13 Aug
2007
13 Aug
'07
10:08 a.m.
Rod Smallwood wrote:
Yes Newbury its at Newbury Racecourse about five
miles from me.
Power = Own substation
Only used for races a dozen times year
Indoor Facilities for 20,000+
Large Conference and exhibition spaces
Buckets of Bandband
More power sockets than a hackers bedroom
Own train station. (London < an hour)
Landing strip
Helicopter pad
Car parks
Coach parks 300+ buses
Short road and then dual carriageway to M4/A34 Junction
(London Heathrow Airport 45 mins even if I'm not in a hurry!)
Loadsa Local Hotels, Travelodge within five miles.
(Empty at weekends when no racing)
Wada-else-u-need?
Somewhere affordable? And walking distance from my house would be
nice... ;-)
But seriously, finding a location shouldn't be too difficult - I'd have
thought most universities, hospitals, sports halls/arenas etc are likely
to have suitable facilities for a first attempt and power requirements
have a prerequisite of understanding how many people are likely to turn
up with kit to demo/exhibit...
So let's flip this round and ask what do people want to see and what can
people bring? No point stressing over space, power and helipads if there
are only a dozen people likely to exhibit with 'smaller' systems.
Julian