Re: Debian Med sprint II in Southport, UK - any objections to the last weekend in January?

[Steffen Möller <steffen_moeller@gmx.de>]

Hello,

@Tim, do not fix the date too stricktly too early, find the right
venue first.  From the feedback I got it was important to have
an opportunity for those nightly hacking session, i.e. to have
the bed right next to our venue. Not every place will allow for
that and when there is some sudden birthday party at that
weekend already then you'd be too much constrained (so it
happend in Luebeck, good we found a fun place anyway).

@all: The idea for Southport is to make it a running theme to aim
at some more or less touristy coastal spot - but anticyclic
in the winter. This way we are at a small place and flock together
more and it is nice and special and since there will be not so
many guests we will be treated well. Also, I find people to be
influenced by the sea quite a lot in their character, maybe more
than by their local culture,  which gives it all some international
flair, too. To convene at Southport was jointly decided by the
Brits that attended the first Sprint ... they were all excited about
it, must be good.

@Olivier, would you volunteer for 2013?

Steffen

On 08/11/2011 09:07 AM, Olivier Sallou wrote:
> There are some trains from Manchester airport to Southport.
> If location can be next a low-cost hub.... Manchester is ok for me, but
> all depends on each one location.
>
> I will come if I can find the budget...  ;-)
>
> Olivier
>
> Le 8/10/11 6:33 PM, Tim Booth a écrit :
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Following the very successful Debian Med Bioinformatics Sprint last year
>> in Luebeck, we propose a second one to be held in the UK early next
>> year.  As I didn't duck fast enough I'm currently the main organiser.
>>
>> The likely location is Southport (exact venue TBC) on the north west
>> coast of England.  Transport links are generally good with flights to
>> nearby Manchester and Liverpool.
>>
>> As before, there will be an emphasis on sleeves-rolled-up packaging work
>> and mentoring.  We will also aim to tackle other specific topics based
>> on the interests of the attendees.  Please see the new Wiki page
>> [http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMed/Meeting/Southport2012] and add your
>> priorities to the list.
>>
>> For now I just want to set a date, so I'll propose the last weekend in
>> January - the 27th,28th,29th - as per last time.  Please let me know if:
>>
>> a) You want to come but can't make that date
>> b) You want to come but can't do a weekend
>>
>> Once I have the date fixed I'll advertise more widely and ask all
>> prospective attendees to add themselves to the Wiki page in order to
>> keep track of numbers, and I'll start looking for a venue.
>>
>> I can't say right now if there will be any travel sponsorship for
>> volunteers, but hopefully that will be possible.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> TIM
>>