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== Location: Mahajanga, Madagascar ==

We'll be gathering on the island of Madagascar. Hacker Central will be ~~in and~~ around ~~the city of [~~[Mahajanga]] (French: Majunga) on the North-West coast.

We'll be gathering on the island of Madagascar. Hacker Central will be by the beach around [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mahajanga Mahajanga] (French: Majunga) on the North-West coast.

== Date: January 2024 ==

As always, we'll be hanging out around the announced location during the month of January. You can drop by anytime in January and someone else should be there already (at least from a few days after NYE onwards). Some people join only for a week, others for two or even the whole month. Whatever floats your boat.

== What to Expect ==

https://kosmos.social/@hackerbeach/101187541935745175:

* Hacking, not cracking

* FOSS creation and contribution galore (non-programmers welcome)

* Exchange ideas and knowledge, demo your projects, have workshop or hackday sessions

* Also get your day job done if you want/must

* Fantastic weather (i.e. no freezing winter)

* Outdoor activity options like e.g. hiking, kayaking, snorkeling, surfing, and floating down the nearby river

* Explore the wider region, esp. before/after your time at the official location

* Whatever you want to make it. Hacker Beach is just people.

== Getting There ==

The easiest way to get to Mahajanga would be to fly into the capital city of Antananarivo (TNR), then taking a domestic flight to Mahajanga (MJN) (only 3 times per week). If you're adventurous, take a bus to Mahajanga, or go around the island first.

There are a few good travel Wikis which cover more detailed info:

* https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mahajanga

* https://wikitravel.org/en/Mahajanga

Tip: a good way to find out about airlines and direct flights, so you can hack yourself a decent travel route, is always the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivato_International_Airport#Airlines_and_destinations Wikipedia page of the airport] in question.

== Visa ==

You will have to apply for a visa on arrival at the airport. There is no visa fee for stays of less than 15 days. However, you will have to pay a 10-euro administrative fee for border control formalities. Prices for the other visas:

* 30 Days: 35 EUR / 37 USD / 115.000 MGA

* 60 Days : 40 EUR / 45 USD / 135.000 MGA

Pay in USD or EUR cash, or card for other currencies, at the visa counter.

=== Vaccination requirements ===

If you are traveling from a country with high risk of Yellow Fever infection, you may be required to show a proof of vaccination against it (i.e. an entry in your little yellow booklet). There was absolutely no validation or check of anything for the people that already arrived.

=== Customs ===

See http://www.douanes.gov.mg/particulier/voyageurs/

== Accommodations ==

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You can coordinate sharing on the XMPP channel, if you're not already planning to join with a small group. (There are currently leftover rooms in reserved houses available.)

== Power sockets ==

Type [https://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/c/ C] and [https://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/e/ E] (compatible with [https://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/f/ F]), at ~220 V.

TL;DR: European plugs will fit (except UK).

== Internet ==

There is cabled Internet with wifi at most accommodations. One of the deep-sea cable connections to Madagascar ([https://www.2africacable.net/ 2 Africa], the newest one) actually comes into Mahajanga. There are 3 telcos operating on the island: Telma, Orange, and Airtel.

== SIM cards ==

There are shops of all 3 telcos directly at the airport. Orange and Telma seem to have better performance and coverage than Airtel so far.

Prices are affordable: 2.5 GB of bandwidth costs ~3 EUR for example.

There are also eSIMs available online for Madagascar. The usual vendors of those should have you covered. Topups for all providers are available on Bitrefill as well.

== ATMs ==

There is an ATM (from BNI) without extra fees at TNR airport. SocGen seems to charge fees at their ATMs.

''TODO: Add more info about closest ATM to beach and ATMs in Mahajanga''

== Invite-only XMPP chat for participants ==

We have a more private communications channel for people who actually want to drop by in January. It's an XMPP channel at [xmpp:hackerbeach@kosmos.chat?join hackerbeach@kosmos.chat]. Please ask someone to invite you, in case you don't have access yet (e.g. on IRC, or DM us [https://kosmos.social/@hackerbeach on the fediverse]).

As a mobile chat client, we can recommend [https://conversations.im Conversations for Android], and [https://monal-im.org Monal for iOS].

== Participants ==

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* raucao (Jan 4 - ~25)

* hcs0 (Jan 4 - ?)

* ''(your name here)''

* K (Dec 30th - Jan 20th)

* maxsan (Jan 4th - ?)

