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Event Details

Location

Virginia Tech Blacksburg Virginia

Virginia Tech is a Land Grant University in Southwestern Virginia with lots of bandwidth to be able to handle FUDCon without a problem. The Virginia Tech IT department also operates an official Fedora mirror.

Hackfests: Friday, Sunday (2nd Floor McBryde Hall (tentative)) [/ Room Survey]

BarCamp: Saturday (100 and Second Floor McBryde Hall (Tentative) [/ Room Survey]

FUDPub: [Breakzone] Squires Student Center (Tentative) [Reservation Form]

[catering] corkage fees and license fees

Dates

January 13-15, 2012

Pre-registration

Instructions
Please add your name to the list if you will attend. Also, please indicate the following:
  • Put an X in the $$$ column if you need funding to attend, and visit the FUDCon ticket tracker to make a funding request. We have a limited budget and will work hard to fund as many people as possible. We'll use these answers to help figure out budgeting for the event. We are making arrangements for attendees from other geographic regions to encourage specific initiatives such as future FUDCon events, but preference may otherwise be given to people in North America.
  • Put a V in the Veg column if you would like vegetarian fare for any meals that we provide during the event. If you prefer vegan fare, please mark that column VV. We will do our best to make sure everyone is accommodated!
  • Put your T-shirt size in the Size column, so we can have an idea about what sizes to have available. Only Unisex (Mens Sizes will be ordered)
  • Roomsharing:
    1. If you want or need to share a room, mark yes in the "Roomshare?" column.
    2. Once you have a roommate, both of you should mark your roommate's name in the block as well.
    3. If you need a roommate, look for someone with just a yes in the column, and contact them via email. If you encounter any problems, let the organizers know.
Use the Comments section for anything else you think organizers need to know, or to offer or ask for space or rides.
Fedora means freedom — registration is free and open to everyone.
You can pre-register anonymously, but now is a great time to create a Fedora account if you don't have one! For those new to Fedora, you can register in the Fedora Account System and follow the instructions there to complete the CLA (soon to be FPCA). This process usually takes less than 5 minutes. The information you enter below is viewable by anyone, and is considered Publicly Available Personal Information.
# Name $$$ Veg Size Roomshare? Hotel booked Comments (extra line for badge)
001 Kenny Armstrong XL
002 Ricky Elrod yes (scholarship) no 2X Ricky Zhou Not yet CodeBlock. Breaking things since 1992.
003 Ricky Zhou yes (scholarship) no XL Ricky Elrod no Hi, I'm Ricky!
004 ian weller yes (scholarship) no L yes no doer of stuff
005 Kevin Fenzi yes no XXL yes no Man of many hats
006 Adam M Dutko yes no XL yes no chomp();
007 Chris Tyler XL yes no ctyler
008 John Dulaney Yes No XXXL yes no j_dulaney
009 Nick Bebout yes no XXL yes no nb
010 Scott Glaser no no XXXL Andrea Glaser no Sonar_Guy, Fedora Unity Founder
011 Andrea Glaser no no XL Scott Glaser no Sonar_Gal, Fedora Unity Founder
012 Maurice James no no XL no no Moe__
013 Ben Williams yes no XXL Cathy Williams
Jamie Williams
yes Host VileGent Fedora Unity Founder
014 Cathy Williams yes no XXL Ben Williams
Jamie Williams
yes Battleaxe
015 Jamie Williams yes no XXL Cathy Williams
Ben Williams
yes SGS
016 Eric Christensen yes no L yes yes Sparks
017 Jeroen van Meeuwen yes Hell No XL Sure No Dutch
018 David Cantrell no no XL clumens yes dcantrell
019 Chris Lumens no no L dcantrell yes clumens
020 Clint Savage yes no XXL Anyone no herlo
021 John McDonough yes you're kidding, right? XXL Would consider a fellow bad person no jjmcd
022 Matt Domsch no no XL no no mdomsch
023 Kyle McMartin no no XL no
024 Toshio Kuratomi yes no M yes no Anonymous Badger (abadger1999)
025 Clyde Kunkel no no XXL no no
026 Abdel Martinez yes no S yes no potty
027 Josh Boyer no no L no jwb
028 Peter Jones no no L jforbes no pjones
029 Justin Forbes no no XXL pjones no jforbes
030 Brian Lane no no XL no bcl
031 Oliver Rivas yes no XL no orvtech
032 Brian Pepple yes no L yes no bpepple
034 Rahul Sundaram yes no XL yes no mether
035 David Lehman no no L no dlehman
036 Dave Johnson no no L yes no PauseBazinga
037 Frank Ch. Eigler no no L no no
038 Dave Brolley no no XL no no
039 Chris Meek no no M no no
040 David Smith no no L no no
041 Josh Stone no no L no no
042 Stan Cox no no L no no
043 Will Cohen no no L no no
044 Mark J. Wielaard no no XL no no
045 Simon Sekidde no no XL no no ssekidde
046 Tom Callaway no V XXL yes no spot
047 Major Hayden no no L no no rackerhacker
048 Máirín Duffy no Vegan No thanks Yes Female Yes mizmo
049 Dennis Gilmore no no XXL yes no dgilmore
050 Jared Smith no no L yes no jsmith
051 Paul Frields no no XXL yes no stickster
052 Zach Oglesby no no L no no zoglesby
053 Ruth Suehle no bacontarian S no no
054 Scott Suehle no Carnivore XL no no Kilted1
055 Constantin DRABO yes no XL yes no Java User Group Leader in Burkina Faso, forming Fedora User Group
056 Jusitn O'Brien yes no XL yes no @threethirty
057 James Gross no no Med no no
058 Andy Grimm no no M yes no mull (Eucalyptus)
059 Diego Búrigo Zacarão yes no L yes no diegobz
060 Nick Lambert no no M no yes: J Huestis S@Y
061 Jordan Huestis no no L no yes: N Lambert S@Y
# Name $$$ Veg Size Roomshare? Hotel booked Comments (extra line for badge)

