Comments on: Announcing Geek Moot 2009 http://blog.cmsmadesimple.org/2009/05/27/announcing-geek-moot-2009/ Bits From The CMSMS Community Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:54:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John R http://blog.cmsmadesimple.org/2009/05/27/announcing-geek-moot-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3710 John R Sun, 26 Jul 2009 07:59:50 +0000 http://blog.cmsmadesimple.org/?p=129#comment-3710 Will try to make this - I used to live in Sheffield! However, my wife is due to have a baby the 23rd! I have a feeling that timing is going to be interesting... :) Will try to make this – I used to live in Sheffield!

However, my wife is due to have a baby the 23rd! I have a feeling that timing is going to be interesting… :)

]]> By: histman http://blog.cmsmadesimple.org/2009/05/27/announcing-geek-moot-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3709 histman Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:13:45 +0000 http://blog.cmsmadesimple.org/?p=129#comment-3709 @Ray: Lots of cheap flights go in to East Midlands Airport near Nottingham (50 miles away) - good rail connection to Sheffield through the new East Midland Parkway station. There is an airport at Doncaster which is known as Robin Hood Airport with budget flights. This is very close to Sheffield. Leeds/Bradford airport is also pretty close by. Sheffield has good train connections north/south and west to Manchester/Liverpool and south west to Birmingham. Also excellent road connections. It's a vibrant place with good shopping/nightlife/beer and two prestigious universities - so let's not be too hard on the place! == East Midlander @Ray:

Lots of cheap flights go in to East Midlands Airport near Nottingham (50 miles away) – good rail connection to Sheffield through the new East Midland Parkway station.

There is an airport at Doncaster which is known as Robin Hood Airport with budget flights.
This is very close to Sheffield.

Leeds/Bradford airport is also pretty close by.

Sheffield has good train connections north/south and west to Manchester/Liverpool and south west to Birmingham.

Also excellent road connections.

It’s a vibrant place with good shopping/nightlife/beer and two prestigious universities – so let’s not be too hard on the place!

==

East Midlander

]]> By: Anne-Mieke a.k.a. Compufairy http://blog.cmsmadesimple.org/2009/05/27/announcing-geek-moot-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3692 Anne-Mieke a.k.a. Compufairy Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:31:26 +0000 http://blog.cmsmadesimple.org/?p=129#comment-3692 @Ray: Ryanair and Easyjet fly there from Amsterdam. I am pretty sure a lot of cheaper airlines fly on Amsterdam too. It would only mean a transfer. @Ted: Let's just make the best of it. I talked to Utter extensively, he'll get in touch about my suggestions. Anne-Mieke @Ray: Ryanair and Easyjet fly there from Amsterdam. I am pretty sure a lot of cheaper airlines fly on Amsterdam too. It would only mean a transfer.

@Ted: Let’s just make the best of it. I talked to Utter extensively, he’ll get in touch about my suggestions.

Anne-Mieke

]]> By: Ted Kulp http://blog.cmsmadesimple.org/2009/05/27/announcing-geek-moot-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3672 Ted Kulp Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:14:34 +0000 http://blog.cmsmadesimple.org/?p=129#comment-3672 @Ray: Agreed. The location wasn't ideal, but we had an "in" and it helped keep the cost way down. The train ride from the airport is way cheaper that what it would've cost to have it elsewhere. And granted, it's my fault for waiting too long to plan it. This process will start in January next year so that this can't happen again. Life just got a little out of hand -- before I knew it, the event time was 4 months away and it wasn't planned... @Ray:

Agreed. The location wasn’t ideal, but we had an “in” and it helped keep the cost way down. The train ride from the airport is way cheaper that what it would’ve cost to have it elsewhere. And granted, it’s my fault for waiting too long to plan it. This process will start in January next year so that this can’t happen again. Life just got a little out of hand — before I knew it, the event time was 4 months away and it wasn’t planned…

]]> By: Ray http://blog.cmsmadesimple.org/2009/05/27/announcing-geek-moot-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3671 Ray Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:41:28 +0000 http://blog.cmsmadesimple.org/?p=129#comment-3671 I though it was supposed to be in Late August! Can't make it in September... I do sincerely hope that the Geek Moot is a success for you, but I can’t help thinking that Sheffield is a rather odd place to hold it. Its not great to get to. There’s no airport, nearest is Manchester which doesn’t have that many budget airline flights. The nearest budget airline destination is north of London at Stansted, then you would have to travel back down to London, across London and then back up North on the trains. I must say that the venus doesn't look that appealing. Good luck. I though it was supposed to be in Late August! Can’t make it in September… I do sincerely hope that the Geek Moot is a success for you, but I can’t help thinking that Sheffield is a rather odd place to hold it. Its not great to get to. There’s no airport, nearest is Manchester which doesn’t have that many budget airline flights. The nearest budget airline destination is north of London at Stansted, then you would have to travel back down to London, across London and then back up North on the trains. I must say that the venus doesn’t look that appealing. Good luck.

]]> By: Eddie http://blog.cmsmadesimple.org/2009/05/27/announcing-geek-moot-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3598 Eddie Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:36:22 +0000 http://blog.cmsmadesimple.org/?p=129#comment-3598 Hi. I wanted to come, late august which was estimated was perfect. September however I can not, and from Norway it is a little of limit to Sheffield, compare to let's say Amsterdam. I hope next time for central Europe - Amsterdam in the summer, perhaps.. Nice! Good luck and hope to see you next year. Hi. I wanted to come, late august which was estimated was perfect.
September however I can not, and from Norway it is a little of limit to Sheffield, compare to let’s say Amsterdam. I hope next time for central Europe – Amsterdam in the summer, perhaps.. Nice!

Good luck and hope to see you next year.

]]> By: reneh http://blog.cmsmadesimple.org/2009/05/27/announcing-geek-moot-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3597 reneh Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:42:01 +0000 http://blog.cmsmadesimple.org/?p=129#comment-3597 Looks dark to make this happen as a open conference.... This goes TO slow :-( If you look at http://geekmoot.com/ you see the joining persons so far.... We need much more to make this happen! Looks dark to make this happen as a open conference…. This goes TO slow :-(
If you look at http://geekmoot.com/ you see the joining persons so far….
We need much more to make this happen!

]]> By: gap_tooth_clan http://blog.cmsmadesimple.org/2009/05/27/announcing-geek-moot-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3591 gap_tooth_clan Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:56:21 +0000 http://blog.cmsmadesimple.org/?p=129#comment-3591 Not sure if I will be able to make this, but will it be presented as a pod cast online? Not sure if I will be able to make this, but will it be presented as a pod cast online?

]]> By: Stephan http://blog.cmsmadesimple.org/2009/05/27/announcing-geek-moot-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3567 Stephan Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:27:28 +0000 http://blog.cmsmadesimple.org/?p=129#comment-3567 How about a video conference? How about a video conference?

]]> By: ZiggyWigged http://blog.cmsmadesimple.org/2009/05/27/announcing-geek-moot-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3560 ZiggyWigged Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:34:04 +0000 http://blog.cmsmadesimple.org/?p=129#comment-3560 Best of luck with the conference. Hope it's a success. Best of luck with the conference. Hope it’s a success.

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