[LT Infomail#8] Booth, Network, Dinner and the Show - Debian

[Martin Schulze <joey@linuxtag.org>]

http://www.infodrom.ffis.de/Debian/events/LinuxTag2001/infomail-8.html

 1. Supplies finally assigned

    Equipment for all booths is ordered now.  I've sent out the final
    list.  Thanks for all of you who have used hours to design your
    booth.  I hope it was not too frustrating.  Consider it not only
    as experience but also as challenge.  Isn't that what makes
    lifetime interesting?

 2. Stuff for the booth

    Please don't forget power extension cables and power multipliers.
    This could lead into trouble especially for larger booths, since
    there will only be one "official" power connector per booth, which
    will power the entire booth.

    The same applies for UTP cables, hubs and switches.  Current plans
    for the network are completely beyond my control and interference
    at the moment.  Thus you'd better expect the worst situation.
    That is: one tp port per booth and you'd have to expand it using
    your own hubs and switches.

 3. Setting up the booth

    Your projects booth can be set up on Tuesday or Wednesday from 7am
    to 8pm.  It should be readily set up on Thursday morning.  You
    normally won't be able to drive into the exhibition hall by car,
    though.  If available, take all your trolleys and similar vehicles
    with you if you don't want to carry your stuff by hand.  See
    Infomail #5 for details on how to get into the hall by car anyway.

 4. Wavelan

    We are not going to provide an official wavelan during the show.
    However, since I know that several of you own proper equipment,
    you may use it at your own risk/control.

 5. Showtime

    Here's the official schedule:

    Thursday      9am - 6pm
    Friday        9am - 6pm
    Saturday      9am - 6pm
    Sunday        9am - 4pm

    During this time, at least one person should be present at your
    booth.  Otherwise it would look very poor if only non-commercial
    booths would be empty and orphaned.

 6. Dinner at Nili's (near gymn hall)

    This is a quick update for those of you who will enjoy the dinner
    at Nili, near the gymn hall.  This is not a restaurant, the dinner
    will be self-cooked.  They normally cook for some twenty people,
    not for fourty, so this will be some new experience.  Since dinner
    has to be prepared, it would be helpful if a couple of people
    would help them prepare dinner and clean up things afterwards.
    Here are some additional information

    18:00 - LinuxTag closes
    20:00 - Cooking at Nili's starts
    21:00 - Dinner at Nili's
    22:00 - Opening the gym hall

    If you plan to stay at the gym hall, please don't forget to take
    your sleeping bag with you.

 7. Parking at the show

    In Stuttgart it is usually wise not to go by car but use the
    subway.  U7 ends directly below the exhibition center, so if you
    don't have to carry stuff, you'd be advised to use the subway.  If
    you plan to go this way several times, check out if you can use
    poly-tickets since they're cheaper than a couple of single
    tickets.

    Parking at the exhibition center costs DM 6 per day.  However,
    there are a couple of cost-free places directly at the street,
    maybe you should walk around to discover them.

 8. Videos

    Displaying videos in general is a problem since it is public
    distribution which is normally prohibited by their specific EULA.
    Here's a hint from one of my collegues.  Trailers should not be a
    problem since they are intended to be viewed by anybody in the
    hope to get people into the cinema.  However, even movie trailers
    that were placed on the web normally have this distribution-
    limitation.  If there should arise problems, bounce those people
    to Michael Kleinhenz at the LinuxTag office.  Another hint would
    be to download the trailers online by visiting a webpage, this
    cannot be misuse...

    Some trailers with ultra-cool-factor (ubercool?): Final Fantasy,
    Monstaers Inc., Lord of the Rings - and the Matrix, of course.

 9. LinuxTag Posters

    Our current plan is to print some LinuxTag 2002 preview posters.
    If you would like to get one please visit us at the LinuxTag
    office in time.  I'm not sure how many of them will be printed and
    what they're going to look like, but since I know the guy who's
    designing them, they're probably cool.

10. Correction to Infomail #7

    The EU talk will take place on sunday, not on saturday.  Looks
    like I wasn't awake anymore when I typed the last mail.