One of the things we identified early with this event is that it is often difficult for novice developers to get to these types of events (especially given the current economic climate). Some on the event committee including myself had even taken time off of work and paid our own way to get to good events! Accordingly for dev8D, we wanted to make sure the barriers were as low as possible for people to attend. So in the spirit of a true barCamp we’ve hired out 50 beds at the Palmer’s Lodge boutique hostel* in central London to give out for free to anyone who wants to come to the event!
So as to make sure giving away this accommodation is as fair as possible, we’ll officially announce the sign-up form in less than one week: Monday January 19th at 9am we’ll post the link to sign up for this free accomodation. The beds will be given out on a first come first served basis so make sure you grab the RSS feed for this blog. We’ll also email all those who have signed up on the RSVP form, so get your name down there as well!
If you haven’t seen this boutique hostel do visit the Palmer’s Lodge website as it really is not your average hostel! Other than being a converted mansion (originally built by Biscuit Tycoon Samuel Palmer) it also includes a lovely continental breakfast and great fast free WiFi. All of this for free if you manage to sign up in time; and in addition you can scheme late into the night with your fellow developer (there is a very reasonably priced bar and indoor patio there as well).