FinalEmail
From DorkbotLondon
In which we try to summarise all the important information and request remaining things and information we need
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Things to bring
- Hot water bottle
- Woolly hat to wear in bed (its very cold)
- Towel
- Sleeping bag
- Warm clothes
- A torch
- Toothbrush etc
- Some food for breakfast
- Money - some for food (check the menu on the wiki), some for robot parts, £15 if you want a dorkbot tshirt
- If you're sleeping outside - a tent
- If you're sleeping inside - some kind of sleeping mat (make sure you've booked if you want to sleep inside)
- A pair of headphones for the headphone performances (don't worry about the jack size, converters will be provided)
- Plate, knife and fork (we will have 30 of each but there will be up to 70 of us)
- An interesting bottle of booze for greenman's bar - it doesn't take money, just booze swaps
- You know, the really expensive nice bottle that you've got stashed away, or possibly that souvenir glass Eiffel Tower filled with mystery brandy ...
- Some beer if you want some (the bar will only deal in spirits)
- A soldering iron if you have one (don't bother buying one especially, there will be some to borrow)
- Any electronic testing equipment to help Ben Goldacre expose some bad science
- A laptop for the puredata workshop, preloaded with puredata 0.38.4 (see http://burningdork.slab.org/index.php/Openlab_workshop)
- A four way extension
- For fire making workshop: Kindling, a small palm-sized glass jar, some string (good nylon string, hiking boots laces...), a knife. Wood and sticks might be provided by nature or the nearest skip, but it is recommended that you bring your own.
Things we need
Can you supply any of these?
- mains electricity extension cables - 2x25m from Bryan C
- two data projectors
- Comfy outdoor shelters - gazebos, etc
- high heels
Travel info
- By train - The nearest station is Gomshall. From London, it's probably quickest to go via Guildford from Waterloo. The fast (portsmouth) train gets you to guildford about 30 mins faster than the slower one. The trains from Guildford to Gomshall aren't too frequent, particularly on Sundays so plan ahead. It takes an hour or so to walk to the camp from Gomshall so take a bike or request a pickup/drop off here: http://burningdork.slab.org/index.php/GomshallShuttle
- By train and bike - Follow the instructions above, turn right (west) out of the station and look for a left turning into Shere. Follow that the instructions below.
- By road - get to Shere, then go south down Shere Lane which becomes Sandy Lane and then Hound House Road. Keep going straight down Hound House Road. Eventually you will see Bentley Copse Scout Camp on the left hand side. Keep going until the second entrance on the left hand side, which will take you to a car park near the training centre. If that car park looks full, back up and go into the first entrance.
When to arrive/leave
People are starting to arrive around lunchtime on Friday, and leaving by lunchtime on Monday. Please be as quiet as possible when arriving/leaving after 11pm. To make the most of the workshops you should be there for both the theoretical sessions on Saturday and more hands on sessions on Sunday. Then there's all the other presentations, plus the big burn on Sunday and big tidy-up on Monday morning which shouldn't be missed!
