Base Camp 2008 - Europe?

Alan Fraser

....and Ryanair flies to Lake Balaton. Mmmm! I can taste the Bulls Blood already.

Gaieus

Yes, also to Balaton (and if they make the airport of Pécs longer, to Pécs as well).

Well, actually Bulls Blood is a product of Northern Hungary (around the city of Eger). What we have in the vicinity is this: http://www.borut.hu/index.php?lang=eng
You can make a decent trip visiting historic places (castle, Turkish mosque, Serbias Pravoslav church etc), an open air statue gallery (or what it would be) and end up in one of the wine cellars for dinner and such...

As for Pécs, have a look at this site: http://www.pecs.hu/varosnezes/index2.php?lang=1

Edit:
Ah yeah, and we wouldn't need to hire a tour guide either I teach tour guides so there shouldn't be any problem...

Gaieus

IF we decide to organise some kind of a meeting here (or anywhere else in Europe), yes indeed it would be nice from Google to support it in some way.

Jeremy Nicholls

Well, looking at the Easyjet map you posted Mike, the obvious central location for Europe is JERSEY!!

I'm booked to fly Easyjet from Bristol to Geneva in July. Could be an intersting trip!

Jeremy

Gaieus

Another idea - after all the EU is in Europe; how about applying for some EU funds to finance such a meeting?

Mike Lucey

Csaba,

How about aiming for something small initially, 20-30 members. What's the skiing like in Hungary around Jan - Feb?

Mike

Gaieus

No skiing... We had big snow (for about a couple weeks) exceptionally this year but also theer aren't enough big hills around.

As for the number of people participating... Well, what if more would like to join?

Mike Lucey

Scaba,

I think we should think small for the first event.I would be inclined to base the SUC get together on the ArchiCAD Summer / Winter Schools formula. They are held every year and are very successful.

I still think that we have to put a 'behind the scenes' Steering Commitee into force sooner
rather than later and just get on with it. This way maybe we can organise something for the 'off season' when better value is to be had.

Mike

Gaieus

That's true, Mike. I didn't even think of hundreds of people - just a busload maybe (about 50).

Yeah, the whole idea is still so new that it needs some thinking.

linea

I'll come csaba

Frederik

Regardless of where an eventual Basecamp Europe will be (within EU - of course) I will definitely be interested..!!
Count me in Csaba...

dylan

The main thing is to choose a place where everyone can fly to and with an airport used by some, or one of the low cost airlines.

This is a useful indication of airports with EasyJet

http://www.easyjet.com/EN/routemap/

thinkbuild

Berlin!

It doesn't get much better ...
and, seriously, ryanair, easyjet, they are all here ....

toxicvoxel

If all else fails and we cant knock this together this year why not arrange a Virtual Base Camp for the Europeans running over a week with webinars from all over?

toponypy

hi guys,
I live in Belgium, so my obvious first choice was Brussels, the European capital, but on second thoughts I think Hungary is a far better choice.
I think I even could deduct it from my income taxes
So yes I'm really interested.

Mike Lucey

Thanks Tony for showing support. We are working on
something

Mike

sepo

Did somebody mention skiing? If it is January ...good deals in Austria for sure. Somewhere in Salzburgerland would be perfect. Cheep flights as well to Salzburg.

ELYSIUM

Well i propose my city Lisbon, lots of sun, hot wheather, good beaches, the best light in Europe, not expensive... and we even have a bridge built by the same engeniers that built the Golden Gate so that Google guys will feel more near their home city S. Francisco
but whatever the city i think its a great idea!!

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=lisboa+&m=text

JasonWD

I'm up for it. I like the Berlin suggestion, but a couple of day trip anywhere in Europe is a goer for me.

I would feel a lot more comfortable going if there was some Google input though.

Mike Lucey

@sepo said:

Did somebody mention skiing? If it is January ...good deals in Austria for sure. Somewhere in Salzburgerland would be perfect. Cheep flights as well to Salzburg.

Sepo, I'm still very much in favour of a Skiing SketchUcation Base Camp.
I keep mentioning the ArchiCAD Winter School, mostly held in Austria. I
attended one and enjoyed the week.

Combining a weeks skiing with the event helped to justify the cost of the
trip which is no bad idea!

And yes it would be good the get Google SU involved ..... Mmmmm ... I wonder
do those guys like skiing.

Mike

PS: I'm not a good skier btw. Just about able to get down a red slope
without breaking my neck And any skier will tell you that the best
ski trip is the first one!