On 16 jan 2012, at 14:22, Joerg Mayer wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 05:43:22PM +0100, Martin Kaiser wrote:
>> Thus wrote Gerald Combs (gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx):
>>
>>>> Are plans to meet around FOSDEM finalized? For me it would be possible to meet up during the day on Friday 3rd (after which we could join the FOSDEM Beer Event :-)). I could either drive up early on Friday or come Thursday in the afternoon. If we plan something like that, I think it would be best to stay in the same hotel with all who are coming.
>>
>>> I'm still finalizing my travel arrangements but I was planning on being
>>> in Brussels from the 2nd or 3rd to the 5th.
>>
>> I've just booked my flights, I'll be in Brussels from the 2nd to the
>> 5th. 3rd as proposed by Sake would be ideal for me.
>
> OK, I'd like to do the hotel booking soon.
> a) which hotel is recommended
Gerald, I think we will all follow you in your choice of hotel, have you picked one yet? I think we should start making reservations to make sure we can all stay in the same hotel.
> b) when and where do we meet on Friday?
> I'm trying to decide whether to go on Thursday or Friday and how - it's about a
> 4 hour ride by car from Kaiserslautern or a 5.5 hour trip by train.
I think I will arrive on Thursday the 2nd as wel, so that we have all Friday to meet up. I'm driving from Amsterdam and it looks like I might be picking Graham up from Schiphol.
> Staying until Sunday looks good right now.
Yep, that sounds like a plan too :-)
Sake