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Team:NOC

2015-01-15T16:27:22Z

Will-h:

__NOINDEX__
{{ Infobox Team
| Picture = EMFNOC.png
| name = NOC
| desc = Network Operations Centre
| lead =
| email =
| needvolunteers = yes
| Location=51.96655,-0.79234
}}

== About ==
Team:NOC is responsible for the entire [[Network]] and power infrastructure at the event. This includes all hardware, cabling, wifi, ethernet, IP and so on.

You can follow us on twitter: [https://twitter.com/emfnoc @emfnoc]

== Current State ==
Working on the uplink, checking line of sight, developing the camp network, begging equipment.

== Volunteering ==

We don't need a lot of help during the event - by Friday morning, all the work will be done, the network will be up and operating perfectly!

If you'd like to help, we really need help in the set-up and tear-down. Particularly, we need people who are willing to run cables and crimp RJ45 ends on Wednesday and Thursday prior, and remove all the cabling on the Monday after. Other than that, we are good, and we don't need any volunteers during the event.

Please make sure you add a [[Template:Attendee]] box to your wiki profile, as we are using this to coordinate arrival/departure times.

== Team members ==

{{TeamUserList}}

User:Starbug

2015-01-15T16:26:52Z

Will-h: add noindex tag

__NOINDEX__
{{Attendee
|name=starbug
|email=starbug@ccc.de
|Arrival=2014/08/28
|Departure=2014/09/02
|teams=NOC
}}

User:Will-h

2015-01-15T16:26:10Z

Will-h:

__NOINDEX__
{{Attendee
|name=Will-h
|village=haha
|email=will@emfcamp.org
|Arrival=2014/08/26 07:00
|Departure=2014/09/03 09:00
|IRC=will-h
|teams=NOC, Infra, Admin
}}

Accounting

2014-10-22T15:53:18Z

Will-h:

Ever wondered about EMF's income and expenditure?

It takes a while for all the invoices to be settled, so we're still working on the accounts - we'll publish a full breakdown in due course.

If you would like to receive an email when the accounts are ready please '''[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jTV0fYtV0A-MEUemzIM06IGN-sWZX4hdeVvy5GwR5_A/viewform fill in this form]'''.

Travel

2014-08-17T09:55:09Z

Will-h: /* National Express */

=Travel to EMF2014=

== Site postcode ==

MK17 0BU

== Public Transport ==

=== Shuttle Bus ===
If you are travelling by public transport, we will be running two minibuses to shuttle people to and from the site.

'''Pickup Point''' Bletchley Railway Station

'''Drop off Point''' EMF Site!

The timetable for this is:

{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:left;"| Day
! Start Time
! End Time
|-
|Friday
|10:00
|21:00
|-
|Saturday
|09:00
|15:00
|-
|Sunday
|12:00
|22:00
|-
|Monday
|08:00
|13:00
|-
|}

=== Rail===
[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/BLY.aspx Bletchley Station] is the closest, with trains to London Euston, Birmingham, etc

If you travel by train, you may be interested in the [http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/bletchley-park-(1) 2FOR1 offer] for [[Bletchley]] Park (requires sign up in advance and printing)

For those people who are arriving/departing between Saturday 7 PM and Sunday 1 PM (which should none of you as you should be there from Friday morning), be aware that heading to/from London between Watford Junction and Hemel Hempstead there is no train service due to planned engineering works.

There is a replacement bus service for that leg of the journey, which means the journey is going to be 2 hours (if the buses actually run on time) to/from Euston, as opposed to the normal 30-50 depending if you are on the express train or not.

=== Air ===

Closest airports are (in order) LTN, LHR, BHX. LGW and STN are also possible.
Minicab taxis (pre-booked) from airports to site:

{|
|LTN
|~35GBP
|40 mins
|-
|LHR
|~65GBP
|70 mins
|}

==National Express==

Run coaches from major airports, and other towns/cities where you might not be able to get a direct train service to Milton Keynes/Bletchley without going in to London, wandering around the underground to get to Euston Station and adding cost.

The Milton Keynes Coachway is a stone's throw from the M1 J14. It's quite a distance to the EMFCamp (10 miles by road) but a [[Travel#Taxis|minicab]] should be around £12-15.

Alternatively a cheaper option is to use the park and ride bus service to the Milton Keynes central train station which is £2 something. It runs every 15 minutes, and takes about 15 minutes. You can take in the sights of Milton Keynes.
Then hop on the next southbound London Midland train to Bletchley which is £3.50. They are every 30 mins. This takes about 5 minutes - its the next stop. From there the shuttle bus can transport you and all your gear to site.

== Road ==

==Driving==
If you have spare seats consider offering them on the [[Car_Share]] Page, this will also help split the cost of fuel and parking.

The post code of the site is MK17 0BU, and most sat nav systems will do a reasonable job of getting you there. '''To reduce the disturbance to our neighbours, please avoid driving through the towns of Bletchley and Newton Longville if possible'''. If you're coming from the M1 motorway, please follow the following route:

===Coming From the North (M1 Southbound)===
# Leave the M1 at exit 14 (signposted Milton Keynes/Newport Pagnell)
# Head towards Milton Keynes/A509 (S)
# At the first large roundabout (Milton Keynes has lots of roundabouts) take the A4146/Childs Way towards Aylesbury/Milton Keynes South
# At the next roundabout, take the first exit (A4146/Tongwell Street towards Aylesbury).
# Carry on along the A4146, crossing over three roundabouts.
# At the next roundabout, take the third exit (A4146/All through traffic)
# Straight ahead at the next roundabout (Milton Keynes South & West). You'll pass a lake.
# At the next roundabout, take the first exit (A5 South Dunstable/Aylesbury)
# At the next (!) roundabout, take the third exit (A4146 Gt. Brickhill/Water Eaton)
# Cross straight over two more roundabouts, following the signs to Aylesbury
# At the next roundabout, take the second exit to Drayton Parslow/Newton Longville.
# You'll be pleased to hear that was the last roundabout you'll encounter (the 12th!)
# Go past the first junction (with a turning towards Newton Longville)
# At the next crossroads, turn right towards Newton Longville along Newton Road.
# Just as you enter Newton Longville ("please drive carefully") the road turns sharply right. Take the left at this junction (it should be signposted EMF).

