[Battlemesh] WBMv8 recon mission in Maribor, Slovenia!

Musti musti at wlan-si.net
Wed Jan 7 17:30:49 CET 2015


Hi,

thanks. When the date is determined we will be able to get more accurate
pricing for accommodation and do the calculations.

Kind regards,
Musti

On 7.1.2015 17:24, Monic Meisel wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> thanks for the infos, I forwarded it to freifunkas :) 
> 
> Have you already estimated, how much cost need to be covered for which
> purpose? 
> "Förderverein freie Netzwerke" is able to provide at least some money. 
> 
> Best Monic
> 
> Am 03.01.2015 um 16:28 schrieb Jo-Philipp Wich <jow at openwrt.org
> <mailto:jow at openwrt.org>>:
> 
>> 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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