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What

Debian/Ubuntu Boot Performance Sprint

Where

Canonical's Millbank Office, London, UK

Getting to the Building

27th Floor, Millbank Tower
21-24 Millbank
London
SW1P 4QP
Tel: +44 (0)20 7630 2400

Getting Inside

Visitors will need to tell reception in the main lobby that they are visiting Canonical. Once confirmed, you will be asked to sign in and issued a visitor badge, which you must carry with you.

When

  • Monday & Tuesday, June 22/23, 2009

  • 9am - 6pm

Why

Investigate creating a joint Ubuntu-Debian team to look into how both distributions can work together to improve boot performance.

Who

Name

Arrival Date/Time

Arrival Airline/Train#

Departure Date/Time

Departure Airline/Train#

ColinWatson

06/22 9am-ish

train from Cambridge

06/23 7pm-ish

train to Cambridge

KelModderman

nil

Jubilee/Victoria Tube from NW2

nil

nil

LukClaes

MichaelBiebl

21Jun 12:45pm

BA 919

24Jun 20:05pm

BA 922

PetterReinholdtsen

RobbieWilliamson

06/21 9:30am

Virgin Atlantic 10

06/26 9:30am

Virgin Atlantic 3

ScottRemnant

21Jun 18:36pm

train from Birmingham

25Jun 10:23am

train to Birmingham

SteveLangasek

21Jun 10:15am

CO110

24Jun 12:05

CO111

Accommodation

Park Plaza Riverbank

Directions to Park Plaza Riverbank

Google Map to Park Plaza Riverbank

From London Gatwick (40m)

  • From Arrivals, head towards signs for the Train station
  • Don't be fooled by the Gatwick Express signs, it's not that much faster and is much more expensive.
  • Take a Southern train to Victoria. (35 min)
  • Once at Victoria, follow signs for the London Underground.
  • Take a southbound Victoria Line train heading for "Brixton" (5m)
  • Leave the underground at Vauxhall, follow directions below

From London Heathrow

  • For a door to door ride (the time of day directly effects length of ride) use dot2dot. Reported to have on-board WiFi.

    They have counters next to the auto rental counters in terminals 1,3,4, &5. At terminal 2 go to the information desk in arrivals
    Current price as of 29 Oct 2008 was £16 one way Heathrow to downtown London and drop you at the door of the Park Plaza Riverbank or the office. This may be a special price for the month of October, regular price is £20. Discounts if more then one person in group. All pre-booked customers are guaranteed a place and we will have you on your way within 20 minutes* of checking in for your Dot2Dot service, so it might be worth booking on the web site before trip.

    They will pick up downtown and take you to the airport too.

    According to the driver available 24 hours a day. dot2dot

From London Heathrow (45m)

  • From Arrivals, head towards signs for the London Underground
  • Take an eastbound Piccadilly Line train heading for "Cockfosters" (30min)
  • Change at Green Park for a southbound Victoria Line train heading for "Brixton" (5m)
  • Leave the underground at Vauxhall, follow directions below

From Vauxhall Station

  • Walk north along Albert Embankment (5-10 min)
  • Hotel is on the right hand side of the road.

Places to eat

Name

Address

Type of Cuisine

Price

Hours

Distance (walking)

Pizza Express

Millbank Center
Tel. 020 7976 6214

Italian

Average £15

Mon-Sun 12pm-11pm

2 min

The Morpeth Arms

58 Millbank,
Westminster, London SW1P 4RW
Tel. 20 78346442
www.youngs.co.uk

Pub Food

Average Price: £10

Daily 10:30-23:00
Food 11:00 - 22:00

10 min

The English Maid

Albert Embankment London, SE1
Docked in front ofPark Plaza Riverbank.
Tel: 020 75821066
Has free WiFi for customers

