[Battlemesh] WBMv8 recon mission in Maribor, Slovenia!

[Nemesis]

Great Job!

I'm going to forward this right now to the public ninux.org mailing list.

Nemesis


On 01/03/2015 04:28 PM, Jo-Philipp Wich wrote:
> Hi Battlemeshers!
>
> As last years organizers, Simon and me drove from Germany to Slovenia
> for our reconnaisance mission and mentoring for the upcoming event planning.
>
> We just concluded our visit and like to present you the things we've
> seen and did in and around Maribor during the last two days :)
>
> We've visted the gt22 transnational guerilla art school [1] in downtown
> maribor, presented the battlemesh to the founders of the nearby kreator
> lab makerspace [2] and met the head of the national ham radio
> association in slovenia to have a tour in the venue place for the
> upcoming wbm.
>
> The local crew in  Maribor is very motivated and eager to organize the
> Wireless Battle of the Mesh v8!!
>
>
> *Location*
>
> The place we've choosen to host the conference is called Dom Obrambe
> Pekre [3] and features lecture rooms of various sizes, a huge hall with
> movable tables and chairs and a connected kitchen area as well as
> sanitary facilities and a huge outdoor auditorium with seats and plenty
> of space to relax.
>
> Dom Obrambe Pekre is located on the edge of Maribor within a 15 minute
> walking distance from town and reachable through a nearby bus line.
>
>
> *Internet Access*
>
> There is a local 2mbps dsl line connection at the venue, wlan slovenija
> backbone and additionally wlan slovenia will upgrade the backbone link
> from 50 to 100mbps for the event. 4g connection is available as backup.
>
>
> *Test Setup*
>
> We have free access to power outlets and floor plans as well as the
> permission to install mesh nodes within the entire building complex.
>
> Outdoor deployments are possible as well, depending on available
> hardware and weather conditions.
>
>
> *Accommodation*
>
> As in the previous years, the local organization team likes to offer a
> food & hotel package to ease the task of finding a place to stay in
> Maribor. The local team is currently having discussions with the hotels
> to find a suitable arrangement. We're also looking into camping
> possibilities for interested people.
>
>
> *Social Events*
>
> There are lots of opportunities to have some evening events in maribor -
> nice pubs in downtown as well as little coffee bars and shops. We're
> also exploring the possibilities to have a party/barbecue at gt22 and
> some 3d printing workshops at the makerspace in downtown.
>
>
> *Scheduling*
>
> We plan to have the event at the end of june or the beginning of august.
> The organization team is checking the availability of the venue and will
> set up a doodle vote next week to settle on a final date.
>
>
> *Travel*
>
> As Maribor has no own active international airport nearby it is best to
> fly to Graz, Ljubljana or Zagreb and then take a train or bus shuttle to
> the city. Details are available on the wiki.
>
>
> *Cost estimation*
>
> We're targeting a price in the range of 120 to 200 euro for
> accommodation and food during the entire week and talking to local and
> international companies for possible donations.
>
>
> *Local organization*
>
> Musti and 3-4 other core organizers will take care of the local
> organization tasks in maribor and are eager to welcome the battlemeshers
> in Slovenia and will introduce themselves on the list :)
>
>
> Best wishes on behalf of the recon team local organizers!!
> Jow
>
>
> 1: http://tgas2014.wordpress.com/gt22/
> 2: http://www.kreatorlab.si/
> 3: http://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV8#Where
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