On Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 10:11:41AM +0200, Elmar Heeb wrote: > On 6.Aug.2013, at 22:49 , Geert Stappers <stappers@stappers.nl> wrote: > > Today I learned the hardway that Switserland has it own powerplug standard. > > My assumption that the Swiss in Europe and that schuko will fit, > > was wrong. > > See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets#Swiss_SEV_1011_.28Swiss_10.C2.A0A.2F250.C2.A0V.29.28Type_J.29 > > for more information. And to known what to bring to Vaumarcus. > This is one point on the general information page of the DebConf13 Wiki: > https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf13/Welcome#Power_Outlets > I would recommend everybody to read the rest of that page too. (Thank you > to the organizing team for putting this together) Knowing that an adapter is needed is not much help if you don't know where to purchase one. I have been unable to find any Swiss adapters for sale here in the US - ironically, I did find a Swiss-*branded* set of universal adapters in the store, which covered most of the world but *not* Switzerland. What's the best way to get these adapters? Most DebConf attendees will need them - either individual adapters, or power strips with the right plug type. Would it be possible for someone local to source a number of these - preferably at a better price than we will individually find them at the airport - and either sell them to attendees, or get this approved into the DebConf budget? It doesn't make sense to me to make each attendee spend ~8CHF/person on adapters when the problem can probably be solved centrally for half that. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slangasek@ubuntu.com vorlon@debian.org
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