Edited by author 25-05-2003 02:43
Good luck bloggers with the conference and thanks for providing the presentations and this facility for feedback.

Edited by author 24-05-2003 14:37
what to do tonite ? meet local Vienna life....

Since quite a number of the conference faculty stay here - take advantage of the Jedleseer Straßenfest tonight just opposite Hotel Karolinenhof in the "Proletarian Palace Park"! Officially open until 9pm!

What to do tonite?

flex, schottenring (u2/u4) and then go down to the "river" which is actually the Donau canal. Just follow the graffiti or go to where it is loudest. Best musik in vienna - if geek or blogger

http://www.flex.at (live stream available)

good nite

welldown.hey hoder i search for you here
but i dont find you.anyway i wish a good time
for you
http://shasad.blogspot.com

der erste tag der konferenz war meiner meinung nach unter jeder kritik, technische ausfälle am laufenden band, stotternde vortragende, seichter inhalt (ausser einer ausnahme), sorry aber morgen bleib ich zuhause. hätte mir viel mehr erwartet

Hey bloggers and welcome to Austria, my home :) I wished so much I could have joined you back home, but life (and work) keeps me here in Finland, enjoy the country and keep bloggin' !

Stefan
www.mindwork.net

PS: shouts go to Steffanie from Sweden & crew..

Hi all!

Arrived in Vienna this morning. What is everyone up to tonight? Would be great if those of you who plan to get together tonight for drink or to see Natrix to give me a call at +491777445778

By Steffen

Any suggestions on good new media events in the city in the next week? Links to venues would be great. Underground events are good too. Thanks!

Thanks Martin and Thomas,

I downloaded the map of hotspot and overlayed it onto a physical map of Vienna. Turns out most of the spots cluster. Then I went those places to find the hotspots. Found a few, all private. Most interesting was to note the city-space around the hotspots. Unis, shopping streets, various business centers mark the spots.

In any case, FYI for those who have lots of data to download. Find a good internet cafe, the hotspots (and Metronet) are too slow. I suggest the place I'm writing from now:

http://www.icworld.com

Address:
Hedwiggasse 4, 1020 Wien
10:00-21:00

Just in case you're lost for ideas on what to do while you're in Vienna, I've compiled a list of things to do and places to eat. It's available on my website at http://www.aardvark.at/vienna.html

You'll also find a link to my site with public transport information there.

Tssssssssssssssssssssss

There is a map of hotspots in Vienna at http://www.netagent.at/wien.php

Hi Ethan,
try this http://www.metronet.at/en/services/. You have to pay in advance and then find a place. I know that the Cafe Landtmann at the Ringstrasse right across the Burgtheater is a hotspot.

I just arrived in Vienna, and would like to connect my own laptop to the Internet, from a cafe. Phils link to the list of Internet cafes was helpful. But I want to sip coffee under a wireless sky. Does anyone have a list or knowledge of hotspots in Vienna?

hi Kieran,

I'll arrive in Vienna on thursday afternoon, and would be able to meet up in the evening. drop me a line at ton@zylstra.demon.nl or visit my blog at http://blog.zylstra.org/

cheers,

Ton

kieran: I'll be staying at the Holiday Inn downtown. I only arrive on Friday morning. See you!

So, where is everyone going to be staying in Vienna?

Hope to meet up with people on Thursday afternoon/night.

See you there!

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Here is a review of Matrix Reloaded - as I understand some of you are attending the show

Scott, Martin, Bori, thanks very much for your help! I think I'll go for the tourist ticket. (Where can I get it?)

The train I want to take departs at 6:10 from Budapest:

http://www.elvira.hu/elvira.dll/uf?i=budap...isz=1&x=102&y=32#A2

Now, do I need to make a reservation? I read somewhere that it must be made 4 days in advance. I wouldn't want to have a bad surprise, find they won't let me get on the train, and miss David W.'s talk!

What do you guys think? (And how do I make a reservation?)

Excuse me for being such a neophyte!

Seb

Hello,

www.elvira.hu has the train timetable. If you want to travel from Budapest to Vienna, you should purchase a special 4-day tourist ticket in Budapest for 8000 HUF. It is valid for one Budapest-Vienna-Budapest round trip by train, and for free public transport in Vienna. It is valid for 4 days.