Travel

Closest major airport is about 35 Miles away: Roanoke Regional Airport (Airport Code: ROA) is the major airport servicing the Roanoke Valley area. The following airlines have flights going in / coming out of Roanoke:

Allegiant Air/ Delta/ United Airlines/ US Airways/

Planefare at time of checking (2/22/11): Boston Roanoke ~$299 LAX to Roanoke ~$441

Closest general aviation airport is Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive Airport.

Driving Distance for Raleigh NC 200-233 Miles (depending on route)

Smartway Bus to/from ROA Airport http://www.smartwaybus.com/schedule.htm

Local Mass Transit Blacksburg Transit http://www.blacksburg.gov/index.aspx?page=791

Travel planning

Lodging

Hotel

The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center

901 Prices Fork Rd Blacksburg VA 24061

Reservations: Click the Link or Call the Hotel Directly at 540 231-8000 or Toll Free 877-200-3360 and ask for the Fedora room block. Block will Expire December 28, 2011.

Cost: $90 per night plus tax (5%) -- Parking $3 per night

Transportation

Airport shuttle

Smartway Bus to/from airport: http://www.smartwaybus.com/schedule.htm

Consult the bus schedule before booking flights (there is no bux service on Sunday).

(OPTION: rent a Van from University for $40/day for shuttle service to/from Airport)

Parking

At the hotel

The hotel has a significant amount of parking and has told us they don't believe there will be a problem accommodating some out of town drivers there.

Virginia Tech

Should be plenty of parking on campus, although parking permits will be required.

Network access

Virginia Tech is a major state university with over 30,000 students and staff, so bandwidth should not be an issue, but portable wifi devices may be handy. Bring them if you have them.

There is also wireless available at the hotel. Refer to the information provided by your hotel for details.

Hackfest- Workshops

Instructions: If you want to have a hackfest or a workshop, please list it below for possible early scheduling of room space.

Type Name of Event Day(s) Lead Time per session # of Sessions
Workshop Intro to Fedora Docs Sat Sparks 1 hr 1
Workshop Intro to DocBook XML and Publican Sat Jared 2 hrs 1
Hackfest F17 Docs Hackfest Sat Sun Sparks
Workshop GPG Key Signing Event Sparks 1.5 hr 1

Proposed Barcamp Sessions

Please fill in the following grid with proposed BarCamp sessions:

Description User Level Lead


Packing List

  • Laptop with 802.11b/g wireless
    • Extension cord (and North American power adapter, if from outside NA)
    • Ethernet cable (for hotel and/or hackfest)
    • Optional: Bring a Fedora Friend Finder (power strip)
  • Credit card (VISA or MasterCard) or small amount of cash (ATMs are nearby the hotel and both ASU locations for the event)
  • Your presentation slides or anything needed for the hackfest
  • International visitors:
    • Passport/visa and any other official documentation needed
    • Converters for power (reference link[1])

If staying at the hotel:

  • Optional: swimsuit, gym clothes.[2]

  1. Most consumer plugs in the USA are Type B.
  2. This doesn't mean clothing is optional if you swim or exercise!

Pros and Cons

  • Pro: Excellent location
  • Pro: Driving distance for Raleigh
  • Pro: Better weather than the Northeast
  • Pro: Organized by a community member
  • Con: Distance from airport
  • Con: Organized by a community member


Meetings

FUDCon:Blacksburg_2012_meetings