[[File:M1_route.png]]

===Coming from the South (M1 Northbound)===
# Leave the M1 at exit 13 (signposted Milton Keynes South/Bedford).
# Head toward Milton Keynes/A421 (W) from the first roadabout.
# Cross (second exit) the second roundabout shortly afterwards.
# Follow this fairly long (for Milton Keynes) section of single carriageway road.
# At the next roundabout (John Lewis distribution centre) cross straight over.
# At the next roundabout (one of Milton Keynes two space-time discontinums where supposedly parallel roads meet) take the second exit onto Groveway (H9).
# At the next roundabout take the first exit (A4146 Tongwell Street, V11)
# Follow the directions from the north from step 6.

===Parking===
If you are driving you will need to buy one parking ticket per car. There is no nearby public parking. Please don't park elsewhere as you will inconvenience our neighbours or block access to the site.

==Taxis==
Below is a list of local taxi services. Entries will be added and removed as we confirm their coverage of the camp site.

* [http://www.skylinetaxis.co.uk/fare-price-guide.html Skyline Taxis]
* [http://www.eezycabs.co.uk/rates/ EEZY Cabs]
* [http://www.speedlinetaxi.com/ Speedline Taxi]
* [http://www.greenlineairporttaxis.co.uk/ Greenline]
* [http://www.rafflescars.co.uk/ Raffles Cars]

Drop-offs will likely be the same location as the shuttle bus drop off point.

Travel

2014-08-17T09:54:43Z

Will-h: /* National Express */

=Travel to EMF2014=

== Site postcode ==

MK17 0BU

== Public Transport ==

=== Shuttle Bus ===
If you are travelling by public transport, we will be running two minibuses to shuttle people to and from the site.

'''Pickup Point''' Bletchley Railway Station

'''Drop off Point''' EMF Site!

The timetable for this is:

{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:left;"| Day
! Start Time
! End Time
|-
|Friday
|10:00
|21:00
|-
|Saturday
|09:00
|15:00
|-
|Sunday
|12:00
|22:00
|-
|Monday
|08:00
|13:00
|-
|}

=== Rail===
[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/BLY.aspx Bletchley Station] is the closest, with trains to London Euston, Birmingham, etc

If you travel by train, you may be interested in the [http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/bletchley-park-(1) 2FOR1 offer] for [[Bletchley]] Park (requires sign up in advance and printing)

For those people who are arriving/departing between Saturday 7 PM and Sunday 1 PM (which should none of you as you should be there from Friday morning), be aware that heading to/from London between Watford Junction and Hemel Hempstead there is no train service due to planned engineering works.

There is a replacement bus service for that leg of the journey, which means the journey is going to be 2 hours (if the buses actually run on time) to/from Euston, as opposed to the normal 30-50 depending if you are on the express train or not.

=== Air ===

Closest airports are (in order) LTN, LHR, BHX. LGW and STN are also possible.
Minicab taxis (pre-booked) from airports to site:

{|
|LTN
|~35GBP
|40 mins
|-
|LHR
|~65GBP
|70 mins
|}

==National Express==

Run coaches from major airports, and other towns/cities where you might not be able to get a direct train service to Milton Keynes/Bletchley without going in to London, wandering around the underground to get to Euston Station and adding cost.

The Milton Keynes Coachway is a stone's throw from the M1 J14. Its quite a distance to the EMFCamp (10 miles by road) but a [[Travel#Taxis|minicab]] should be around £12-15.

Alternatively a cheaper option is to use the park and ride bus service to the Milton Keynes central train station which is £2 something. It runs every 15 minutes, and takes about 15 minutes. You can take in the sights of Milton Keynes.
Then hop on the next southbound London Midland train to Bletchley which is £3.50. They are every 30 mins. This takes about 5 minutes - its the next stop. From there the shuttle bus can transport you and all your gear to site.

== Road ==

==Driving==
If you have spare seats consider offering them on the [[Car_Share]] Page, this will also help split the cost of fuel and parking.

The post code of the site is MK17 0BU, and most sat nav systems will do a reasonable job of getting you there. '''To reduce the disturbance to our neighbours, please avoid driving through the towns of Bletchley and Newton Longville if possible'''. If you're coming from the M1 motorway, please follow the following route:

===Coming From the North (M1 Southbound)===
# Leave the M1 at exit 14 (signposted Milton Keynes/Newport Pagnell)
# Head towards Milton Keynes/A509 (S)
# At the first large roundabout (Milton Keynes has lots of roundabouts) take the A4146/Childs Way towards Aylesbury/Milton Keynes South
# At the next roundabout, take the first exit (A4146/Tongwell Street towards Aylesbury).
# Carry on along the A4146, crossing over three roundabouts.
# At the next roundabout, take the third exit (A4146/All through traffic)
# Straight ahead at the next roundabout (Milton Keynes South & West). You'll pass a lake.
# At the next roundabout, take the first exit (A5 South Dunstable/Aylesbury)
# At the next (!) roundabout, take the third exit (A4146 Gt. Brickhill/Water Eaton)
# Cross straight over two more roundabouts, following the signs to Aylesbury
# At the next roundabout, take the second exit to Drayton Parslow/Newton Longville.
# You'll be pleased to hear that was the last roundabout you'll encounter (the 12th!)
# Go past the first junction (with a turning towards Newton Longville)
# At the next crossroads, turn right towards Newton Longville along Newton Road.
# Just as you enter Newton Longville ("please drive carefully") the road turns sharply right. Take the left at this junction (it should be signposted EMF).

[[File:M1_route.png]]

===Coming from the South (M1 Northbound)===
# Leave the M1 at exit 13 (signposted Milton Keynes South/Bedford).
# Head toward Milton Keynes/A421 (W) from the first roadabout.
# Cross (second exit) the second roundabout shortly afterwards.
# Follow this fairly long (for Milton Keynes) section of single carriageway road.
# At the next roundabout (John Lewis distribution centre) cross straight over.
# At the next roundabout (one of Milton Keynes two space-time discontinums where supposedly parallel roads meet) take the second exit onto Groveway (H9).
# At the next roundabout take the first exit (A4146 Tongwell Street, V11)
# Follow the directions from the north from step 6.

