Celebrating the 5th X2Go: The Gathering event, and the 7th annual X2Go meetup

Date: 2018-11-09 - 2018-11-11

Location: shackspace, Ulmer Straße 255, 70327 Stuttgart-Wangen, Germany (view on Google Maps)

Reaching shackspace:

• by car: Please do not park directly in front of the building - you WILL be towed and fined.
  • roads where you should be able to find a free parking spot are:
    • Viehwasen
    • Ulmer Straße
• by train/bus/subway/tram: nearest tram stop is “Im Degen, Stuttgart” (view on Google Maps) check for a suitable train/subway/tram connection on German Rail's web site
  • All ticket vending machines can be set to English by pressing the British flag on the screen. If you fear you might need assistance buying a ticket, E-Mail your name and mobile phone number to X2Go-ML-1@baur-itcs.de in advance.
• by airplane:
  • nearest Airport is Stuttgart (STR) - continue to shackspace using the subway and tram as suggested here - you will need to buy a separate ticket from a DB/VVS ticket vending machine for the subway/tram part of the ride.
  • international travellers might be able to get cheaper/better flights to Frankfurt (FRA) - continue to shackspace using the train, bus, and tram as suggested here - holders of DeutscheBahn BahnCards may get the bus/tram part of the ride for free (please check if your ticket says “Stuttgart + City” somewhere in the destination field), everyone else will need to buy a separate ticket from a DB/VVS ticket vending machine for the subway/tram part of the ride.
  • All ticket vending machines can be set to English by pressing the British flag on the screen. If you fear you might need assistance buying a ticket, E-Mail your name and mobile phone number to X2Go-ML-1@baur-itcs.de in advance.

The following core team members have indicated their availability for the entire weekend:

• Michael DePaulo (via Skype/Hangouts, due to lack of funding for the flight)
• Mihai Moldovan (room reserved Thu-Sun)
• Mike Gabriel (room reserved Fri-Sun)
• Stefan Baur

The following core team members have indicated partial availability for this weekend:

• Heinz-M. Graesing (room reserved Sat-Sun)
• Juri Grabowski
• Ulrich Sibiller (not available on Saturday evening)

The following core team members will be unable to attend:

• Oleksandr Shneyder

As always, we are open to sponsorships, and one has already found its way to us.

CFD.direct, who also co-sponsored our cloud-based macOS build servers - have agreed to sponsor this event with 500 EUR (plus VAT), like they already did last year. Their donation will be used for the lodging and dining costs of some participants.

Thinking of becoming a sponsor as well? Let us know! The more, the merrier! Of course, all sponsors will be named on our sponsorship wiki page, unless they wish to remain anonymous.

• most rooms have been reserved at Gästehaus ABZ Stuttgart
  • a simple single room (shared showers/stalls per floor) is roughly 31 EUR/night, so 62 EUR total (might be slightly more due to taxes)
  • more comfortable rooms (separate shower/stall per room) is roughly 50 EUR/night, so 100 EUR total (again, might be slightly more due to taxes)
  • It is a 20 minute walk (or 10 minute tram ride) between the event location and the Gästehaus ABZ Stuttgart, as you can see here
• we also have some rooms available at Hotel Discovery
  • single rooms there start at 80 EUR/night, so 160 EUR total (as above, might be slightly more due to taxes)
  • It is a 22 minute walk (or 11 minute tram ride) between the event location and the Hotel Discovery, as you can see here

Note that these times are not yet confirmed - we're working on it.

• Friday 16:00 CET or 18:00 CET to 22:00 CET or 24:00 CET
• Saturday 09:00 CET to 22:00 CET or 24:00 CET
• Sunday 09:00 CET to 16:00 CET or 18:00 CET (note: “cleaning rage” needed)

TBA

• will take place Sunday morning, after breakfast - so 10:00 CET

More Info to come!