Re: Next (winter) docs hackfest?

Hi Kat,

On Mon, 29 Sep 2014 17:28:25 +0100
Ekaterina Gerasimova <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi all
> 
> Last year, we had our "winter" hackfest in Norwich, UK, in the week
> leading up to FOSDEM. I remember that there was some interest in
> proposing new locations, and the venue at Norwich is also available
> again.
> 
> I think that it would make most sense to do something similar in terms
> of timing again, unless someone objects. That would make the hackfest
> dates sometime around 24th-29th of January.

So, I'm quite late to the party but wanted to say the timing last year was
great because of FOSDEM being held the weekend after. It would be nice if we
could do something similar next year. Jana was also interested, so
that would be +2 people.

> I don't think that the Foundation would be able to sponsor the
> hackfest, so I would like you all to think about whether you would be
> able to attend without sponsorship and where would  the best location
> for the hackfest be.

Shaun has already said it but the sponsorship situation is really
unfortunate... though for people coming from Brno, the travel costs aren't
too bad thanks to our beloved RA flying to STD.

Speaking of hackfests, we can always do one in Brno (maybe in summer?) as
the Red Hat office has meeting rooms available for most of the year. (It
gets a little bit tricky around the time of DevConf, though.)

> I would like to offer Norwich again, the features are:
> - free venue at UEA (University of East Anglia) with reasonable internet access
> - we can offer at least 8 free sleeping places (possibly more
> depending on how cosy you want to get and how many favours we can call
> in)

Thank you, your and David's hospitality is great, I enjoyed my trip to
Norwich very much.

> - other accommodation is available for £25-50 (depending on location
> and single/double rooms)
> - cheapest airport is Stansted, but Norwich is very close
> - transport to Heathrow/Gatwick is easy (but a bit pricey)
> - it is possible to take the train from western Europe
> 
> If anyone else is willing to propose a location, please do so as soon
> as possible because cheap flight and train tickets are already being
> sold for those dates.

Were there other people (on IRC, ...) who showed interest in attending?
 
Cheers,
pk