===Parking===
If you are driving you will need to buy one parking ticket per car. There is no nearby public parking. Please don't park elsewhere as you will inconvenience our neighbours or block access to the site.

==Taxis==
Below is a list of local taxi services. Entries will be added and removed as we confirm their coverage of the camp site.

* [http://www.skylinetaxis.co.uk/fare-price-guide.html Skyline Taxis]
* [http://www.eezycabs.co.uk/rates/ EEZY Cabs]
* [http://www.speedlinetaxi.com/ Speedline Taxi]
* [http://www.greenlineairporttaxis.co.uk/ Greenline]
* [http://www.rafflescars.co.uk/ Raffles Cars]

Drop-offs will likely be the same location as the shuttle bus drop off point.

Travel

2014-08-17T09:53:30Z

Will-h:

=Travel to EMF2014=

== Site postcode ==

MK17 0BU

== Public Transport ==

=== Shuttle Bus ===
If you are travelling by public transport, we will be running two minibuses to shuttle people to and from the site.

'''Pickup Point''' Bletchley Railway Station

'''Drop off Point''' EMF Site!

The timetable for this is:

{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:left;"| Day
! Start Time
! End Time
|-
|Friday
|10:00
|21:00
|-
|Saturday
|09:00
|15:00
|-
|Sunday
|12:00
|22:00
|-
|Monday
|08:00
|13:00
|-
|}

=== Rail===
[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/BLY.aspx Bletchley Station] is the closest, with trains to London Euston, Birmingham, etc

If you travel by train, you may be interested in the [http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/bletchley-park-(1) 2FOR1 offer] for [[Bletchley]] Park (requires sign up in advance and printing)

For those people who are arriving/departing between Saturday 7 PM and Sunday 1 PM (which should none of you as you should be there from Friday morning), be aware that heading to/from London between Watford Junction and Hemel Hempstead there is no train service due to planned engineering works.

There is a replacement bus service for that leg of the journey, which means the journey is going to be 2 hours (if the buses actually run on time) to/from Euston, as opposed to the normal 30-50 depending if you are on the express train or not.

=== Air ===

Closest airports are (in order) LTN, LHR, BHX. LGW and STN are also possible.
Minicab taxis (pre-booked) from airports to site:

{|
|LTN
|~35GBP
|40 mins
|-
|LHR
|~65GBP
|70 mins
|}

==National Express==

Run coaches from major airports, and other towns/cities where you might not be able to get a direct train service to Milton Keynes/Bletchley without going in to London, wandering around the underground to get to Euston Station and adding cost.

The Milton Keynes Coachway is a stone's throw from the M1 J14. Its quite a distance to the EMFCamp (10 miles by road) but a minicab should be around £12-15.

Alternatively a cheaper option is to use the park and ride bus service to the Milton Keynes central train station which is £2 something. It runs every 15 minutes, and takes about 15 minutes. You can take in the sights of Milton Keynes.
Then hop on the next southbound London Midland train to Bletchley which is £3.50. They are every 30 mins. This takes about 5 minutes - its the next stop. From there the shuttle bus can transport you and all your gear to site.

== Road ==

==Driving==
If you have spare seats consider offering them on the [[Car_Share]] Page, this will also help split the cost of fuel and parking.

The post code of the site is MK17 0BU, and most sat nav systems will do a reasonable job of getting you there. '''To reduce the disturbance to our neighbours, please avoid driving through the towns of Bletchley and Newton Longville if possible'''. If you're coming from the M1 motorway, please follow the following route:

===Coming From the North (M1 Southbound)===
# Leave the M1 at exit 14 (signposted Milton Keynes/Newport Pagnell)
# Head towards Milton Keynes/A509 (S)
# At the first large roundabout (Milton Keynes has lots of roundabouts) take the A4146/Childs Way towards Aylesbury/Milton Keynes South
# At the next roundabout, take the first exit (A4146/Tongwell Street towards Aylesbury).
# Carry on along the A4146, crossing over three roundabouts.
# At the next roundabout, take the third exit (A4146/All through traffic)
# Straight ahead at the next roundabout (Milton Keynes South & West). You'll pass a lake.
# At the next roundabout, take the first exit (A5 South Dunstable/Aylesbury)
# At the next (!) roundabout, take the third exit (A4146 Gt. Brickhill/Water Eaton)
# Cross straight over two more roundabouts, following the signs to Aylesbury
# At the next roundabout, take the second exit to Drayton Parslow/Newton Longville.
# You'll be pleased to hear that was the last roundabout you'll encounter (the 12th!)
# Go past the first junction (with a turning towards Newton Longville)
# At the next crossroads, turn right towards Newton Longville along Newton Road.
# Just as you enter Newton Longville ("please drive carefully") the road turns sharply right. Take the left at this junction (it should be signposted EMF).

[[File:M1_route.png]]

===Coming from the South (M1 Northbound)===
# Leave the M1 at exit 13 (signposted Milton Keynes South/Bedford).
# Head toward Milton Keynes/A421 (W) from the first roadabout.
# Cross (second exit) the second roundabout shortly afterwards.
# Follow this fairly long (for Milton Keynes) section of single carriageway road.
# At the next roundabout (John Lewis distribution centre) cross straight over.
# At the next roundabout (one of Milton Keynes two space-time discontinums where supposedly parallel roads meet) take the second exit onto Groveway (H9).
# At the next roundabout take the first exit (A4146 Tongwell Street, V11)
# Follow the directions from the north from step 6.

===Parking===
If you are driving you will need to buy one parking ticket per car. There is no nearby public parking. Please don't park elsewhere as you will inconvenience our neighbours or block access to the site.

==Taxis==
Below is a list of local taxi services. Entries will be added and removed as we confirm their coverage of the camp site.

* [http://www.skylinetaxis.co.uk/fare-price-guide.html Skyline Taxis]
* [http://www.eezycabs.co.uk/rates/ EEZY Cabs]
* [http://www.speedlinetaxi.com/ Speedline Taxi]
* [http://www.greenlineairporttaxis.co.uk/ Greenline]
* [http://www.rafflescars.co.uk/ Raffles Cars]

Drop-offs will likely be the same location as the shuttle bus drop off point.

