[ubuntu-uk] UbuCon UK Ideas
andylockran
andy at zrmt.com
Tue Oct 30 12:33:15 GMT 2007
Pete Stean wrote:
> I have *major* connections in Manchester, and may be able to sort out
> something with the City Council IT people if this gets a bit firmer
> (I'm not the Government liason with the Digital Challenge 10 group of
> local authorities for nothing...)
>
> I could also move some levers with Brum, but the facilities I have in
> mind in Manchester (right in the city centre with a great suite of
> rooms) would be better I think
>
> And btw there's nothing wrong with redhat t-shirts, I have a baseball
> cap and a badge in fact :)
>
> Pete
>
>
I'm from Birmingham and currently living in Manchester (just to make my
bias transparent). My Dad also lives in London Monday-Friday.
Any of those three locations would be alright for me. However, I think
there are some very decent venues in Manchester, and there are quite a
few decent open source companies around Manchester that I would imagine
to be interested in supporting an UbuConUK. Manchester also has very
many students (many of whom are yet to hear the good news re: ubuntu).
I also think it's a far better position for people traveling from all
parts of the UK, with brilliant rail links and a nice big coach station.
The pub scene is also very good, so there'll be plenty of places to
socialise outside of the conference as well as inside it - and the
prices are bound to be better than down south :)
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