Bori

QT - Seb <qtopic+21-x5bvCiC6qMs@quicktopic.com> schrieb
> Does anyone know where I can find train/bus schedules for
> traveling from Budapest to Vienna? Thanks!

Seb: There is a Eurolines Bus from Budapest to Vienna. You can find the timetable at http://www.volanbusz.hu/menetrend/m760.htm

Martin
--
Martin R&#F6;ll - http://www.roell.net/weblog

Seb, the Austrian Rail (http://www.oebb.at) has an English timetable service at http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/oebb.w02/query.exe/en

Does anyone know where I can find train/bus schedules for traveling from Budapest to Vienna? Thanks!

can anyone offer me a lift from mid-germany? i don't expect anyone else from jena/thuringia but if you live (or pass by) in a reasonable distance i could meet you somewhere.

I will be in London on Monday and Tuesday. Anyone care to meet up there for some food, tourism, and shop talk?

A list of cybercafes in Vienna.
http://www.wien-vienna.at/internetc.htm

I'm thinking about joining for Matrix Reloaded on Saturday evening. But to be fair talking may be a better option given that we can always see the movie at home :)

Edited by author 08-05-2003 16:15
hi,

i'm an editor, new yorker, active blogger and now resident of the lovely city of vienna. schedule permitting, i should be at the conference.

i thought i'd share a few local links:

info, events and basics (english)
http://www.virtualvienna.net
http://info.wien.at/index_e.html

english cinema (for the matrix fans)
artis: http://www.cineplexx.at/Kino/Kino_Prog_Artis.asp
haydn: http://www.haydnkino.at/framewhatison.htm

vienna metro system
http://mailbox.univie.ac.at/~prillih3/metro/english/index.html

a few nice bars/cafes
http://www.auxgazelles.at
http://www.cafe-stein.com
http://www.charlieps-irishpub.at
http://www.plutzerbraeu.at

a couple clubs
http://www.flex.at
http://www.kju-bar.com/

famous wiener schnitzel places
http://www.figlmueller.at/
http://www.goesser-bierklinik.at/

general guides:
http://www.timeout.com/vienna/
http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults...tination=vienna@165

ciao!
~G~

http://www.i-boy.com/weblog/
 
 
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I just double checked my schedule, and realized my flight doesn't arrive Thursday until 9:30pm! So Thursday for the Matrix Reloaded doesn't work for me unless it's a very late showing. :-(

Edited by author 04-05-2003 12:49
Hi everyone,

here is the schedule of my trip to Vienna:

I will arrive late on Thursday evening (21.50 at the airport) and leave on Wednesday May 28th in the afternoon. Like the other panelists, I will be staying at the "Karolinenhof"-Hotel.

I plan to visit the Museum of Modern Art on Monday or Tuesday. I went there last time I was in Vienna and found it absolutely stunning. If you want to accompany me or meet me on one of the other days, just get in touch!

My contact info is on my blog and if you want to recognise me in Vienna you can see a picture of me on the panelists page on the conference website.

I have made all my travel arrangements definite:

Arrival / Anreise : Thursday May 22nd at 12:30
Departure / Abreise: Sunday May 25th at 17:20

This means: I opt in for going to the Matrix Reloaded on THURSDAY, in stead of Saturday, as I will be there in the afternoon already, in stead of late at night. (Scott: any more takers yet?)

It also means I will have Thursday afternoon and the whole of Sunday to explore Vienna. Anyone is welcome to join.

Regards,

Ton

Hey, wo bleiben die lokalen Blogger. Ich höre/lese nichts von euch. Würde mich sehr freuen euch kennenzulernen. ICh selbst habe noch keine Erfahrung mit Weblogs, möchte aber noch vor der Konferenz beginnen (für Freunde und mein Studium). Derzeit teste ich pmachine, Radio Userland, twoday.net, Blogger und MT. Bin noch nicht bereit.
Aber ein Treffen im Umfeld der Konferenz würde mir sicher auch da weiterhelfen und ausserdem Weblogs sind doch sozial.

Thanks for the list Karin.

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You could try this listing:

http://www.hotelclub.net/directcity.asp?id=147&akid=3609117&lc=EN

Have fun!

Thanks for the tip Roland.