Team:NOC

2014-08-07T16:03:23Z

Will-h:

{{ Infobox Team
| name = NOC
| desc = Network Operations Centre
| lead =
| email =
| needvolunteers = yes
}}

== About ==
Team:NOC is responsible for the entire network and power infrastructure at the event. This includes all hardware, cabling, wifi, ethernet, IP and so on.

== Current State ==
Working on the uplink, checking line of sight, developing the camp network, begging equipment.

== Volunteering ==

We don't need a lot of help during the event - by Friday morning, all the work will be done, the network will be up and operating perfectly!

If you'd like to help, we really need help in the set-up and tear-down. Particularly, we need people who are willing to run cables and crimp RJ45 ends on Wednesday and Thursday prior, and remove all the cabling on the Monday after. Other than that, we are good, and we don't need any volunteers during the event.

Please make sure you add a [[Template:Attendee]] box to your wiki profile, as we are using this to coordinate arrival/departure times.

== Team members ==

{{TeamUserList}}

FAQ

2014-08-05T14:41:02Z

Will-h: /* Ticket Sales */ add EUR sales clarification

{{link-banner}}
This is a work in progress. Keep checking for updates.

==General==
===Who are you?===
Electromagnetic Field is run by a non-profit organisation and produced entirely by volunteers. We are members of well-known hackerspaces and other organisations. Get in touch if you want to join us in making this happen.

===Why are you doing this?===
There now are dozens of hackerspaces and makerspaces in the UK and across Europe, and countless other communities of craftsmen, artists, designers, engineers who are interested in the same DIY ethic; but they have few opportunities to all meet up. Most events catering to these communities are small regional conferences and often focused on very specific themes.

We want to change that :)

===Why Milton Keynes?===
We looked at a fair number of candidate sites. The site we ended up with was the best candidate for a number of reasons:
* It comes at a comparably low price (some of the candidate sites we looked at asked for tens of thousands of £££.)
* It has great transport links to much of the UK (both roads and trains.)
* It is close(ish) to a few data centres and high speed Internet uplinks.
* We were there last time and it seemed to work well
Bonus: it is very close to Bletchley Park :)

===How big is it?===

In 2012, we had an attendance limit of 500 and fully sold out. This year we are expecting around 1,200 people. Buy your ticket early to avoid disappointment.

==Ticket Sales==
===How can I get a ticket?===
Tickets are on sale from our web site here:

'''https://www.emfcamp.org/tickets/choose'''

This time there will be no day tickets and camp tickets are likely to sell out in advance.

===How much does it cost?===
Adult tickets are currently £105. There are tickets available for under-16s at a lower price (accompanied by an adult). Children under 5 can attend for free.

If you have a Camper van you will need a Camper van ticket.

If you want to bring a car you'll also need a car parking ticket.

You can pay by bank transfer (in pounds sterling or Euros), a one-time direct debit (in pounds sterling or Euros), or by credit or debit card via Stripe (which charges a small fee).

===What's the accessibility situation like?===
The site will be well lit during the event, and we will aim to cover access to the stages with trackway. Travelling between stages may take some time, though.

There will be three accessible toilets and the current plan includes an accessible shower with a wheelchair ramp.

We cannot guarantee 24/7 power for continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices, but the power infrastructure team will be on call through the night.

If you will be attending with a carer, they are entitled to a free ticket. Please [mailto:tickets@emfcamp.org email us] in advance so we can allocate the ticket.

Registered assistance dogs will be allowed.

If you have any other requirements, please tick the "I have accessibility requirements" checkbox when buying your ticket, and we'll be in touch for details. If you'd like to confirm anything before buying your ticket, please [mailto:tickets@emfcamp.org drop us an email].

===Can I get a day ticket?===
Sorry, EMF 2012 was sold to capacity and we found that the day tickets prevented people from attending the whole event. For this reason, we can only offer tickets for the whole event. You are welcome to only come to one day, or to stay off-site and attend only during the days, but you will need a weekend ticket.

===Can I get a family ticket?===
Unfortunately, as every attendee including children counts towards our capacity limit, we are unable to offer family or group tickets. We have however already discounted the child ticket prices by 60% which is as far as the budget allows.

===Will I be able to turn up and buy a ticket?===
It is unlikely that any tickets will remain by the time of the event. Watch this space.

===Do volunteers pay for their ticket?===
Everyone who attends is expected to buy a ticket, including people in the organising team and all volunteers. So many people contribute to running EMF that it would financially impossible to give everyone who helps out a free ticket, and unfair to draw a line past which volunteers receive free tickets.

The only exception to this rule are first aiders, who are expected to carry out three 8-hour shifts in return for a free ticket.

===Is there an age limit?===
We encourage children and young people to attend. We are planning specific activities for children as well as daycare facilities, and will confirm more details nearer to the time.

However there are a number of things to bear in mind:
* Children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
* There will be dangerous things on site, but they will be clearly marked.
* Licensed alcohol sales are only for people of age 18 and over. Bar staff will ask for ID.

===Can't enter the transaction reference?===
If you are having trouble entering the transaction reference into your online banking, just remove the hyphen. Some banks don't like it and don't tell you.

===What's your IBAN/BIC details?===
Select a ticket valued in EUR on the front page. You will be presented with the necessary IBAN/BIC transfer details. Foreign transactions are not supported for GBP tickets.

===Do you have a Code of Conduct?===
Yes, please see [https://www.emfcamp.org/code-of-conduct Code of conduct]. If you buy a ticket you are agreeing to abide by this.

===What terms and conditions apply to ticket sales and attendance?===
Please see our [https://www.emfcamp.org/pay/terms terms] page.

===Can I pay more? TAKE MY MONEY!===

If you can afford it and wish to help support the event financially by paying a bit more for your ticket, you can buy a Supporter ticket. We're a non-profit event and so the money will go towards making the event even more awesome.

==Planning your Attendance==
===Where is it? How can I get there?===
Refer to [[Location]]. '''NOTE: We have moved!''' It's only a few miles down the road, but please don't go to the old site!

