I'll be there. On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Till <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have friends visiting so I can't make Wednesday night but feel free to > sign me up for whatever. > > > On Fri, 2010-08-06 at 03:14 -0700, JFXBerns wrote: > > We will have the first organizer's meeting for Barcamp Bangkok 4 on > > Wednesday, August 11th, 19:00 (7pm) at True Coffee, 2nd floor, at the > > corner of Siam Square Soi 2 and Rama I roads, just across the street > > from Siam Center, right by the Siam BTS Station. > > > > Map: > > > http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=13.745695,100.532187&spn=0.004226,0.004951&t=h&z=18&msid=101577517775378771928.00048d241726e442d6bf0 > > > > Barcamp Bangkok 4 is confirmed for Sat/Sun October 23-24. We have 10 > > weeks to organize it--which is plenty of time if people are organized > > and efficient. > > > > We have a great reputation, a n awesome venue, we should have a many > > sponsors and a decent budget, the only thing that can make Barcamp > > fail is if we, the organizers fail to get shit done. > > > > Please forward this email to anybody that you think would be > > interested in helping organize Barcamp and encourage them to sign up > > for this mailing list http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp-thailand/ > > and join the conversation in IRC chatroom #barcamp-thailand on > > Freenode.net. > > > > Objectives for Meeting: > > > > 1) Find people to manage key aspects of Barcamp Bangkok 4. We need > > self-starters who are willing to commit to delivering results. I > > would like to see more Thai people involved in organizing Barcamp, so > > let's actively recruit people! > > > > Key organizers: > > > > - CFO (Chief Food Officer): Organize catering for all meals, snacks > > and water for the barcamp. > > > > - CPO (Chief Party Officer): Organize a party for Saturday night at a > > cool venue near Sripatum. We will have a party sponsor. Responsible > > for finding a beer sponsor so we can get more beer for our party > > budget! > > > > - CRO (Chief Registration Officer): Organize registration process > > that will include distributing name tags / lanyards, wifi logins, T- > > shirts, etc. (You will have many volunteers to help on barcamp day.) > > > > - CVO (Chief Venue Officer): Be single point-fo contact with Sripatum > > staff to handle any requests we have for them. Coordinate with > > Sripatum staff to make sure that facilities are set up according to > > our needs, that networks, room and projectors are ready, liaison with > > CFO to plan food deliveries, etc. > > > > - CAO (Chief Agenda Officer): Make sure topic signs are printed and > > ready, purchase all supplies for topics agendas, handle all topic > > voting, agenda setting, copying of agendas, inputting agendas into > > website so they can be accessed via mobile app. (You will have > > volunteers to help.) > > > > - CMO (Chief Marketing Officer): Create a marketing campaign to make > > people aware of what Barcamp is and how to participate. Promote > > Barcamp through social media and PR. You will probably require an > > assistance from several people. > > > > - CWO (Chief Website Officer): Handle upgrades to Barcamp website, > > including profiles for all registered users, a mobile app so people > > can check the day's agenda from laptop and mobile phones, possibly use > > QR Codes to allow people to share contact info via QR codes on their > > barcamp name badges. > > > > - CGO (Chief Graphics Officer): All graphics for website, banners > > that people can embed on their website to promote Barcamp, Banners for > > Barcamp venue, "This Way" signs, printing of topic sheets and name > > badges, lanyards for name badges, T-shirt design, coordinate T-shirt > > printing, collect sponsor logos for T-shirts and Banners. You will > > probably require an assistant or three. > > > > - CSO (Chief Sponsorship Officer): Coordinate with sponsors to make > > payments to vendors (caterer, party venue, T-shirt printer, banner > > printer, name tag / lanyard provider, etc. We try not to collect > > money from sponsors, we prefer they pay our vendors directly so we > > don't have to touch much money. We already have many sponsors lined > > up, I (John Berns) will work with you to introduce you to our > > sponsors. You are not required to find new sponsors--only coordinate > > payments on time. > > > > - COO (Chief Overnight Officer): If we want to have an overnight > > session again, we need a person to coordinate all logistics for the > > overnight stay, inform people about the overnight option, what to > > bring, coordinate with CFO to provide breakfast catering and late- > > night snacks. Come up with fun, innovative events to hold such as > > games, hackathons, whatever.... > > > > - Master of Ceremonies: Introduce speakers on the main stage during > > registration, explain to people what barcamp is, what to expect, the > > topic voting process, interview people about topics they are > > presenting, basically get people excited about being there. Must be > > Thai speaker. You can have people help you with this task. > > > > CTO (Chief Time Officer, AKA "Time Lord"): Your job will be managing a > > team of volunteers to provide in-room assistance for speakers; help > > them set up laptop to work with projector, make sure they start on > > time, give them 5, 2 and 1 minute warnings that they session timeslot > > is ending, make sure they end at the prescribed time so the next > > speaker can get set up and start on time. > > > > - Did I miss anything? > > > > If you are interested in any of the organizer positions above, you can > > email me in advance at jberns -at- johnberns.com and ask more > > questions. > > > > All organizers will be given support in their efforts, you will have > > access to assistants & volunteers as necessary. We are not working > > alone, we are a team! > > > > Once you accept the position, you will be asked to write up a brief > > action plan that outlines the tasks you will perform, key delivery > > dates you intend to achieve and any budget you will require--just so > > everybody is clear on what the expectations of the position are. > > > > 2) Discuss how we can increase community involvement and other > > activities we can hold in parallel with barcamp to make it more > > interesting. > > > > Get excited people! I think we can hold the BEST barcamp anyone has > > ever held anywhere... let's do it! > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Barcamp Thailand" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<barcamp-thailand%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp-thailand?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Barcamp Thailand" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/barcamp-thailand?hl=en.
