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'''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''': I'll be 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). The following 4 people will be in
the car:
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We should be in Brussels ~18:30 on the Friday, and need to leave again
~18:00 on Sunday. If people have kit they'd ''desperately'' like taken
from Cambridge to Brussels or back, let me know.

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

Share hostel room?

MorayAllan

moray

Friday PM

Monday

Edward Betts

edward

Friday whenever

Sunday late / Monday AM

JonathanMcDowell

Noodles

Friday whenever

Sunday evening

Yes (could be tempted by a share in the Atlas though)

SteveMcIntyre

Sledge

Friday AM

Sunday late / Monday AM

Yes

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

Yes

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

Yes

Daniel Glassey

glasseyes

Friday sometime

Monday

Matthew Garrett

mjg59

Friday 12:30ish

Monday

Daniel Silverstone

Kinnison

Friday sometime

Sunday evening

Yes

Robert Kendrick

rjek

Friday sometime

Sunday evening

Yes

Hanna Wallach

stargirl

Dominic Hargreaves

Dom

Friday AM

Sunday evening

Yes

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), JD, Dom

Friday 12:41

Matthew Garrett, JonathanMcDowell (tentatively)

Friday 14:42

Friday 16:29

Friday 18:11

Friday 19:13

Return

Sunday 17:01

Sunday 17:56

Sunday 20:25

JD, JonathanMcDowell (tentatively), Dom

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 plan to fly from Edinburgh, like I did last year.

Sledge: I'll be 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). The following 4 people will be in the car:

  • Sledge
  • Wookey
  • Daniel Silverstone
  • Robert Kendrick

We should be in Brussels ~18:30 on the Friday, and need to leave again ~18:00 on Sunday. If people have kit they'd desperately like taken from Cambridge to Brussels or back, let me know.

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.

moray: mjg59, stargirl and I plan to stay at the Atlas, http://www.atlas.be/

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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