Re: Feedback needed for April 2015 face-to-face location by *January 27, 2015*

21.01.2015, 03:37, "Janina Sajka" <janina@rednote.net>:
> Thanks, Charles, Paul.
>
> Very interesting. A quick look at CheapFlights.com suggests U.S. East
> Coast to Spain is about twice the fare to SEA, but the strong dollar,
> and the low hotel, transport, and probably food costs might well make
> this a break even proposition on cost--at least for those of us on the
> U.S. East Coast.
>
> I've also taken the liberty to share this WBS and info with Lisa Seeman,
> who is the Facilitator of PF's Cognitive A11y TF. They're looking to
> hold their first F2F, and have wanted to piggy-back on HTML/Web Apps
> plans. I'm presuming their needs, no more than 20 people, would be
> possible either place?

They would be possible in Zaragoza.

cheers

> Janina
>
> Charles Nevile writes:
>>  21.01.2015, 02:46, "chaals@yandex-team.ru" <chaals@yandex-team.ru>:
>>>  21.01.2015, 02:26, "Janina Sajka" <janina@rednote.net>:
>>>>   For those of us not as familiar with Spain as with Seattle, what are the
>>>>   travel implications? Does one fly to Barcelona? Or Madrid? Then what?
>>>  Fly to Barcelona.
>>>
>>>  You need to get to the Barcelona Sants station (the main long-distance station). There is a train from the airport (€4, allow half an hour), you can take a taxi (€20 - €25),
>>  Whoops:
>>
>>   or there is a trick that airport staff use, taking a bus then train to save a euro and a few minutes - see http://www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/en/airport/barcelona-airport-transfer.html if you are flying into Terminal 1.
>>
>>  Thanks Paul for noticing.
>>
>>  cheers
>>>  Then you take the AVE (long distance high-speed train) to Zaragoza station. It's a shade under 2 hours, goes regularly, and one-way economy fare is around €10 from http://www.renfe.es
>>>
>>>  The venue and onsite accommodation are connected to the station by a walkway.
>>>
>>>  If you're not staying there, the nearest hotel is 4 stars, about €65 / night on booking.com when I looked today, and 200 metres away. The centre of the historic town centre (roman theater, cathedral, etc) is about 1 3/4 miles. Expect to pay about €50 for a 3-star hotel in the centre, about €120 for 5 stars with spa, pool, sauna, gym, etc.
>>>
>>>  There is good public transport, taxis are cheap, safe and reliable, and there is a city-wide bicycle hire system (the centre of the city is basically flat).
>>>>   A shortexposition of these details would be helpful, at least for me.
>>>  Hope that helps.
>>>
>>>  cheers
>>>>   So, TIA!
>>>>
>>>>   Janina
>>>>
>>>>   Charles Nevile writes:
>>>>>    21.01.2015, 01:40, "Philippe Le Hegaret" <plh@w3.org>:
>>>>>>    All,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    We are fortunate enough to have two proposed locations for the HTML and
>>>>>>    Web Applications face-to-face meeting in the week of April 13-17, 2015.
>>>>>>    Your feedback will help us picking the location.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    1. Redmond, WA, USA (Hosted by Microsoft):
>>>>>>    2. Zaragoza, Spain (Hosted by Yandex)
>>>>>    Actually it is hosted by the Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza - the local city council, who have been a member for a decade and do serious work following what happens at W3C and implementing it. I just asked around for hosts, and passed on their (immediate and very generous) offer.
>>>>>
>>>>>    cheers
>>>>>
>>>>>    Chaals
>>>>>
>>>>>    --
>>>>>    Charles McCathie Nevile - web standards - CTO Office, Yandex
>>>>>    chaals@yandex-team.ru - - - Find more at http://yandex.com
>>>>   --
>>>>
>>>>   Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.443.300.2200
>>>>                           sip:janina@asterisk.rednote.net
>>>>                   Email: janina@rednote.net
>>>>
>>>>   Linux Foundation Fellow
>>>>   Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org
>>>>
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>>>  --
>>>  Charles McCathie Nevile - web standards - CTO Office, Yandex
>>>  chaals@yandex-team.ru - - - Find more at http://yandex.com
>>  --
>>  Charles McCathie Nevile - web standards - CTO Office, Yandex
>>  chaals@yandex-team.ru - - - Find more at http://yandex.com
>
> --
>
> Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.443.300.2200
>                         sip:janina@asterisk.rednote.net
>                 Email: janina@rednote.net
>
> Linux Foundation Fellow
> Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org
>
> The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
> Chair, Protocols & Formats http://www.w3.org/wai/pf
>         Indie UI http://www.w3.org/WAI/IndieUI/

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