Hackfest2023 Bensberg
This page IS WORK IN PROGRESS and details the planning of Inkscape's 2023 hackfest in Bensberg, Germany. The hackfest will take place on March 13-17, 2023. It is a standalone event and not organized around any other even/FOSS conference.
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Description
A hackfest! We will work on Inkscape bugs, new features, packaging, website issues, ... in fact anything that can benefit from us being physically in the same space. And let's not forget about the social component - we get to hang and talk and laugh in person since we usually only meet virtually :).
Bensberg
Bensberg is part of Bergisch Gladbach, a city in the western part of Germany, about 15 km east of Cologne. It is beautifully located in the countryside, surrounded by lush forests slightly elevated to give a great view depending on weather conditions. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn (CGN) which is an international airport.
Venue
Our host is the Generali Akademie, the dedicated education and conference center of the Generali Group in Germany (it's an insurance company). The location's special appeal is its all-inclusive package: conference rooms, hotel rooms and full catering service are conveniently provided on-site.
(full disclosure: as an employee, RdH has been there multiple times)
Hackfest
tbd
Finding the office
tbd
Catering
We have full catering on-site, i.e. breakfast, lunch and dinner including non-alcoholic drinks. Our meeting room also comes with coffee and beverages throughout the day.
Facilities
- Wireless networking (fast broadband), powered by m3connect
- No wired network available
- Europlug type F
- we should bring some power strips
- (TODO - not sure if we have that) LCD projector
- flip chart
- (TODO add additional info e.g. pool)
Vicinity
tbd (we're not in a city, we're in the country)
Traveling information
tbd
Hotels
No dedicated booking necessary - our conference package comes with hotel rooms on-site.
Attendance
tbd -