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| − | + | === Hotel === | |
| − | + | We have conference rooms booked at a hotel, with space for up to 200 people. We can expand that if we get more (which seems unlikely). The hotel is really nice, it's right on the water, very close to SFO, and has a nice atrium / bar / restaurant area. It is walking distance from other hotels that are probably cheaper, for budget-conscious attendees. | |
| − | + | === Food === | |
| − | + | The hotel will supply food - hors d' oeuvres for a reception on Thu. night, then on Friday snacks & caffeine (morning, midmorning, midafternoon), lunch, and dinner. Post-reception thu night, and post-dinner friday night we can hang out at the hotel bar. The food is expensive, but that's how they make their money, so I don't think we have much choice about using their food (the conference rooms are fairly cheap). The food schedule is: | |
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| + | === A/V equipment === | ||
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| + | Their projector rates are awful, we will probably buy one for TSI and bring it. The hotel will supply WiFi. | ||
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| + | == General Format == | ||
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| + | A couple talks (Patri, maybe Peter, maybe Wayne), and a bunch of workshops. | ||
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| + | === Workshops === | ||
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| + | Each workshop has a topic, like "How do we transport people and stuff between seasteads and land?". One person serves as the facilitator, there is a brief presentation on the topic, why it is hard, maybe some standard solutions, and then participants break up into small groups to brainstorm and research their solutions. Then they take turns presenting their solutions, and put together a final set of recommendations. | ||
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Revision as of 18:25, 13 August 2008
The page for conference participants is FirstAnnualConference
Contents
Details
- October 10th, 2008
- Embassy Suites in Burlingame, CA.
Logistics
Hotel
We have conference rooms booked at a hotel, with space for up to 200 people. We can expand that if we get more (which seems unlikely). The hotel is really nice, it's right on the water, very close to SFO, and has a nice atrium / bar / restaurant area. It is walking distance from other hotels that are probably cheaper, for budget-conscious attendees.
Food
The hotel will supply food - hors d' oeuvres for a reception on Thu. night, then on Friday snacks & caffeine (morning, midmorning, midafternoon), lunch, and dinner. Post-reception thu night, and post-dinner friday night we can hang out at the hotel bar. The food is expensive, but that's how they make their money, so I don't think we have much choice about using their food (the conference rooms are fairly cheap). The food schedule is:
- Thursday
- Hors d' oevres in the evening (reception)
- Friday
- Morning break
- Lunch - Embassy Deli Buffet
- Afternoon break
- Dinner- Embassy Royale
- Saturday
- On your own
A/V equipment
Their projector rates are awful, we will probably buy one for TSI and bring it. The hotel will supply WiFi.
General Format
A couple talks (Patri, maybe Peter, maybe Wayne), and a bunch of workshops.
Workshops
Each workshop has a topic, like "How do we transport people and stuff between seasteads and land?". One person serves as the facilitator, there is a brief presentation on the topic, why it is hard, maybe some standard solutions, and then participants break up into small groups to brainstorm and research their solutions. Then they take turns presenting their solutions, and put together a final set of recommendations.
Schedule
- Thursday
- 6:30pm - 11:30pm. Evening reception. No other formal events.
- Friday
- 8am - 8:30am. Morning snacks.
- 8:30am - 9:00am. Opening Talk (Patri. Outline goals, progress, initiatives, challenges)
- 9:15am - 10:15am. Morning workshop #1
- 10:15am - 10:30am. Morning break.
- 10:30am - 11:30am. Morning workshop #2
- 11:30am - 12pm. Summaries of morning workshops.
- 12pm - 1:30pm. Lunch (possibly a talk).
- 1:30pm - 2:30pm. Afternoon workshop #1
- 2:30pm - 4:00pm. Afternoon break / mingling (playtime outside on the water?).
- 4pm - 5pm. Afternoon workshop #2.
- 5pm - 7pm. Break
- 7pm - 8pm. Dinner. (? Can we make it longer ?)
- 8pm - ?. Drinks & Mingling.
- Saturday
- ? Anything in the morning ?
Todo
See Google Spreadsheet: http://spreadsheets.google.com/a/seasteading.org/ccc?key=pxQIdumbCC4jWgs-TwVywGQ&hl=en
Ideas
- Workshops/brainstorming sessions on specific topics. Topics listed at FirstAnnualConference#Workshop_Topics
- Bring a library of related books, so people can read/learn during the conference. (Patri has many such books)
- Have a useful basic set of tools/materials for experimenting with physical designs.
