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BETT 20-23 Jan 2016: Who is thinking of going?


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I have looked through the Bett Exhibitors List and cant see Edugeek on the list. Are the going this Year?

 

BETT stands are hideously expensive. The bigger wealthier suppliers tend to sublet a bit of their stand floor area to smaller suppliers who can't afford a full stand. We have been with smoothwall for the last few years.

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If I remember, they weren't listed last year either?

 

That's because only the exhibitors who formally lease a stand from the event organiser get a listing. The sub lets are a private arrangement and the event organisers don't list them... Possibly don't know about them.

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That's because only the exhibitors who formally lease a stand from the event organiser get a listing. The sub lets are a private arrangement and the event organisers don't list them... Possibly don't know about them.

 

I know, I'm just saying you shouldn't expect to see it in the exhibitors list

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I'm going down on the Friday, staying overnight and going to BETT on Saturday.

 

I'm travelling down from Newcastle, so if anyone has any good (reasonably priced) hotel recommendations with good transport to BETT, I'd very much appreciate some advice.

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We're going to be at BETT again on stand C63.

 

This year we've got Ruckus, iboss, MOBOTIX and Traka on our stand with us. Hopefully you'll all be able to stop by and say hi!

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I'd love to go again. Had to take half the time off unpaid last year though and self fund the travel. Don't know if they will let me... but I'd fight it harder this time!!
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I've never been but have registered for it, will ask line manager if I can go. Me on my lonesome in a place full of strangers! Although Frog are putting on a free lunch for us! :)
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I'll be there on Thursday to Saturday, booked into a hotel just down the road (Crowne Plaza), and driving this year so just booked my car in to a car park that's between the hotel and Excel... really looking forward to it...
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I'm going down on the Friday, staying overnight and going to BETT on Saturday.

 

I'm travelling down from Newcastle, so if anyone has any good (reasonably priced) hotel recommendations with good transport to BETT, I'd very much appreciate some advice.

 

London has good transport and so far no planned DLR issues on that weekend so the roller-coaster will take you right to the doors of ExCeL...

 

Hotel wise, all the ones round ExCeL are usually a total rip off, the geeks stay somewhere usually on the DLR and close to London as ExCeL isn't the best spot for any form of night life (by that we mean food and drink other than the hotel bars and the venues run by people as part of the ExCeL complex).

 

Travellogde's are usually good value around London, Tune Hotels are another chain of cheap (but watch out you pay for everything including a towel!). So don't be scared of travelling about a bit it really isnt too bad and with the opening time of BETT you just miss the commuter crush, by 8:30 / 9am its getting much quieter (I commute past the routes to ExCeL daily) so don't worry too much

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Travelling up by train on Thursday after work, at BETT Friday and Saturday and going home Sunday evening. Work has booked me in the same hotel as usual, the International at Canary Wharf :)
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London has good transport and so far no planned DLR issues on that weekend so the roller-coaster will take you right to the doors of ExCeL...

 

Hotel wise, all the ones round ExCeL are usually a total rip off, the geeks stay somewhere usually on the DLR and close to London as ExCeL isn't the best spot for any form of night life (by that we mean food and drink other than the hotel bars and the venues run by people as part of the ExCeL complex).

 

Travellogde's are usually good value around London, Tune Hotels are another chain of cheap (but watch out you pay for everything including a towel!). So don't be scared of travelling about a bit it really isnt too bad and with the opening time of BETT you just miss the commuter crush, by 8:30 / 9am its getting much quieter (I commute past the routes to ExCeL daily) so don't worry too much

 

Thanks for this. Last year I stayed at the Holiday Inn near King's Cross, which gave me decent access to the train home, and I could manage the Tube/DLR from there. I was just wondering if anyone had any local knowledge that might be any better than me just Googling places. It would be nice to get out for a meal, rather than staying in the hotel. I was warned that the nightlife at the Docklands wasn't the best.

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Thanks for this. Last year I stayed at the Holiday Inn near King's Cross, which gave me decent access to the train home, and I could manage the Tube/DLR from there. I was just wondering if anyone had any local knowledge that might be any better than me just Googling places. It would be nice to get out for a meal, rather than staying in the hotel. I was warned that the nightlife at the Docklands wasn't the best.

Hang around the edugeek stand at the end of the day... the stand staff, who have been on their feet all day, need food and drink and hangers on are always welcome. It's not exactly organised, it sort of just happens, but we do need to eat! :)

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Hang around the edugeek stand at the end of the day... the stand staff, who have been on their feet all day, need food and drink and hangers on are always welcome. It's not exactly organised, it sort of just happens, but we do need to eat! :)

 

This, last year was a pleasant evening of food and drink for me!

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What day is everyone going?

 

Looks like I can only go for one day this year [boo!] so I need to sort out which day I want off for it.

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