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Third Symposium on Consular Curtain Trade Regulations

We're having an intergalactic hacker party and maybe a hackathon where we shall attempt to hack the planet. We need to focus up and make things to keep the consulate fresh and get in some solid partying practice.

We need to keep this looking official to our Government to secure the required permissions to have guests. Please refer to the event as the “Third Symposium on Consular Curtain Trade Regulations” to ensure that the SNP do not learn the reality of what we're doing.

Physical Locality

December 7-9 2018 at 57North Hacklab

Initializing Location Matrix Coordinates

High Altitude

Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) is well connected both domestically and to hubs in Europe. There are several flights a day between Aberdeen and London Heathrow (LHR), Paris CDG and AMS.

Taxis from Aberdeen airport into the city cost around £20 and take about 30 minutes. There is an airport shuttle bus that operates from early in the morning to late at night which is much cheaper. The airport bus takes you directly to the city center.

Ground Level

Aberdeen is connected by rail to the rest of the UK, but the rail network is expensive to use and journeys can take a long time. There is a sleeper train connecting London Kings Cross to Aberdeen.

Space/Time Coordination Matrix

Who Arriving Leaving Staying
tj local local the guests took all the rooms!
hibby 3pm UK Time Checked out but can never leave local
nordin local local local
nicko not sure yet Sunday afternoon Hibby
bagpuss not sure yet Sunday afternoon Hibby
Midder local local Local
Jim Friday PM? Sunday Nordin's
gorzilla Friday Sunday With family
Kinga Friday Sunday With family
jules TBD TBD [tj]'s
mc.fly Friday Sunday Nordin's
a / allie / alfie approx 5pm on the friday approx 8pm on the sunday because trains are expensive fuck if i know Callie Mercure
oholiab/grimmware Friday Sunday [tj]'s
Martin Friday? Sunday ?
Andy local / Saturday local local
Jonnyw2k Friday ABX 1505 Sunday ABX 2105 Hilton

Regulation™ Enforced Fun Timetable

Day Start Time End Time Whatish Useful Details
Friday 1500 1930 Arriving + hacking until the thunder machine starts
Friday 1930 0100 Drinking in a pub maybe Under the Hammer, 11 N Silver St, Aberdeen AB10 1RJ
Saturday 1030 1100 Kickoff and planning 57North Social Room
Saturday 1100 1230 Hacking 57North All Rooms
Saturday 1230 1400 Lunch TBA
Saturday 1400 1800 Hacking 57North Workshop & Upstairs Room
Saturday 1400 1800 Talks & Sessions 57North Social Room
Saturday 1800 2000 Dinner & Drinks TBA
Saturday 2000 0100 Party, hacking, partyhacking! 57North All Rooms
Sunday 1100 1400 Hangover Hacking 57North All Rooms
Sunday 1400 1600 Show & Tell, wrap up 57North Social Room
Sunday 1400 1900 Hacking 57North Workshop & Upstairs Room
Sunday 1900 Go Away I dunno like the aeroplane port?

Presentations - Saturday Afternoon

  • Jim - Measuring Car Fuel Consumption and Cost via CAN Bus/OBDII
  • jonnyw2k - Self-Hosted Things
  • irl - Tor Things
  • Jim - Reverse-Engineering a 1990s Ham Radio to Add CTCSS Selective Calling
  • mc.fly - automated number plate systems
  • Hibby/TJ - Thanks & Surprise!

Ideas Scratch Pad

  • Coffee Pot AND Camera AND ridiculous notification method
  • Big Red Donk Making Machine
  • DMX the consular lights
  • IRC control of the consular lights
  • Consular Unicorn themed kids activity book
  • Unicorn beacon hunt - find the unicorn with a yagi antenna. Like a foxhunt but more pointy.
  • Dedicated music machine
  • SBColo
  • V1 Geodesic Dome / Future consular tents
  • Mulled Buckfast

These are some hotels known to be OK in the centre of town - feel free to add more.

They are listed in subjective, vague Near→Far order

Mercure Aberdeen Caledonian Hotel About 5 minute walk from the hacklab. The closest option. Rooms from ~£59.

Travelodge Union St About 5 minute walk from the hacklab. Rooms from ~£39.

Skene House, Rosemount nice serviced apartments, can work out cheaper for a few people together, for example a 6 person apartment from ~£185 or a 4 person apartment from ~£125.

Travelodge Justice Mill Lane About 9 minute walk from the hacklab. Rooms from ~£39.

IBIS Shiprow About 10 minutes walk from the hacklab. Rooms from ~£40.

Premier Inn Aberdeen City Centre About 12 minute walk from the hacklab. Rooms from ~£28.

Hilton Doubletree @ Aberdeen Beach About 20 minutes walk. Rooms from ~£44.

Nearby Pubs

  • Noose & Monkey
  • The Globe
  • Under the Hammer
  • The Grill
  • The Stag

Nearby Food

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Points of Interest
id symbol latitude longitude description
1 marker-red 57.1474785º -2.1064274º

57North Hacklab

2 marker-green 57.1473387º -2.1062786º

Engage Gaming

3 marker-green 57.1475321º -2.1079091º

Bonobo

4 marker-green 57.1452347º -2.1040541º

Hot Dogs

5 marker-green 57.1450089º -2.1049040º

Subway

6 marker-green 57.1446809º -2.1047659º

Burger King

7 marker-green 57.1454247º -2.1033555º

KFC

8 marker-green 57.1445940º -2.1098264º

Ross's Bakery

9 marker-green 57.1435267º -2.1110359º

Muchacho

  1. 57North Hacklab
  2. Engage Gaming (upstairs)
  3. Bonobo (vegan)
  4. Hot Dogs
  5. Subway
  6. Burger King
  7. KFC
  8. Ross's Bakery (for 3am pies)
  9. Muchacho (Burritos)

This is as far as the planning has got.

partython2018/overview.txt · Last modified: 2018/12/08 21:16 by Hibby