[IAEP] Joining XOCamp (Was: XOCamp fundraising (and, please sign up to donate)

[Edward Cherlin]

On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 5:26 AM, Jonas Smedegaard <dr at jones.dk> wrote:
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> Hi again,
>
> On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 08:02:22PM -0800, Edward Cherlin wrote:
>>On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 7:51 PM, Jonas Smedegaard <dr at jones.dk> wrote:
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>>> On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 04:19:54PM -0600, Jameson Quinn wrote:
>>>>It's getting to be time to buy tickets for XOCamp 2, which is in
>>>>under a month now. Those of us who'd like to come from far away would
>>>>love to know whether we can get some financial support for our
>>>>journey.
>>>
>>> I am wondering: Do you guys think it would be relevant for me to
>>> participate in this?
>>>
>>> I mean, I don't develop activities themselves and am not a
>>> construcionism theorist. I "just" do packaging for Debian an
>>> Debian-edu, and do what I can to unite the Sugar packaging efforts of
>>> .deb based distros.
>>>
>>> I do not foubt that I am welcome. Question is more if you imagine
>>> that it would be beneficial for the project - also as I would like to
>>> request financial support for my travel costs (I live in Denmark).
>>
>>Your presence would be highly beneficial. We have been having serious
>>packaging problems. I don't know how they differ between distros, but I
>>feel the lack every day on Ubuntu.
>
> Ok. I'll attend. :-)
>
> Next challenge: As foreigner I need to state my place of residence
> already when I book my flight. I want to keep this as low-cost as
> possible so would much love if either a) I could lend a corner for my
> sleeping bag privately at someone living in the area, or b) someone
> could help recommend a hostel or similar low-end accomodation that is
> nearby or easy to reach by public transportation.

There is information from last time at
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XOCamp_2/Old_fundraising.

> Well, right now I don't really need a final commitment of letting me
> into your house privately (we might not like each other when we meet in
> person), just a verifiable nearby home address that I can use when
> filling out my forms (I can't imagine it is illegal to change my mind
> regarding residence after I arrive).
>
>>> I can offer to stay longer in the area, before and/or after the
>>> event, if anyone would find that beneficial.
>
> Flights at Icelandair (with the added bonus of a stop-over with
> refreshing trip to a hot bath) are cheapest from saturday 10th an
> onwards. I plan to stay an additional week, and would be happy to engage
> in local activities in the area - just get in touch with me if you see
> my participation relevant somewhere until january 24th!
>
>
> Looking forward to meet you all!

Likewise.

>  - Jonas
>
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