[FOSDEM] Re: FOSDEM Digest, Vol 49, Issue 6

Mon Jan 10 22:01:17 CET 2011

Hello, dear community
I'm a student and i would like to visit the conference. I need a bit of help
of finding cheap accommodation.
Regards,
Aleksey
On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 8:05 PM, <fosdem-request at lists.fosdem.org> wrote:

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>   1. Beer event - Friday 4 February (Philip Paeps)
>   2. Shipping items (M?ns Rullg?rd)
>   3. Re: Shipping items (Philip Paeps)
>   4. Any interest in 3XL tshirts? (Philip Paeps)
>   5. Re: Shipping items (Russell Bryant)
>   6. Re: Any interest in 3XL tshirts? (Geert Uytterhoeven)
>   7. Re: Shipping items (Bert Desmet)
>   8. Re: Any interest in 3XL tshirts? (Philip Paeps)
>   9. Re: Shipping items (Nicolas Pettiaux)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:02:31 +0100
> From: Philip Paeps <philip at fosdem.org>
> Subject: [FOSDEM] Beer event - Friday 4 February
> To: FOSDEM <fosdem at lists.fosdem.org>
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> With about four weeks to go before FOSDEM, everyone should by now probably
> be
> thinking about travel arrangements and such.  While doing so, remember to
> keep
> in mind that there will again be beer on the Friday evening before FOSDEM.
>
> If my counting is correct, this will be the tenth "published" edition of
> this
> wildly popular pre-FOSDEM tradition.
>
> Like last year, we're meeting at the Delirium CafÃŠ in the centre of
> Brussels
> near the Grand'Place.  And yes: there will be some free beer again too this
> year.
>
> Be there. :-)
>
>  - Philip
>
> --
> Philip Paeps                                    Please don't Cc me, I am
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:30:02 +0000
> From: M?ns Rullg?rd <mans at mansr.com>
> Subject: [FOSDEM] Shipping items
> To: fosdem at lists.fosdem.org
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> We (Beagleboard) would like to ship some equipment to the event
> location ahead of time.  Is this possible, and if yes, what address
> shall we use?
>
> --
> Måns Rullgård
> mans at mansr.com
>
>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:39:33 +0100
> From: Philip Paeps <philip at fosdem.org>
> Subject: Re: [FOSDEM] Shipping items
> To: fosdem at lists.fosdem.org
> Message-ID: <20110110153933.GE14041 at rincewind.paeps.cx>
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> On 2011-01-10 15:30:02 (+0000), MÃĨns RullgÃĨrd <mans at mansr.com> wrote:
> > We (Beagleboard) would like to ship some equipment to the event location
> > ahead of time.  Is this possible, and if yes, what address shall we use?
>
> It is not possible for the FOSDEM organization to accept shipments on
> behalf
> of exhibitors (or anyone else for that matter) prior to the event.  FOSDEM
> is
> already a logistics nightmare without that complication.
>
> Please also do not ship stuff to the venue on Friday under the assumption
> that
> FOSDEM staff will be happy to sign for it.  We've had some groups take that
> approach in previous years and it's a pain to accept the shipments, store
> them
> securely and ultimately ensure that they reach the right people on
> Saturday.
>
> We're an open source conference, not a parcel service.
>
> Having said that: perhaps someone subscribed to this list with spare
> storage
> space (perhaps at their place of work) could get in touch with you out of
> band
> to arrange something.
>
>  - Philip
>
> --
> Philip Paeps                                    Please don't Cc me, I am
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>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:18:29 +0100
> From: Philip Paeps <philip at fosdem.org>
> Subject: [FOSDEM] Any interest in 3XL tshirts?
> To: FOSDEM <fosdem at lists.fosdem.org>
> Message-ID: <20110110161829.GH14041 at rincewind.paeps.cx>
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>
> We're just ordering this year's tshirts (and they will look at least as
> nice
> as last year!) and it strikes me that the geek demographic seems to be
> getting
> smaller and smaller from year to year.  The bulk of our tshirts are
> currently
> L and M where they used to be XL and XXL.
>
> Before you ask: by popular demand there will be two sizes of girl-shaped
> tshirts this year.  We're still working from precious little statistical
> data
> on these so we can't guarantee we won't run out of them before the end of
