Pearl Gardens

The venue was at Pearl Gardens Beach in Kalangala, Uganda (http://www.pearlgardensbeach.com/). It is a 6-acre beach resort located on Buggala Island in Lake Victoria along Lutoboka shore-line; 3 Kms north of Kalangala Town Council in Uganda (Ssese Islands - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ssese_Islands). It is situated in a tropical forest environment along the equator in the middle of the second largest fresh water lake in the world (Lake Victoria - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Victoria). It has a nice, ‘camp-style’ atmosphere helping Africa Source II to be a community building event - in the spirit of free and open source software.

Participants were expected to contribute to activities and the running of the event. Participants slept in simple dormitory accommodations or tents, had large group lunches and dinners, and had access to a range of training, plenary, discussion and relaxation areas.

This was an on-site training within a closed community, participants were expected to stay at the venue for the duration of the event.