===When can I arrive? When do I have to leave by?===
The site will open to ticket holders at 10:00 Friday morning.

All ticket holders must leave the site by 12:00 Monday.

We will be there before and afterwards setting up and packing up, if you want to help with this please let us know and we can make arrangements. It's worth noting outside these times we can't guarantee availability of toilets/water/electricity/internet etc.

Have a look at our Timeline for an updated summary.

===When do things kick off?===
The talks and workshops will begin after lunch on Friday, although people will be setting up earlier in the day. You can arrive from 10am.

Talks and workshops run daily through to the evening, although we expect villages will be doing things late into the night!

===What should I bring?===
Please take a look at our [[Packing List]] for information on what you should and shouldn't bring.

===Will there be food?===
We appreciate we didn't do well at this last time. This year we have lined up multiple food stalls, hopefully catering to all your needs. Initial details are at [[Food]]

===Will there be a bar?===
Yes, we'll be running a volunteer-staffed licensed bar selling beer and wine, as well as soft drinks and the hacker energy drink Club Mate. Far from the usual crap festival beer, we will be serving real ale from local breweries with all profits going towards making the next iteration of Electromagnetic Field more awesome.

The bar on site opening hours are subject to licensing which will be finalised soon.

By the camping areas there will also be push taps of drinking water available for free.

===Can I bring pets?===
Sorry, animals (except registered assistance dogs) are not allowed.

===Can I smoke?===
Smoking is not allowed in any of the event tents or in the food/bar area. Elsewhere, please be considerate and very careful to extinguish your cigarettes to avoid setting the dry grass on fire. Please make sure cigarette butts are disposed of in rubbish bins rather than just thrown on the ground as the site is used by livestock at other times of the year, and it's a pain for the clean up crew to pick them up after the camp is over!

===Can I bring X/Y/Z?===
tl;dr Probably

Please let us know if it's going to be large/use a lot of power/be noisy or anything else you think we should know. We don't plan on stopping people bringing the latest cool laser helmet for shark 3d printer arduino powered UAV thing, but we need to plan for it. Note that access to the site is several hundred metres from the carpark and you will not be able to drive up to the site.

Things prohibited by our contract: balloons, sky lanterns and the like.

===Can I leave and re-enter?===
Your wristband will allow re-admittance, but the site is gated and we will be trying to restrict movements to daylight hours. In reality this is unlikely to be a problem, but please speak to us if you have any special requirements. The farm gate is locked overnight and would require a volunteer to come up to let you out.

Please note that it is a condition of our contract that we don't allow you to roam the farm. Apart from anything else, there is likely to be heavy farm machinery in operation. For this reason, the entire event area is fenced off. We can shuttle you to the parking area, from where you may drive off the site or be collected.

==Camp Infrastructure==
===Can I see the camp layout?===
We're working on this at the moment. Some initial information can be found at: [[Location]].

You can see the site map at [http://map.emfcamp.org/ map.emfcamp.org]. Please note that this is still in early stages of development; we know it is slow and has bugs, don't worry about reporting them. All layout is still subject to change.

===Is there parking available?===
Yes. Parking tickets are on sale with tickets. Please note the car park is not adjacent to the site, but there will be a shuttle. You will not be able to drive up to or onto the site to drop anything off.

If you don't yet know whether you will be bringing a car, you can buy your event ticket now and buy a parking ticket at a later date (deadline to be announced, probably early August).

Parking tickets are not required for motorcycles.

===Can I bring my camper van?===
We have limited parking for camper vans - you can buy a ticket for £30 through our tickets site. These tickets include a parking ticket for the towing car in the car park.

===Will there be Internet access?===
Yes, we are provisioning onsite high speed wifi and wired access (direct to your tent!), see [[Network]].

===Can I make a fire, or bring my own BBQ?===

Open fire is strictly prohibited except in the main fire pit. Please adhere to this requirement of both the landowner and health and safety.

Barbecues must be used off the ground to reduce fire risk and prevent damaging the ground.

Foraging for wood on the site is not permitted according to the terms of our contract with the landowners. Please bring your own fuel to site.

===I see a lake on the satellite image. Can I do X in it?===

The lake and brook are out of bounds by order of the site owner!

===What about medical cover?===

We will have our our own lovely volunteer first aiders + SJA coverage.

==Getting Involved==
===What will I be able to do?===
We're planning a full line up of speakers and workshops as well as awesome things around the site. We will also be supporting community organised 'villages' and looking for volunteers to help run the event.

===What is a 'Village'?===
Villages are camps organised around a theme, it could be anything, but is often a location or a topic (e.g. lock-picking). By organising villages ahead of time we can help provide better equipment (e.g. large tents to use) as well as making sure that they have an area ahead of time. If you want to find out more about villages, join one or see what villages have already been organised check the [[Villages]] page.

===How do I give a talk/run a workshop?===

The [https://www.emfcamp.org/cfp Call for Participation] is now open, so if you want to give a talk or run a workshop, please fill in the form soon. We really want a wide variety of topics from as diverse a group of people as we can, so don't be shy! If you've missed the CfP then don't worry, there will be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_talk lightning talk] sessions and villages are welcome to run their own talks and workshops.

===Would people be interested in a talk on X?===
Yes. There are obviously a few caveats on that but they're covered in the [https://www.emfcamp.org/cfp Call for Participation]

===I want to bring/make something awesome, can you help?===
Hopefully. We have a limited budget to put towards making the camp amazing and we want to share it with those of you who will bring awesome things. At EMF2012 we had a giant hammock, floating LEDs, a wooden dinosaur and 'EMF' written in 5m tall steel letters. If there's something amazing that you'd like to make and bring along but need some help buying materials we'll be opening our submissions process soon.

===How do I volunteer?===
The easiest way is to tick the 'interested in volunteering' box when you buy your ticket (sorry volunteers still need a ticket). If you missed it don't worry you can volunteer at any time by signing in and ticking the box. Once you've signed up to volunteer we'll get in contact with you closer to the time to organise shifts.