> the
> weekend.  Show up early I say, and even if they're gone let the infodesk
> know
> you'd like one so we have better numbers for next year.
>
> Having said that: we do get a number of requests for some larger tshirts
> (3XL
> and above) every year.  When I asked our printer about these a couple of
> years
> ago they could not source them (easily) in small numbers.  I'd like to try
> and
> do some again this year, but need a rough indication of how many we'd need.
>
> If you're interested in a larger tshirt, please unicast me an email.  I
> can't
> promise we'll be able to get larger tshirts this year, but if there is
> sufficient interest it may be possible.
>
> FOSDEM: catering to geeks of all shapes and sizes (or trying to)!
>
>  - Philip
>
> --
> Philip Paeps                                    Please don't Cc me, I am
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>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:25:08 -0600 (CST)
> From: Russell Bryant <russell at digium.com>
> Subject: Re: [FOSDEM] Shipping items
> To: FOSDEM announcements and visitor questions
>        <fosdem at lists.fosdem.org>
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > Having said that: perhaps someone subscribed to this list with spare
> > storage space (perhaps at their place of work) could get in touch with
> you out
> > of band to arrange something.
>
> Another alternative would be to contact your hotel and see if they would be
> willing to accept a shipment for you.
>
> --
> Russell Bryant
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:34:57 +0100
> From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert at linux-m68k.org>
> Subject: Re: [FOSDEM] Any interest in 3XL tshirts?
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> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:37:23 +0100
> From: Bert Desmet <bert at devnox.be>
> Subject: Re: [FOSDEM] Shipping items
> To: FOSDEM announcements and visitor questions
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> Message: 8
> Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:44:16 +0100
> From: Philip Paeps <philip at fosdem.org>
> Subject: Re: [FOSDEM] Any interest in 3XL tshirts?
> To: fosdem at lists.fosdem.org
> Message-ID: <20110110174416.GL14041 at rincewind.paeps.cx>
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>
> On 2011-01-10 18:34:57 (+0100), Geert Uytterhoeven <geert at linux-m68k.org>
> wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 17:18, Philip Paeps <philip at fosdem.org> wrote:
> > > We're just ordering this year's tshirts (and they will look at least as
> > > nice as last year!) and it strikes me that the geek demographic seems
> to
> > > be getting smaller and smaller from year to year.  The bulk of our
> tshirts
> > > are currently L and M where they used to be XL and XXL.
> >
> > Interesting, a study at OLS a few years ago showed a consistent change in
> > the other direction...
>
> Hum ... perhaps it's a cyclical thing and we're going to find ourselves
> stuck
> with lots of M and L and out of XL and XXL before Saturday night?  Oh no!
> :-)
>
> It's a losing battle. ;-)
>
>  - Philip
>
> --
> Philip Paeps                                    Please don't Cc me, I am
> philip at fosdem.org                                subscribed to the list.
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>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:05:20 +0100
> From: Nicolas Pettiaux <nicolas at pettiaux.be>
> Subject: Re: [FOSDEM] Shipping items
> To: FOSDEM announcements and visitor questions
>        <fosdem at lists.fosdem.org>,      mans at mansr.com
> Message-ID:
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> >
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> hello Mans, I live very close to ULB where Fosdem takes place and I
> could receive nearly any shipment for you. don't hesitate to get in
> touch privately for the addres and more info. Best regards, Nicolas
>
> 2011/1/10, Måns Rullgård <mans at mansr.com>:
> > We (Beagleboard) would like to ship some equipment to the event
> > location ahead of time.  Is this possible, and if yes, what address
> > shall we use?
> >
> > --
> > Måns Rullgård
> > mans at mansr.com
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>
> --
> Nicolas Pettiaux, dr. sc - gsm : 0496 24 55 01
>
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