Winter in Europe can be grey and boring, and FOSDEM is too short to satisfy our need to meet Debian people; isn't this a good time to spend near the Italian lakes, where the weather is dry and relatively warm, for an event in the SunCamp style?.

As the SunCamp, this is not going to be a (Mini)Conf, but a DIY ?MiniDebcamp.

Contrary to the SunCamp, we are going to be hosted by a small hostel, with less facilities, and we are going to be the sole occupants for the duration of the event.

Group photo

Details

Organisation and discussion

Planning

What to expect

What not to expect

What to bring

Pricing

The price will depend on the number of participants, as we will have to cover the cost of the whole hostel (400 € / day), so you can expect something around 25 € / day (or less, if more people are staying), excluding food.

How to register

To register for the event add yourself to the table on this page, then contact valhalla (either AT trueelena.org or on IRC) to get the bank details and pay an advance of 50 EUR to the hostel.

If you have any dietary requirements or other specific needs please let the organizers know ASAP, by writing to valhalla-d@trueelena.org.

Rooms will be assigned by the hostel on a mostly random basis, so you should probably try to find a group of roommates you're happy with and communicate it to them.

Location details

wi-fi

TBD

How to get there

Laveno is served by two train stations with trains from Milan and from the Malpensa Airport. Additionally a commuter line from Bellinzona is currently served by buses because of renovation works that are supposed to end in December 2017.

Timetables for both stations can be searched on http://www.trenord.it/EN/ Choose "Laveno-Mombello (all stations)" as the destination to be sure not to miss potentially better connections, but if everything else is the same Laveno Mombello Nord is closer to the location. More information on the train lines from Switzerland can be found on http://www.tilo.ch/en/

Information about the delays (not whether the train is late, but by how much it is late :) ) can be found on http://www.viaggiatreno.it/ or its interface qviaggiatreno, available as a package in debian (but the latter in italian only), and they include station-by-station tracking of train positions and expected platforms.

FAQ

What is the weather going to be?

Are meals provided?

Included in the price of the hostel we have access to their kitchen (but no catering service), so we're only going to use it for breakfast and to prepare sandwiches for lunch on Sunday.

For other meals we will go to the nearby Ristorante Concordia.

Can I sleep elsewhere?

Yes, you can sleep elsewhere and join us during the day.

You will however be counted in the maximum number of people, but not in the minimum number required to book the hostel (and the people who stay to sleep will have to pay a bit more), so please be considerate in choosing this option. If you can afford it, a partial contribution to help share the cost of the hostel would be great.

Is the site wheelchair accessible?

Yes, but probably only if you come by car.

The common area, toilets, and some of the rooms are wheelchair accessible, and one of the parking areas is quite close to the entrance.

However, there is a steep incline to get from the street to the hostel, and the safe way to reach the town center includes a stair (the alternative is a trafficked street with no sidewalk), so you would need the car to reach the restaurants for most meals.

Should I plan to have a boat trip on the lake?

If you do, try to have a backup plan.

At the start of the dry season the lake is already at a record low and navigation has been restricted, by February it may be completely unavailable (or it may rain out of season and solve the problem, just don't count on it).

Update (19 february): lake levels are low, but not so low as to prevent navigation.

What power outlets can I expect?

Italy has two and a half official power outlet standard: Type L (10 and 16A) and a multistandard one that also accepts schuko.

The hostel has the latter (in the same configuration as the picture, with one dual pass L and one schuko compatible multistandard) and a few power strips with the same sockets will be provided. In case they prove not to be enough schuko to italian adapters are pretty easy to find at any supermarket (as most home appliances are sold with schuko plugs).

Can I come by camper?

In Laveno you can *park* a camper in the public parking areas, but camping/living in it is only allowed inside campgrounds, and the hostel is not one nor they are allowed to give you amenities such as access to power outlets.

The parking area of the hostel is also too small for campers (they would prevent other cars from moving), but you can park in the very close public parking at https://osm.org/go/0CkYUPRQT?m=

Participants

At the hostel there is room for 23 people.

Note that this includes people who are *not* sleeping at the hostel (see the FAQ for details).

Slot

Name

Arrival

Departure

Booked

Saturday's Dinner

Sleeping at the hostel

Comments

1

valhalla

22/2

25/2

Yes

Yes

Yes

2

diego

22/2

25/2

Yes

Yes

Yes

3

erossi

22/2

25/2

Yes

Yes

Yes

4

valerio

22/2

25/2

No

Yes

Yes

5

enrico

22/2

25/2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Driving from Bologna

6

mattia

22/2

25/2

Yes

Yes

Yes

7

ana

21/2

25/2

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

aurel32

21/2

25/2

Yes

Yes

Yes

9

tincho

21/2

25/2

Yes

Yes

Yes

10

nattie

22/2

25/2

Yes

Yes

Yes

catchin' a riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide avec Enrico

11

benh

22/2

25/2

Yes

Yes

Yes

also catchin' a ride; vegan

12

axhn

22/2

25/2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Driving from south-west Germany

13

federico

21/2

25/2

Yes

Yes

Yes

14

stefanor

22/2

26/2

Yes

Yes

Yes

15

olasd

22/2

25/2

Yes

Yes

Yes

16

gregoa

22/2

25/2

Yes

Yes

Yes

17

ducky

22/2

25/2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Driving from south-west Germany

18

abe

-

-

Yes

No

No

(cancelled)

19

Alex (Nabla)

22/2

25/2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Driving from south-west Germany

20

21

22

23

Waiting list

if the table above is full, feel free to add yourself to the waiting list here; slots that haven't been confirmed by 2018-02-08 will be available.

Saturday's dinner

If you only want to join us saturday for dinner please add yourself to this table. (No need to add yourself if you are already in the table above.)

Name

Jacopo

Gabriele

Mirko

Nicholas

Giorgio

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