Hello GUADEC participants,
With the sun breaking through some days of rain clouds, the opening
of
the 5th Annual GUADEC is nearly upon us. The organizing committee filed
an urgent weather request hoping for weather fitting the Norwegian sun
coast. To be on the safe side, however, be prepared for rain.
Below some practical information
Registration is in the main campus building.
Phone number for the secretariat: Anette 41 29 24 03
You will be able to register and get conference information on
- Saturday June 26 18:00-2100 (college is open 16-21)
- Sunday June 27 18:00-21:00 (college is open 14-22)
- Monday June 28 0800-1800
- Tuesday June 29 0830-1800
- Wednesday June 30 08:30-1800
Accommodation
Phone number for the housing information: Sonja 41 62 32 22 You can
find Sonja at the Secretariat most of the opening hours
- Student apartments 1 Roligheden:
- Address: Marviksveien 98, Kristiansand
- Phone number: (+47) 38 09 49 04
- Student appartments 2 St. Olavs:
- Address: St. Olavs vei 41-43, Kristiansand
- Phone number: (+47) 38 09 77 33
- "Living for free" floor space at Fagerholt skole
(Saturday-Sunday):
- Address: Trekjønnvei 2, Kristiansand
- Contact person: Tollef Fog Heen
- Phone number: (+47) 92 64 25 43
- "Living for free" floor space at Gimlemoen (Sunday June 27 from 20:00 -
Thursday July 1 until 12:00)
- Address: Building 48, Agder University College Campus,
Kristiansand
- Contact person: Tollef Fog Heen
- Phone number: (+47) 92 64 25 43
Weather
Please check here : http://met.no/english/index.html
Based on the forecast you can choose if you want to take with you
swimming suite, umbrella or warm sweater... ;)
Network access
A wireless network will be available + sockets for network (TP)
cables.
Meals
The kiosk is open every day from 0900-1500. The coffee machine will
be
open when the kiosk is open. You can buy baguettes from Vrimlehallen
Monday to Wednesday from 11:00o'clock.
Entertainment
Pre-conference Boat and walking tours (gratis)
Saturday, June 26th
- 19:00-01:00 Party at "Galleri Smia" (at Skippergata near Markens), where the GUADEC people are invited. This is a monthly party for local artists (musicians, painters, writers, etc.) and is a good opportunity to connect Open Source and rock'n'roll/culture!
Sunday, June 27th
- 13:00-15:00 MS Maarten Boat tour leaves from harbor. For
information and directions,
contact the secretariat to sign up in person or at the number above.
- 16:00-18:00 Guided walking tour of old town, city center and
harbor
Departure and arrival from "Torvet" Space is limited.
Monday, June 28th
- Opening Night Reception with the Mayor of Kristiansand on Monday
at
Østsia from 1900. There will be fingerfood and drinks served.
Tuesday, June 29th
- Open Source & Rock'n Roll. A concert with the Norwegian band Salvatore
and a buy-your-own BBQ at Østsia from 1800. The concert starts at 2000. The concert is FREE for registered GUADEC participants. Others have to pay 100 kr entrance fee.
Schedule changes
There are some schedule changes which will be announced at the
conference:
Monday, June 28th
- GStreamer Internals talk is given by Zaheer Abbas Merali instead of Benjamin Otte.
Tuesday, June 29th
- Added What's new with Eclipse 3.0 Kevin Haagland, IBM
- Added Rob Lanphier RealNetworks Helix Community "GNOME and Helix
Media"
- Removed GNOME and Free Software development by Michael Meeks, since Michael is ill.
- Moved Bob Stack to Michael Meeks' spot.
Wednesday, June 30th
- Mr Han's talk about the GNOME in the largest marked of the world
unfortunately got cancelled.
- Greg Kelleher hurt his back. Tom Schwaller takes over for him in
the talk "An IBM Perspective on the Desktop." The talk is moved to
10:45 on Wednesday.
- Vilanuevas talk got extended to 90 minutes.
- Replaced Arnold Reiners with Brahim Souabi on panel discussion.
Welcome to GUADEC!
Timothy Ney
Executive Director
GNOME Foundation
