From hacktionlab-announce at lists.aktivix.org Wed Jun 12 08:31:59 2019 From: hacktionlab-announce at lists.aktivix.org (HacktionLab and BarnCamp news and details over upcoming events) Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 09:31:59 +0100 Subject: [Hacktionlab-announce] BarnCamp2019 CANCELLED Message-ID: To all those who were hoping to come to BarnCamp this year, we're sorry to have to announce that we've been forced to take the very difficult decision to cancel BarnCamp this year. We've been beset by a number of difficulties, some human and some technical. For the last few weeks it's felt as if no sooner had we found a solution to one problem than another one would appear. In the end, despite a huge amount of work being put in, we've had to admit that there was just no way to make it work this time. Of course those who were expecting to come will be disappointed - including ourselves. You will no doubt want to know what went wrong and why it couldn't be fixed. In order to maximise what we can learn from what happened, there will be a post-mortem announced soon on the hacktionlab mailing list, after which we will report more fully. If you aren't already a member, please join so that you hear about further developments by visiting this web page: https://lists.aktivix.org/mailman/listinfo/hacktionlab We will refund all payments that we've received back to the bank account they originated from. This will take a few days to process as each payment has to be processed manually. If you haven't received your refund within a week of this email, please contact barncamp2019 at hacktionlab.org with your account details, what payment you were expecting, and the six-digit code you were issued when you registered. The good news is that Highbury Farm and our caterer Becky are still happy to work with us next year, and we have the benefit of the learning from efforts this time and previous BarnCamps. All the best, Members of the BarnCamp2019 collective