FUDCon:Managua 2014

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Organizing Team

(Alphabetically by surname)

• Neville A. Cross Event Owner
• Fernando Espinoza Transportation
• Cristhian Vanessa G Conference and Barcamp
• Aura Lila Gutierrez Promotional and printing materials
• Samuel J. Gutierrez Aviles Hacking
• Eduardo Mayorga Lodging
• William Moreno Budged Tracking
• Porfirio Paiz Workshops

Managua

City

Managua is the Capital city of Nicaragua. One distinct feature is that has a lot of concrete cobbled streets. You can not walk the city, you may walk within some neighbourhood, but usually distances are beyond walking distance and there is lack of side walks. The address is based on landmark references.

Airport

Managua International airport Agusto Cesar Sandino has MGA code. It is serve by TACA-Avianca, COPA, American Airlines, Delta, United Airline. You may expect to get connection in MIami, San Salvador or Panama city. Airport is about 12 kilometers from city center.

Local Transportation

The public transportation is overcrowded. There is plenty of taxi cabs but you have to bargain the fare before hand. There is not meters on the taxi cabs.

Logistics

Accommodation

Hotel Surroundings

Cost calculated in base of 20 guests in 10 double rooms. Taxes included. Meeting room will be a hacking/meeting space for the night. If breakfast is not included, the price will be added. Air shuttle has to be calculated double, as incoming and outgoing travels.

Hotel	Double rooms 10	Meeting room	Airport shuttle	Transportation to venue	Total
Hotel Mansión Teodolinda	$52.65 x 10 rooms x 4 days Breakfast included	Included (Free)	$5 x 20pp x 2 (in-out)	Included (Free)	$2,706
Hotel El Almendro	$63.65 x 10 rooms x 4 days Breakfast included	Included (Free)	$	Included	$2,530
Hilton Princess Managua	$110 x 10 rooms x 4 days plus taxes Breakfast included		Not included (unknown rates yet)	Not included	$5,148
Intercontinental Metrocentro	190 x 10 rooms x 4 days Breakfast included	Included (free)	$12 x 20pp x 2 (in-out)		$8,080

Catering

The idea is that there will be 20 people from abroad plus 20 local people helping with the event. This is an estimated. Most likely there will less people.

Catering service or restaurant	Price	notes
Hotel Mansión Teodolinda	$8 x 40 x 3 = $ 960	delivery to the venue included
Hotel Crowne Plaza	2 x 10 x $120 = $ 2400
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Stationery

Bocklet for information about the event and writing space for the schedule. Note blocks as gifts. Banners to display our sponsors.

printing shop	Booklets	note blocks	banners
Bolonia Printing	$306 (300 units)	$293 (300 units)	$53 (each)
Deseño Centro	$113 (300 units)	$576 (300 units)	$20 (each)

Pre-registration system

There is not estimated cost for this item, but it will be sponsored by Kakao media in their web site Folcano which displays activities and sells tickets for events.

Serigraphy

It has been a custom to give t-shirts to the 150 first people to pre-register on the event. There is also the idea of making bags as gifts, like small running backpacks.

printing shop	tshirts	bags
Bordados Anan	$776.25 (150 units)	n/a
Publi bolsos	n/a	$470.58 (200 units)
Diseño Centro	$480 (150 units)	$696 (200 units)

Güegüe Comunicaciones will be sponsoring t-shirts

Posible Venues

Universidad Centroamericana Is a big university. It has shown interest in the event. If they get involved, their staff will provide some talks as part of the commitment to the event. They are reviewing the schedule of internal activities. It has been said that the will sponsor the event providing the venue and some internet bandwidth free of charge.

Venue Surroundings

Images