==Villages==
=== Can we reserve a location for our village? ===
No, not really. What is possible is to obtain an advisory lock on a certain general area, but there will be no reservation system in place and if your village shows up late the spot may be taken.

=== When can I build my village? ===
we are working on answering that question very soon. This mainly relies on toilets, water and power being availible. We will post some information later on the [[Villages|village page]] in the wiki.

=== Our village wants to rent a tent, is that possible? ===
We are working on that, information about that will be added to [[Villages|the wiki]] when availible.

=== Our village is planning a cool workshop / performance / ..., can the program mention it? ===
We'd really like to do that! Please [mailto:contact@emfcamp.org get in touch].

=== Our village is really big, does that need special planning? ===
Probably: yes. Please contact general@lists.emfcamp.org, the single point of contact for all things villages concern so far.

User:Will-h

2014-08-01T20:05:14Z

Will-h: Created page with "{{Attendee |name=Will-h |village=haha |email=will@emfcamp.org |Arrival=2014/08/26 07:00 |Departure=2014/09/03 09:00 |IRC=will-h |teams=NOC, Infra, Admin }}"

{{Attendee
|name=Will-h
|village=haha
|email=will@emfcamp.org
|Arrival=2014/08/26 07:00
|Departure=2014/09/03 09:00
|IRC=will-h
|teams=NOC, Infra, Admin
}}

Team:Sanitation

2014-07-18T14:49:07Z

Will-h: /* Rubbish & Recycling */

{{ Infobox Team
| name = Sanitation
| desc = Water, toilets, showers and rubbish
| lead = Paul
| email =
| needvolunteers = yes
}}

== Water ==

== Toilets ==

== Showers ==

== Rubbish & Recycling ==
[[File:Binstation.jpg|right|400px]]
You will see a mixture of wheely bins in 'bin stations' and larger 1100l bins for all waste. There will be two categories: recycling and mixed waste which will be identified by stickers on the bins.

=== Recycling ===
Last time we didn't do very well at this. This year we can recycle:

* Paper
* Cardboard
* Plastic (bottles etc)
* Glass bottles (but please don't bring any glass on site)
* Aluminium and steel cans and tins

Please recycle as much as you can.

=== Waste ===

Pretty much everything else goes in this. Please speak to us before you dump something unusual in the bins though.

Team:Sanitation

2014-07-18T14:46:27Z

Will-h: /* Rubbish & Recycling */

{{ Infobox Team
| name = Sanitation
| desc = Water, toilets, showers and rubbish
| lead = Paul
| email =
| needvolunteers = yes
}}

== Water ==

== Toilets ==

== Showers ==

== Rubbish & Recycling ==

You will see a mixture of wheely bins in 'bin stations' and larger 1100l bins for all waste. There will be two categories: recycling and mixed waste which will be identified by stickers on the bins.

=== Recycling ===
Last time we didn't do very well at this. This year we can recycle:

* Paper
* Cardboard
* Plastic (bottles etc)
* Glass bottles (but please don't bring any glass on site)
* Aluminium and steel cans and tins

Please recycle as much as you can.
[[File:Binstation.jpg|thumb]]
=== Waste ===

Pretty much everything else goes in this. Please speak to us before you dump something unusual in the bins though.

Team:Sanitation

2014-07-18T14:46:01Z

Will-h:

{{ Infobox Team
| name = Sanitation
| desc = Water, toilets, showers and rubbish
| lead = Paul
| email =
| needvolunteers = yes
}}

== Water ==

== Toilets ==

== Showers ==

== Rubbish & Recycling ==

You will see a mixture of wheely bins in 'bin stations' and larger 1100l bins for all waste. There will be two categories: recycling and mixed waste which will be identified by stickers on the bins.
[[File:Binstation.jpg|thumb]]
=== Recycling ===
Last time we didn't do very well at this. This year we can recycle:

* Paper
* Cardboard
* Plastic (bottles etc)
* Glass bottles (but please don't bring any glass on site)
* Aluminium and steel cans and tins

Please recycle as much as you can.

=== Waste ===

Pretty much everything else goes in this. Please speak to us before you dump something unusual in the bins though.

Team:Sanitation

2014-07-18T14:41:02Z

Will-h: /* Recycling */

{{ Infobox Team
| name = Sanitation
| desc = Water, toilets, showers and rubbish
| lead = Paul
| email =
| needvolunteers = yes
}}

== Water ==

== Toilets ==

== Showers ==

== Rubbish & Recycling ==

You will see a mixture of wheely bins in 'bin stations' and larger 1100l bins for all waste. There will be two categories: recycling and mixed waste which will be identified by stickers on the bins.

=== Recycling ===
Last time we didn't do very well at this. This year we can recycle:

* Paper
* Cardboard
* Plastic (bottles etc)
* Glass bottles (but please don't bring any glass on site)
* Aluminium and steel cans and tins

Please recycle as much as you can.

=== Waste ===

Pretty much everything else goes in this. Please speak to us before you dump something unusual in the bins though.

File:Binstation.jpg

2014-07-18T14:39:52Z

Will-h: Bin station pic from waste contractor

Bin station pic from waste contractor

Team:Sanitation

2014-07-18T14:38:42Z

Will-h: add pic

{{ Infobox Team
| name = Sanitation
| desc = Water, toilets, showers and rubbish
| lead = Paul
| email =
| needvolunteers = yes
}}

== Water ==

== Toilets ==

== Showers ==

== Rubbish & Recycling ==

You will see a mixture of wheely bins in 'bin stations' and larger 1100l bins for all waste. There will be two categories: recycling and mixed waste which will be identified by stickers on the bins.

=== Recycling ===
[[File:binstation.jpg]]
Last time we didn't do very well at this. This year we can recycle:

* Paper
* Cardboard
* Plastic (bottles etc)
* Glass bottles (but please don't bring any glass on site)
* Aluminium and steel cans and tins

Please recycle as much as you can.

=== Waste ===

Pretty much everything else goes in this. Please speak to us before you dump something unusual in the bins though.

Travel

2014-05-09T09:17:54Z

Will-h: Created page with "=Travel to EMF2014= == Site postcode == MK17 0BU == Rail == [http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/BLY.aspx| Bletchley Station] is the closest, with trains to..."

