[Swlug] FOSDEM 2017 4th and 5th Feb 2017

[Dave Cridland]

On 23 Aug 2016 22:01, "matt" <matt at matthewmoore.org.uk> wrote:
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> On 23/08/16 21:13, Dave Cridland wrote:
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>> On 23 Aug 2016 20:45, "matt via Swlug" <swlug at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
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>> > Hi all,
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>> > I'm quite keen to attend a big techie conference.  As FOSDEM 2017 is
coming up in a few months time, that's awfully tempting.  Would anyone else
be interested?
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>> I've been going to FOSDEM as part of the XMPP Standards Foundation's
outreach efforts for years. I also did two talks there last year. If you
happen to be interested in XMPP, there's a two day Summit beforehand - and
you'll find there are a slew of other specialist events around the weekend,
too.
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>> It's absolutely not anything like any other tech conference in the world
(I'm told there are a couple that come close, mind). It's amazingly
crowded, highly non-commercial, and has very little central organization
(most "devrooms" are semi-independent).
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>> Most of the talks I've attended are really good quality, serious
technical talks, and whiling away a random hour in the lightning talks
theatre will seriously blow your mind.
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> Sounds good.  I suspect the two main days will be plenty for me.
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Friday evening is *essential*. Without the Beer Event, you'd really be
missing out... ;-)
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>> I'd recommend looking at Eurostar; though it's not hugely convenient for
getting back across to Wales. The Eurostar has the advantage that it dumps
you right in the middle of Brussels.
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> Just a personal thing, I'll be flying.  But I'd agree otherwise Eurostar
is great, I can highly recommend it.
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>> > Rooms aren't particularly cheap, but there are some cheap and cheerful
places which aren't that expensive.
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>> I don't know where the XMPP crowd will be staying, quite yet, but I'll
let folks know here, since it's a friendly, English-speaking crowd who've
all been attending FOSDEM for years, and know all the best places
(including the truly amazing ribs place).
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> That'd be excellent.  If we can get a group of us all at the same hotel,
that'd be good.
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> Cheers,
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> Matt
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