Good time to arrive and leave WineConf?

[Tom Wickline]

Will someone be trying to work out special pricing on accommodations this
year?

Cheap hotel finder : http://www.eurocheapo.com/paris/

Tom

On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 9:13 AM, Jeremy White <jwhite at codeweavers.com>wrote:

> Hi Misha (and all),
>
> > I am looking to book tickets soon and was wondering if there are good
> > times to arrive and come back.
>
>
> You can be near certain that people will gather
> throughout the afternoon and evening on Friday.
>
> We always try to have a good gathering place for that purpose
> (preferably with a bar :-/).
>
> Traditionally Saturday is a full day, starting with a keynote
> by Alexandre, and then a day of meeting and then dinner out
> for everyone.  On Sunday, a fair number of folks will leave
> in the late afternoon.  Some folks will stick around for dinner.
>
> But essentially, Friday late afternoon through Sunday late
> afternoon are the 'core hours' for optimal WineConf.
>
> There are usually groups that do something mildly touristy
> on Monday, and often folks stick around for a few days
> and do other fun things afterward.
>
> This year, given the proximity to the US holiday of Thanksgiving,
> I think you'll find the preponderance of folks will have have free
> time early (e.g. Wednesday/Thursday), rather than later.
>
> Typically, these are small groups, and they sort things out
> on this mailing list, or on the Wiki page, as they go.
>
> Note that the date was chosen in part because travel will
> be cheaper.  But travel will be cheaper because the weather
> will be less nice...  You might want to figure that in
> when planning.
>
> Also note that tickets should remain cheap for the next
> few months, so you probably don't have to rush (but you can't
> blame me if I'm wrong and prices suddenly jump up :-/).
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeremy
>
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