Re: [Debconf-discuss] Directions to venue
On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 2:43 AM, Aigars Mahinovs wrote: > I was looking up directions the Debconf16 venue and got to > https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16/Directions page. I get that I should > take taxi or Uber to get there, but I still have no idea *where* I should > go. Seems like get a taxi to UCT Upper Campus and then walk to the relevant buildings (see below). > We need an address there and the exact building people should go to for > registration. Building details are here: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16/Welcome https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16/Venue#Maps_and_Location http://www.uct.ac.za/contact/directions/ I quote: DebConf will take place in the Snape Building on Upper Campus, while DebCamp will be in the UCT Pub and the Open Weekend will happen in Menzies. The main accommodation will be in Fuller Hall on Upper Campus, a short walk from the various venues. > Also appreciated would be a link from that page to how to get online in the > Cape Town Airport in order to actually call the recommended Uber. Is there > some place there with WiFi? Is there a place there to buy a local SIM card? > At what times do they work? If someone arrives outside of that time and goes > for a taxi - do taxis take credit cards? Is there an ATM at the airport? Some info is here: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16/Sim-card-information http://prepaid-data-sim-card.wikia.com/wiki/South_Africa -- bye, pabs https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
Re: [Debconf-discuss] Directions to venue
Hi Paul (2016.06.18_13:15:22_+0200) > > I was looking up directions the Debconf16 venue and got to > > https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16/Directions page. I get that I should > > take taxi or Uber to get there, but I still have no idea *where* I should > > go. There is a team working on an email to all attendees, that will tell you what to do. Everything I say here should be in that email. > Seems like get a taxi to UCT Upper Campus and then walk to the > relevant buildings (see below). Your taxi can take you straight to the entrance to the Fuller building (the residence we are using for accommodation). It's on Residence Road, UCT Upper Campus, Rondebosch > > We need an address there and the exact building people should go to for > > registration. I am not sure where the front desk will be hanging out during DebCamp. But from the 27th, it should be located in Menzies room 11A. Menzies is on Engineering Mall. > DebConf will take place in the Snape Building on Upper Campus, while > DebCamp will be in the UCT Pub and the Open Weekend will happen in > Menzies. The main accommodation will be in Fuller Hall on Upper > Campus, a short walk from the various venues. That's not really accurate. DebConf will be in Menzies, with some hacklabs in Snape. DebCamp will be using those same hacklabs, as well as some in Fuller (probably). > > Also appreciated would be a link from that page to how to get online in the > > Cape Town Airport in order to actually call the recommended Uber. Is there > > some place there with WiFi? I think the airport will give you 30 mins (50MiB) free WiFi, with email / SMS verification required. http://www.saairports.com/free-wifi > Is there a place there to buy a local SIM card? I'd recommend the Woolworths at the airport. And this: > https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16/Sim-card-information > http://prepaid-data-sim-card.wikia.com/wiki/South_Africa SR -- Stefano Rivera http://tumbleweed.org.za/ +1 415 683 3272 ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
[Debconf-discuss] ways to send money to self if any travel bursary reimbursements at end is done through cash (ZAR) .
Hi all, While I do not know how the travel bursary reimbursements will be done at the end of the conference, either through cash (like last year) and if I do not want to carry such a large amount as cash, can anybody tell/share what options there are to send money to self or home cheaply and legally ? I am looking at western union but any other option which does direct money transfer between the two countries ( South Africa and India) are also welcome. Banks are also supposed to be one option but there fees are on the higher side vis-a-vis westerm Union/Paypal and there also seems to be conditions as to how much you can send in one go. Does it make sense to have a westerm union account for such a purpose ? I do know that like last year, there is possibility for doing online transfers after some time which is the last option if nothing of the above works/doesn't make sense. -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal शिरीष अग्रवाल My quotes in this email licensed under CC 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com EB80 462B 08E1 A0DE A73A 2C2F 9F3D C7A4 E1C4 D2D8 ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
Re: [Debconf-discuss] Directions to venue
On Sun, Jun 19, 2016 at 12:48 AM, Stefano Rivera wrote: > That's not really accurate. > > DebConf will be in Menzies, with some hacklabs in Snape. DebCamp will be > using those same hacklabs, as well as some in Fuller (probably). The pages now read: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16/Welcome DebConf and the Open Weekend will take place in the Menzies Building on Upper Campus (C4 on the map) with hacklabs in the Snape Building (B4 on the map) while DebCamp will be in the hacklabs as well as some in the Fuller Hall (E4 on the map). The main accommodation will be in Fuller Hall (E4 on the map) on Upper Campus, a short walk from the various venues. https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16/Venue#Maps_and_Location DebConf will take place in the Menzies Building on Upper Campus, in block C4 on this map. The main accommodation is at Fuller Residence, in block E4 on this map, about 150m from the conference venue. -- bye, pabs https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise ___ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
