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

[Dave Cridland]

On 10 November 2016 at 13:46, Matt Moore via Swlug
<swlug at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
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> On 10/11/2016 12:20, Matt Willsher wrote:
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>>> On 9 Nov 2016, at 21:02, Matt Moore via Swlug <swlug at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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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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>>> I'll be booking my flights soon.  Ought to sort out accomodation as well.
>>> Do you know where the XMPP folks will be?
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>>> If anyone else is interested, please feel free to tag along.  The more
>>> the merrier
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>> I'm interested! Can't keep making excuses for not going :)
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>> I think Eurostar is more my thing. If there are enough of us can we get
>> group discounts?
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> Excellent.  I'll defintely see you there.  But I'm pretty keen on the idea
> of flying.  If we could all book the same hotel, that'd be ace.  However
> looks like a lot of the straightforward places to book are gone.
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I've not (yet) sorted out a hotel, but was considering the Thon Hotel
EU. Straightforward businessish hotel.

Last I looked I couldn't get a very useful group discount, though.

Give me a day or two and I'll see what the XMPP folk are doing...

Dave.