[Git][reproducible-builds/reproducible-website][master] Marrakesh 2019: pre-release

Fri Aug 2 03:45:40 UTC 2019


Holger Levsen pushed to branch master at Reproducible Builds / reproducible-website


Commits:
be8d5476 by Holger Levsen at 2019-08-02T03:45:26Z
Marrakesh 2019: pre-release

Signed-off-by: Holger Levsen <holger at layer-acht.org>

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- _events/marrakesh2019/index.html


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_events/marrakesh2019/index.html
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: Marrakesh 2019
 permalink: /events/Marrakesh2019/
 event_hide: true
 event_date: 2019-12-01
-event_date_string: December 1st-8th 2019
+event_date_string: December 1st-8th 2019 with December 3rd-5th as 'core days'
 event_location: Marrakesh, Morocco
 event_summary: Seven days of hacking including a three-day workshop to continue and grow the Reproducible Builds effort.
 ---
@@ -25,18 +25,9 @@ event_summary: Seven days of hacking including a three-day workshop to continue
 <p>
   <b>This is work in progress</b> and will be announced properly soon.
   <!--
-	  - a few more words about the venue, Priscilla, Queen of the Medina
-	  	mention mirage OS retreats
-		add something about marrakesh or are those links enough
-	  	explain venue is more like a youth hotel, though there are 10 beds in 5 rooms in the guesthouse next door. (the other 20 beds are in-house.
-	  	suggest alternate accomodation options nearby. There are plenty.
-		'Thus many of the landmarks of Marrakesh are in close walking distance.' - a few more words about Marrakesh
-	  - explain costs:
-		- 350e per week & person, that's 50e for accom & food & venue per day
-		- if you cannot pay, thats fine. if you(r company) can pay (this or less), great
-		- ask for 300e from people staying elsewhere (its also ok if they pay nothing or less)
-	  - registration deadline?
-	  - fix all sentences 'will be', 'be decided', 'been opened', 'very soon', 'probably', 'yet', 'approx', 'do not'
+
+	  - registration deadline? yes. and also that we'll prefer previous years attendees but will keep 6-8 for first time attendees.
+	  - fix all sentences 'will be', 'be decided', 'been opened', 'soon', 'probably', 'yet', 'approx', 'do not'
   -->
 </p>
 
@@ -86,10 +77,34 @@ event_summary: Seven days of hacking including a three-day workshop to continue
   <em><a href="https://www.queenscollective.org/queenofthemedina">Priscilla, Queen of the Medina</a></em>
 </p>
 
-<em>Priscilla, Queen of the Medina</em>, run by the Queens Collective, is located directly in the
-medina of Marrakesh. Thus many of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landmarks_of_Marrakesh">landmarks
-of Marrakesh</a> are in close walking distance.
+<p>
+  <em>Priscilla, Queen of the Medina</em> is run by the Queens Collective and
+  is located directly in the medina of Marrakesh. The venue has been used for
+  several <a href="http://retreat.mirage.io/">Mirage OS development retreats</a> (see reports there).
+  <br />
+  Marrakesh is one of the historic cultural centers of the country and many of the
+  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landmarks_of_Marrakesh">landmarks
+  of Marrakesh</a> are in close walking distance.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ As you probably can guess from the pictures it's a nice but simple venue, more like a youth hotel. 
+ Though this is more the case for the main house (called 'Priscilla') with 18 beds, while the guesthouse next door (called 'Queens')
+ has 12 beds and more privacy.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ There are <em>many</em> alternate accomodation options nearby and we'll make some suggestions here soon.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+ To enable us to focus on our workshop and it's goals, freshly prepared local
+ food is served for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
+</p>
 
+<p>
+ There's wireless network at the venue, though it's not broadband, but an LTE connection (or two). As you might gues, this is also to enable us to focus on our workshop and it's goals, discussions and collaboration ;)
+</p>
 
 <h3>Photos of the venue</h3>
 
@@ -101,7 +116,7 @@ of Marrakesh</a> are in close walking distance.
   The roof-top hacklab.
   <br />
   <img src="/images/marrakesh2019/IMG_20190311_090452.jpg" width="640px" />
-  The bottom-level main room showing 66% of it.
+  The bottom-level main room showing 2/3 of it.
   <br />
   <img src="/images/marrakesh2019/IMG_20190311_090605.jpg" width="640px" />
   View on the middle level.
@@ -124,7 +139,7 @@ of Marrakesh</a> are in close walking distance.
 
 <h3>Other activities</h3>
 <p>
-  <em>To be organized</em> by the attendees while in Marrakesh. There are plenty of options and advice available, but other activities will need to be organized by the non-organizers, who would love to participate in an excursion to the mountains or the sea.
+  <em>To be organized</em> by the attendees while in Marrakesh. There are plenty of options and advice available, but other activities will need to be organized by those non-organizers, who would love to participate in an excursion to the mountains or the sea.
 </p>
 
 <h2>Code of Conduct</h2>
@@ -141,12 +156,17 @@ of Marrakesh</a> are in close walking distance.
 &
 Holger, Vagrant, Chris and Mattia
 
-<h2>Sponsors</h2>
+<h2>Sponsors and costs</h2>
 
 <p>
   We haven't really started this but we will definitly be looking for sponsors very soon!
 </p>
 
+<p>
+  The costs per person staying for a week for accomodation and food are 350€.
+  We very much welcome attendees or their employers covering these costs. We do hope and plan to cover the costs for those who cannot. As said above, this is early work in progress.
+</p>
+
 <h2>Travel and getting there</h2>
 
 <h3>Visa policy of Morocco</h3>



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