Berlin Hackathon 2011/Attendee information

= 1. infomail, sent on April 19 =

Dear participants of the Wikimedia Hackathon 2011!

The Hackathon is coming up fast, we are exited to welcome you all in Berlin in just three weeks!

Here are a few update and reminders:

Flights and Visa
We have now finished booking flights and sending out invitation letters. Everyone who requested Wikimedia Deutschland to book their flights should now have received their tickets. If not, please get in touch immediately. Same goes for invitation letters!

Venue
This year’s meeting will be held in the betahaus[1], a famous coworking space in Berlin Kreuzberg. We got almost a whole floor for ourselves, there is enough space for hacking, talking, presenting, showing things and whatever you need. The venue is located close to Oranienstraße, on of the most lively streets in Kreuzberg, offering bars and restaurants of any type within walking distance.

Accommodation
Those of you who have asked Wikimedia Deutschland to book/reserve accommodation for will be staying at the Comebackpackers hostel at Kottbusser Tor [2], just a 8 minute walk away from the venue. Attached you find a list of all booked rooms and nights. Please note that a cancellation is now only possible for a fee. If you are not on the list but want us to take care of your accommodation OR find out that your dates are incorrect, please let us know right away! We can't change the booking after Thursday 23rd, 5pm CET!

Those of you who pay for the rooms themselves: A bed is about 20 €/night in 4-5 bed dorms with shared bathrooms, breakfast is 3 € extra.

Getting Around Berlin
As the venue and hostels are so close to each other, we won't provide tickets for public transport.

We won’t be able to offer a pick-up service at the airports or stations, but you will find helpful directions on Meta [3] and a map of surroundings and main points of interest, soon. Also, Berliners are tourist-friendly and helpful and almost anyone speaks (some) English.

We are really excited and looking forward to welcoming you all in Berlin next month! If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask!

Best regards, Daniel, Cornelius and Nicole

[1] http://betahaus.de/ [2] http://www.comebackpackers.com/ [3] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Berlin_Hackathon_2011/Getting_there