FUDCon:FUDCon Toronto 2009 logistics

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Buses

From Mel Chua:

Bus company	Cost	Comments
TravelPackUSA	$525/day for 15ppl	Unsure if required to keep them to drive around Toronto, awaiting reply
Sunshine Boston	$4300	43-seater is all they have
R.C. Herrmann	(need quote)	36-seat passenger coach, looks pretty darn nice Spot says "hell no," with justification
Cavalier Coatch	(quote requested)	Sent quote request 2009-09-14 Very nice exec. coach w/AC, might be expensive
Yankee Line	(quote requested)	Sent quote request 2009-09-14 Can't tell about AC
Nevarez	(quote requested)	Sent quote request 2009-09-14 AC, not sure if service runs to Toronto
US Coachways	(quote requested)	Sent quote request 2009-09-14 No AC, ~$5000 expected

Details

• Bus leaves on Friday morning, December 4
• Potential route:
  • Pickup in Boston, @ Alewife station ~9:00am
  • Pickup in Westford, @ Red Hat ~10:00am
  • Onward to Toronto, arrive ~9:00pm?
• Bus may not be available throughout weekend depending on incremental cost.
• Bus returns on Tuesday morning, December 8

From Chris Tyler: it's worth asking for a bus with AC power at the seats -- makes laptop users happier.

From Paul Frields: If we pack ~20 people on the bus, we do better than breaking even.

People riding the bus

Person	Pickup Location	Notes
Tim Burke	Westford
Máirín Duffy	Westford or Boston would work for me
Dan Walsh	Westford
Jesse Keating	Westford or Boston
Tom "spot" Callaway	Westford or Boston
Christopher Aillon	Boston	tentative, SJC->BOS ~$250, SJC->YYZ ~$450
Mel Chua	Westford or Boston	tentative, will be either busing/flying from Washington DC and need to compare costs
Jon Masters	Boston or Westford	tentative
Person	Pickup Location	Notes

Venue

Seneca@York - 70 The Pond Rd, Toronto, Ontario

Saturday/Sunday - SEQ building

• 160-seat stepped theater
• 128-seat stepped theater
• Two large glassed-in rooms (roughly 60-seat capacity depending on layout)
• Four additional classrooms with flexible layout, 35+ seats each

Each room has at least:

• video projector with 15-pin sub-D (VGA) input
• dual-boot podium PC

Stepped classrooms also have document cameras.

Monday - TEL Building

• VR room - flexible config, 30-60 people (Barco floor-to-ceiling HD video projector)
• 12-seat conference room (no projector, can get a portable one)
• 8-seat conference room (projector with VGA input)
• 6-seat meeting room (no projector)
• Upper-K, 60+ seat glassed-in room (projector with VGA input, dual-boot podium computer)
• Large classroom with round tables and chairs (projector with VGA input)

Hotel

Hilton Garden Inn (HGI) Toronto/Vaughan - $105/night double occupancy, free King suite for hospitality (e.g., Hack Room)

• Located at Hwy 7 & Interchange Way - 10 minutes by car or Viva rapid transit.
• Internet access: wired and wireless, password-free.
• 3 years old.
• Food options nearby, restaurant in hotel, room service available.
• Free parking (including the bus).
• Pool, fitness room.

Ground Transportation

• Seneca@York buildings are 8-10 minutes from hotel by Viva (2 stops). Rates are $3.25 cash or $26/10 tickets.
• Parking at York is abundant but expensive ($14/day). Parking at hotel is free, so attendees should consider the Viva option.

FUDPub

Possible locations:

• Dave & Busters - adjacent to hotel
• The Underground - on campus

Map

Here's a map of all the nearby facilities.