#acl Known:read,write,revert All:read #pragma section-numbers off = FOSDEM 2005 = [[http://www.fosdem.org/2005/|FOSDEM 2005]] happened on 26/27th February in Brussels. A bunch of [[DebianUK]] people went, leaving at some point on Friday 25th, consuming a huge amount of beer, and returning either Sunday evening or Monday morning. == People == || '''Name''' || '''Nick''' || '''Preferred Departure''' || '''Preferred Return''' || '''Share hostel room?''' || || MorayAllan || moray || Friday PM || Monday || || Edward Betts || edward || Friday whenever || Sunday late / Monday AM || || JonathanMcDowell || Noodles || Friday whenever || Sunday evening || Yes (Booked as group 1, see below) || || SteveMcIntyre || Sledge || Friday AM || Sunday late / Monday AM || Yes (Booked as group 1, see below)|| || JonMasters || jcm || Friday whenever || Sunday evening || || Robert Mc''''''Queen (alas probably not...) || Robot101 || Friday PM || Monday AM || || Nat Morris || nat || Friday Morning || Monday Morning || || David Pashley || JD || Friday Morning || Sunday evening || Yes (Booked as group 1, see below)|| || Paul Sladen || sladen || Friday Midday || Sunday late / Monday AM || || JeffSnyder || Phate/je4d || Friday PM || Monday AM || || Wookey || wookey || Friday sometime || sunday evg || || Jonathan Riddell || Riddell || || || || ScottJamesRemnant || Keybuk || Friday whenever || Sunday or Monday || Yes || || Daniel Glassey || glasseyes || Friday sometime || Monday || || Matthew Garrett || mjg59 || Friday 12:30ish || Monday || || Daniel Silverstone || Kinnison || Friday sometime || Sunday evening || Yes (Booked as group 1, see below)|| || Robert Kendrick || rjek || Friday sometime || Sunday evening || Yes (Booked as group 1, see below)|| || Hanna Wallach || stargirl || Friday PM || Monday AM || || || Dominic Hargreaves || Dom || Friday AM || Sunday evening || Yes (Booked as group 1, see below)|| || Dafydd Harries || daf || Friday PM || Monday AM || || || Will Hargrave || flange || Friday AM || Monday PM || || || Mark Hymers || mhy || Friday 13:00ish || Monday 15:00ish || || == Transport == Eurostar seems to be the preferred choice. the £59.00 return option is available under multiple guises (see below); however there's a limited (and shared) quota on each departure at that price; After that it's £69.00, £79.00 ... * Yoof-26 fare for people still with hair * Leisure-Saver, need to stay one Saturday night away, or two nights during the week (non-changeable etc) * Leisure-Saver, but booked 21days in advance (also non-changeable etc) * OAP, fare for people without hair, anyone feel like trying this on? The 10:43 on Friday seems to be £29.50, but returns on Sunday night at 17:56 or 20:25 are £49.50. I can't see anything later. - JD The 10:42 on Friday seems to have gone up to £39.50 now, so you may as well leave at 14:42. - Robot101 || '''Means''' || '''Direction''' || '''Time''' || '''Takers''' || ||<|11> Eurostar ||<|6> Outward || Friday 10:43 || Paul Sladen, JonMasters, JD, Dom, Will Hargrave || || Friday 12:41 ||Matthew Garrett, JonathanMcDowell, Hanna Wallach || || Friday 14:42 || || || Friday 16:39 ||Dafydd Harries|| || Friday 18:11 || || || Friday 19:13 || || ||<|5> Return || Sunday 17:01 || || || Sunday 17:56 || || || Sunday 20:25 || JD, JonathanMcDowell, Dom, JonMasters || || Monday 09:56 ||Dafydd Harries|| || Monday 12:58 ||Will Hargrave, Hanna Wallach || nat: I'm probably flying from Bristol on Friday at about 9ish like the last 2 years. moray: I'm flying from Edinburgh, like I did last year. '''Sledge''': I'll be driving from Cambridge; it's a relatively short and easy trip, and with 4 in the car not too expensive either (comparable to the train, at worst). The following 4 people will be in the car: * Sledge * Wookey * Daniel Silverstone * Robert Kendrick We should be in Brussels ~18:30 on the Friday, and need to leave again ~18:00 on Sunday. If people have kit they'd ''desperately'' like taken from Cambridge to Brussels or back, let me know. == Accomodation == Any ideas? JD: Youth hostels about 15EUR a night. Conference hotel has been around 50GBP a night. Riddell: KDE have booked http://www.laj.be/html/en/hostels/brel/aubergesbrel_en01.htm jcm: http://wiki.fosdem.org/tiki-index.php?page=FreeSleeping_and_Internet_in contains a list of the people staying with the Mind guys in Leuven, home of Stella Artois, and also of a certain Embedded Linux company held in high esteem. === Group 1 accomodation booking === JD, Kinnison, rjek, Sledge, Noodles and Dom are booked into http://www.laj.be/html/en/hostels/brel/aubergesbrel_en01.htm === Atlas hotel === mjg59, moray, daf, stargirl and mhy have all booked to stay at the Atlas hotel, http://www.atlas.be/ == Beer == Place to meet on Friday? Paul Sladen: There's a semi-unorganised drink-fest IIRC. Not to be missed. Details at http://lists.fosdem.org/pipermail/fosdem/2005-February/001907.html JD: usually drinks on the top floor of the Le Roi d'Espagne on the Grand Place. Can't miss it; it's the one with the stuffed horse. Probably go for food before. jcm: Le Roi is the place to be on Friday night. Photos are available in my gallery: http://photos.jonmasters.org/FOSDEM2004/012_Le_Grand_Place_4 == Other people == KDE http://www.kde.me.uk/index.php?page=fosdem-2005 == Photos == '''jcm:''' http://photos.jonmasters.org/FOSDEM_2005 '''Sledge:''' http://www.einval.com/gallery/FOSDEM2005 '''Magni's''', including ones of debian-uk people: http://www.geekhouse.no/Gallery/fosdem2005?page=2 '''Dom''': http://www.larted.org.uk/~dom/photos/albums/events/200502_fosdem/