A tradition in the Tiki community, a TikiFest is a meeting between Tiki community members (that usually only meet online). This is an opportunity to socialize, code and discuss about wiki technology and culture, etc.

TikiFest Berlin 2010 has grown to WikiFest BLN 2010

See pictures at: http://wikifest.org/file4

Please see http://WikiFestBLN.org and register there

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin

When

12.—14. November 2010

Shortly after, there is the Translating and the Computer 32 Conference
(18.-19. November 2010 in London)

What

TikiFest in Berlin wil be a part of a Wikifest this time.

Needed stuff

• Bandwidth c-base has 😉
• Video projector c-Base has one
• good conference microphone for BigBlueButton
  Torsten will bring one
• webcam

Who

• amette
• marclaporte
• jonny B (virtually only, sorry)
• bubi
• Torsten Fabricius
• friedel (for wikidev)
• carsten aevermann
• cdrwhite
• omstefanov (as of 21 Sept, definitely; flights booked!)
• changi (for sure)
• Jyhem
• Stefan Sieferer (mostlikely)
• lphuberdeau
• You?

Topics

General:

• Infrastructure Team meeting

Developers:

• Ongoing Tiki6 release process. According to planning, release Tiki6.1

Users:

• Translation and Documentation
• Workspaces: exchange of experience

Where

A. Hacking Space

The official location:

• c-base e.V.

Rungestrasse 20
10179 Berlin tc

Other locations that have been considered:

• Berufsausbildungszentrum Lette-Verein in Berlin located at the heart of the West-City has meeting rooms for approx. 30 persons (bubi is checking that out) WE CAN GET THE ROOM(S). There we have Beamer, Internet, some PC, and on Friday we can get some foot from our Hauswirtschaft.
  • 12.-14. November could work out (on Sunday 14th there are additional costs involved)
• newthinking store is in central Berlin and collaborating with Open Projects of any kind
  • They don't know about November's schedule yet.
  • One possibility would be 28.-30. of October
  • Waiting for prices
• Dedicated Hacking Spaces
  • http://sama32.squat.net/
  • http://www.bootlab.org
  • http://www.homebase-berlin.net
• Several Co-Working Spaces are available all over town, e.g.:
  • http://co-up.de/
  • http://hallenprojekt.de/studio-70
• amette's place
  • open 24/7
  • UMTS AccessPoint
  • I think seven people can sit comfortably.. 😉

We might even want to check out another space every day - getting to know the city by using it. 😉

B. Accomodation

There are many possibilities to rent (even beautiful) flats in Berlin. bubi and amette are looking into this possibility.

And of course hotels are available everywhere in Berlin and with a very good price/performance-ratio (might be even better in ugly November).

• amette's place
  • one mattress and some floor space available

• ritsch
  • 1 room - 1 bed
  • 1 room - 1 bed
  • 1 room - 2 beds

All free of charge
5 minutes from U-Station "Zwickauer Damm"
Coordination of these beds goes via amette, contact him.

Related links

• Wikifest page for all participants from the different wikiprojects:
  http://wikifestbln.org/
• http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=134215906615444
• http://info.tiki.org/tiki-calendar_edit_item.php?viewcalitemId=20
• http://www.wikimatrix.org/calendar/e121/2010/wikifest_berlin_2010
• http://www.cmswire.com/events/item/tikifest-berlin-2010-008406.php
• upcoming: to be added
• Linkedin: todo