Global Gathering Q&A

These are the questions and answers of the Global Gathering Q&A hosted on Mattermost before the event. Check the Global Gathering main page to get more information as well as the Global Gathering Feira Agenda to prepare for the conference!

Do you have more questions? Send an email to gather@digitalrights.community

Questions & Answers

Planning Your Trip

Could anyone suggest a reliable service provider for temporary data usage while staying in Portugal?

5-10GB temporary data SIM might be sufficient for the short stay so if anybody has any suggestions feel free to share.

The recommendation is to get a SIM card – it doesn't require a registration. Feel free to use this invite code an you should also get some discount: JULIAN7224 https://ref.airalo.com/8r4i Does the train from Lisbon to Estoril have wifi?Smaller regional trains often don't have wifi - so don't bet on it

Does anyone have recommendations in general on how to get around? I know the vivaviagem card is best but there aren't any period tickets for it, right? And there isn't any other transfer planned? I'm going to be traveling in a large group so looking for options to get everyone there and not lose anyone on the way

This is for the national train network: https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/pt This is for national buses: https://rede-expressos.pt/pt We also have links to the Metro and Comboios on the wiki: https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Planning_Your_Trip#Public_Transportation

You can purchased multiple "trips" on a ticket when you use the metro or the comboios. You can select 1 or more rides when you buy your ticket. The tickets for the metro are not valid on the comboios however, so you do need to purchase a separate ticket when you transfer to the train system from the metro. There are a couple of ways to get to Estoril. The rideshares and taxis are cheaper than in other countries in the EU and you can ride to Estoril in an Uber, Bolt or taxi for about 30 Euro from the airport. You can also really easily take the metro and then take the train with only two transfers and all together it will cost under 10 euros and take about 1.5 hours. ¿Cómo está el clima por allá? El clima estará bien, terminando el verano, para más referencias en Google sale que en septiembre la temperatura promedio es de 26 °C.

Language tips regarding the coffee

Cafe = expresso

Cafe pingado = expresso with milk

Abatanado = americano without milk

Meia de leite = americano with milk

Galão = latte

The Global Gathering

Where does the registration happen?

Registration will happen at the venue at the registration kiosks at the entrance of the venue, immediately across from the Centro de Congressos do Estoril.

There will be pre-registration on the 14th of September from 16:00 - 20:00 for anyone arriving early.

Otherwise, the registration kiosks will be open for all attendees each day of the event from 07:30 - 16:00.

But we recommend that you arrive early and register early so that we don't have a bit back up at the beginning of the Feira or the Summit.

En mi proyecto creamos un pequeño cuento sobre cuidados digitales y quisiera llevar algunos ejemplares para quienes necesiten ¿puedo llevarlos?

Claro, lleven su material si quieren. Vamos a tener un booth pegatinas y revistas / información de los proyectos etc. Podrán distribuirlo alli.

Any updates about food at the Feira? cash/card accepted? Any voucher system for paying in advance?

This I am still waiting for updates on, and I apologize for not having information sooner. But I will follow up with you when I get confirmation from the logistics team on the ground. I think that we should be able to coordinate something with you, whether it's a voucher system or something else to make managing food for a large group easier.

Are the evening events open to public?

The evenings are not open to the public. Only Global Gathering attendees will be allowed to enter the venue throughout the three days.

Safety & Security

Will there be a photo/no-photo system connected to the badges?

We will have our own staff photographer in the venue who will ask participants for consent and will be aware that others are not included in the photos.

Will there be someone monitoring CoC/policy at the venue?

Yes! You can review our Code of Conduct here: https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Code_of_Conduct

We will have a Code of Conduct Committee to oversee violations and additionally have a physical security consultant and diversity, equity and inclusion consultant supporting on the committee to help address additional challenges.

Question about the COVID safety policy: what does 'attestation' mean exactly and do we need to have have certificates or alternatives to be checked at the venue?

This is simply a verbal confirmation. Individuals will not need to show proof of vaccination or boosters at the event.

We will have a COVID test to provide to each attendee at initial registration. We recommend pre-registration so that you can also take your test a day ahead of the event.

You will note in the COVID policy that there are also places in the Lisbon airport to take a COVID test to be extra careful.