=Travel to EMF2014=

== Site postcode ==

MK17 0BU

== Rail ==
[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/BLY.aspx| Bletchley Station] is the closest, with trains to London Euston, Birmingham, etc

== Air ==

Closest airports are (in order) LTN, LHR, BHX. LGW and STN are also possible.

Minicab taxis (pre-booked) from airports to site:

{|
|LTN
|~35GBP
|40 mins
|-
|LHR
|~65GBP
|70 mins
|}

National Express run coaches from major airports to nearby Milton Keynes Coachway - TODO - how to get from MK Coachway to site.

== Road ==

You will need to buy a parking ticket. The site is at MK17 0BU. We'll post more detailed traffic management information later.

Site Search

2013-05-22T22:06:50Z

Will-h:

The biggest issue for EMF is to find a good site. Here are our requirements, in order of priority:

* At least 3-8 hectares/8-15 acres/30,000-60,000 sq m (this should fit at least 1500 people but this isn't indicative of our planned capacity)
* Available for around 11 days (including a weekend) between mid-July and mid-September 2014.
* Good access for setup vehicles (no low bridges, for example)
* Ability to get a good internet connection (1 gigabit+) (but please let us know of any potential sites - NOC team can work this out)
* Pleasant enough you actually want to spend time there
* Previous event history at site
* Some kind of water supply/sewage connection
* Good transport links
* Located centrally to the UK
* Well drained
* Space for parking
* Near largish shops (e.g. large Tesco)

We don't care about:

* Most existing facilities (especially electricity). Providing them ourselves is frequently easier than trying to deal with existing services, so they're not a major consideration.

=Candidate Sites=

{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Site Name
! Details
|-
| Colerne Airfield, Wiltshire (nr Bath)
| Owned by a company of a friend of London Hackspace
|-
| [http://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/wicket/bookmarkable/uk.co.profounddecisions.website.pages.pdpages.event.tournamentstud.DirectionsTournamentStud?4 Profound Decisions location], Banbury
| Quite a lot of existing facilities here which we may be able to use. These guys provided our tents in 2012 and seem pretty keen.
|-
| [http://eventcentre.co.uk/organisers Yorkshire Event Centre, Harrogate]
| Site of the Great Yorkshire Show which has massive farm equipment so access is probably fine. Has event spaces, big outside areas, loads of parking. Sainsburys effectively on site. From memory, drainage is OK.
|-
| Turnpost Farm, Leicestershire
| Location of Glastonbudget. About 4 miles from Loughborough. Not sure of parking and amenities, but Glastonbudget has about 12,000 people so likely to be plenty of space if we can use some of that as car park
|-
| [http://www.peterborougharena.com/ Peterborough Arena and Showground]
| Seems very accessible by all sorts of vehicles and good public transport links. Arena has internet, so should be easy to roll out to the showgrounds. Close to Peterborough for shops and things.
|-
| [http://www.newarkshowground.com/ Newark Showground]
| Similar to Peterborough I guess. Perhaps a tad large. 84 acres, fenced, good drainage, a range of indoor spaces (max 4000 capacity), 2 miles from train station (2h15 from kings x), lots of parking, in house catering available
|-
| [http://www.doncaster-racecourse.co.uk/events/outdoorevents/ Doncaster Racecourse]
| Facilities look strong, including [http://www.digitalregion.co.uk/ digital region] connection via a very friendly local ISP. Maybe too small, and races on all the time?
|-
| [http://www.pickeringshowground.co.uk/ Pickering Showground]
| Looks like a nice spot, hosts a music festival.
|-
| Overstone Scout Campsite, Northampton
| Got water, showers and toilets. Not the flattest. May be too small.
|-
| [https://plus.google.com/109412933278853270069/about?hl=en Baldersby Park, Thirsk]
| Location for deershed festival. Finding out more details..
|-
| [http://www.threecounties.co.uk/venuehire/ Three Counties Showground]
| Has a camping area which is 7 acres and available to hire separately. It has power, toilets and showers already on site, and plenty of other space to hire alongside it.
|}

Timeline

2013-05-08T12:40:18Z

Will-h: /* T-4 months */

__NOTOC__

Potential date range: mid-July to mid-September 2014

==T-12 months==
* Site selected
* Date confirmed

==T-6 months (but ideally by Nov 2013)==
* Ticket sales open
* Promo materials made (fliers, limited t-shirts)

==T-4 months==
Deadline for orders:
* Baseload power
* Site lighting + scaff
* Network equipement/services
* Plant
** Telehandler
** Access equipment if reqd
* Site facilities ordered
** loos
** showers
** fencing
** containers
** tents

==T-3 weeks==
* Final timing schedule confirmed

==T-2 weeks==
* Badge production complete
* Program/flyers and any other printing works complete

==T-1 week==
* Occupation of site

==T-0==
* 08:00 gates open

==T+1 week==
* Organisers finally relax

===Scheduling conflicts to avoid===
* ICMP
* Defcon?
* Toorcamp?

* UK Bank holidays?

Timeline

2013-05-08T12:38:45Z

Will-h: /* T-4 months */

__NOTOC__

Potential date range: mid-July to mid-September 2014

==T-12 months==
* Site selected
* Date confirmed

==T-6 months (but ideally by Nov 2013)==
* Ticket sales open
* Promo materials made (fliers, limited t-shirts)

==T-4 months==
Deadline for orders:
* Baseload power
* Site lighting + scaff
* Network bits ordered
* Site facilities ordered
** loos
** showers
** fencing
** containers
** tents

==T-3 weeks==
* Final timing schedule confirmed

==T-2 weeks==
* Badge production complete
* Program/flyers and any other printing works complete

==T-1 week==
* Occupation of site

==T-0==
* 08:00 gates open

==T+1 week==
* Organisers finally relax

===Scheduling conflicts to avoid===
* ICMP
* Defcon?
* Toorcamp?

* UK Bank holidays?

