#FOSS4G2006 IRC Log - 2006-09-05

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02:44:17 zool: hello
02:44:36 zool: what's the best postal address / c/o to have things sent to the conf centre in lausanne?
02:44:47 zool: e.g.
02:44:48 zool: University of Lausanne
02:44:48 zool: Amphimax building
02:44:48 zool: 1015 Lausanne
02:45:10 zool: if one sent a parcel to that address c/o FOSS4G organisers would it connect with you?
07:59:39 pona: concerning session chair we really need to go ahead, after a second analysis we really think it would be easier to include also people giving presentation.
07:59:44 pona: any objection?
08:00:22 FrankW: Well, it is sub-ideal, but it will work.
08:00:41 pona: we also thought Daniel Morissette, and few professor not giving speech as chairs
08:02:16 pona: for session for which we had suggestion, mainly GRASS sessions by Helena, we will follow the proposition
11:25:36 ajturner: what's the popular accomodation everyone/anyone is staying at?
11:25:57 ajturner: the supplied map on the website is rather --- uninformative
11:29:40 FrankW: I believe the "Hotel Crystal Minotel" has been designated the party hotel by the mapserver folks.
11:30:15 FrankW: Though I'm staying at "Hôtel de l'Ours"
11:30:32 lmaurer: Sorry for the uninformative map :- )
11:30:49 FrankW: I'm not sure where these are relative to the conference facilities, though apparently there is a subway in this city!
11:31:17 ajturner: well, the map is "pretty", but the actual University is on the very edge/off the map ( and took while to find )
11:31:24 ajturner: from the Olympics?
11:31:46 lmaurer: all hotels are only 10 minutes by taxi away and 15 minutes with public transportation...
11:31:51 ajturner: ooh, Mapserver is staying at 3*, swank
11:32:00 lmaurer: you know Switzerland is very smalll :- )
11:32:09 ajturner: true
11:32:33 ajturner: Just figuring out how to maximize the people/rate ratio
11:32:41 ajturner: w/i a vicinity