BornHack 2016 starts saturday, august 27th, at noon (12:00). It will be possible to access the venue before noon if for example you arrive early in the morning with the ferry. But please don't expect everything to be ready before noon :)

BornHack 2016 ends saturday, september 3rd, at noon (12:00). Rented village tents must be empty and cleaned at this time, ready to take down. Participants must leave the site no later than 17:00 on the closing day (or stay and help us clean up).

Venue coordinates: 55.011520, 14.975360
Parking space: Across from Bonaveddevejen 12, 3720 Aakirkeby
Main entrance: Next to Bonaveddevejen 12, 3720 Aakirkeby
Service entrance: Baunevej 11, 3720 Aakirkeby

From/Via Copenhagen

There are several ways to get to Bornholm from Copenhagen. A domestic plane departs from Copenhagen Airport, and you can get from Copenhagen Central station by either bus or train via Ystad or the Køge-Rønne ferry connection.

Plane (very fast, most expensive)

You can check plane departures and book tickets at dat.dk. There are multiple departures daily. The flight takes approximately 25 minutes.

Via Ystad (quick, cheap and easy, crosses Sweden border)

You can drive over Øresundsbroen to Ystad or you can take the train/bus from Copenhagen Central Station. You can buy train and ferry ticket at dsb.dk (Type in "København H" and "Rønne Havn"). More information about the crossing. The crossing takes 1 hour 20 minutes. In total about 3 hours 15 minutes. Due to recent developments an ID (passport, drivers license or similar) is required when crossing the Denmark/Sweden border.

Via Køge (cheap, slow)

Take the S-train to Køge Station (you need an "all zones" ticket) or travel by car. The ferry terminal is within walking distance from the station. You can check out prices here. It takes approximately 1 hour to get to Køge. The crossing takes 5 hours 30 minutes.

From Sweden/Malmö

To get to Bornholm from Malmö you may take a train from Malmö to Ystad and the ferry from Ystad to Bornholm.

Skånetrafiken runs trains from Malmö C to Ystad every 30 minutes. Trains leave at 08 and 38 minutes past the hour. Go to skanetrafiken for details.

The ferry from Ystad to Rønne leaves four times per day. Morning: 08:30-09:50 Noon: 12:30-13:50 Afternoon: 16:30-17:50 Evening: 20:30-21:50 Booking the ferry tickets prior to departure can drastically reduce the price. See "Getting from Rønne to the Venue" final step.

From Abroad

If you are going to BornHack from abroad you have different options as well.

Berlin (Germany)

There are no public transport routes from Berlin to Mukran, Sassnitz ferry terminal on Saturdays, including Aug 27 and Sept 03 the Bornhack start/end dates. Your best bet is to get a train to Dubnitz, Sassnitz station. Unfortunately it is still 1.7km to the actual ferry terminal: map of route. There is a bus, but it only goes once a weekday at 12:28 and not at all on Weekends. You can of course take a taxi. Search for routes Berlin ‐ Dubnitz on bahn.de. At the time of writing, the best route is:
08:45 Berlin Hbf → train with 2 changes, 50€ for a 2-way return ticket.
12:52 Sassnitz → taxi, ~14€, 10 min.
13:00 Mukran-Sassnitz ferry terminal
If you want to try your luck at a direct route to the ferry terminal, search for routes Berlin ‐ Sassnitz-Mukran Fährhafen on bahn.de or for routes Berlin ‐ Fährhafen Sassnitz on checkmybus.com.

Sassnitz (Germany)

There is a direct ferry taking cars going from Sassnitz ferry terminal which is 4km away from Sassnitz itself. The company is called BornholmerFærgen and the tickets cost 32€ (outgoing) and 25€ (return). It can also be booked from aferry.co.uk. The ferry departs for Bornholm on Aug 27 at 11:50, 13:30, and returns to Sassnitz on Sept 03 at 08:00, 09:00. Detailed timetable: English, Danish.

Kolobrzeg (Poland)

There is a passenger ferry from Kolobrzeg to Nexø havn.

Getting from Rønne to the Venue

The venue is 24km from Rønne. We will have a shuttle bus that will pick people up and take them to the venue. You can call the BornHack phone on +4531550497 to book this. It is also possible to take a public bus to near the venue. Local taxis can also get you here. The company operating on Bornholm is called Dantaxi and the local phonenumber is +4556952301.

PROSA, the union of IT-professionals in Denmark, has set up a great deal for BornHack attendees travelling from Copenhagen to BornHack. For only 125kr, about 17 euros, you can be transported to the camp on opening day, and back to Copenhagen at the end of the camp!

We encourage our attendees to make use of this offer!

The bus has the following schedule (local Danish CEST time (UTC+2)):

PROSA might contact you with details regarding the bus, but nothing more!

A car is very convenient when bringing lots of equipment, and we know that hackers like to bring all the things. We welcome cars and vans at BornHack. We have ample parking space very close (less than 50 meters) to the main entrance.

Please note that sleeping in the parking lot is not permitted. If you want to sleep in your car/RV/autocamper/caravan please contact us, and we will work something out.

We rent out a few cabins at the venue with 8 beds each for people who don't want to sleep in tents for some reason. A tent is the cheapest sleeping option (you just need a ticket), but the cabins are there if you want them.

BornHack is first and foremost a tent camp. You need to bring a tent to sleep in. Most people go with some friends and make a camp somewhere at the venue. See also the section on Villages - you might be able to find some like minded people to camp with.

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The map is divided into a 10x10meter grid which has been given coordinates. We have outlined the important areas of BornHack on the map.

• The dark blue square in the botton from 37K to 37M is the main entrance. Just opposite from this (not shown on map) is the parking lot.
• The red areas in the edges of the map are off limits and not part of BornHack.
• The light blue square from B11 to F15 is the Family Area. Read more about the camping areas in the Camping Areas section.
• The orange area in the top right corner from R4 to S7 is the Quiet Area. Read more about the camping areas in the Camping Areas section.
• Everything from the tree line at 27 going south all the way to the entrance is the Nature Area. Read more about the camping areas in the Camping Areas section.
• The purple area in the middle of the map from K19 to N21 is the bar.
• The yellow square next to the bar from M14 to S23 is the noisy area. Read more about the camping areas in the Camping Areas section. Please direct the noise east!
• The house at K10 to L10 is where the workshop rooms can be found. It is also where the shop is located.
• The brown square in M9 is the toilet and shower building.
• The green squares from C7 to I10 and from K11 to M12 mark the Food Area and related seating.
• The orange square at K4 to L4 is the speakers tent.

We want BornHack to be an event for hackers of all ages! The Family Area is the lightblue area at B11 to F15 on the map. The area has ample camping space and is equipped with a sand box, a fireplace, and lots of grass to play around in. If you intend to camp here please bring (and share) any outdoor games you might have.

The area reaching from 27 and down to the entrance around 36 is the Nature Area. We have not cut the grass in this area, there are no roads, infrastructure or wifi. Just wild Danish shrubland habitat, or "hede" in Danish. Pitch your tent here if you want to feel closer to the beautiful nature that surrounds BornHack.

Surrounding the bar area is the noisy area. This is where you should place your tent / camp / village if you expect to make a lot of noise. The noisy area forms square from top left M14 to bottom right S23 on the map.

The oblong area in the eastside of the venue from Q4 to S10 is the Quiet Area. Noise will not be tolerated here. If getting an uninterrupted nights sleep is important to you, you should consider pitching your tent here.

The bar area is the place to go when you are all hacked out and want to socialize with the other participants. Enjoy a cold beer or drink and some music, and discuss your projects with the people around you.

The bar will be run with an open budget and flexible prices. More on that later.

Opening hours of the bar have not been decided yet. Expect it to open late and close late. Opening hours will be compatible with the average hackers drink/sleep cycle.

If this is your first hackercamp the term 'Village' might be confusing but it is fairly simple: a village is just a spot on the campsite where you and a bunch of your friends/likeminded people camp together. Apart from peoples individual tents which they sleep in, many villages bring a large common tent where you can hack and hang out during the day.

Villages can also rent village tents via us, head over to the villages section of the shop. The tents will be ready when you arrive and will be taken down again saturday the 3rd of September from 12:00. The tents have optional floors and you can rent folding tables and chairs as needed. You do not have to register a village or have a concept to rent a big tent.

You can register your village here! If you don't want to make your own village you might be able to find and join one that suits your interests. Get in touch with the villages team if you have any questions!

BornHack has nice shower facilities. We have about 1 private shower booth per 10 participants. The showers will be cleaned twice daily and should be more than sufficient for our needs. The showers not divided into genders (unisex) since they are individually lockable. The showers are permanent installations, inside a real brick house - they are not temporary showers put up for the event.

BornHack has around 1 toilet per 10 participants. The toilets are unisex like the showers. The toilets will also be cleaned twice per day, so they should be nice. Like the showers, the toilets are also permanent installations inside a brick house. A year may come when we have to use porta potties at BornHack, but it is not this year!

The bar area and a couple of other places will be equipped with a few pissoirs. We realize that pissoirs are only helpful for people with a certain genital layout, but we prefer to think they help everyone (by "taking the load" off of the regular toilets).

We know that hackers like to cook for themselves, not just because of vegetarians/vegan diets. Everyone is encouraged to cook their own food, either in their own village kitchen or in the food area. Please note that coal powered barbeques are strictly forbidden on the camp grounds for fire safety reasons. If you want to cook with coal use the big barbeque in the food area! Gas and electrical barbeques are allowed in villages, as are gas burners and cooking plates / hotplates.

We are lucky enough to have a local food vendor (from the town Nexø) at the venue. He sells high quality sausages and burgers, Danish style. He also sells vegan sausages and vegan burgers.

Part of the food area is a large outdoor kitchen area where participants are invited to cook their meals. The Outdoor Kitchen features:

• Lots of seating. Both covered by roof and in the open.
• Running water and tables for food preparation. You must bring your own dishes and other cooking/eating equipment.
• Ample barbeque capacity, including a barbeque exclusive to vegans/vegetarians. We sell charcoal in the kiosk.

Before you can cook anything you need some groceries to cook. The closest place to buy groceries is a small place approximately 3.5 km away at Pedersker. About 7 km from the venue there is a larger selection at Aakirkeby. About 20km from the venue at Nexø there is an even larger selection still. We have a shuttle bus that will transport participants to and from grocery shopping, free of charge.

Vegans and vegetarians are welcome at BornHack. Our food vendor sells vegan sausages and burgers. You can also cook your own food in the food area, where we have a large (1 meter diameter) barbeque reserved for vegan and vegetarian food.

We have a small selection of kiosk items available at the bar. Please enquire for available selection and requests.

The infodesk has a small selection of non-consumable items. We drive around buying small items during the week, so it is possible to ask for specific items. We don't guarantee availability though.

Coffee is available at different places around the camp for a small fee. Please contact an organiser if the kettles are empty and we will brew some new. Please remember to pay for the coffee as it is otherwise direct expenses for BornHack.

We have an agreement with a local quality bakery which will deliver a selection of fresh bread every morning. Please place your order and pay at the infodesk before 19:30 to get the bread delivered next morning at around 8:00. Check out the selection at http://kringlexpressen.dk/bager/asa-bageren.

BornHack has an agreement with a local farmer who can deliver fresh organic potatoes, eggs and chickens. Orders can be placed in the shop. More on prices and selections later.

We are working on sorting out the details. Plugs will be standard European 230V supply with type K plugs. Standard red 400V 16A CEE plugs will also be possible.

BornHack will have a 1Gbit fiber uplink to the outside world generously sponsored by BornFiber. We have plenty of IP space to go around, courtesy of RIPE NCC temporary assignment.

BornHack will have both wired and wireless networks. The default networks will run with public internet addresses (v4 and v6) so you must protect yourself with a firewall at all times.

The wired network will provide DHCP but also allow manually configured IP addresses, using peg DHCP according to Management of IP numbers by peg-dhcp RFC 2322. If you want to set up servers we recommend to do so with static IP's. You can also use static configuration on clients to avoid attacks involving rogue DHCP servers and similar.

There will be multiple wireless networks, using standard IEE 802.11 5GHz and 2.4GHz.

We will also provide a wireless network which is put behind NAT, which is similar to usual guest networks. NOTE: NAT IS NOT SECURITY, use caution always - turn the firewall on.

One SSID will also be configure to use WPA Enterprise with 802.1x aka EAP-TLS - where any credentials can be used. There is no user management, we just use EAP-TLS to get the encryption it provides for individual users.

The BornHack shuttle bus will be available for transporting participants from Rønne to the venue on the opening day. The shuttle bus holds 8 passengers and luggage. To let us know you need transportation call the BornHack phone at +4531550497. Please call as soon as you know when you need a pickup so the drivers can coordinate effectively.

During the event the shuttlebus will be taking participants to and from grocery shopping. To book a ride on the bus go to the infodesk. The drivers are flexible so if you prefer a specific grocery shop just let the driver know.

The shuttlebus can't wait outside for hours while participants are shopping. You either pick up your groceries in max. 20 minutes, or you arrange a return pickup time with the shuttlebus.

On closing day the shuttle bus is available to transport participants back to Rønne so they can get home. You need to book a ride in the infodesk. Please be realistic when planning your trip home. Don't expect to depart BornHack 30 minutes before your ferry leaves. Leave some room for delays.

At BornHack we have bicycles available to borrow for free. They come with helmets, locks and lights. Noone should spend a week on Bornholm without seeing a bit more of the island. If you want to go sightseeing, grocery shopping, or just feel like riding a bicycle, you should take advantage of this offer.

To book one or more of the bicycles go to the infodesk and make a reservation. It is free.

The infodesk is where you go to find an organizer when you have questions of any kind. The infodesk is also where you go to:

• Book a ride on the shuttle bus
• Book one (or more) of the ten available BornHack bicycles
• Get any merchandise you bought

The infodesk is located around M15 on the map (right outside the food area in the direction towards the bar).

CERT is short for Community Emergency Response Team. In case of a dangerous situation (accidents, fire and so on) these are the people to contact.

While the infodesk is open (from 10:00 to 20:00 every day) the CERT people can be reached here. Outside infodesk opening hours CERT can be reached at the official BornHack phonenumber which is +4531550497. This number is open 24 hours.

All participants at BornHack 2016 will receive an electronic name badge. The badge was designed by Thomas Flummer from Copenhagen makerspace Labitat, and is sponsored by TykTech.

You can see a picture of the kit here and the assembled badge here. We also caught a picture of an assembled badge by night, and we have a rendering of the lanyards that come with the name badges.

Assembling the bagde is easy and takes around 15-30 minutes, depending on your soldering experience. We have a bunch of soldering irons available you can borrow in case you are not bringing your own.

The badge has a large prototyping area to hack around with, both through-hole and surface-mount. During BornHack we are excited to see what kind of badge modifications our participants come up with. At the end of the week we will pick the three winners of this years badge hacking contest. The winners will receive fabulous prices and eternal fame!

We have collected the instructions for building the badge on Github. You can read much more about the badge there, including a section where you can share your own hacks.