I would be perfectly happy to go via that location. And back via it on Monday if that helps.

I have all day on the Friday, so I can pretty much leave when ever suits you.

I am pondering coming, is anybody in a twin room and needing somebody to share? I am house trained, don't snore, and have ample earplugs so snorers are not a problem

Andy, that would really be great! Let me check on what time on Friday I can get access to the storage!

I'm in a twin room with a spare bed. I'm not in a need to share, but I guess I could save a few pounds by sharing...

Hi all.

RobS asked me to pass on the message that he's hard at work resolving any problems and questions arising from the meet and this thread, but has been away for the last week and unable to respond directly. He should be active on the BBS from Wednesday.

See you there...

Patrick

I wasn't really sure which events were mutually exclusive, so I've put my name down for them all at the moment!!

Hi everyone, I am here and things are going ahead, but I will confess to being a little busy sorting a few things out. Please be patient and I will try to post a bit more often than I have been doing.

Rest assured, the party events are (nearly all) on and I for one plan on ensuring you all have a DAMN GOOD TIME!!!

I just booked a standard room at laterooms.com but I fully expect to get an email telling me there are only superior ones available. At that point I'll have a chat with them about bait and switch and see what can be done.

Rob

I just met with Rob who asked me to explain that most of the Sunday activities are mutually exclusive, so you should choose one. You can go back to edit your itinerary using the link that was emailed to you when you submitted it.

This party is looking pretty damn epic, I'm looking forward to seeing you all!

Cheers

Rob

If you still need accommodation for the party, one option is the Poole Centre (Holes Bay) Premier Inn which is £80 - £90 per night. Rob will be running a mini bus between the hotel and the party venue.

http://www.premierinn.com

Rob

Any chance of swinging the minibus by our B&B on the Friday night? Map

This would at least allow Cris one night on the sauce.

Just for clarification, Harbour boat trip from the itinerary page, is that the River booze cruise to secret destination? It's the only one I couldn't quite match up with the listed events.

Should be possible, please mail me to remind me on film.night@xs4all.nl with details. Note that the film night starts at 5PM for food and drink, the show begins at 18:00, with the main film starting at around 21:00. See you there!

Yes, this is the secret (!) sea voyage. This one is still in flux for various reasons, will firm this up soon.

Well, I'm staying at the Premier Inn, just booked the room. Anyone else there?

pca

Everyone, sorry I've left this very late but we need to know your required T Shirt sizes. The booking form has been updated so you can enter how many you want of each size. The shirts will be cotton polo shirts with embroidered logo, and should cost around £10 - £12 each depending how many are ordered.

We need to place the order very soon due to lead time so please update your form now - you should have a URL in your email to take you back to the registration page.

If you can't make it to the party but would like an empeg shirt anyway, please post your requirements. Sizes are available from Small to XXL.

Rob

I can't find the email, any clues on how to get back to update my registration ?

Ditto.

For what it's worth, I tend to be between L and XL on shirt sizes. If it's a "Beefy-T", I go with L, otherwise I typically grab XL.

It would have emailed the link to whatever email address you gave it. Otherwise, just post here.

What reply to address would the email have had ?

caspervend@sontaran.casperdns.com

Subject line was "Your Empeg Meet Itinerary".

It came from caspervend@sontaran.casperdns.com and that is also the reply-to address.

Thanks, not quite sure how I failed to find that

There will be a distance travelled competition at the meet so don't forget to set your odometers! Here are the rules:

If you are driving (by car/motorcycle) all the way to the meet then the rules are simple: note your odometer mileage when you set out, and the miles driven during the journey can be submitted as your entry. Accurate google map mileages are acceptable.

If you are using public transport (e.g. plane, ferry, train or bus) for part or all of your journey, then your competition miles will be half the number of miles travelled as the crow flies for that stage of the journey. Note that the starting point of your journey is considered to be the place from which you set out specifically to attend the meet - in other words, if you live in Iceland but happened to be in France on other business, then your competition mileage will be calculated from your starting point in France. If, however, you set out from Iceland primarily to attend the meet and stopped over in France en route then the full distance will count. We will rely on your honesty!

There will be a prize for the longest distance travelled.

If you are travelling in a party (i.e. sharing a car, or travelling together by public transport) then only one member of your party can enter the competition. In the event of a dispute, the meet organiser will slap troublemakers with a wet fish.

Good Luck!

Rob

SWMBO has refused to let me have the car this weekend. Something about needing it to ferry the kids around.

Is anyone else travelling down on the train from London? Is it easy to get a cab from the station to the hotel?

Would anyone have some small, simple powered speakers they could bring to the meet? Looks like I won't have enough time to splice in the empeg in the Vampire harness, but the sound from the empeg is essential - it will only be extremely bandwidth-limited voice (radio traffic), so small speakers (or actually just one speaker, as it is mono anyway) will do just fine, but it needs to be powered by 24/12V or battery. Would bring a computer speaker myself, but I am trying to avoid having to pay for checked in luggage on EasyJet.

I'll have a couple of X-Mini II speakers with me, they might do at a pinch (they are louder than they look). I'll bring a phono to mini jack lead as well.

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electron...er/Product.html

One more thing - we're having a show and tell session during the meet. Anyone who wants can talk about their interesting project (which doesn't need to be empeg related, just geek friendly) for 5 mins during the session and then demo it further over the lunch break if folks want to see more.

If you want to bring something let me know.

Rob

Perfect! Thanks!

I'll bring one of my latest projects. But it won't fit inside. I need something like 15 m x 10 m space outside, preferably on hard ground, and with easy vehicle access. Preferably a place where a few drops of oil won't cause an issue, and where the stuff can stay for the whole day. Oh, and with free air above