Gerp 2024 - January 19-21, Kulturhuset, Skövde, Sweden

Amiga compo prizes

We just received a couple of brand new Amiga 500 replacement cases that will be part of the reward for winning the Amiga Demo and Intro compos respectively. Big thanks to emoon of TBL for donating these fine prizes!

More table space

We have booked an extra room in the culture centre, so if you didn't catch a computer seat while signing up you may still find a place to put up some equipment. Or if you just want to get away from the noise in the main hall for a while.

Getting crowded...

We have reached 100 reserved computer seats meaning that you can no longer reserve a ticket that includes table space. We might however come up with a plan to get some more room for computers so stay tuned. Currently you may only sign up without a computer seat, we have set the upper limit of visitors (with or without computer) to 130.

Gerp 2024 is here!

It's time to pack your releases and book your tickets! GERP is once again coming to a town near you (Skövde).

Go to the Sign Up page via the menu to sign up and for payment and price information.

We also have some updated compo rules for this GERP, so make sure to check them out!

The essentials

Dates: January 19-21, 2024.
Location: Skövde culture centre (Sweden).
Fees:

Prepay: 150 SEK.

At the party: 200 SEK.

Foreigners: €10
Visitor capacity: 130 (of which 100 with computer).

General information

The party has a focus on the oldschool platforms and historically it has been a stronghold for the Amiga demoscene, hence the focus on this platform. However everyone with an intrest in the demoscene is welcome no matter if your target machine is a C64, an Atari, a PC or something else. In total there is room for about 100 people with computers.

Since the partyplace is located in the middle of town you will find hotels, restaurants, bars, supermarket etc all within a few minutes of walking. The closest hotels are located just around the corner and the train/bus station is right across the street.

There will be beer sold at the party and this is something we will arrange together with the restaurant that is located in the same building as the party. While this is a nice feature it also has the downside that you are not allowed to bring your own alcohol inside (yup, that's the law).

The entrance fee includes free breakfast on saturday and sunday and free coffee troughout the party. As with any true demoparty you can bring your inflatable matress and sleep in the hall. If you're getting rusty and rather sleep at a hotel we supply some links for you below.

Travelling

If you are going by car you should point your GPS towards 'Långgatan 7' in Skövde or find driving directions for how to get there. Once you arrive at the culture centre look for the entrance towards the hall named 'Freja', located at the north-east side of the building.

There is a parking house ('Modeparkeringen') a couple of hundred meters north of the party place with a cost of 75 SEK for 24 hours. This is probably the best solution if you want to avoid hassle with moving the car during certain hours and want to park close to the party. You can also park by the trainstation but this is slightly more expensive.

The closest parking space just north of the party place has a limit of max two hours parking during pay time (10-18 friday, 10-15 saturday and sunday) and the cost for these hours are 10 SEK for the first hour and 20 SEK for the second hour. While unloading your gear you can also park your car along the road outside the railroad station.

If you don't want to pay for parking and don't mind parking a bit further away you can unload your gear and then park your car for free at Arena Skövde a 10-15 minutes walk from the partyplace.

Here be a link to nice internet page about parking in Skövde: Click here for parking information.

If you want to go by train or bus just make sure that your end destination is 'Skövde Resecentrum'. Cross the street and head for the entrance shown in the picture below.