[EuroPython] [Please read and respond!] We have an EPC 2006 host and organiser

[Jacob Hallén]

Thanks Benedikt,

this is really useful and promising information. I personally look forward to 
attending Europython at CERN.

Jacob

On lördag 5 februari 2005 20.44, Benedikt Hegner wrote:
> Hi,
>
> to answer Laura´s question I will give you two names of the team.
>
> - Michael Doran is responsible for Technology Transfer, Strategy &
> Planning. He is responsible for or involved in most of the conferences
> held at CERN. The last bigger one was: http://rsis.web.cern.ch/rsis/ .
> In his mind europython is a relatively small and easy to organize
> conference
> - For several years Andreas Pfeiffer was member of the organizing
> committee of the CERN School of Computing.
>
> There are a lot more people supporting us which are quite experienced
> in organizing conferences and bigger events. And what about myself? I
> was responsible for several smaller interdisciplinary conferences and
> seminars in Germany with up to 100 people. So the size of europython is
> new for me.
>
> Since I have all our meeting notes in my office I couldn't prepare an
> extensive proposal which covers all points. Here is a short list of the
> most important points. A real proposal will follow if there is
> interest. Please let me know.
>
> Cheers
> Benedikt
>
>
> Conference Rooms
> ==================
> The conference will be mainly in CERN Bldg. 40
> 4 auditoriums for parallel sessions
> 1 auditorium for plenary sessions
> several meeting rooms for 20-40 people
>
> each room has at least one beamer
> auditoriums equipped for videoconferencing
>
>
> Computer infrastructure
> ========================
> Every room has network outlets for 100MBit and sometimes 1GBit.
> WLAN in the hole area
> Conference printers
> Helpdesk
> Support from local IT division (equipment)
>
>
> Local transportation
> =========================
> Geneve main station <-> CERN: 25 minutes by bus (about 2,30 SFr)
> Airport <-> CERN: about 30 - 35 minutes by bus.
> There is the idea to arrange a shuttle service from some hotels to CERN
>
>
> Social activities
> ===============
> You have the possibility to go to Geneva or to enjoy the countryside
> around. The Jura Mountains are not far away. For sports we have one
> football and one rugby field available at CERN.
>
>
> Sprint space
> ============
> We will have sprint space available from one week before the conference.
>
>
> CERN Specials
> ===============
> Visit one of the biggest research institutes in the world and _the_
> institute for high energy physics
> We will arrange special introductions for you to learn more about high
> energy physics and the role of CERN in this business
> Excursions to experiment areas
>
>
> Accomodation
> ==================
> There is a list of Hotels that offer special prices for CERN visitors
> and the prices range from 100 CHF for one person and 135 CHF for two,
> up to around 300 CHF for two persons, depending on the hotel (several
> of the hotels, even the cheaper ones, offer breakfast included).
> For students/ academic staff there are hostels on CERN area: 55 CHF/
> night . Maybe we can arrange something for non students.
>
>
>
>
>
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