Balkans/Events:2011/Sofia
based on CC work by Sweti
Overview
The third Balkans Inter-Community meet-up will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria, on June 4th-5th 2010.
Lead contributors from Balkan communities will be invited and sponsored by Mozilla Europe to participate in a 2-day workshop.
The aim of the workshop is to enable Mozilla communities in the Balkans to share and learn from each other's experience working on the Mozilla Project, improve collaboration in the future, and work on specific tasks, based on the 5 goals defined in the previous Balkan Meetup in Ljubljana.
The event will be followed by a public event, which will be a part of OpenCamp Sofia.
When
- Public event: Sunday June 5th from 10h to 16h
- Contributor Event : Saturday June 4th from 9h to 17h
Where
Venue
Travel information
Flights
- not final
| From | Direct |
| Athens | Yes |
| Istanbul | Yes |
| Bucharest | Yes |
| Ljubljana | No :( |
| Pristina | No :( |
Visas
- not confirmed
| Traveling from | Visa info |
| Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro | without visa if you have passport with biometric data. In any other case you will need visa |
| Kosovo | Yes. You will need to fill some papers |
| Turkey | It depends of type of your passport. |
| Rest of the countries | Without visa |
Participants
Contributors
The following Balkan communities will each be represented by 2 lead contributors:
- Albanian community []
- Bosnian community []
- Bulgarian community []
- Croatian community []
- Greek community []
- Kosovo community []
- Macedonian community []
- Romanian community []
- Serbian community []
- Slovenian community []
- Turkish community []
Mozilla Staff
Practical Info
Accommodation
- Park-Hotel Moskva:
All rooms have air-conditioning, local heating, cableTV, free Internet, free mini-bar and a luxury bathroom (with bath-tub). The breakfast is included also into the price.
Travel
Participants travelling to Sofia by train, bus, or car are asked to purchase their own travel and request reimbursement after the meetup is over.
Those travelling by plane need to coordinate their travel with William. Please contact him as soon as possible to book your flights and avoid exorbitant prices.
All participants of the contributor event are asked to arrive in Sofia anytime on Friday June 3rd and leave Sofia on Sunday December 5th in the afternoon.
For those of you who are arriving by plane transfer from and to airport will be booked.
Weather
Map
Sponsorship policy
Mozilla Europe will cover all accommodation, food and travel expenses during the contributor event. This includes hotel expenses from June 3rd to Dec 5th, breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Reimbursement policy
All participants who requesting reimbursement for their expenses need to fill out the following form and send it to William (william [at] mozilla [dot] com) along with scanned copies of all their receipts.
Mozilla Europe Reimbursement Form
NB: Please make sure to get approval from William before making any purchase