Pub Food

lunch dinner Average Price: £10

Daily 11:00-01:00

7 min

City Cafe

Enter via Thorney St (behind Pizza Express)
Tel. 020 7932 4600

Modern European

2-course set lunch £10, a la carte dinner more expensive

Mon- Sat 7am-10.30pm / Sun 7am-10pm

5 min

Rex Whistler Restaurant at Tate Britain

Tate Britain, Millbank, SW1P 4RG
Tel. +44 20 7887 8825 www.tate.org.uk

Modern European

Main courses £15-£20

Mon-Sun 10am-5.30pm

5 min

Goya

4 Lupus Street, SW1V 3EB
Tel. +44 20 7976 5309 www.goyarestaurant.co.uk

Spanish

Main courses £10-£16

Mon-Sat 12pm-12am / Sun 12pm-11.30pm

8 min

The Atrium

4 Millbank, SW1P 3JA
Tel. +44 20 7233 0032 www.atriumrestaurant.com

International

Main Courses £9.95-£19.75 / 2 courses menu £17.95

Mon-Fri 12pm-3pm / 6pm-11pm

8 min

Quirinale North Court

1 Great Peter Street SW1P 3LL<<BR>Tel. +44 20 7222 7080 www.quirinale.co.uk

Italian

Main Courses £12.50-£19

Mon-Fri 12pm - 2.30 pm / 6pm - 10.30pm

8 min

Queen's Arms

11 Warwich Way, Pimlico, SW1V 1QT www.thequeensarmspimlico.co.uk

Pub Food

Average Meal £8-£10

Mon-Sat 12pm-11pm / Sun 12pm-10.30pm

8 min

Kazan

93-94 Wilton Road, SW1V 1DW
Tel. +44 20 7233 7100 www.kazan-restaurant.com

Turkish

Main courses £9.95-£17 / 2 courses menu £9.99-£14.95

Tues-Sat 12pm-10:45pm/ Sun-Mon 12pm-10:30pm

10 min

DimT

56 – 62 Wilton Road Victoria London, SW1V 1DE
Tel. 020 7834 0507 www.restaurant-guide.com/dim-t-victoria.htm

Asian Fusion

Main courses £8-£10

Mon-Sun 12pm-11.30pm

10 min

Vincent Rooms

Victoria Centre, Vincent Square, SW1P 2PD
Tel. +44 20 7802 8391 www.westking.ac.uk

Modern European

Main courses £7.25-£10.50 / 3 courses menu (incl coffee) £22.50

Mon-Fri 12pm-2pm / 6pm-9pm

10 min

Atami

37 Monck Street, SW1P 2BL
Tel. +44 20 7222 2218 www.atamirestaurant.co.uk

Japanese

Main courses £12.50-£21.50 / Set lunch £8.50-£18

Mon-Fri 12pm-3pm & 5:30pm-11pm / Sat 5:30pm-11pm

10 min

Grumbles

35 Churton Street, Pimlico, London SW1V 2LT
Tel: 020 7834 0149 www.grumblesrestaurant.co.uk

Bistro

Main courses £8-£16

Mon-Sat 12pm-10.45pm / Sun 12pm-10.30pm

10 min

Coriander

332 Kennington Lane Vauxhall, London SE11 5HY www.thecoriander.com

Indian

Main courses £7

Mon-Sat 12pm-2.30pm / 5.30pm-11pm / Sun 1pm-11pm

10 min

Caramel

77 Wilton Rd Victoria, London SW1V 1
Tel.020 7233 8298 www.london-eating.co.uk/6386.htm

Turkish

Main courses £20

Tue-Sat 9am-11pm

10 min

Cinnamon Club

The Old Westminster Library 30-32 Great Smith Street, SW1P 3BU
Tel. +44 20 7222 2555 www.cinnamonclub.com

Indian

Main courses £11-£29 / 2 courses set menu £19 / 3 courses set menu £22

Mon-Fri 7.30am-9.30am & 12pm-2.30pm & 6pm-10.45pm / Sat 6pm-10.45pm

15 min

Bank Westminster

45 Buckingham Gate, SW1E 6BS
Tel. +44 20 7379 9797 www.bankrestaurants.com

Modern European

Main courses £10.50-£30

Mon-Fri 12pm-3pm & 5.30pm-10.30pm Sat 5.30pm-10.30pm

15 min

Contented Vine

17 Sussex Street SW1V 4RR
Tel. 020 7834 0044 www.contentedvine.com

Bistro Brasserie

2 courses set menu £11.50 / 3 courses set menu £14.50

Mon 5.30pm-10.30pm / Tue-Fri 12pm-3pm & 5pm-10.30pm / Sat-Sun 10am-10pm

15 min

Cafe Madeira

# 46A-46B Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1 7TN
Tel: 020 7820 1117

Portuguese

Average £5

Mon-Sun 6am-9pm

16 min

Hot Stuff

19 Wilcox Rd, London, SW8 2XA
Tel: 020 77201480‎

Indian

£5-£10

Mon-Fri 12pm-10pm / Sat 3pm-10pm (booking essential, no parties > 10)

15-20 min

Bar Estrela

111-115 South Lambeth Road, London, SW8 1UZ - 020 7793 1051‎

Portuguese Tapas

£5-£10

Usual

15-20 min

Rebato's

169 South Lambeth Rd, London, SW8 1XW - 020 75828089‎

Spanish Tapas

£10-£15

Mon-Fri 12-2.30pm/5.30-10.45pm / Sat 7-10.45pm

15-20 min

South Bank Centre

Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX,‎

Loads to choose

£5-£30

Mon-Sun 9am-11pm

20-25 min

Mekong

46 Churton St, London, SW1V 2LP
Tel: 0871 0757044. Quality varies

Vietnamese

£15-£20

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Topics of Discussion

Post Event Evaluation

  • TBD

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