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The hotel Wienerhof is very, very nice for its 90,- EUR per night.

Do you know what area in Vienna is best to stay to enjoy the evenings (restaurants, bars, theaters, etc) ?

The Matrix Reloaded +1 for me, maybe thursday evening, before the conference begins :-)

Thanks Thomas. we'll find a hotel in Vienna then.

Patrick, tho conference will be held in Vienna. You don't have to drive to Krems. Though it is very nice there.

Hi all,
do you have a hotel to recommend ?

Also is there a map somewhere indicating how to get to Krems from Vienna ?
Is it possible to get there using public transportation ? How long does it take ?
Or is better to chose a hotel in Krems ?

Thanks in advance for your answers.

Hi Thomas,
it seems the Blogtalk website still points to the old deleted Quicktopic in stead of this one.

Kind regards,
Ton

Hi, I suggest checking here http://www.film.at/ for the theater. Hmm, no idea if a reservation is necessary. Since it is the first day, could be.

Hi Scott,

I would like to see the Matrix Reloaded, and would like to join you for a visit to the cinema. I prefer saturday evening, as I will arrive in Vienna late on thursday night. I think I would prefer the original sound, so the English version, but have no problems with German either.

I would like to make one reservation though: if it turns out quite a lot of participants in the conference are staying on at saturday night, I think I would like to make the most of what precious face to face time we have, and not sit 90 minutes beside you in silence :)

Anyway, I think it's a fun idea. Maybe Thomas can give us a clue if it is necessary to make reservations for tickets in advance or if it is early enough to book tickets on let's say friday or even saturday.

Kind regards,
Ton

Again: The Austrian Airlines want to get hold of cheap tickets and therefore offer up to 50% discount.

http://www.aua.com/quicklink.asp?show=fruehling

The Matrix Reloaded opens in Vienna on 22 May. Is anyone else interested in seeing it, either before or after the conference (Thursday or Saturday evening)? There are English theatres in Vienna, but German is OK for me too. Either way, we should probably reserve tickets ahead of time.

(See also http://www.papascott.de/2003/04/27/2156.php)

OK, let's try it. I found those:


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Steffen Bueffel
Hi! Can't wait to meet you all at BlogTalk. Since I'll arrive on
Thursday I would love to join those of you who plan to go out to
have a drink or dinner together. It would be great if someone
could post a message on where and when they'll get together or
just give me a call that night at +491777445778

BTW: I will stay at:
http://www.hotel-kolbeck.at/english/index.htm

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Andrius Kulikauskas
Hi! I'm very much looking forward to BlogTalk.Net, I'm writing
about the Algebra of Copyright and lately I'm working on
http://xpertweb.com, http://www.givingspace.org and other
elements of an "economy for working openly"
http://www.ms.lt/openwork/ through our laboratory Minciu Sodas
http://www.ms.lt serving and organizing independent thinkers. I
want to do a "road trip" through Eastern Europe (Prague,
Budapest, Warsaw) by bus, train or car, ending up back home in
Vilnius, Lithuania. Please let me know if we might me up in
Vienna and elsewhere! Andrius, ms@ms.lt
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Ton Zijlstra
Hi Sebastian,

Thanks for the offer to visit Nurnberg. Have been there a few
years ago. I enjoyed the town very much with its medieval
charachter in the Altstadt, and was also impressed by visiting
Zeppelinplatz, a focal point of the dark parts of our combined
European history. However, it will not fit my schedule to come
to Nurnberg on the 20th and then travel with you to Vienna on
the 21st. So, I look forward to seeing you in Vienna!

Kind regards,

Ton(Interdependent
Thoughts)
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Ton Zijlstra

Hi Seb it's great that you will be there as well. I look forward
to meeting you.

Btw, I will stay at

Pension Pharmador
Schottenfeldgasse 39
A-1070 Vienna
Tel +43-1-5235317
Fax +43-1-523531777
pension.pharmador@vienna.at
http://www.pensionpharmador.at/
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Was subscribed to the board by email from the start? Perhaps we could then reconstruct the old messages. (I have some but by far not all of them.)

Edited by author 25-04-2003 16:42
Unfortunately I deleted the old topic. Shouldn't do too much at one time. Multitasking is an art.

Again sorry for deleting the former Quicktopic.

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