FUDCon:Bid for Indonesia 2013

Organizing Team

• Prima Yogi Loviniltra
• Budi Sunaryo
• Yonisman Yos
• Erdiawan Ana
• Harry Hank
• Dendi Pradigta
• Fedora Indonesia Team http://id.fedoracommunity.org/kontributor/

Possible Dates

We're looking at the following dates:

• 2-4 May 2013
• 29-31 August 2013

Padang City

Padang is the capital of West Sumatra province in Indonesia, and is a gateway to get to different areas in the realm of Minangkabau. Padang city open to the sea ocean Indonesia is famous for its beautiful beaches and islands that adorn the beauty of the city's outskirts.

If you know about Rendang that's our traditional food who famous around the world originated from the Minangkabau ethnic group of Indonesia and become one of the 50 most delicious food in the world by CCNGO

Minangkabau International Airport

Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) is the principal airport serving the province of West Sumatra on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located about 23 km north-west of Padang, in Ketaping, Padang Pariaman regency. The airport became operational in July 2005, replacing the old Tabing Airport in Padang. The airport is named after the Minangkabau ethnic group who inhabit the region. There is one terminal building for both international flights and domestic flights. The airport has 17 check-in counters, 5 baggage conveyors, and 9 ticket sales counters. The architecture of airport terminal adopting bagonjong (spired roof), Minangkabau vernacular architecture commonly found in rumah gadang traditional house.

Local Mass Transit

Angkot Padang is one good option mode for the transportation and most major roads and destinations are covered by multiple Angkot Padang, the journey cost are around 2000 IDR-3000 IDR

Bis Kota, same as the field of Angkot Padang but like a Mini Bus so could carry more passengers and the cost journey are same with Angkot Padang.

Metered Taxi also the most comfortable option with air-conditioned cabs that has flag down rates of 10.000 IDR and an additional 2000 IDR per succeeding 200 meters.

Proposed Venues

• Andalas University

(Indonesian: Universitas Andalas abbreviated Unand) is the oldest university in Indonesia outside of Java. It consists of 11 faculties, most of them located at the main campus building, Limau Manis, 12 km from the centre of Padang, West Sumatra. This campus occupies 5 km², at an elevation of about 100 m. The Faculty of Medicine is located in the city centre, near the Central General Hospital M. Djamil.

• UCC UPI
• Mercure Hotel
• UNP

Estimated Cost of Flights

Sample rountrip for two ways to and from Minang

• Arrival in Padang: May 1, 2012 (Wednesday)
• Departure from Padang: May 5, 2012 (Sunday)

Airport	Local Rates	USD Rates	Airlines
Singapore (SIN)	SGD	189 USD	Mandala Airlines / TigerAirways
Brisbane (BNE)	AUD	1526 USD	Malaysia Airlines / Garuda Indonesia
Guangzhou (CAN)	CNY	1760 USD	Dragonair/Cathay Pasific Airways/Garuda Indonesia
Malaysia (KUL)	MYR	84 USD	Airasia
Philipines (PHP)	PHP	1625 USD	Garuda Indonesia
Hongkong (HKG)	HKD	1680 USD	China Airlines/Garuda Indonesia
Bangalore (BLR)	INR	2642 USD	SilkAir/Garuda Indonesia
Colombo (CMB)	LKR	1825 USD	Malaysia Airlines/Garuda Indonesia
Hanoi (HAN)	USD	2047 USD	Vietnam Airlines/China Airlines/Garuda Indonesia
Tokyo (TYO)	JPY	2409 USD	Korean Air/Garuda Indonesia
Auckland (AKL)	NZD	3330 USD	Cathay Pasific Airways/China Airlines/Garuda Indonesia

Pros and Cons

• Majority of the organizing team are still new-contributors to the Fedora Project.
• KPLI Padang and Fedora Indonesia Regional Sumbar are our sponsor for Fedora Indonesia events.
• Our team has a lot of experience running/attending FUDCon KL APAC 2012, FAD Padang 2012, Fedora Indonesia in AMIGOS, Fedora Indonesia in ILC, FOSSDAY UNP, ILC 2010, Linux Migrating for West Sumatra Goverment, etc
• The Indonesia does not require visas from most visitors, especially those from Southeast Asian countries.