* jansh (Jan 11th - 30th)

* bkero

* chuck (Jan 15th - 31st)

* ''(your name/alias here)''

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 == Location: Mahajanga, Madagascar ==
-We'll be gathering on the island of Madagascar. Hacker Central will be in and around the city of [[Mahajanga]] (French: Majunga) on the North-West coast.
+We'll be gathering on the island of Madagascar. Hacker Central will be by the beach around [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mahajanga Mahajanga] (French: Majunga) on the North-West coast.
+== Date: January 2024 ==
+As always, we'll be hanging out around the announced location during the month of January. You can drop by anytime in January and someone else should be there already (at least from a few days after NYE onwards). Some people join only for a week, others for two or even the whole month. Whatever floats your boat.
+== What to Expect ==
+https://kosmos.social/@hackerbeach/101187541935745175:
+* Hacking, not cracking
+* FOSS creation and contribution galore (non-programmers welcome)
+* Exchange ideas and knowledge, demo your projects, have workshop or hackday sessions
+* Also get your day job done if you want/must
+* Fantastic weather (i.e. no freezing winter)
+* Outdoor activity options like e.g. hiking, kayaking, snorkeling, surfing, and floating down the nearby river
+* Explore the wider region, esp. before/after your time at the official location
+* Whatever you want to make it. Hacker Beach is just people.
+== Getting There ==
+The easiest way to get to Mahajanga would be to fly into the capital city of Antananarivo (TNR), then taking a domestic flight to Mahajanga (MJN) (only 3 times per week). If you're adventurous, take a bus to Mahajanga, or go around the island first.
+There are a few good travel Wikis which cover more detailed info:
+* https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mahajanga
+* https://wikitravel.org/en/Mahajanga
+Tip: a good way to find out about airlines and direct flights, so you can hack yourself a decent travel route, is always the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivato_International_Airport#Airlines_and_destinations Wikipedia page of the airport] in question.
+== Visa ==
+You will have to apply for a visa on arrival at the airport. There is no visa fee for stays of less than 15 days. However, you will have to pay a 10-euro administrative fee for border control formalities. Prices for the other visas:
+* 30 Days: 35 EUR / 37 USD / 115.000 MGA
+* 60 Days : 40 EUR / 45 USD / 135.000 MGA
+Pay in USD or EUR cash, or card for other currencies, at the visa counter.
+=== Vaccination requirements ===
+If you are traveling from a country with high risk of Yellow Fever infection, you may be required to show a proof of vaccination against it (i.e. an entry in your little yellow booklet). There was absolutely no validation or check of anything for the people that already arrived.
+=== Customs ===
+See http://www.douanes.gov.mg/particulier/voyageurs/
 == Accommodations ==
@@ Line 9: / Line 54: @@
 You can coordinate sharing on the XMPP channel, if you're not already planning to join with a small group. (There are currently leftover rooms in reserved houses available.)
+== Power sockets ==
+Type [https://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/c/ C] and [https://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/e/ E] (compatible with [https://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/f/ F]), at ~220 V.
+TL;DR: European plugs will fit (except UK).
+== Internet ==
+There is cabled Internet with wifi at most accommodations. One of the deep-sea cable connections to Madagascar ([https://www.2africacable.net/ 2 Africa], the newest one) actually comes into Mahajanga. There are 3 telcos operating on the island: Telma, Orange, and Airtel.
+== SIM cards ==
+There are shops of all 3 telcos directly at the airport. Orange and Telma seem to have better performance and coverage than Airtel so far.
+Prices are affordable: 2.5 GB of bandwidth costs ~3 EUR for example.
+There are also eSIMs available online for Madagascar. The usual vendors of those should have you covered. Topups for all providers are available on Bitrefill as well.
+== ATMs ==
+There is an ATM (from BNI) without extra fees at TNR airport. SocGen seems to charge fees at their ATMs.
+''TODO: Add more info about closest ATM to beach and ATMs in Mahajanga''
+== Invite-only XMPP chat for participants ==
+We have a more private communications channel for people who actually want to drop by in January. It's an XMPP channel at [xmpp:hackerbeach@kosmos.chat?join hackerbeach@kosmos.chat]. Please ask someone to invite you, in case you don't have access yet (e.g. on IRC, or DM us [https://kosmos.social/@hackerbeach on the fediverse]).
+As a mobile chat client, we can recommend [https://conversations.im Conversations for Android], and [https://monal-im.org Monal for iOS].
 == Participants ==
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 * raucao (Jan 4 - ~25)
 * hcs0 (Jan 4 - ?)
-* ''(your name here)''
+* K (Dec 30th - Jan 20th)
+* maxsan (Jan 4th - ?)
+* jansh (Jan 11th - 30th)
+* bkero
+* chuck (Jan 15th - 31st)
+* ''(your name/alias here)''