<> = DebConf data = [[https://debconf23.debconf.org/|DebConf23]] will be held at [[https://infopark.in/|Infopark, Kochi]], India, 10th September → 17th September 2023. !DebCamp is from Sunday, 3rd September to Saturday 9th September, 2023. = Attending = Registration is not yet open. Planning to attend: || '''Nick''' || '''!DebCamp''' || '''!DebConf''' || '''Further travel''' || '''Registration''' || || Noodles || No || Yes || No || ✅ || || jmw || No || Yes || Delhi day trip on inbound || ✅ || || bootc || No || Yes || Delhi day trip on inbound || ⛔ || = Accommodation and local transport = || '''Hotel''' || '''People''' || || Four Points Sheraton, Kochi Infopark || Noodles, jmw || = Travel to/from Kochi = Flying seems likely to be the only viable option. Airport codes: COK (IATA), VOCI (ICAO) == Flying == There do not appear to be any direct flights to [[https://www.cochinairport.com/|Cochin Airport]] from the UK. Qatar offer flights via Doha, BA or Virgin Atlantic will both fly to New Delhi or Mumbai and use various domestics to get to Kochi. Vistara is recommended for the domestic sector. || '''Name''' || '''Nick''' || '''Contact''' || '''Outbound''' || '''Return''' || || Jonathan !McDowell || Noodles || noodles@earth.li || BA0135 -> UK0517 arrive 9/9 15:05 || QR0517 -> BA7003 leave 17/9 03:55 || || JonathanWiltshire || jmw || jmw@d.o || VS300 7/9, UK885 8/9 || UK886 17/9, VS301 18/9 || || ChrisBoot || bootc || bootc@d.o || VS300 7/9, UK885 8/9 || UK886 17/9, VS301 18/9 || == Driving == Almost certainly impractical this year. == Railing == Rail travel from one of the major airports (e.g. Delhi) is certainly feasible, but will likely take two or more days. = Entry requirements = UK residents require a visa. A Conference e-Visa is available to GB nationals between 120 and 4 days in advance of expected arrival, apply at [[https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html]]. '''A letter of invitation is required''' plus upload of a photograph and the photo page of your passport. Allow 72 hours for issuance. This process should hopefully avoid the need to visit an embassy and send off passports for paper visas. Partial visa applications expire after 7 days, so have everything ready to go before you start. = Customs = TBC. = Local SIMs = An Airtel SIM is recommended for good coverage, and can be bought in the airports. Online pricing implies 299INR for 1.5GB data per day. SIMs can be converted to eSIM with a [[https://www.airtel.in/esim|convoluted SMS process]], so the physical SIM does need inserting. It is not known whether eSIMs can be bought directly.