[committee] Computer Clubs Camp 2011

[James Andrewartha]

On Wed, 29 Jun 2011, Bob Adamson wrote:

> > I wouldn't do Sunday night/Monday morning, which cuts the price a lot, 
> > plus I would look at Camp Leschenaultia which allows self-catering.
> > Good connectivity is for wimps, previous UCC Camps ran fine with a modem 
> > link, 3G is luxury.
> 
> If we leave on the Sunday we would have to be out by 2pm according to 
> http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/campbookings . In my opinion, that cuts the camp 
> pretty short.

That length of time has been fine for previous UCC camps - in fact, we 
might have had to leave DRAC by 10am. Also going into Monday makes it 
harder for old guard to attend.

> The other benefits of having catering done by the camp are that the 
> organisers don't have to spend so much time on the camp cooking/cleaning, 
> and it makes pre-camp preparation easier since we don't have to go buying 
> food for 20+ people.

$17pp for breakfast is way too much to spend though.

> 3G is indeed a luxury, but if we can do it, why not? From what I can tell 
> we wouldn't even be able to get a dialup connection going at 
> Leschenaultia, and they advertise a lack of connectivity as a "feature".

What I meant is you can get 3G (just) at Leschenaultia, and it's faster 
than dialup which has previously been sufficient.

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