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Mozfest 2014

This is the sister page to http://2014.mozillafestival.org/ where people can find the answers to their questions about travel, suggest venues to hold fringe events and share local London recommendations such as restaurants and pubs. If you want to be more involved in the festival in areas such as the Science Fair, or have any questions, please let the festival team know at festival@mozilla.org

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Festival information

Mozilla festival opens on the 24th of October and runs through until later Sunday, the 26th of October. Held for the 4th year in a row at Ravensbourne College on the Greenwich Pennsula. The College is on the Jubilee tube line and easily accessible from Grennwich town itself or by Clipper boat along the Thames river.

Mozfest officially opens at 18:00 on Friday for registration and the Science Fair.

The science fair is a chance for participating groups to set up a booth and share with the wandering audience what their organisation is really about.

Saturday and Sunday will open each morning with Opening Circle and then the focus is Sessions, Sessions and more Sessions. The weekends schedule will be released the week preceeding the festival.

Saturday starts at 10am with coffee and a light breakfast and we will close the day after some Key notes around 18pm. There will be a local party on the Saturday night, Karaoke guaranteed. Sunday sessions will begin after 11am key notes. Lunch is provided onsite for all attendees and there will be plenty of coffee to keep everyone sprinting over the weekend.

Sunday night closes the festival weekend with a Demo party where selected sessions will demo what they built over the weekend.

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MoCo involvement in Mozfest

Everyone is welcome to attend Mozfest and we welcome MoCo staff to get involved in the festival running and attending sessions, volunteering at the event and showcasing some of the programs and products being developed. There is a sign-up form for MoCo staff and if you're bringing volunteers, contact the festival team and we'll sort you out. Travel and accommodation are the responsibility of your team (you can book using Egencia) and there is some recommended hotels outlined below. Let the festival team know if you are holding Fringe events and you can add the details of your event below.

Recommended Hotels

The Mozfest Team and MoFo staff are staying in The Park Plaza Westminister Bridge Hotel. Currently we are negotiating a Mozilla Rate for further bookings. Once this is confirmed I will add details here.

Other suggested Hotels

• Citizen M http://www.citizenm.com/
  • Central Hotel in Southwark, a few stops from Ravensbourne College on the Jubilee line. Mention Mozfest when booking
• Mondrian Hotel- Sea containser https://www.morganshotelgroup.com/mondrian/mondrian-london/explore
  • Working on a discount here too so will update this as soon as we have a festival room rate. This is a brand new hotel opening in October in South Bank

Fringe Events around Mozfest

There are a lot of Mozilla events taking place in London before and around the weekend of the 24th - 26th of October. In the coming weeks we will create a page on the main Mozilla festival website and I will add the link to upload your own events on this page. In the meantime please add your events here on this page.

Fringe Events taking place in London

• Volunteer meet up- Mozilla london Common Space on the 15th of

Fringe Events Venue suggestions

Whether you are holding a meeting, a conference or a party when in London we have some suggested venues for you to hire.

• Greenwich venues Jo skinner is our contact her and she can help you find venues for events or restaurants in Greenwich. Mention Mozfest when you email venues@visitgreenwich.org.uk

• Mondrian Hotel which
  • has 5 meeting rooms inter-connected and a theatre style space
• Arts Club
  • Rent an entire Georgian House for your event
• Covent Garden Hotel
  • 2 meeting rooms across the road from the Mozilla LDN office
• Wallace Space
  • Traditional meeting rooms in central London
• South Bank
  • Famous multi-purpose venue along the South Bank of the river

Suggested Restaurants and Party Venues

• St Johns
  • Famous English Restaurant not suitable for Vegetarians or Vegans. They have a private room for hire that fits 12
• Tibits
  • Vegetarian and vegan restaurant in central London
• Dishoom
  • Bombay street food, with one restaurant in Covent Garden and the other in Shoreditch. Both have private rooms for hire
• Mangle1
  • Delicious Turkish Ocak Basi in Dalson, worth the trip but not suitable for big groups
• Duck and Waffle
  • For the dramatic views over london
• Nama
  • Raw food restaurant