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= Fedora Day Buenos Aires 2014 =
= Fedora Day Paraná 2015 =
== About ==
== About ==
Fedora Day Paraná is an event to promote Fedora and it's related projects like oVirt, Openshift, Openstack, Gluster among others which will take place in Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina.
Fedora Day Paraná is an event to promote Fedora and it's related projects, which will take place in Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina.
Paraná is near Santa Fé (capital of Santa Fé province) and Oro Verde (a small town close to Paraná). The 3 cities have universities that dictate careers in computer / systems / electronics / technology. We want to use that the local FLOSS communities are small and with little activity, to make an event that attracts people from the 3 cities (and perhaps more).
== The city ==
Paraná is the capital of Entre Rios province. It is located in the center-east of the country, on the left bank of the Paraná River, and have a population of 247,000 inhabitants, according to definitive data from the 2010 census.
It is the main component of the agglomerate called [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Paran%C3%A1 Gran Paraná], which includes Paraná, San Benito, Oro Verde, Colonia Avellaneda and Sauce Montrul. Along the [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Santa_Fe Gran Santa Fe] make an urban area of more than 850,000 inhabitants, joined by the underwater tunnel Raul Uranga - Carlos Sylvestre Begnis.
In 2014, Paraná hosted the "Cumbre del Mercosur", which was attended by presidents of Uruguay, Brazil, Venezuela and Bolivia.
[http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paran%C3%A1_%28Argentina%29 More about the city on Wikipedia]
== Date ==
== Date ==
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== Venue ==
== Venue ==
The conference can take place at
In Paraná, there are a lot of places to make the event.
TODO
= Organization =
= Organization =
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! Name !! Tasks
! Name !! Tasks
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| [[User:Asoliard | Adrian Soliard]] || Conference general organization, Budget and Program
| [[User:Asoliard | Adrian Soliard]] || Conference general organization
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| [[User:delete | Matias Kreder]] || Conference general organization, Budget and Program
| [[User:delete | Matias Kreder]] || Conference general organization
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| [[User:Villadalmine | Rino Rondan]] || Conference general organization, Venue e Local support
| [[User:Villadalmine | Rino Rondan]] || Conference general organization
=== Getting in conference place from Ministro Pistarini International Airport ===
* Exact location is:
Ezeiza International Airport
Autopista Tte Gral. Ricchieri Km 33,5
1802 Ezeiza
Buenos Aires
Argentina
* Exact location of conference place is:
Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, sede Medrano
Avenida Medrano 951
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (formerly known as Capital Federal)
Argentina
C1179AAQ
* Airport information according to their official website[https://www.aa2000.com.ar/]:
Car parking[https://www.aa2000.com.ar/estacionamiento.aspx].
Car rental[https://www.aa2000.com.ar/autos.aspx].
Private transportation (limo and cab services) offered by the airport[https://www.aa2000.com.ar/taxisyremises.aspx].
Public transportation and long distance buses[https://www.aa2000.com.ar/buses.aspx].
'''Be advised that there's a link on the upper right corner to switch their site to English. Also, it is better for travellers to go to the official stands and refuse any car services not offered there. According to the site, it is for security reasons.
'''
* In case you are travelling by car to the conference place, try to stick to this route[http://goo.gl/N1LeBF] as it is one of the safest and most direct ones. It has tolls and its prices vary from 6 to 20 ARS.
=== Getting in conference place from Buenos Aires Bus Station ===
* Retiro bus station location:
Av. Antártida Argentina y Calle 10
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Argentina
C1104AJQ
* Some sites of interest:
Official website (it is in Spanish).[http://www.tebasa.com.ar/]
Wikipedia's Article in English.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retiro_bus_station]
* How to get from Retiro bus station to Conference place
- Considering Subway B Line has new schedules (6 to 14 on Saturdays), I'd recommend the following routes in case you're planning to show up a bit late:
'''FromTerminal de Ómnibus de Retiro To Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN)'''
'' Bus 106 - Estimated Trip Time 31' ''
Walk from 1250 ANTARTIDA ARGENTINA AV. up to intersection of ANTARTIDA ARGENTINA AV. and LUISONI, ARTURO, Mayor.
