[Battlemesh] Preliminary Recon Team Report

[Nemesis]

Thank you very much for the update.

Federico


On 09/06/2013 11:12 PM, Jo-Philipp Wich wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> After spending two days in Leipzig together with Martin and Simon we'd
> like to present our preliminary report of the facilities within the city.
>
> TRANSPORTATION
>
> There are several ways to get to Leipzig city.
>
> Airport
>
> There is an international airport near the city, it is called
> Leipzig/Halle Airport (IATA: LEJ) which can be reached by train in
> approx. 15 minutes from Leipzig central station. Trains are running
> every 15-30 minutes until midnight and beginning from 04:00 in the
> morning. Tickets can be directly brought on the platform using the
> ticket automats there.
>
> However it is usually quite expensive to get a flight connection to
> this airport since it adds around 150-200 euro fees on top of a flight
> route to Berlin or Frankfurt international airport.
>
> Train
>
> There is a good intercity high-speed train connection from Berlin to
> Leipzig plus an additional private train service called "Interconnex"
> (http://interconnex.com) which costs between 16 and 22 Euro and runs
> twice a day from Berlin central station at 07:57 and 17:06 towards
> Leipzig central station. The trip takes around one hour and twenty
> minutes.
>
> Additionally there is regular rail service available via Deutsche Bahn
> (http://bahn.de) with varying prices depending on the type of train.
>
> Bus
>
> There are several inter-city bus lines available from Berlin to
> Leipzig or Frankfurt to Leipzig which arrive near the central station
> in Leipzig. Prices are between 8-16 euro for a trip Berlin -> Leipzig
> which takes around two hours and ca. 15 euro for a trip from Frankfurt
> to Leipzig which is about five hours.
>
> Inner city (Public transport)
>
> There is a direct tram line (nr. 14) from Leipzig central station to
> Karl-Heine-Str. in Plagwitz where the Westwerk complex (the conference
> place) is located.
>
>
> ACCOMODATION.
>
> We've checked out several hostels in Leipzig and are confident in
> finding a suitable one among the ones we've visted so far.
>
> All the locations we're considering are in direct walking range from
> the central station in Leipzig and well connected to local tram and
> bus services.
>
>
> LOCATION
>
> There have been two candidate locations in Leipzig for hosting the
> actual conference, one has been the "Conne Island" youth club /
> concert hall organization in the Connwitz quarter and the other one is
> the local hackerspace "Sublab" (http://sublab.org) situated in the
> historical "Westwerk" industrial complex.
>
> After visiting both locations we decided that the Sublab is the
> location most compatible to our requirements for the events.
>
> Power, high-speed internet connection, space, projector, kitchen
> facilities, sitting places and connection to the local wireless
> community network are available plus the sublab crew is eager to help
> us hosting the event there.
>
>
> DATES
>
> So far we consider three different possible dates to host the event:
>
>  1) 28.04. - 04.05.2014
>  2) 05.05. - 11.05.2014
>  3) 12.05. - 18.05.2014
>
> See also the doodle at http://doodle.com/defdbfq3xhkzxctr for voting
> on possible dates.
>
> Regarding the usual wheather conditions in Germany it is better if we
> do the event in late may, as the later it is the warmer it gets.
>
> Also on some of these dates there are trade fairs in Leipzig which
> might affect hotel availability and prices.
>
>
> LOCAL ORGANIZATION
>
> Me (Jo-Philipp) and Ufo will take care of organizing the local tasks
> here in Leipzig. Simon and Martin have offered to help with several
> tasks and we're still looking for volunteers taking over some tasks
> and serving as local backup. We will send a list of open task later.
>
>
> WARMUP
>
> There is no warm-up event planned so far, if you have some idea please
> speak up and volunteer to help organizing it.
>
>
> FOOD
>
> Breakfast will likely be served at the hotel, additionally we'd be
> able to provide coffee, tea and snacks directly at the sublab hackerspace.
>
> We're still evaluating possibilities for serving dinner, either by
> cooking locally in the sublab or by catering. Visiting downtown for
> food or preparing barbeque is a possibilty as well.
>
>
> SOCIAL EVENTS
>
> There are many options for leisure time activities in Leipzig. There
> is the possibility to take guided city sightseeing tours, make boat
> trips (maybe a mesh boat tour?!) or visiting the local nightlife
> during the weekend.
>
> Additionally there are also several huge lakes around the city and a
> big forest and huge park areas to wander or barbeque in.
>
>
> Best regards, on behalf of the recon team and local organizers.
>
> ~ Jow
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