FUDCon:Montevideo 2016 bid

Organizing Team

• Sylvia Sánchez (Event Owner)

Proposed dates

The proposal consists of 5 consecutive days from September 9th until September 12th 2016

• Friday: Arrived. FUDpub.
• Saturday: Barcamp.
• Sunday: Hackcamp.
• Monday: Departure.

Location

About Montevideo Uruguay

Strategically located right in front of the sea, Montevideo it's a strategic and international point as much as Punta del Este but way more cheap and full of activities. It has beaches, parks, historical places, beautiful architecture and many services, among other interesting things.

Useful information about the province

• Area: 194 km² (capital city) 1,350 km2 (province/department)
• Capital: Montevideo
• Population: 1,319,108
• Distance from Airport: 19 km from downtown (Carrasco International Airport). 16 km from downtonwn (Melilla Secondary Airport).
• Weather: mild subtropical, with fresh wind and nice springs.
• Average annual temperature: 18 - 21°C
• Average annual precipitation: 900 (mm)
• Meters above sea level: 43 mts.
• Calling code: International: +598.

International Airport

Carrasco International Airport.

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  Connectivity

Transport from and to the airport

It is easily accessible using public or private transport. We have chosen for organizational reasons, hire a private service with estimated cost 100 USD (considering 20 people).

Sponsors

• Red Hat: http://www.redhat.com/ - Our main sponsor

Pro and cons about the proposed location

Pro

• By strategic location and its air and land transport:

Montevideo has a strategic location as central point of MERCOSUR, with connections and direct scheduled flights (national and international) to major Latinamerican cities (Panamá, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Rio do Janeiro, Santiago de Chile, among others). Besides the international airport has a bus terminal station, and important highways and roads to all points inside the city.

• It has also a rich and long history with many points to visit, like The Samotracia's Victory, Salvo Palace, Blanes Museum and many others.
• Many natural places and beautiful parks.
• Rich and varied cultural places and activities like artisans fairs, universities and more.
• A rich and varied cuisine with many Uruguayan only dishes, like Chivito, Chajá Dessert, Ravioli alla Carusso and others.
• Low costs in organisation and transport, while keeping the high quality.
• Nearer for southern countries and contributors.

Cons

• The only disappointment that we perceive is the instability of the costs due to inflation facing the country, and that prevents us making an accurate estimate.

Room alternatives

Option 1: Espacio Serratosa

It is located in the old cask of Montevideo, for its location and services (good internet connection, catering service, spacious and illuminated rooms, low costs, excellent service, among others) we see it as a potential candidate.

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Option 2: Sinergia Coworking

Spacious illuminated rooms, good internet connection, food on demand.

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Option 3: Cowork Uy

It's an international company dedicated to office for coworking, talks and more. It's in an interesting city point and could be a good place for this event.

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Flights

Considered as major airports, which are located in the capital cities of each country

City	Airline	Price	Connections number
Buenos Aires	Chevallier	USD 140	direct
Curitiba	TAM	USD 249	1 connection
Rio de Janeiro	Aerolineas Argentinas	USD 450	direct
San Pablo	Aerolineas Argentinas	USD 350	direct
Porto Alegre	Aerolineas Argentinas	USD 295	direct
Miami	Lan	USD 1260	1 connection
Atlanta	Copa Lan	USD 1540 USD 1432	2 connections 2 connections
Houston	United Airlines Lan	USD 1492 USD 1541	1 connections 2 connections
Guatemala	Avianca Aeromexico	USD 1737 USD 2817	2 connections 2 connections
San José de Costa Rica	Avianca Lan	USD 1776 USD 1382	1 connection 2 connections
Panamá	Avianca	USD 947	2 connections
Quito	Lan	USD 628	2 connection
Santiago de Chile	LAN	USD 247	direct
Lima	Argentina airlines	USD 460	1 connection
Montevideo	Argentina airlines	USD 295	1 connection
Asunción	Argentina airlines	USD 570	1 connection
Bogotá	Lan	USD 963	1 connection
Caracas	Argentina airlines	USD 2265	2 connections
La Paz	LAN	USD 890	2 connections
São Paulo	Lan	USD 339	1 connection
Managua	Copa	USD 1196	2 connections

Accommodation

We have considered two options for receiving ambassadors: the first is a four star hotel located at the city center (King David hotel), often chosen for conferences and events of this nature, the second corresponds to a Hostel also located at central area booking all seats for the occasion. In giving the latter a difference in significant costs, our idea is to call as many members of our Fedora FUDCon.

Star Rating	Hotel Name	Reference Price	Condition
* four starts	King David flat Hotel	145 USD per triple room	internet, private room (breakfast not included)
* two starts	Babilonia Hostel	25 USD per person	internet, shared bathroom (breakfast not included, we have free access to the kitchen area. Breakfast costs 5 USD S per person,we can arrange to bring us.

Transport to FUDCon

From any of the 2 properties mentioned, the conference would be accessed using a private transport, this would be around 300 USD the whole event for everyone.

Schedule

To define at the event.

FUDPub

Pre-registration

Instructions

Please add your name to the list if you will attend. Also, please indicate the following:

• Put an X in the $$$ column if you need funding to attend, and visit the FUDCon ticket tracker to make a funding request. We have a limited budget and will work hard to fund as many people as possible. We'll use these answers to help figure out budgeting for the event. We are making arrangements for attendees from other geographic regions to encourage specific initiatives such as future FUDCon events, but preference may otherwise be given to people in North America.
• Put a V in the Veg column if you would like vegetarian fare for any meals that we provide during the event. If you prefer vegan fare, please mark that column VV. We will do our best to make sure everyone is accommodated! Note: "Hell No" and similar statements are offensive to some and should not be included in this column.
• Put your T-shirt size in the Size column, so we can have an idea about what sizes to have available. Only Unisex (Mens Sizes will be ordered)
• Roomsharing:
  1. If you want or need to share a room, mark yes in the "Roomshare?" column.
  2. Once you have a roommate, both of you should mark your roommate's name in the block as well.
  3. If you need a roommate, look for someone with just a yes in the column, and contact them via email. If you encounter any problems, let the organizers know.

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#	Name	T-shirt Size	Roomshare?	Hotel Booked?	Country	Comments (extra line for badge)
1	foo foo	L	yes	No	Uruguay