Take the Bus 106 get off at CORDOBA AV. and MEDRANO.
Walk from intersection of CORDOBA AV. and MEDRANO until reach your destination.
'' Bus 26 - Estimated Trip Time 35' ''
Walk from 1250 ANTARTIDA ARGENTINA AV. up to intersection of ANTARTIDA ARGENTINA AV. and Dr. Ramos Mejía, José María AV. (bus stop is not exactly there, it's accross the street in harbour direction).
Take the Bus 26 get off at LAVALLE and MEDRANO AV..
Walk from intersection of LAVALLE and MEDRANO AV. until reach your destination.
'''If you don't have SUBE card, trip needs to be paid with coins and it's more expensive.
In case you do, It might cost between 3,50ARS and 4,00ARS.'''
=== Hotels close to the venue ===
* ''Near conference place.''
- Hotels. [http://goo.gl/RGbuZf]
- Nearby hostels. [http://goo.gl/6idrPu]
* ''Near Casa Rosada.''
- Hotels. [http://goo.gl/R5fTUP]
- Hostels. [http://goo.gl/VQ83As]
* ''San Telmo.''
- Hotels. [http://goo.gl/PSeq4q]
- Hostels. [http://goo.gl/pX5GuK]
=== Public transportation in CABA ===
* Websites of interest:
''Underground's official website''[http://www.metrovias.com.ar/]
It's in Spanish, but on the lower right corner of the main site you can check the service status.
''CómoLlego[http://comollego.ba.gob.ar/]''
Buenos Aires' official site to get travel information and some places of interest.
You can change the language (Currently only Spanish or English) by going here[http://comollego.ba.gob.ar/#opciones].
== Budget ==
== Budget ==
TODO
At the moment we're looking for local sponsors, and we're probably going to request budget to the project to fund travel expenses for the volunteers going to Buenos Aires the conference and requests must be done through [https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-latam/ |LATAM ticket tracker].
! Description !! Cost in USD || Cost in Argentinean Pesos (AR $)
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| 200 Live DVDs || US$ 177 || AR$1500
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| 100 10x10cm stickers || US$ 24 || AR$200
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| 50 10x15cm stickers || US$ 18 || AR$150
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| 100 buttons || US$ 16 || AR $130
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| 100 copies of "Fedora Libro de Trucos" || US$ 17 || AR$140
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| Total || US$ 252 || AR$2120
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* Considering 1.00 USD = 8.50 ARS in Oct 2014
== Event Reports ==
== Event Reports ==
Latest revision as of 14:15, 16 January 2015
Fedora Day Paraná 2015
About
Fedora Day Paraná is an event to promote Fedora and it's related projects, which will take place in Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina.
Paraná is near Santa Fé (capital of Santa Fé province) and Oro Verde (a small town close to Paraná). The 3 cities have universities that dictate careers in computer / systems / electronics / technology. We want to use that the local FLOSS communities are small and with little activity, to make an event that attracts people from the 3 cities (and perhaps more).
The city
Paraná is the capital of Entre Rios province. It is located in the center-east of the country, on the left bank of the Paraná River, and have a population of 247,000 inhabitants, according to definitive data from the 2010 census.
It is the main component of the agglomerate called Gran Paraná, which includes Paraná, San Benito, Oro Verde, Colonia Avellaneda and Sauce Montrul. Along the Gran Santa Fe make an urban area of more than 850,000 inhabitants, joined by the underwater tunnel Raul Uranga - Carlos Sylvestre Begnis.
In 2014, Paraná hosted the "Cumbre del Mercosur", which was attended by presidents of Uruguay, Brazil, Venezuela and Bolivia.
