MageUnconference will take place in the historic fortress Fort aan de Klop in the middle of the city of Utrecht, The Netherlands. The fortress was built in the 19th century, being part of the Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie (new Dutch waterline of defence). Nowadays, it is a place where families come to chill, meetings are held and developers get drunk.
If you are coming by car, make sure to drive to a nearby parking parking lot. The official parking lot at the corner of Vechtdijk and Franciscusdreef (west of the fortress) is a good option, but make sure to NOT park here at night - it is not safe - lions and tigers and bears. Instead, if you want to park your car as well in the evening and at night, use the parking areas of San Cristobaldreef (north) or Costa Ricadreef (east). It is all free parking.
Utrecht Central Station is easily reachable by train. From there, you should be able to take bus 3 towards the Franciscusdreef. From there, it is a short stroll towards the fortress.
Utrecht Sentral Station (and with that, the entire city center) is 4 kilometers away from the venue. If you like hiking, walking from and to the venue could be your thing too.
You could also opt for the Dutch thing: Riding a bike. There are quite a few options out there: At laagcatharijne.nl (Dutch only) you can rent very good bicycles for about 8,50 Euro per day. With OV Fiets, things become even cheaper (4,65 Euro) but you will need to get a (free) subscription first and a public transport pass, before you can take a bicycle with you. Note that in Utrecht Zuilen (the closest train station) there are little bicycles available. The option to cycle to the venue, is therefore best if you stay in the city center.
The conference will be held mainly in rooms Alderaan (A), Dagobah 1 and 2 (D1 and D2) and Endor (E). On Thursday, we also have Ferrix (F) available.
There are 32 beds available at the venue (of which 30 are already occupied at the time of writing, so there's 2 beds left). Accommodation is only included in the ticket price if mentioned explicitly so (for instance, with the "Full Attendance" ticket). Beds will be assigned to people somewhere in the weeks beforehand. The following is a draft:
Besides these beds at the venue, it is nice to know that there are plenty of other options in the city of Utrecht. Note however that the venue is located in the Utrecht neighbourhood of Zuilen, which offers slightly less options. Check Booking.com and AirBnb early.
Another option is the camping ground Camping Between Heaven and Earth which is nice in the summer, but requires your own transport. The venue of Fort aan de Klop doesn't unfortunately serve as a camping ground anymore.
Jisse Reitsma
Ruben Creemers
Ruud van Zuidam
Sean van Zuidam
Michiel Gerritsen
Jeroen Boermsa
Henk Valk