Room configuration for schedule to be created
by Miro Hrončok
We have the following room configuration:
Workshop rooms
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10 rooms with capacity for 24+1 (+1 is the speaker) for 4 days (Wed-Sat)
1 room for organizers for 5 days (Tue-Sat)
More ppl can fit into the rooms standing, this is the official capacity.
Price for workshop rooms: 31,997.30 CZK ~ 1,599.54 USD (today)
If we don't use all the rooms for all 4 days, the price will go lower.
We still might get some discount, but this is the maximum price.
Bigger rooms
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1 room for 231+1 for 3 days (Wed-Fri)
1 room for 100+1 for 3 days (Wed-Fri)
More ppl can fit into the rooms standing, this is the official capacity.
Price for bigger rooms: 72,995.67 CZK ~ 3,649.05 USD (today)
If we don't use all the rooms for all 3 days, the price will go lower.
Additionally, using the rooms at Saturday is possible as well (for extra
price), but I think having workshop/hack Saturday only is fine.
We still might get some discount, but this is the maximum price.
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When creating the schedule consider that so called Workshop rooms and
Bigger rooms are located in different parts of the building, at least 3
minutes are needed to walk the distance, I'd better say 5 minutes.
Note that I'm working on my thesis and will probably not do anything
else this week. Next week I'll handle the catering. Lodging is taken
care of by Jiří Eischmann and his coworkers, don't ask me about it.
Ruth, Spot, please create the schedule soon, so people know if they are
sponsored or not. Let me know directly once done (i.e. not only to Flock
planning list), so we can sign the contracts about the rooms.
If you have any questions, that would block creating the schedule,
contact me ASAP even this week.
If you have any questions not clocking the schedule, contact me next week.
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Miro Hrončok
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Phone: +420777974800
IRC: mhroncok
9 years, 9 months
How to book a hotel room for Flock
by Ruth Suehle
http://flocktofedora.org/location/hotels/ has been updated with the
following information:
Our recommended hotel is the *Hotel
Diplomat*<http://www.vi-hotels.com/en/diplomat/>,
Evropská 15, a 10-minute walk from the conference venue. Room rate for a
single or double (two twin beds) is 90 €.
- Use this link<https://gc.synxis.com/rez.aspx?Hotel=58025&Chain=14420&arrive=8/5/2014&de...>to
book a room at the conference rate.
- As with most hotels, you will need a credit card to make the
reservation, but it won’t be charged until after the stay. Cancellation
between 9 to 4 days prior to arrival will be charged the first night.
Cancellations within 3 days prior to arrival and no shows will be charged
full stay.
- Remember that if you are subsidized (likely all speakers; schedule to
be released soon), you will be expected to share a room.
The secondary, significantly cheaper option is to stay in nearby
dormitories. To book a double room in *Dormitory Sinkuleho* (16,5 €/
night), please email Kveta
Mrstikova<http://flocktofedora.org/location/hotels/>with your request.
*Do not wait until the last minute to book your room. *If you plan to go to
Flock, you should book your room now. Last year, many found when they
waited until the last minute, the room blocks were full, and they had to
find other options on their own. This could be even more challenging in
Prague, so do not wait. If you are waiting for the announcement of
speakers, this should happen by May 23.
9 years, 10 months
Sponsors
by Jiri Eischmann
Hi,
is there any progress in getting sponsors for Flock 2014? I'm asking
because I have a contact in IBM, which might be willing to chip in due
to their involvement in Fedora for Power, but I'd like to avoid the
situation when one company is approached by several different people. So
it'd be great to know what companies have been already contacted by us.
Jiri
9 years, 10 months
Hotel reservation
by Miro Hrončok
Hi,
several people were asking me about the hotel and apparently now it is a
good time to reserve a hotel for a lot of people.
So the question is - how many sponsored speakers will be on Flock -
means how many rooms do we need?
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Miro Hrončok
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Phone: +420777974800
IRC: mhroncok
9 years, 10 months
Keynote suggestions?
by Ruth Suehle
Does anyone have recommendations for keynoters for Flock? Preferences are:
- Europe-based (to reduce flight costs)
- Of a broad interest (for example, last year we had talks on open fonts
and 3D printing)
Ruth
9 years, 10 months