Fedora Ambassador/Activity Day EMEA 2009
The FAD 2009 is an event intended to plan the ambassadors' activities in 2010 and to have some fun together.
Organization
Duration
- Friday, 2009-xx-xx to Sunday, 2009-xx-xx
- Detailed schedule
Location
- City: xxx, xxx
- Airport: EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg (BSL)
- Train station: Basel SBB or Basel Badischer Bahnhof (Basel Bad Bf)
Accommodation
See Accommodation.
Ride Sharing / Car Pooling
People who drive to the FAD by car or get to the airport by car and have some free seats available are asked to help others to get to the FAD. Please add below how many seats you have available, where you start the journey and where you could possibly pick up folks.
| Driver | Seats available | Starting point | Destination | Possible pick up points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiki Name | - | - | - | - |
People who'd like to join one of the drivers above, please ask the driver if he's still got a free seat and where he could pick you up. If you both agree on the terms (e.g. time, location, cost sharing, etc.) add yourself to the list below in order for other people to see which driver still has free seats available.
| Driver | Passenger | Pick up point | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiki Name | - | - | - | - |
Attendees
The official deadline for registration of attendees who need a bed in our hotel has passed.
Responsible Ambassadors
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Confirmed
Please fill in your details ASAP. Contact Sandro Mathys if you have questions.
| # | FAS Name & Full Name |
Hotel | Friday's Dinner |
Arrival | Departure | Snorer | Sensitive to Snorers |
Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wiki Name | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Counts:
- xx ambassadors attend
- xx special VIP
- xx attendees need a bed
Buttons
For blogs, signatures and the like: buttons! Thanks Nicu Buculei for creating them.
Agenda
Business
The list below is just the collection of items we will discuss about and does not say anything about the time or order they're discussed about. Which task is handled at what point during the FAD is shown in the work schedule.
| Task | Owner(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|
|
MaxSpevack | 1.5h |
|
MaxSpevack | 1.0h |
|
MaxSpevack | 0.5h |
|
MaxSpevack | 1.0h |
|
MaxSpevack | 1.0h |
|
Sandro Mathys | 1.0h |
|
Sandro Mathys | 0.5h |
|
Joerg Simon | 0.5h |
|
Sandro Mathys | 1.0h |
Sideline
- Keysigning (for this please do not forget your GnuPG Keys on paper-strip).
- CAcert Assurances: Henrik Heigl will bring CAP-Forms. Everybody please bring some government issued identification along with you (Passport, etc.).
Fun
We'll organize two small (1-1.5h) fun events for everyone. Both will include fresh air, which we'll surely need after sitting in that work room nearly all weekend long.
We've been asked if there'll be room in the schedule for everyone to go to the city and do some sightseeing. Of course there will! Actually one fun event will include a tour through the city of Basel which should cover that wish. The tour will be guided and in English. It will take place regardless of the weather, so please bring appropriate clothing with you.
The other fun event is...a surprise! We're sure you'll like it. If you have clothing for the city tour, you'll be fine here.
Ideas provided (but mostly ignored) were:
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Workshops
Maybe it will be time to hold some short workshops. If there will be no time its an "pool of ideas" what can be made at future Events or meetings.
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Budget
Where from
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Right now, we have CHF ~xxx to spend for the FAD.
Where to
Budget will be used in the following order (as far as it reaches):
- Work room - The University of Basel provides us with a work room for FREE
- Accommodation (incl. city-tax) - CHF 2'461.60 ($2219.29) PAID
- Ticket for the public transport for the whole stay - The hotel offers us tickets (for the 19 attendees staying there) for FREE
- Coffee and water for the work room - CHF 50.- (tops)
- Dinner at Saturday evening (CHF 561.-) plus one beer or soft drink for everyone - CHF 700.- (tops)
- Fun events
- City tour on Saturday afternoon - CHF 100.-
- Surprise on Sunday morning - CHF 150.-
Totals to: CHF 3'461.60 (tops).
The tickets for the public transport will cover your travels from the airport or train station to the hotel and back as well as all travel we'll make during the FAD (we'll mostly walk the short distances, though).
FAQ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| P.R.: Do we have to exchange EUR to CHF or can we also pay with €? | S.M.: You probably could pay in many places in Basel with EUR, but normally have a worse exchange rate as at a bank. This is only a guess. |
| H.H.: where are near Stores for electronic stuff if somebody need some additional stuff? | S.M.: You shouldn't need to get something. But if you do, there's a Inter Discount XXL-store nearby (map). There's also a MediaMarkt within the 'Basel SBB' train station. |
| H.H.: will there be time (maybe 1-2h) for sightseeing? | S.M.: The Schedule lets me think there is (read "Sightseeing in Basel City"). There might be some time around lunch and dinner, anyway. You're also free to use your sleep time for such things, of course... ;) |
| H.H.: where should people exchange EUR to CHR? Are at the Campus banks or so? | S.M.: Banks are closed on Friday evenings (17.00 and later, usually), Saturdays and Sundays in Switzerland. There's many cash dispensers around (map showing our hotel and all cash dispensers around). There should be a exchange office in the 'Basel SBB' train station that might be open on Saturday and Sunday, too. Your bank might charge you some EUR if you're getting money in Switzerland, though - might be better to get some CHF at home already. |
| H.H.: Where are the Hotel and where is the "Workroom"? Are there maybe a google map available? | S.M.: Hotel: Accommodation. The working room is at the nearby University of Basel. |
| S.W.: Is all the food suitable for vegetarians? | S.M.: Yes! For all but Saturday's dinner, you're free to choice yourself what you want to eat, anyway. Saturday's dinner will be a Swiss national dish (what exactly? surprise!) but I can guarantee, that it will be suitable for vegetarians, too. You might need to indicate that you're a vegetarian at the restaurant, though. |
| G.K.: Power plugs/sockets in Switzerland? | S.M.: This is only partly true, actually. If you have an European 2-pin plug (i.e. an Europlug), you don't need an adapter. If you have a 3-pin plug, a British plug or a plug with 2 pins and additional clips (e.g. the Type E or F used in France and Germany), you need an adapter to use the Type J used in Switzerland. We'll provide enough Schuko and Europlug sockets for everyone. |
Media
Here is a Place where anybody can place the media from the Event (Blog entries, press texts, flickr Photostream, etc.). If your Blog entry or Photo is missing here, please add it.
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