OOoCon2010/Official Community Activities
Official Community Activities
(at your own cost)
Danube Evening Cruise with Dinner
Date: September 2, 2010 (19:30-21:30)
Departure: 19:30 from the Chain Bridge port (located just a short walk from the conference center)
During the 3-hour journey diners can savour the sight of an illuminated Budapest skyline. While you glide down the Danube River, our English-speaking guide will briefly introduce you to some of the most interesting sights in the Capital. A Hungarian-style buffet will also be served on board. The evening program will offer you the opportunity to chat with fellow conference participants while sampling a few Hungarian dishes and taking in the city all at the same time.
Price: 20 € per person for cruise with English-speaking guide, 1 drink and buffet dinner
The event will take place with a minimum of 50 registered guests.
Reservations will be confirmed on a first-come first-serve basis.
Reservation deadline: August 30, 2010
(Local registration at CEU, Nador 9, is also possible no later than August 31, 16:00 at the registartion/info desk.)
Open Festival
Date: September 1, 2010 (Wednesday)
As of the anniversary the open source community is organizing a free festival for those interested in Hungary. There will be concerts, birthday surprises and a very special exhibition on the current situation and progress of copyright policies, and the most known people and developers of the open source world will be there to meet with. Programs&Timeline:
Time | Event | Location |
---|---|---|
18.00-19.00 | Copyright exhibition opening | Outdoors |
19.30 | OpenOffice.org anniversary celebration | Aquarium |
20.00 | Bardo (Live Music) | Outdoors |
21.30 | Fireworks | Park |
22.00 | Qualitons (Live Music) | Aquarium |
24.00 | Barabás Lőrinc Eklektrik (Live Music) | Aquarium |
02.00 | Dj Superman & Mango | Cafeteria |
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Széchenyi Bath
Date: September 3, 2010, Friday
Finishing an exciting but evenly tiresome conference you just can't do better than going to the best public bath in Europe.
- Programs&Timeline:
- Meeting at 19:00 at the station of Széchenyi Fürdő, - M1, Yello line -,
- entrance fee: €5.3 to the bath; €9.3 - €13 to the swimming pool
- http://www.szechenyibath.com/
- Bathing till 21:00 than leaving for
- a late Dinner with some goodbye drinks from 22:00 to morning at Kertem pub (open air) in the Városliget park, walking distance from the Bath (in case of rain at Blue Tomato pub in the city)
- Kertem Pub: http://www.kertemfesztival.hu/index.php/elerhetoseg
- Blue Tomato: http://www.bluetomato.hu/elerhetoseg.html
- Estimated cost: Dinner with drinks – 25€ (pub food, eg. burgers, grills, salads)
- Meeting at 19:00 at the station of Széchenyi Fürdő, - M1, Yello line -,
- Requirement:
- swimming dress
- towel
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Buda Castle
Date: September 4, 2010, Saturday
For everyone who have time and enthusiasm for history and historic buldings
- Programs&Timeline:
- Meeting at 10:00 at Clark Adam Ter, Lanchid Budai-hidfo (Adam Clark Square, at Chain Bridge, Buda-end)
- Up into the Castle at 10:15 by Sikló (€3) than walk around pathes, visiting museums by request.Avaliable Museums:
- Hungarian National Gallery: everything about the Hungarian Art from Settlement to present days
- entrance fee: €3.2 for the permanent exhibition; €6.4 to the permanent and the temporary exhibitions
- http://www.mng.hu/en
- Historical Museum of Budapest: History of Budapest from Stone-age
- entrance fee: €4.6
- http://www.btm.hu/___english/fooldal/front.htm
- Museum of Hungarian Maritial History: Wars, battles, guns and weapons (horse&bow)
- entrance fee: €3
- http://www.militaria.hu/hun/altinfo.php
- House of Royal Wines and Cellar Museum: original Hungarian quality wines & palinkas, enjoy responsible
- Hungarian National Gallery: everything about the Hungarian Art from Settlement to present days
- Lunch at 13:00 at Szent Jupát restaurant (named after the Hungarian boat which sailed around the globe)
- http://www.stjupat.hu/index-eng.htm
- estimated cost: Lunch – €15 to €25 (inculding drinks)
- Requirement:
- comfortable shoes
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Registration to the program(s):
If you would like to participate in the Buda Castle walk and the Széchényi Bath visit, please send an e-mail with the subject “ProgramReg” to Zoltán Csetényi (csetenyi.zoltan@openskm.com) and indicate the name of the program you would like to join.
For the Buda Castle walk please indicate your favorite museum.