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Revision as of 19:48, 12 July 2011
FUDcon LATAM 2012 - BID Venezuela - Margarita Island
Local Team
Brief description of the city.
Margarita Island (spanish: Isla de Margarita) is the largest island of the state of Nueva Esparta in Venezuela, situated in the Caribbean Sea, off the northeastern coast of the country. The state also contains two other smaller islands: Coche and Cubagua. The capital city of Nueva Esparta is La Asunción, located in a river valley of the same name in Margarita Island. Primary industries are tourism, fishing and construction. The population of the state is about 440,000.
Major local airports and their distance from lodging and venue.
Santiago Mariño International Airport
Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional del Caribe "Santiago Mariño") (IATA: PMV, ICAO: SVMG) is a commercial airport located near Porlamar, the largest city on Isla Margarita, an island in state of Nueva Esparta in Venezuela.
The Airport is divided into two sections; International and Domestic. International flights leave to Canada, Europe, South America and the Caribbean. Primary domestic routes are to Caracas, Maturín and Ciudad Bolivar.
Private ways of transportation can be used if they are needed.
Simón Bolívar International Airport
Simón Bolívar International Airport of Maiquetia (IATA: CCS, ICAO: SVMI) (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Maiquetia Simón Bolívar) is located in Maiquetía, about 13 miles (21 kilometers) from downtown Caracas, Venezuela.
Simply called 'Maiquetia' by the local population, it is the top international air passenger gateway to Venezuela among the twelve international airports in the country. It handles flights to many important cities in the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East.
Since 2000 the airport has been undergoing major changes in order to meet international standards and to improve passenger traffic, security, immigration areas and customs areas. Security measures have become top priority since the 9/11 events, and now departure areas and arrival areas are completely split into the lower and upper levels of the airport. Maiquetia airport has two terminals: Domestic (D) and international (I).
Description of proposed conference rooms
| Name | Location | Internet | Rooms/Capacity | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBV Porlamar | Calle La Marina de Porlamar, antiguo Puerto de la Mar | Yes | Free | |
| UNEFA Pampatar | Pampatar | Yes | Free |
Description of proposed lodging and estimated costs along with a written agreement from lodging specifying rates
| Name | Location | Internet | Cost | Distance from event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Estimated costs of flights major airports that attendees will travel from.
This cost can variate / Special prices can be found with Copa
Note: local flights are cheaper to Porlamar. Round-Trip cost ~90us$. This is already added to the costs in the following tables (Conviasa Airlines)
Countries inside LATAM
| Panamá | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Colombia | México | Chile (Santiago) | Brazil (Rio) | Brazil (Sao Paulo) | Argentina | Perú | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costs (US$ estimated) | 580us$ | 1090us$ | 1300us$ | 710us$ | 640us$ | 890us$ | 580us$ | 590us$ | 890us$ | 900us$ |
Countries Outside LATAM
| Miami | |
|---|---|
| Costs (estimated) | 1150us$ |
Country Visa Information
Venezuela doesn't require Visa
Pros and Cons of the proposed location.
Pros
- Venezuela has a growing community
- Venezuela services are really cheap (food and transportation)
Cons
Possible attendees
| # | Name | $$$ | Veg | Size | Share room? | Comments | Hotel booked | extra line for badge | Country | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | María "tatica" Leandro | Yes | NO | M (woman) | Yes (User:richzendy) | No | No | Venezuela | Ambassador, Design, Marketing, Translation | |
| 2 | Edwind "richzendy" Contreras | Yes | NO | L | Yes (User:tatica) | No | No | Venezuela | Ambassador, Packager, Spins | |
| 3 | Oliver Rivas | Yes | NO | XL | Yes | No | No | USA / Venezuela | ||
| 4 | Guillermo Gómez | Yes | NO | L | Yes | No | No | Venezuela | RPMDev, Ruby SIG, Fedora Documentation Project | |
| 4 | Luis Bazan | Yes | NO | L | Yes | No | No | Panamá |