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FOSDEM 2005

[http://www.fosdem.org/2005/ FOSDEM 2005] is happening on 26/27th February in Brussels. A bunch of ["DebianUK"] people are likely to be going, 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
MorayAllan	moray	Friday PM	Monday?
Edward Betts	edward	Friday whenever	Sunday late / Monday AM
JonathanMcDowell	Noodles	Friday whenever	Sunday evening
SteveMcIntyre	Sledge	Friday AM	Sunday late / Monday AM
JonMasters	jcm	Friday whenever	Sunday evening
Robert McQueen	Robot101	Friday PM	Monday AM
Nat Morris	nat	Friday Morning	Monday Morning
David Pashley	JD	Friday Morning	Sunday evening
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
Daniel Glassey	glasseyes	Friday sometime	Monday
Matthew Garrett	mjg59	Friday 12:30ish	Monday
Daniel Silverstone	Kinnison	Friday sometime	Sunday evening
Robert Kendrick	rjek	Friday sometime	Sunday evening

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
Eurostar	Outward	Friday 10:43	Paul Sladen, JonMasters (tentatively)
		Friday 12:41	Matthew Garrett
		Friday 14:42
		Friday 16:29
		Friday 18:11
		Friday 19:13
	Return	Sunday 17:01
		Sunday 17:56
		Sunday 20:25

|| Monday 09:56 || ||

Monday 12:58

nat: I'm probably flying from Bristol on Friday at about 9ish like the last 2 years.

moray: I might fly too, from Edinburgh, like I did last year.

Sledge: I'm considering 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). It also lets me take kit along too if that's useful. If you'd be interested add your name here:

Sledge
Wookey (but decide soon, 'cos otherwise I want to get a ticket before they get extortionate)
Daniel Silverstone
Robert Kendrick

jcm: I'm going to want to sort this if possible before February.

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: The guys at http://www.mind.be/ have, in previous years, offered crash space and are likely to do so again. Stay tuned for announcements from them.

Well I mailed these people from Mind some time ago and they said me that the crash space is not available anymore. If I recall correctly this is because they have moved. Anyway don't count on this. Fabrice(11/01/05 fabrice@kde.nl)

Beer

Place to meet on Friday?

Paul Sladen: There's a semi-unorganised drink-fest IIRC. Not to be missed.

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.

Other people

KDE http://www.kde.me.uk/index.php?page=fosdem-2005

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-[http://www.fosdem.org/2005/ FOSDEM 2005] is happening on 26/27th February in Brussels. A bunch of DebianUK people are likely to be going, leaving at some point on Friday 25th and returning either Sunday evening or Monday morning.

== Plans ==

Travel? Eurostar seems to be the preferred choice.

Accomodation?
+[http://www.fosdem.org/2005/ FOSDEM 2005] is happening on 26/27th February in Brussels. A bunch of ["DebianUK"] people are likely to be going, leaving at some point on Friday 25th, consuming a huge amount of beer, and returning either Sunday evening or Monday morning.
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-|| '''Name'''       || '''Nick''' ||
|| JonathanMcDowell || Noodles    ||
+|| '''Name'''            || '''Nick''' || '''Preferred Departure''' || '''Preferred Return'''  ||
|| MorayAllan            || moray      || Friday PM                 || Monday?                 ||
|| Edward Betts          || edward     || Friday whenever           || Sunday late / Monday AM ||
|| JonathanMcDowell      || Noodles    || Friday whenever           || Sunday evening          ||
|| SteveMcIntyre         || Sledge     || Friday AM                 || Sunday late / Monday AM ||
|| JonMasters            || jcm        || Friday whenever           || Sunday evening          ||
|| Robert Mc''''''Queen  || Robot101   || Friday PM                 || Monday AM               ||
|| Nat Morris            || nat        || Friday Morning            || Monday Morning          ||
|| David Pashley         || JD         || Friday Morning            || Sunday evening          ||
|| 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        ||
|| Daniel Glassey        || glasseyes  || Friday sometime           || Monday                  ||
|| Matthew Garrett       || mjg59      || Friday 12:30ish           || Monday                  ||
|| Daniel Silverstone    || Kinnison   || Friday sometime           || Sunday evening          ||
|| Robert Kendrick       || rjek       || Friday sometime           || Sunday evening          ||

== 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 (tentatively) ||
|| Friday 12:41 ||Matthew Garrett ||
|| Friday 14:42 ||              ||
|| Friday 16:29 ||              ||
|| Friday 18:11 ||              ||
|| Friday 19:13 ||              ||
||<|5> Return      || Sunday 17:01 ||              ||
|| Sunday 17:56 ||              ||
|| Sunday 20:25 ||              ||
|| Monday 09:56 ||              || 
|| Monday 12:58 ||              ||

nat: I'm probably flying from Bristol on Friday at about 9ish like the last 2 years.

moray: I might fly too, from Edinburgh, like I did last year.

'''Sledge''': I'm considering 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). It also lets me
take kit along too if that's useful. If you'd be interested add your
name here:

 * Sledge
 * Wookey (but decide soon, 'cos otherwise I want to get a ticket before they get extortionate)
 * Daniel Silverstone
 * Robert Kendrick

jcm: I'm going to want to sort this if possible before February.

== 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: The guys at http://www.mind.be/ have, in previous years, offered crash space and are likely to do so again. Stay tuned for announcements from them. 

Well I mailed these people from Mind some time ago and they said me that the crash space is not available anymore. If I recall correctly this is because they have moved. Anyway don't count on this. Fabrice(11/01/05 fabrice@kde.nl)

== Beer ==

Place to meet on Friday?

Paul Sladen: There's a semi-unorganised drink-fest IIRC.  Not to be missed.

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.

== Other people ==

KDE http://www.kde.me.uk/index.php?page=fosdem-2005