[Battlemesh] WBMv11 Rcon Report

[Philipp Borgers]

Hi,

thanks for your work!

Which rooms will we use exactly? Do we plan to rent some more space in the
building where c-base is located? c-base will be quite packed when the two
events overlap!

Best Philipp

On Mon, Jan 08, 2018 at 03:55:43PM +0000, Filipe Borges Teixeira wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> As mentors of the WBMv11 edition, Claudio, Filipe, and Paul have traveled
> to Berlin in Germany from December 1-3, 2017 for the traditional
> reconnaissance mission, where we met the local team. This is the recon
> report with the main conclusions.
> 
> * Main event description *
> As there is a big intersection of participants between the Wireless
> Battlemesh and Wireless Community Weekend, the idea for this year's edition
> is to join the forces and co-locate the two events, organizing them under a
> common umbrella, the "Wireless Mesh-Up". We have been working with the
> local team to create a rough schedule and see the best way to combine the
> characteristics of the two events.
> 
> * Scheduling *
> Since we have put the two events together and keeping the same one-week WBM
> structure, we precede the Wireless Community weekend, which was already
> scheduled for 11th to 13th of May. Therefore the WBMv11 edition, together
> with WCW 2018 will happen from 7-13 May 2018.
> 
> * Location *
> Since the WBMv11 will be co-located with WCW 2018, we will keep the c-base
> space station, Berlin, Terra as the event location. We have visited the
> space station to check if space was enough to fit in the targeted 100
> people peak. Although space can be a little short on peak times, we believe
> there should be enough space during the week: we are free to use the main
> room, the Ceminarroom, the outdoor garden and other small spaces at ground
> level and at the lower level. Beverages are available on site and Barbeque
> will happen from Friday to Sunday. During the week there will be different
> food options, whether on-site or nearby. We have confirmed the sponsorship
> from Förderverein freie Netzwerke e.V. that covers the room costs so far.
> 
> * Internet Access *
> c-base is a fundamental node of Berlin's Freifunk network, so we expect no
> issues here.
> 
> * Accommodation *
> Two different facilities were visited: hotel meininger at ostbahnhof and
> City-Stay hostel. They offer triple rooms and 4-bed dorms at affordable
> prices. Both locations were close to c-base by public transports. An
> accommodation package is under negotiation and should remain under 200 EUR.
> 
> * Social Events *
> Social events are planned to happen from Wednesday - Friday. We have
> discussed some ideas, but the local team will provide more details closer
> to the event.
> 
> * Travel *
> Berlin is very well connected with flights, from low-cost companies to
> legacy ones in two international airports: Tegel Airport (TXL) and
> Schönefeld Airport (SXF). Public transport (train) is available between
> airports and city center.
> 
> * Cost estimation *
> We estimate the accommodation package to cost around 150-200 euros. There
> is no registration fee.
> 
> *Local organization*
> The local core team consists of Monic Meisel, with helping hands of Andi,
> Cven, and others from Freifunk community The local team was very helpful
> and motivated, with a lot of logistic details taken care already.
> 
> Recon photos available on
> http://downloads.battlemesh.org/WBMv11/recon_mission
> 
> Further details will be given during the official announcement that will
> happen within some weeks. Stay tuned!
> 
> Mesh Is In The Air!
> 
> On behalf of the recon team and local organizers of WBMv11,
> Wishing you a happy new year,
> Filipe Borges Teixeira

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