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= Intro =
The good people of one of the larger Debian deployments in the world (80k+ debian boxes) have generously offered to host a number of work meetings for Debian during 2006.
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This page was created for the meeting in 2006. For the meetings in 2007, see ["WorkSessionsExtremadura2007"]

'''TODO: extract the generc informaion of this page, and keep it here, and move the information about this specific meeting to WorkSessionsExtremadura2007'''

= Intro =

The good people of one of the larger Debian deployments in the
world (80k+ debian boxes) have generously offered to host a
number of work meetings for Debian during 2006.

= Schedule =

 * January 18-22.
  * The DebianInstaller team had a work session about the Debian graphical installer development. See ["DebianInstaller/WorkSessions/Extremadura2006jan"]
 * March 22-26.
   * Free
 * April 12-16.
   * Emdebian session (Debian Embedded). See DebianEmbeddedWorkSessionExtremadura2006
 * June 7-11.
   * DebianEdu session. See ["DebianEdu/Extremadura2006"]
 * September 6-10.
  * Debian-i18n meeting. Work on a better infrastructure for general i18n and l10n. Revive the DDTP (Debian (Packages) Description Translation Project). See ["I18n/Extremadura2006"]
 * December 13-17.
   * Debian-QA meeting. See ["DebianQAExtremadura2006"]

= Organizational Stuff =
= actual meetings =
== current year ==
 * WorkSessionsExtremadura2008
== past years ==
 * WorkSessionsExtremadura2007
 * [[WorkSessionsExtremadura/2006]]
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 * Dario Rapisardi, <dario at rapisardi dot org>, <dario.rapisardi at juntaextremadura dot net>, ES
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 * [http://www.creofonte.com/ Creofonte building] in Casar de Cáceres, near Cáceres. [http://people.debian.org/~bubulle/caceres.png Map]
 * Yuste monastery. [http://people.debian.org/~bubulle/yuste.png Map]
 * [http://www.unex.es/ University of Extremadura] in Jaradilla de Vera
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 * [[http://www.creofonte.com/|Creofonte building]] in Casar de Cáceres, near Cáceres. [[http://people.debian.org/~bubulle/caceres.png|Map]]
 * Yuste monastery. [[http://people.debian.org/~bubulle/yuste.png|Map]]
 * [[http://www.unex.es/|University of Extremadura]] in Jaradilla de Vera
 * Merida - for example at http://www.veladahoteles.com/en/merida/home.php
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 * General organisational questions and initial interface with local contacts: Andreas Schuldei < andreas@debian.org >
= Communication =
There isn't currently a mailing list set up, but it would be useful to have something like that!
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General organisational questions and initial interface with local contacts: Andreas Schuldei <andreas@debian.org> There is the habit to create an IRC channel for expecic meeting (e.g. currently for a meeting in Merida, we hang around at #merida on OFTC), but nothing really planned, and nothing for times before and after the meetings...
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= Peer support =

There isn't currently a mailing list set up, but we have #extremadura-2006 irc channel on irc.debian.net.
'''TODO:''' Somebody might set up a Mailing list for these meetings?!
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Travel is included: in particular ticket from airport of origin to Madrid. A shuttle or something similar will take attendees from the airport to the Creofonte building.
Travel is included: in particular ticket from airport of origin to Madrid. A shuttle or something similar will take attendees from the airport to the location of the actual meeting.
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Don't need any visa any person coming for less than three months, from
the following countries:
Don't need any visa any person coming for less than three months, from the following countries:
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The Creofonte building has 11 rooms, 2 of them are individuals with facilities for disabled people, in two floors. Most of the rooms are triple. I think there's only one double. So, the maximum capacity is 28 people. Each
room has its own bathroom, with shower, etc. The climatization is central in the building. Each room also has chairs and a work table, phone and TV. Check
[http://www.creofonte.com/index.php?Sec=1&Sec1=2&Sec2=7 here] for more details (in spanish).
 * For the meetings in Merida, the Hotel Velada was used - general Spanish/European Hotel standards apply
'''TODO:''' add info for other locations, if know
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 * Specific to location - check with local contacts - or ('''TODO''' set up pages for all locations available and point to them for the specific meeting)
= Printing facilities =
 * Specific to location - check with local contacts - or ('''TODO''' set up pages for all locations available and point to them for the specific meeting)
= Extra Hardware =
 * Specific to location - check with local contacts - or ('''TODO''' set up pages for all locations available and point to them for the specific meeting)
= Additional information =
The following pages _might_ contain some useful additional/generic info that _might_ apply to your meeting:
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4Mbps connection, wired wireless hotspots will be set up for the
event.
 * [[CustomDebian/Extremadura2007]]
 * [[DebianEdu/Extremadura2007/Schedule]]
 * WorkSessionsExtremadura2007
'''TODO: collect generic info on these pages and move it to this page!'''
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Expect slow connections in the mornings, much better in the afternoons
and the weekend, after schools finish.
= Checklist for things to organize =
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= Printing facilities = From some meetings, here is a checklist of things that might be good to take care that they are really there and set up at start oif each meeting:
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There will be at least one laser printer. You most probably want to have:
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= Extra Hardware =