Timeline

2013-05-08T12:37:54Z

Will-h: /* T-4 months */

__NOTOC__

Potential date range: mid-July to mid-September 2014

==T-12 months==
* Site selected
* Date confirmed

==T-6 months (but ideally by Nov 2013)==
* Ticket sales open
* Promo materials made (fliers, limited t-shirts)

==T-4 months==
* Base Power order finalised
* Network bits ordered
* Site facilities ordered
** loos
** showers
** fencing
** containers
** tents

==T-3 weeks==
* Final timing schedule confirmed

==T-2 weeks==
* Badge production complete
* Program/flyers and any other printing works complete

==T-1 week==
* Occupation of site

==T-0==
* 08:00 gates open

==T+1 week==
* Organisers finally relax

===Scheduling conflicts to avoid===
* ICMP
* Defcon?
* Toorcamp?

* UK Bank holidays?

Timeline

2013-05-08T12:37:15Z

Will-h: /* T-4 months */

__NOTOC__

Potential date range: mid-July to mid-September 2014

==T-12 months==
* Site selected
* Date confirmed

==T-6 months (but ideally by Nov 2013)==
* Ticket sales open
* Promo materials made (fliers, limited t-shirts)

==T-4 months==
* Base Power order finalised
* Network bits ordered
* Site facilities ordered
- loos
- showers
- fencing
- containers
- tents

==T-3 weeks==
* Final timing schedule confirmed

==T-2 weeks==
* Badge production complete
* Program/flyers and any other printing works complete

==T-1 week==
* Occupation of site

==T-0==
* 08:00 gates open

==T+1 week==
* Organisers finally relax

===Scheduling conflicts to avoid===
* ICMP
* Defcon?
* Toorcamp?

* UK Bank holidays?

Timeline

2013-05-08T12:37:05Z

Will-h: /* T-4 months */

__NOTOC__

Potential date range: mid-July to mid-September 2014

==T-12 months==
* Site selected
* Date confirmed

==T-6 months (but ideally by Nov 2013)==
* Ticket sales open
* Promo materials made (fliers, limited t-shirts)

==T-4 months==
* Base Power order finalised
* Network bits ordered
* Site facilities ordered
- loos
- showers
- fencing
- containers
- tents

==T-3 weeks==
* Final timing schedule confirmed

==T-2 weeks==
* Badge production complete
* Program/flyers and any other printing works complete

==T-1 week==
* Occupation of site

==T-0==
* 08:00 gates open

==T+1 week==
* Organisers finally relax

===Scheduling conflicts to avoid===
* ICMP
* Defcon?
* Toorcamp?

* UK Bank holidays?

Timeline

2013-05-08T12:36:33Z

Will-h: /* T-4 months */

__NOTOC__

Potential date range: mid-July to mid-September 2014

==T-12 months==
* Site selected
* Date confirmed

==T-6 months (but ideally by Nov 2013)==
* Ticket sales open
* Promo materials made (fliers, limited t-shirts)

==T-4 months==
* Base Power order finalised
* Network bits ordered
* Site facilities ordered
* loos,
* showers
* fencing
* containers
* tents

==T-3 weeks==
* Final timing schedule confirmed

==T-2 weeks==
* Badge production complete
* Program/flyers and any other printing works complete

==T-1 week==
* Occupation of site

==T-0==
* 08:00 gates open

==T+1 week==
* Organisers finally relax

===Scheduling conflicts to avoid===
* ICMP
* Defcon?
* Toorcamp?

* UK Bank holidays?

Timeline

2013-05-08T12:33:10Z

Will-h: /* T-2 months */

__NOTOC__

Potential date range: mid-July to mid-September 2014

==T-12 months==
* Site selected
* Date confirmed

==T-6 months (but ideally by Nov 2013)==
* Ticket sales open
* Promo materials made (fliers, limited t-shirts)

==T-4 months==
* Power order finalised

==T-3 weeks==
* Final timing schedule confirmed

==T-2 weeks==
* Badge production complete
* Program/flyers and any other printing works complete

==T-1 week==
* Occupation of site

==T-0==
* 08:00 gates open

==T+1 week==
* Organisers finally relax

===Scheduling conflicts to avoid===
* ICMP
* Defcon?
* Toorcamp?

* UK Bank holidays?

Timeline

2013-05-08T12:32:29Z

Will-h: /* T-6 months (but ideally by Nov 2013) */

__NOTOC__

Potential date range: mid-July to mid-September 2014

==T-12 months==
* Site selected
* Date confirmed

==T-6 months (but ideally by Nov 2013)==
* Ticket sales open
* Promo materials made (fliers, limited t-shirts)

==T-2 months==
* Power order finalised

==T-3 weeks==
* Final timing schedule confirmed

==T-2 weeks==
* Badge production complete
* Program/flyers and any other printing works complete

==T-1 week==
* Occupation of site

==T-0==
* 08:00 gates open

==T+1 week==
* Organisers finally relax

===Scheduling conflicts to avoid===
* ICMP
* Defcon?
* Toorcamp?

* UK Bank holidays?

Timeline

2013-05-08T12:31:34Z

Will-h: /* Scheduling conflicts to avoid */

__NOTOC__

Potential date range: mid-July to mid-September 2014

==T-12 months==
* Site selected
* Date confirmed

==T-6 months (but ideally by Nov 2013)==
* Ticket sales open

==T-2 months==
* Power order finalised

==T-3 weeks==
* Final timing schedule confirmed

==T-2 weeks==
* Badge production complete
* Program/flyers and any other printing works complete

==T-1 week==
* Occupation of site

==T-0==
* 08:00 gates open

==T+1 week==
* Organisers finally relax

===Scheduling conflicts to avoid===
* ICMP
* Defcon?
* Toorcamp?

* UK Bank holidays?

Timeline

2013-05-08T12:31:24Z

Will-h:

Timeline

2013-05-08T12:31:09Z

Will-h:

Site Search

2013-04-05T00:31:39Z

Will-h:

The biggest issue for EMF is to find a good site. Here are our requirements, in order of priority:

* Space for at least 1500 people (30-60 sq km (3-5ha), minimum)
* Ability to get a good internet connection (1 gigabit+)
* Good transport links
* Good access to setup vehicles (no low bridges)
* Water supply
* Well drained
* Space for parking

We don't care about:

* Existing electricity supply (it's probably more hassle than providing it ourselves)

=Candidate Sites=