London, August 2009
From DFEY
Members from both DFEY North West and South East have expressed interest in going to in London.
Based on the current listed prices we have calculated this will cost approximately £2500, £1719 of which being the hotel the rest being travel costs. Thank you to Young Rewired State and its sponsors for this generosity.
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[edit] Coming?
Stuff to bring with you and cool stuff to play with in projects.
Remember, they are interested in your bios/profile/bit about yourself? (biography, not BIOS!) for when you present stuff - see e-mail that was sent to you from YRS team.
[edit] Contacts
- Tim Dobson
- 07922334403
- Robert Leverington
- 07969494841
- Stephen Mount
- 07870387123
- team@dfey.org
[edit] Notice
All DFEY transport details are now frozen, have been mailed to YRS, and can no longer be altered. We have been informed that YRS is now over subscribed and if you wish to go, you are advised to visit and contact the organisers ASAP
[edit] Time
22nd and 23rd August 2009.
[edit] Venue
Google HQ, London.
- (3 minutes)
[edit] London Euston to Victoria
The Victoria Line will be suspended between Warren Street and Brixton, so you won't be able to travel directly from Euston to Victoria. Use this alternative route.
- Take the Northern Line southbound (via Charing Cross) to Embankment.
- Change to the westbound Circle or District Line at Embankment to Victoria.
[edit] London St Pancras/Kings Cross to Victoria
Likewise the Victoria Line suspension affects this journey also.
- Take the Picadilly Line southbound from Kings Cross to Leicester Square.
- Change to the Northern Line southbound to Embankment.
- Change to the westbound Circle or District Line at Embankment to Victoria.
[edit] London Kings Cross to Hotel
Since the Victoria Line is closed you will need to make a short journey on foot.
- Take the Northern Line southbound (towards Morden) from Kings Cross to Oval (it is important to ensure you take the correct branch).
- See . There are no buses that travel along this route.
[edit] Victoria to Hotel
See . It should be possible to get bus 2, 36, or 436 from Grosvenor Place across the river instead of walking, however you will need to get off as soon as you cross the bridge. This should work equally well in reverse.
[edit] London Paddington to Hotel
- Take the 436 bus from Paddington Station (Praed Street).
- Get off just after crossing Vauxhall bridge across the Thames.
- Walk towards the hotel, see .
[edit] Attendees
| Name | IRC Screename | Home town | Signed up | Sponsored transport | 16-25 Railcard | Departure station | Arrival station | Sponsored accommodation | Upfront funding | Needs laptop | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Dobson | tdobson | Manchester | Yes | Yes | No | Manchester Piccadilly | London Euston | Yes | Yes | No | None. |
| James Stoker | JStoker | Washington | Yes | Yes | No | Newcastle | London Kings Cross | Yes | Yes | No | Child ticket. Needs to stay in London on the Friday aswell. Will have his father accompanying him. |
| Max Siegieda | CampGareth | Chudleigh | Yes | Yes | No | Newton Abbot | London Paddington | Yes | Yes | Yes | Child ticket. Needs to stay in London on the Friday aswell. Will have a parent accompanying him. |
| Robert Leverington | roberthl | London | Yes | No | No | Luton | London St Pancras | No | No | No | None. |
| Isabell Long | issyl0 | London | Yes | Yes | No | Woking | London Victoria | No | No | No | Booking tickets herself. |
| Richard Thompson | binary | Manchester | Yes | Yes | No | Manchester Piccadilly | London Euston | Yes | Yes | No | None. |
| Rob Barry | x_rob | Wolverhampton | Yes | Yes | Yes | Wolverhampton | London Euston | Yes | Yes | No | None. |
| Connor Smith | clsmith | London | Yes | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | No | No | No | None. |
| Ben Webb | bjwebb | Manchester | Yes | Yes | Yes | Manchester Piccadilly | London Euston | Yes | Yes | No | None. |
| Scott Dennison | darthcrap | Manchester | Yes | Yes | Yes | Manchester Piccadilly | London Euston | Yes | Yes | No | None. |
| Joe Henthorn | idde | Manchester | Yes | Yes | No | Manchester Piccadilly | London Euston | Yes | Yes | No | None. |
