<> = DebConf data = [[https://debconf25.debconf.org/|DebConf25]] and DebCamp will be held at [[https://www.imt-atlantique.fr/fr/l-ecole/campus/campus-de-brest|IMT Atlantique (Brest Campus)]], France between 7th July and 21st July 2025. = Attending = Registration is not yet open. Planning to attend: || '''Nick''' || '''!DebCamp''' || '''!DebConf''' || '''Further travel''' || '''Registration''' || '''Notes''' || || jmw || Little or none || Yes || Yes || || probably with family, Loire valley or something afterwards || || Noodles || No || Yes || No || No || || || bootc || Yes || Yes || Unlikely || Eventually || || = Accommodation and local transport = || '''Hotel''' || '''People''' || || Campus dorms || || || Campus spillover (tbc) || jmw + ors || = Travel to/from Brest = || '''Nick''' || '''Contact''' || '''Transport''' || '''Outbound''' || '''Return''' || || jmw || irc or sms || Drive || via Roscoff overnight ferry (tbc) || via Rocoff and Plymouth (tbc) || || bootc || email or sms || Drive || via Poole <=> Cherbourg ferry (tbc) || via Cherbourg <=> Poole ferry (tbc) || == Driving == * Via Eurostar/Dover ferry: about 8 hours drive from Calais, taking in Le Touquet, Abbeville, Caen, Saint-Brieuc and Morlaix * Via ferry: Plymouth, Rosslare or Cork to Roscoff (Plymouth is an overnight sailing), then about 1h drive to Brest. * Via Portsmouth: to St Malo by ferry then about 3h drive to Brest == Railing == * Via Eurostar: From Paris Montparnasse it's about 3.5-4.0 hours train to Brest. * Ferry to Roscoff, and then the train to Brest via Morlaix is 2.5-3 hours. == Flying == Most regional routes from the British Isles will involve transfer in Paris or Bordeaux towards Brest-Bretagne airport (IATA: BES). Direct routes: * Gatwick (LGW) - [[https://book.volotea.com/booking/flights|Volotea]] * Dublin (DUB) - [[https://www.aerlingus.com/html/en-GB/home.html|Aer Lingus]] * Kerry (KIR) - [[https://en.chalair.fr/|Chalair]] = Entry requirements = UK citizens can enter visa-free for up to 90 days in 180. == EES == The [[https://travel-europe.europa.eu/ees/general-information_en|EU Entry/Exit System (EES)]] is scheduled to be operational by 2025. First-time visitors will use an automated kiosk to register facial and fingerprint information. EES collects and records: * data listed in your travel document (e.g. full name, date of birth, etc.) * date and place of entry into and exit from a European country using the EES * facial image and fingerprints (called ‘biometric data’) * refusal of entry, where relevant == ETIAS == The [[https://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias/etias_en|European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS)]] is likely to be in operation. If so, visa-free travellers from the UK need a travel authorisation at a cost of €7 for people aged 18 to 70 (free otherwise) lasting 3 years. = Customs = * 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250g of tobacco. * 4 litres of still wine. * 1 litre of spirits or strong liqueurs over 22% volume or 2 litres of fortified wine, sparkling wine or other liqueurs that are less than 22% volume. * 16 litres of beer. = Local SIMs = Probably unnecessary for most people.