As though as the planning for the last summer social meeting 2010 was a bit stressful and just in time, I would like to suggest an earlier planning here to make sure that we find a place this time in which we can combine some sighseeing with fun and seing something from the region as well around the place where we will stay at :)
This page here can be used for writing some ideas around a possible next meeting down :) Discussions in #arianne-chat are allowed as well :D hehe
Train (Huge train station in Frankfurt, smaller one in Wiesbaden)
Airport Frankfurt
Car - Autobahn
Freiburg
Train (Huge train station in Freiburg)
Airport Freiburg (need to check if Turku/Tampere and London will be in there)
Car - Autobahn
Cologne
Train (Huge train station in Cologne)
Airport Cologne/Bonn (need to check if Turku/Tampere will fly there - London flies, it's expensive but it does fly.)
Car - Autobahn
Ahrweiler
Airport then to Bonn (19 minutes by train, Vanessa would catch people from there)
Train
to Bonn central station (ICE for example from Hannover to Bonn)
Train from Bonn central station to Ahrweiler (around 35 minutes)
Car - Autobahn
Brussels
Thalis over Cologne (29 euro early booking)
Time for the meeting
Dates
Please think about a date/time where you are available, because the time is running fast at the moment and reservations for so many people should be made in time :) (related to the ones who didn't comment up yet to it) - Thank you :) -
Possible dates/suggestions:
Date
Who can?
21.2. - 25.2.
Blue
3.3. - 6.3.
10.3. - 13.3.
17.3. - 20.3.
24.3. - 27.3.
31.3. - 3.4.
(Blue/job)
7.4. - 10.4.
(Blue/job)
14.4. - 17.4.
(Blue/job)
21.4. - 24.4.
(Blue/job)
28.4. - 1.5.
(Blue/job)
5.5. - 8.5.
(Blue/job)
12.5. - 15.5.
(Blue/job)
19.5. - 22.5.
Plassy, Blue
26.5. - 29.5.
Plassy
Somewhere in February/March/April ?
Vanessa: I'm personally "free" from februrary (from the 12th) up to the first march weekend and up from the 22nd of March to the first of april (which isn't that a long time distance :( shitty term papers!!!)
Simon: I have to check again when I can get some free days. But the general date in february/march/april ist fine :) (other dates may be also okay if I can get some free days then)
Plassy has holidays from the 21.2. till 25.2. and 16.5. till 27.5.
Katie: Can't do the weekend with 6th Feb in it and probably not 18th-19th Feb. Have bank holidays 22 April (Good Friday); 25 April (Easter Monday); 29 April (Royal Wedding - a Friday) which means taking less time off work BUT would mean I have to book travel well, well in advance as otherwise it will be very expensive.
Vanessa (again :D): I have holidays around eastern (maybe a job there, so that is vague) from the 22. till 25. april. These two weeks around eastern are school holidays in Germany, so we have to book fast if we want to have the meeting in that time there :), could be that I have a job from april to may
How long?
3-4 days like in Hilchenbach? (would be thursday-sunday)
Simon: Yes, four days is nice in my view :) The last meeting wasn't too short and also not too long ;)
Over a weekend is necessary for most people who work normal mon-fri type jobs
A Place to stay
Hotel rooms --> flexible in relation to number of attendees, everyone can search for a hotel after his "needs"
"Hilchenbach-like" house/apartment in which everyone can stay at --> more familial but related to the numbers of attendees, insecure (also related to price)
Kind of place
Frankfurt
Not many holiday appartments or holiday houses around --> Vanessa: Checked some of the main pages for such stuff, but just found the link below wich would take enough place for us all (there are around 10 people who will maybe join)
or workshops, I.e. more practical and collaborative but still stendhal development as a focus
Personally I think some little focus might be fun even if just one day. Not necessarily formal talks as we may not have the equipment but perhaps some workshops would work well. Kymara
Evening Activities
outside
What about visiting a nice bar or pub one evening?
Exploring the city
barbecue? --> maybe not the right time of a year for having a barbecue, definetly related to weather and location
If we're in a rural location we could bring a ball or something and play some outdoor games .. that would have been cool in hilchenbach
inside
Playing really funny games like Bingo, Pairs or Guess what I am? :D
cooking together?
watching a film
Frankfurt
Maybe driving to Frankfurt one day and explore the city there (appr. 25 minutes away)