| Sean Whitton | seanw | Sheffield | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sheffield | London Kings Cross | Yes | Yes | Yes | None. |
| Stephen Mount | stemount | Leicester | Yes | Yes | No | Market Harborough | London St Pancras | Yes | Yes | No | Child ticket. |
| James Robson | nevermore | Sheffield | Yes | Yes | No | Sheffield | London Kings Cross | Yes | Yes | No | None. |
[edit] Travel
| Tickets | Quantity | People | Booked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 21st, 14:34 Newcastle to 17:41 London Kings Cross Sunday 23rd, 19:30 London Kings Cross to 22:48 Newcastle | 1 child, 1 adult | James Stoker and his father | Yes |
| Friday 21st, 17:03 Newton Abbot to 20:32 London Paddington
Sunday 23rd, 19:57 London Paddington to 22:58 Newton Abbot | 1 child, 1 adult | Max Siegieda and a parent | Yes |
| Saturday 22nd, 06:55 Manchester Picadilly to 09:04 London Euston Sunday 23rd, 19:35 London Euston to 21:52 Manchester Piccadilly | 5 adults (2 16-25 railcards) | Ben Webb, Richard Thompson, Joe Henthorn, Scott Dennison and Tim Dobson | Yes |
| Saturday 22nd, 07:44 Wolverhampton to 09:35 London Euston Sundary 23rd, 19:38 London Euston to 21:31 Woverhampton | 1 adults (1 16-25 railcard) | Rob Barry | Yes |
| Saturday 22nd, 06:54 Sheffield to 09:18 London Kings Cross Sundary 23rd, 19:35 London Kings Cross to 21:56 Sheffield | 2 adults (1 16-25 railcard) | Sean Whitton and James Robson | Yes |
| Saturday 22nd, 08:12 Market Harborough to 09:12 London St Pancras Sunday 23rd, 19:30 London St Pancras to 20:59 Market Harborough | 1 child | Stephen Mount | Yes |
Tube 3 day Travelcards: 11 adult, 3 child
[edit] Accomodation
- £119 twin (£~60 each)
- High speed internet access and good reviews (8.8/10).
[edit] Bum Buddies
Pairings open for adjustment right up until the last minute. (Pillow fights are optional) (and banned under strict direction of stemount)
| Dates | Occupants | Booked |
|---|---|---|
| Friday and Saturday | James Stoker and his father | Yes |
| Friday and Saturday | Max Siegieda and one parent | Yes |
| Saturday | Richard Thompson, Connor Smith and Scott Dennison | Yes |
| Saturday | Tim Dobson and Rob Barry | Yes |
| Saturday | Ben Webb and Joe Henthorn | Yes |
| Saturday | Sean Whitton and James Robson | Yes |
| Saturday | Stephen Mount and Marcus from Weston-super-Mare | Yes |
[edit] Organisational Stuff
[edit] Not started
Get started!
[edit] Part Done
Could do with a bit more work
- Beg, Design, Borrow, Print, Steal, Buy, DFEY badges(?)
[edit] Done
Finito!
- Beg, Design, Borrow, Print, Steal, Buy, DFEY posters(?)
- Tim to e-mail Brightbox
- Emailed. No response as of yet.
- Liase with Emma about laptops
- Find suitable accommodation, as cheaply as possible, near to Google HQ - hotels.com is a good place to start and make a list on wiki
- Find out for sure who needs accommodation
- Decide which hotel to book and work out how many rooms are required.
- Work out which specific trains at which times to book everyone onto
- Find out what station each person will be traveling from
- Contact everyone on the list who we have "unknown" in a box and clarify position
- Need to contact and speak to stemount and joe henthorn
- Get addresses to send tickets to, e-mails sent to request them from everyone that needs one.
- Email everyone individually confirming that they are booked, what they're travel plans are and who they should contact if stuff doesn't go to plan.
- liase with YRS specifically @hubmum - Emma Mulqueeny - should probably be Tim Dobson
- Sent initial email asking her to phone me and explaining our situation
- Had conversation with Emma on the phone - she was really enthusiastic. From her point of view if we just tell her "book x number of y type rooms here, book z tickets on this train from a to b and them mail these tickets to c" then that is cool with her and she can do that.
- Deadline for people saying yes and getting all information across though and us sending her that email is 12:00 on Saturday though so we need to move VERY fast.
- Emma is happy for parents accompanying to get accommodation & travel paid for
- Confirm with YRS that all the people we have done as coming, they have down as coming too.
- They do. This is good.
- Find out who in DFEY will not be bringing a working laptop.