Possible UK 2009 Tournament

[thefinerminer]

At the moment there are no tournaments planned for 2009...what do you think about a tournament in Scotland this summer?

It would be in Stirling (small train ride from Glasgow or Edinburgh). Probably in June.
I am waiting for an answer from university about booking the computer rooms.
I wrote the best UK players yesterday...so far David Greer and Rupert McKay said they will come.

I think Rogen will have another Moscow tournament in November or December 2009, but Christoph and Gergely are quiet so far.

[Rogen]

Damien, if possible please shortly describe major sights to visit. I'm sure that Glazgow and Edinburg have lots of them.
I'm not sure that I'll come, but trip Glazgow-Stirling-Edinburg sounds interesting. One minus for me - no direct flights from Moscow to Scotland

[Arsen]

Well, I think in Vienna Gergely talked about the possible tournament in Hungary this year. We should see what he thinks of it now.

[joni]

This sounds really promising Damien . June in Scotland would be great, I just checked with Ryanair and it flies to both Glasgow and Edinburgh, so I could in theory make a real Glasgow-Stirling-Edinburgh journey landing at one of them and departing from the other.

The only minus with the UK is that I (and others like me) need a Visa and they can be quite hard to get... the last time i applied for one (for a couple of weeks training at repairing electronic devices we were importing from there to Albania at the company i was working at the time) I was refused one with the motivation "You are single and have no clear plans for the future." (I was 19 ffs!!!) I have a feeling it won't be so difficult to get one this time but I doubt people like AreOut would make it

[Rogen]

Joni is right about visa, it would be hard to get it for russians too.

[thefinerminer]

Countries that need a passport: Canada, USA, Australia

Countries that need a Visa are here: http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/doineedvis ... vnationals
This includes Albania, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Fee is £65. You can stay for 6 months.

UK Embassy in Albania: http://www.uk.al
UK Embassy in Russia: http://www.ukvac-ru.com
You can apply online for both countries here: http://www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk/ApplyNow.aspx

[thefinerminer]

I think the date will be 20th June 2009.
Still waiting for permission for computers...

Accomodation:
-We can have 20 rooms at the University for £19 a night
-Or we can have 18 people in one big room at a hostel downtown for £17 a night

I plan to book rooms in advance so we can stay together, and people can pay me later.

Rogen and Joni: the Visa application (VAF1A application, http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/vafs/) does not need you to book your own rooms if you say you are staying with me. I have to write you a letter and give you the number of my Residence Visa.

[KamilSaper]

And how expensive would be the plane?