several hostels in Leipzig and are confident in finding a suitable one among the ones we've visted so far. All the locations we're considering are in direct walking range from the central station in Leipzig and well connected to local tram and bus services. LOCATION There have been two candidate locations in Leipzig for hosting the actual conference, one has been the "Conne Island" youth club / concert hall organization in the Connwitz quarter and the other one is the local hackerspace "Sublab" (http://sublab.org) situated in the historical "Westwerk" industrial complex. After visiting both locations we decided that the Sublab is the location most compatible to our requirements for the events. Power, high-speed internet connection, space, projector, kitchen facilities, sitting places and connection to the local wireless community network are available plus the sublab crew is eager to help us hosting the event there. DATES So far we consider three different possible dates to host the event: 1) 28.04. - 04.05.2014 2) 05.05. - 11.05.2014 3) 12.05. - 18.05.2014 See also the doodle at http://doodle.com/defdbfq3xhkzxctr for voting on possible dates. Regarding the usual wheather conditions in Germany it is better if we do the event in late may, as the later it is the warmer it gets. Also on some of these dates there are trade fairs in Leipzig which might affect hotel availability and prices. LOCAL ORGANIZATION Me (Jo-Philipp) and Ufo will take care of organizing the local tasks here in Leipzig. Simon and Martin have offered to help with several tasks and we're still looking for volunteers taking over some tasks and serving as local backup. We will send a list of open task later. WARMUP There is no warm-up event planned so far, if you have some idea please speak up and volunteer to help organizing it. FOOD Breakfast will likely be served at the hotel, additionally we'd be able to provide coffee, tea and snacks directly at the sublab hackerspace. We're still evaluating possibilities for serving dinner, either by cooking locally in the sublab or by catering. Visiting downtown for food or preparing barbeque is a possibilty as well. SOCIAL EVENTS There are many options for leisure time activities in Leipzig. There is the possibility to take guided city sightseeing tours, make boat trips (maybe a mesh boat tour?!) or visiting the local nightlife during the weekend. Additionally there are also several huge lakes around the city and a big forest and huge park areas to wander or barbeque in. Best regards, on behalf of the recon team and local organizers. ~ Jow _______________________________________________ Battlemesh mailing list battlem...@ml.ninux.org http://ml.ninux.org/mailman/listinfo/battlemesh _______________________________________________ Wireless mailing list Wireless@ml.ninux.org http://ml.ninux.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless