Planes, trains and automobiles…
Well, not planes, so much.
I’m sure that all of you know somebody who has been caught up in the chaos that is European air travel at the moment. I had a site visit panel over here early next week, and thankfully, managed to get two of my panel members on a 10:30 flight to Chicago (and onwards to LA and San Francisco) on Thursday morning, just before the airport was closed as 12:00.
Unfortunately, some of my colleagues were not so lucky. There was a reasonably strong Irish representation at the recent European Future Internet forum in Valentia, Spain, including SFI’s own Sandra Collins. As I write, she and some of fellow attendees are winding their way through France by train and car in an attempt to reach Calais. On top of all of which, apparently, there’s a train strike in France.
I’ve also heard that some of the DERI folks also attending the meeting had to buy a car to allow them to get home!
Hopefully, all concerned will get home safely in the next few days.