El 27 de junio de 2011 11:20, Leandro Gómez <leo.tel...@gmail.com> escribió:
> 2011/6/27 Gunnar Wolf <gw...@gwolf.org> > >> Hi Leandro! >> >> > Hey! > > >> Thanks for this summary! Couple of points for this: >> >> Leandro Gómez dijo [Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 03:10:12AM -0600]: >> > 1. General >> > ** The Crowne Plaza Hotel will give the local team some photos and >> videos >> > that we can use for our presentation in Bosnia. >> >> Yay \o/ That's always good to motivate people to come! >> >> > ** The Crowne Plaza Hotel will have a free shuttle service from the >> hotel to >> > Zona Viva (shopping center/entertainment district). >> >> I don't think that's needed... Of course, people will go out, and >> having this facility can be appreciated by many, but OTOH few people >> go out every night, and for those nights that any one decides to go >> out, Nicaraguan taxi fares are quite cheap and should not be a >> hassle... And give you more freedom of deciding which time to go back, >> and so on. Of course, I'm not opposing this idea on principle, but >> -even if it's stated it's a free shuttle- resources are always charged >> in some way ;-) And I'd prefer to have a freebie in some other >> form. Going to the city can be decided by individuals without a >> shuttle. >> >> > IIRC this is a standard service they offer all their guests. But, yes, taxi > fares are *very* cheap and we can do fine without this. > We're thinkin, for a cheaper service, to rent a taxi cooperative only for the event. This mean that there'll be taxis DC12-dedicated. > > >> > ** The hotel can arrange for some tour operators to give information >> during >> > DebConf. >> >> Can we use this operators as a group aid for the daytrip? That helps a >> lot logistics-wise. >> >> > We intend to go directly to the Ministry of Tourism (INTUR) and ask for > help. It's going to be cheaper and they have their main office (and tourist > information center) less than 200 meters away from the venue. > I think it could be better to arrange with INTUR for the day-trip. They have better preparation and we could get more sponsorship on that way. > > >> > 2. Food >> > ** Restaurante Los Continentes (at the hotel) can only accommodate 60 >> > people. >> > ** We could have lunch at the convention center instead (buffet style) - >> No >> > extra charge for the additional spaces. >> >> Looks like a very good way out :) But I guess this will need renting >> an additional room, or arranging for table-setting logistics..? >> >> > No. They will take care of everything and it won't cost us extra. > > >> > (...) >> > ** Denis (from the DC12 team) will be the point of contact between the >> hotel >> > and the local team. >> > ** Denis will present several options for "special meals". >> > ** Denis and Raúl will work on a menu for DebConf12. >> >> Very good choice :) Not only is Dennis aware of all the "special food" >> issues (he is a vegan), but he really knows his way in the kitchen ;-) >> >> http://gwolf.org/content/dennis-chef >> >> > Yep, cooking is one of his hidden talents. :) > > >> > 3. Network connectivity >> > (…) >> >> \o/ >> >> > 4. Accomodation >> >(…) >> > ** We don't need to pay in order to make the reservations. >> > ** We can block a minimum quantity of rooms and upgrade (block more >> rooms) >> > as needed. >> > ** Professional and sponsored atendees can make reservations via web >> (with a >> > DebConf code). >> >> Very good! Specially the availability to block more rooms as needed >> has proven important in the past. >> >> > ** The hotel has two rooms ready for handicapped people. >> > ** The hotel has ramps and elevators and all of the common areas are >> > accesible (lobby, restaurants, business center). >> >> Perfect. Now, handicapped people does not only mean >> motion-handicapped, but otherwise - Vision-impaired carries a very >> different set of needs… I cannot really think of other disabilities a >> hotel must be prepared for, but other people will surely give >> examples. >> >> > There was a study +20 years ago on the accesibility in the city of Managua. > They concluded that Managua was one of the most dangerous cities for > handicapped people. It has improved a lot since then, but we have still a > long way to go. Public transportation is a no-no. There are ramps for > motion-handicapped, but the sidewalks are so broken that most people ride > their wheelchairs in the middle of the street. Same goes for the > vision-impaired. We have only one traffic light for vision-impaired > pedestrians in the whole city and all the natural and artificial obstacles > (bumps and cracks on the sidewalks, open manholes without the cover, etc.) > makes walking in Managua an extreme sport for people with disabilities. > > Having said that, we made sure that the venue was located in an accesible > building. Of course, we will check and double check everything. Right now I > can tell you that there are ramps and elevators, but no tactile/visual > warning signs or sound devices for the vision-impaired. > > >> > 5. Venue >> > ** We made a pre-reservation of 2 hacklabs, 2 conference room + 1 >> additional >> > (bigger) room for Debian Day. >> >> If it's possible, I'd much prefer having a third conference room... or >> at least, to know the cost to add it and the time we have to book it >> beforehand. This year, as one of the possible talk rooms was at a >> non-accessible place, we had to discard it and... The schedule is >> quite cramped :( >> >> > Ok, I will look into this. > > >> > ** Wine & cheese party: They don't really like the idea of people >> bringing >> > their own food/drink. Basically, they don't want any liability if >> something >> > goes wrong (someone gets food poisoned and decides to sue the hotel). >> > ** We'll probably have to sign a document in order to have the Wine & >> cheese >> > party at the venue and pay a small fee. >> >> I understand it's for the industrial size of the thing. People always >> bring their own food and drinks to hotels, in small quantities. But >> yes, it is sensible for them to tell this beforehand. We can of course >> sign we promise not to en-masse die that night ;-) If it's possible, >> we could even hold the party outside the hotel building, i.e. at a >> tent in the garden or something like that? At Norman's all-welcoming >> house? :-) >> >> > Plan B is the Hotel Mansión Teodolinda for the Wine & Cheese Party. We can > bring in all the food/booze we want, and the rent is really cheap. > > >> Thanks! >> > > You're welcome! :) > > _______________________________________________ > Debconf-team mailing list > Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org > http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team > > -- Rodrigo Isaac Rodríguez Borge* Nòmada: el artista de la multitud * Linux user # 471524 | Ubuntu user # 23047 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Nomada
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