In the grand tradition of UK folks heading to !DebConf, let's try to co-ordinate !DebConf travel.

[[http://debconf15.debconf.org/|DebConf 15]] is in Heidelberg in Germany, on Sat 15 to Sat 22 August, preceded by !DebCamp from Sun 9 to Fri 14 August.

= Road trip! =

Heidelberg isn't very far from the UK (Google Maps suggests ~7.5 hours of driving from Cambridge), so clearly we should do a convoy!

If you're in, please add you (and your car, if you wish!) below...

== Cars ==

|| Car              || Seats || Owner        || Location  ||
|| BWM 330d Touring || 4     || Sledge       || Cambridge ||
|| BWM 320d Touring || 4     || !RattusRattus || Cambridge ||
|| Mazda MX5        || 2     || codehelp     || Cambridge ||
|| Volkswagen Passat Estate || 4 || DanielSilverstone || Manchester ||

== People ==

|| Name            || Nick          || Contact                     || Preferred dates || Comments ||
|| Steve !McIntyre || Sledge        || steve@einval.com            || 10th to 23rd    || {{{/* */ }}}   ||
|| Jo !McIntyre    || Randombird    || joanne@einval.com           || 10th to 23rd    ||  ||
|| Andy Simpkins   || !RattusRattus || andy-debian@koipond.org.uk  || 10..23/08/15    ||  ||
|| Jane Simpkins   ||               || jane-debian@koipond.org.uk  || 10..23/08/15    ||  ||
|| Isy Simpkins    ||               ||                             || 10..23/08/15    ||  ||
|| Neil Williams   || codehelp      || codehelp@debian.org         || 9th to 22nd     || ||
|| Daniel Silverstone || Kinnison   || dsilvers@debian.org         || 8th to 23rd    || Driving from Manchesterfordland, not via Cambyshirewardnessford, only 2 spaces left ||
|| Christopher J. Walker || chrisw   || cjw1006@gmail.com          || 10th to 23rd    ||  ||
|| Toni Müller ||  || toni@debian.org || 10th to 23rd || I would like to join the return trip, but get off in London. I will come to Heidelberg on my own. ||


=== Travel Details ===

Google thinks that it will take 2h10 to get to the ferry, and we should arrive at least 30 min before departure.  Lets say 3h Door to Ferry depart to allow for checkin plus Traffic / Road works / cock-ups etc.
Eat breakfast on the ferry :-)

|||||||||||| Outbound 2015-08-10||
|| Depart           || Arrive         || Oporator    || Comments           || Depart Cambridge       || Arrive Debconf ||
|| 0800 Dover       || Dunkirk (2h)       || DFDS             || '''Booked for 3 Cambridge cars''' || 0500hrs                    || 1830hrs (CEST)   ||

Google suggests 2 routes from Calais:

1) FRANCE 
  E15, E17, E50. 
  6hr drive time French Tolls :-(

2) FRANCE, BELGIUM, HOLLAND, GERMANY
  E40, E19, A3 (Brussels), E314, E40, E35
  6hr10

And from Dunkirk
3) As Route 2 above 6h

Suspect Route 2 from either ferry crossing.

We should allow 2 15min pit stops (or 4 if Neil insists on taking the MX5) plus a 1hr meal break.  Making a total of 7hr30 from ferry to arrive.

Return Trip
we don't want to be departing at 5am!  more like 1000hrs...
That would mean we would want to catch a 1800ish ferry...


|||||||||||| Inbound 2015-08-23 ||
|| 2000 Dunkirk || Dover (2h)     || DFDS        || '''Booked for 3 Cambridge cars''' || 1200hrs            || 2315hrs (BST)    ||

http://www.rac.co.uk/driving-abroad/germany has some useful details. Remember to bring:

 * Full, valid driving licence
 * Proof of insurance (third party or above)
 * Proof of ID (Passport)
 * Proof of ownership (V5C Certificate) 
 * Reflective jackets (The requirement to have a reflective jacket in all vehicles is being discussed)
 * Warning triangle (Compulsory in every vehicle with 4 wheels or more)
 * Headlamp beam deflectors (Depending on your car, you will either need deflector stickers or have to adjust the beam manually)
 * First aid kit (Recommended)

And we should also look into picking up "environment badges" for the cars too. Heidelberg has a green zone in the centre, where we'll need one if we're driving.


= Train people =

|| Matthew Vernon  || Emperor       || matthew@debian.org          || ???             || Cancelled due to injury :-( ||
|| NeilMcGovern    || Maulkin       || neilm@debian.org            || Fri 14 Aug STP 08:55 - ZYR, FRA, MHG, Heidelberg 18:16 || Sun 23 Aug Heidelberg 13:33 - MHG, FRA, ZYR, STP 19:57 ||

= Aeroplane people =

|| Name             || Nick    || Contact           || Outbound                         || Return                           ||
|| EdwardBetts      || edward  || edward@4angle.com || Fri 14 Aug STN 14:00 - FKB 16:35 || Sun 23 Aug FKB 13:05 - STN 13:35 ||
|| JonathanMcDowell || Noodles || noodles@earth.li  || Fri 14 Aug DUB 07:00 - FRA 10:05 || Sun 23 Aug FRA 20:45 - DUB 21:50 ||