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DebConf18 will be held in National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu City, Taiwan, 29th July → 5th August 2018.

DebCamp is from Saturday, 21st July to Friday 27th July, 2018.

1. Attending

The registration/reconfirmation deadline is 2018-06-21 (other important dates).

Planning to attend:

Nick	DebCamp	DebConf	Further travel
Noodles	No	Yes	No
jmw	Part	Most	No
Sledge	Yes	Yes	No
lamby	Yes	Yes	Yes

2. Accommodation and local transport

Besides the venue digs, one possible alternative accommodation is Landis Inn Chuhu about ten minutes walk from the conference venue.

Sledge, Noodles and jmw are staying at the Landis Inn Chuhu.

3. Travel to/from Hsinchu

Probably the only viable option is to fly, but someone is bound to want a road trip.

3.1. Flying

Name	Nick	Contact	Outbound	Return
JonathanMcDowell	Noodles	noodles@earth.li	DUB->TPE TKL 27/7 15:30 (booked)	TPE->DUB TKL 5/8 21:50 (booked)
JonathanWiltshire	jmw		BHX->AMS->TPE KLM 25/7 17:40	TPE->AMS->BHX KLM 4/8 23:55
SteveMcIntyre	Sledge	93sam@debian.org	LHR->HKG->TPE 20/7 17:00 (booked) CX238/CX400	TPE->HKG->LHR 5/8 10:00 (booked) CX469/CX253
ChrisLamb	lamby	lamby@debian.org

4. Entry requirements

No visa required for UK passport holders. Before arriving fill in a online immigration arrival card.

Summary entry requirements:

at least six months passport validity from the date of entry
confirmed onward travel ticket and seat reservation

5. Customs

See Taipei Customs Inbound Traveller Declaration information sheet.

6. Local SIMs

£14 including delivery if you order up-front: https://www.cuniq.com/uk/data-card/taiwan-7days.html (the sign to the right of the UK flag symbol is the "select language" one)
£12 for collection at the airport in Taipei: https://prepaidsim.twgate.net/index_en.html

TheEarthWiki: DebconfTravel2018 (last edited 2018-06-25 21:14:31 by JonathanMcDowell)

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+|| jmw              || Part       || Most         || No             ||
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+Besides the venue digs, one possible alternative accommodation is [[http://chuhu.landishotelsresorts.com/|Landis Inn Chuhu]] about ten minutes walk from the conference venue.

Sledge, Noodles and jmw are staying at the Landis Inn Chuhu.

= Travel to/from Hsinchu =
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-|| Name             || Nick         || Contact          || Outbound                         || Return                          ||
|| JonathanMcDowell || Noodles      || noodles@earth.li || DUB->TPE TKL 27/7 15:30 (booked) || TPE->DUB TKL 5/8 21:50 (booked) ||
+|| Name              || Nick         || Contact          || Outbound                         || Return                          ||
|| JonathanMcDowell  || Noodles      || noodles@earth.li || DUB->TPE TKL 27/7 15:30 (booked) || TPE->DUB TKL 5/8 21:50 (booked) ||
|| JonathanWiltshire || jmw          ||                  || BHX->AMS->TPE KLM 25/7 17:40     || TPE->AMS->BHX KLM 4/8 23:55     ||
|| SteveMcIntyre     || Sledge       || 93sam@debian.org || LHR->HKG->TPE 20/7 17:00 (booked) CX238/CX400|| TPE->HKG->LHR 5/8 10:00 (booked) CX469/CX253 ||
|| ChrisLamb         || lamby        || lamby@debian.org ||                                  ||                                 ||
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-[[http://www.boca.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1443&ctNode=779&mp=2|No visa required for UK passport holders]]. Before arriving fill in a [[https://oa1.immigration.gov.tw/nia_acard/acardAddAction.action|online immigration arrival card]]. It's probably wise to have at least six months passport validity at the time of entry.
+[[http://www.boca.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1443&ctNode=779&mp=2|No visa required for UK passport holders]]. Before arriving fill in a [[https://oa1.immigration.gov.tw/nia_acard/acardAddAction.action|online immigration arrival card]].

[[https://www.boca.gov.tw/cp-149-270-9fd80-2.html|Summary entry requirements]]:
 * at least six months passport validity from the date of entry
 * confirmed onward travel ticket and seat reservation
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+See [[https://etaipei.customs.gov.tw/cp.aspx?n=07E6C230459CD820|Taipei Customs Inbound Traveller Declaration]] information sheet.

= Local SIMs =

 * £14 including delivery if you order up-front: https://www.cuniq.com/uk/data-card/taiwan-7days.html (the sign to the right of the UK flag symbol is the "select language" one)
 * £12 for collection at the airport in Taipei: https://prepaidsim.twgate.net/index_en.html