Organizers, if required, can kindly lend the following hardware:

 * Sun Blade 100

 * Mac Cube (G3)

 * ia32 boxes
 
 * Powerplugs for each participant (take 2x<number of participants> - some people bring multiple laptops, some want to charge phones, camera's etc.)
 * A wired Switch for each participants (similar to power - 2x<number of partcipants> Ports) with an analog number of network cables
 * A flipchart
 * A programmable wireless router - it can either be used to bring the wireless to people who only have wired access if the location provides no cabled net, or, if the location provides cable only, those who want can have wireless, still
 * Debian and Debian Edu and ... mirrors - stable, testing, unstable, with sources would be very useful! - should be somehow possible to make available on the wired network - so data should be there as well as a configured service to distribute tha data - maybe some small NAS device

Intro

The good people of one of the larger Debian deployments in the world (80k+ debian boxes) have generously offered to host a number of work meetings for Debian during 2006.

actual meetings

current year

past years

Local contacts

  • César Gómez Martín, <cesar.gomez at gmail dot com> <cesar.gomez at juntaextremadura dot net>, Cáceres, ES

Location

The Extremadura region (not to be confused with the Estremadura region of Portugal) is an administrative region of Spain, located in the South-western part of the country.

It is made of the two provinces: Badajoz and Cáceres.

The worksessions can be held at three different places:

General Debian contact

  • General organisational questions and initial interface with local contacts: Andreas Schuldei < andreas@debian.org >

Communication

There isn't currently a mailing list set up, but it would be useful to have something like that!

There is the habit to create an IRC channel for expecic meeting (e.g. currently for a meeting in Merida, we hang around at #merida on OFTC), but nothing really planned, and nothing for times before and after the meetings...

TODO: Somebody might set up a Mailing list for these meetings?!

Transport

The Junta de Extremadura can fund up to 20 people, preferrably european attendees. The lodging strictly limits the number of people to 20, though.

Tickets

Travel is included: in particular ticket from airport of origin to Madrid. A shuttle or something similar will take attendees from the airport to the location of the actual meeting.

Local organizers take care of booking the tickets: attendees will receive an electronic ticket number via email; this ticket code, and the passport are all you need in the check-in area.

names given in the booking and in the passport must match *exactly*. Order of names, spelling, capitalisation etc do make a difference. If they don't match people seem to be rather inflexible -> no ticket

If you're not traveling alone (wife/children/friend/whoever) it's going to be easier if you book the ticket by yourself and you will be refunded. Reimbursement can take between 1-3 months.

Tickets are top priority: the sooner you give your details the better.

Visas

Don't need any visa any person coming for less than three months, from the following countries:

Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macao, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Romania, San Maino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Switzerland, United States, Uruguay, and the EU

Any other situation requires a visa, indeed.

Accomodations

  • For the meetings in Merida, the Hotel Velada was used - general Spanish/European Hotel standards apply

TODO: add info for other locations, if know

Food

The sponsor is also taking care of food for the attendees. If anybody has any particular preference/need (like vegans or allergics) please contact the Local Contacts.

Network facilities

  • Specific to location - check with local contacts - or (TODO set up pages for all locations available and point to them for the specific meeting)

Printing facilities

  • Specific to location - check with local contacts - or (TODO set up pages for all locations available and point to them for the specific meeting)

Extra Hardware

  • Specific to location - check with local contacts - or (TODO set up pages for all locations available and point to them for the specific meeting)

Additional information

The following pages _might_ contain some useful additional/generic info that _might_ apply to your meeting:

TODO: collect generic info on these pages and move it to this page!

Checklist for things to organize

From some meetings, here is a checklist of things that might be good to take care that they are really there and set up at start oif each meeting:

You most probably want to have:

  • Powerplugs for each participant (take 2x<number of participants> - some people bring multiple laptops, some want to charge phones, camera's etc.)

  • A wired Switch for each participants (similar to power - 2x<number of partcipants> Ports) with an analog number of network cables

  • A flipchart
  • A programmable wireless router - it can either be used to bring the wireless to people who only have wired access if the location provides no cabled net, or, if the location provides cable only, those who want can have wireless, still
  • Debian and Debian Edu and ... mirrors - stable, testing, unstable, with sources would be very useful! - should be somehow possible to make available on the wired network - so data should be there as well as a configured service to distribute tha data - maybe some small NAS device