[Ambassadors] Confirm your FAD EMEA 2008 attendance

[Sandro red Mathys]

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>
> On Tue, 5 Aug 2008, Sandro red Mathys wrote:
>
>> Hi Francesco
>>
>> Thanks for the feedback. Some additional information which might be
>> useful
>> to you (and other ambassadors from northern Italy).
>>
>> I'm not sure where in Italy you live, but I once checked the cheapest
>> option for people from Milan to Basel. Far cheaper than flying was
>> taking
>> the train. I checked this on the Swiss Federal Railway's website
>> (http://www.ffs.ch/).
>>
>> Depending on your age (older/younger than 25/26) it's EUR 120.-/150.-
>> for
>> both ways (normally). There's also a limited number of cheaper tickets
>> available for only EUR 40.- for both ways!
>>
>> The special offer requires you to buy the ticket at least 14 days in
>> prior
>> to the travel and is valid for a specified day and train only. It's not
>> possible to refund/exchange these tickets once you bought them. And as I
>> mentioned, there's a limited quota - better buy them soon!
>>
>> I uploaded a PDF[1] to my webspace showing the different prices and even
>> the exact trains I recommend (unless you can't afford to spend the whole
>> Friday for your travel).
>>
>> You can also see, that if it's a Cisalpino, the journey will only take
>> you
>> a little over 4hrs from Milano Centrale to Basel SBB without the need to
>> change trains!
>>
>> Regards,
>> red
>>
>> [1] http://sandro-mathys.ch/SBB_TicketShop_1196.pdf
>>
>>> On Tue, 5 Aug 2008, Sandro red Mathys wrote:
>>>
>>>> I ask all attendees of the FAD EMEA 2008 to update the wiki page[1]
>>>> with
>>>> their current status. Particularly the first 2 out of these 3 steps
>>>> are
>>>> very important to the organization of the event and to everyone trying
>>>> to
>>>> arrange cheap traveling. I request that everyone updates his status on
>>>> the
>>>> wiki page ASAP (before Monday would be helpful).
>>>>
>>>> 1a) If you can confirm your attendance (now, that the date and the
>>>> location are fixed), move your name from Possible[2] to Confirmed[3]
>>>> 1b) If you can't attend this event, please remove yourself from the
>>>> list.*
>>>>
>>>> 2) If you drive to Basel or an airport by car and have some free seats
>>>> available, make sure to add yourself to the car pool[4]. We're
>>>> grateful
>>>> for everyone helping out here as this reduces costs for you and
>>>> others.
>>>>
>>>> 3) Feel free to add more topics you want to discuss to the Business
>>>> Agenda[5].
>>>>
>>>> *If you need financial help with your travel expenses, ask Max if he
>>>> can
>>>> help (unfortunately, our budget is very limited). Remember, that Max
>>>> is
>>>> currently on vacation and is returning on Wednesday, 2008-08-13.
>>>>
>>>> For all other questions (or if you need some more time to figure out
>>>> if
>>>> you're able to attend), either respond to the mail on-list or drop me
>>>> a
>>>> line off-list.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> red
>>>>
>>>> [1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAD/FADEMEA2008
>>>> [2] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAD/FADEMEA2008#Possible
>>>> [3] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAD/FADEMEA2008#Confirmed
>>>> [4]
>>>> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAD/FADEMEA2008#Ride_Sharing_.2F_Car_Pooling
>>>> [5] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAD/FADEMEA2008#Business
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>>>
>>> Personally I need more time, the event will be held in November, i
>>> could
>>> be able to confirm at the end of august (or before), I
>>> need to check flight availability and see which solution is the best.
>>>
>>> Hope to give you more answer soon, I will let you know trough the wiki
>>> page.
>>>
>>> Francesco Ugolini
>>>
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> My city is farther from Milan, than Basel is far from Milan, so it's quite
> impossible and non-sense to take a flight from Milan :)
>
> For the train I'll have to see the fares and the practicity, but stay sure
> I'll let you know soon.
>
> Regards
>
> Francesco Ugolini
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Just let me know if I should check another train connection for you. I
told you about Milan because I looked at that example previously when
talking to some ambassador from there (sorry, can't remember who...might
have been   Gianluca) who complained that flying to Amsterdam would be
cheaper than flying to Basel - and I found out that the train for Basel is
as "cheap" as the flight to Amsterdem.

Regards,
red