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I am editor and administrator in the English Wikipedia. I am one of the developers of AutoWikiBrowser.

Wikimania 2013

Pre-flight

  • Wikimania CH scholarship by Wikimedia CH to attend Wikimania 2013 (Confirmation email on April 20)
  • Registered to Wikimania 2013 on May 5
  • Received registration confirmation on June 14
  • Bought tickets from Corfu to Athens
  • Bought tickets from Athens to Hong Kong International Airport via Sheremetyevo (Moscow). Flying with Aeroflot
    • Got reimbursement from Wikimedia CH.
  • I have a debit card
  • I have a BS 1363 AC power plug. It should be OK for Hong Kong.
  • Subscribed to Wikimania-l
  • I informed Wikimania HK team about my arrival time.

Corfu

  • August 4: Departure from Ioannis Kapodistrias of Kerkyra at 06:50 and arrival to El. Venizelos International Airport of Athens at 07:50.
    • Flight A3401 of Aegean Airlines. Seat 4F.
    • Checked in online.

Athens

  • August 6: Departure from El. Venizelos International Airport of Athens at 00:55 and arrival to SVO, Sheremetyevo at 05:20.
    • Flight SU2113 of Aeroflot. Seat 9A.
    • Checked in at the airport. Online check in did not work.

Moscow

  • I have a valid transit visa for Russia (It costed 56 Euros)
  • I have a valid Health insurance up to 30.000 Euros by Europ Assistance for 6 August 2013 and 13 August 2013 (It costed 4 Euros)
  • I have a valid Travel insurance up to 10.000 Euros by AIG from 6 August to 13 August 2013 (It costed 38 Euros)
  • Bought a round-trip ticket to Aeroexpress to visit Moscow city center
  • Bought a 2 rides Metro ticket
  • August 6: Departure from SVO, Sheremetyevo at 20:15 and arrival to HKG, Hong Kong International Airport at 09:45 August 7.
    • Flight SU0212 of Aeroflot. Seat 17G.
    • Checked in at the airport. Online check in did not work.

Hong Kong

  • Greek citizens don't need a visa. I got permission to stay till November 5.
  • Staying at Hong Kong Baptist University dormitory
  • I bought an Octopus card (140 HKD)
  • To get from the airport to the venue I followed the volunteer instructions
  • Visited the Peak at the Central District of Hong Kong
  • For August 12: I am staying at Harbour Plaza Metropolis, 7 Metropolis Drive, Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    • There is a free shuttle bus (K1) from the Hotel to Kowloon Station
    • I took the express train from Kowloon Station to the Airport
  • I returned the Octopus card before getting into the express train. I took 50 HKD as refund.
  • August 13: Departure from HKG, Hong Kong International Airport at 10:55 and arrival to SVO, Sheremetyevo at 17:05
    • Flight SU0213 of Aeroflot. Seat 22A.
    • Checked in online via Aeroflot site

Moscow

  • August 13: Departure from SVO, Sheremetyevo at 19:30 and arrival to El. Venizelos International Airport of Athens at 22:05
    • Flight SU2112 of Aeroflot. Seat 16A
    • Checked in at the airport. Online check in did not work.

Athens

  • Bought an 8 Euro Metro ticket to get to the city center.
  • Schedule of metro trains from city center to the airport is available online.
  • August 15: Departure from El. Venizelos International Airport of Athens at 18:40 and arrival to Ioannis Kapodistrias of Kerkyra at 19:40
    • Flight A3406 of Aegean Airlines. Seat 16A.
    • Checked in online.

Conferences

Talks

  • A Quick Guide to AutoWikiBrowser, George Washington University, July 11th 2012
  • Semiautomated editing in Wikipedia: The AutoWikiBrowser case, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, September 15th 2011