On 10/31/2013 04:06 AM, Ulrich Stärk wrote:
One remark of the administrative kind: Have you thought about customs and VAT?
At least for Germany
the box contents exceed the amount that may be freely imported if sent from the
US. Similar probably
for all other countries.
It may be useful to have N of these boxes, located in strategic places
around the world within easy shipping distance, with N growing over time
as we see demand in different parts of the world.
--Rich
Uli
On 2013-10-30 18:13, Melissa Warnkin wrote:
Thank you all for your feedback. I have collated all of the feedback and
provide you with a revised
list (attached). Please keep in mind that this is strictly the physical box
contents; therefore,
you might not see all of your suggestions listed. For other suggestions not
related to the physical
box, I have incorporated those for inclusion in the "how-to" document.
The "minimal list" was kind of difficult, as the feedback varied greatly. As
such, I have provided
two options for the minimal box: Option #1 is the absolute bare minimum, while
option #2 has more
in it than #1 but less than the "Maximum" box (not by much though!).
Please take a moment to review and provide your input on the revised lists.
Thank you so much!!
~M
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*From:* Ross Gardler <rgard...@opendirective.com>
*To:* dev@community.apache.org
*Sent:* Friday, October 4, 2013 11:52 AM
*Subject:* Re: Event-in-a-Box
Great feedback folks.
Couple of items to add to the list:
- pack of various display port adaptors
- Travel converters (to address Isabel's observation regarding different
power requirements)
Remember that the goal here is to have a single kit that can be sent from
event to event with minimal effort. So the fact that an item needed for
event type Foo but not Bar should still be included. Having said that, it
might be a good idea to have two boxes - the minimal box with the
essentials and the maximum box with everything else and space for the
minimal. This way we can avoid needlessly shipping unwanted stuff.
Isabel - you make a really good point with respect to "clever shortcuts". I
hope that you (and others) can bring your valuable experience to bear and
help make sure those clever shortcuts get into the kit. I suggest we wait
for Melissa to write the first draft then we weigh in with a "helpful
hints" section.
Thanks,
Ross
Ross Gardler (@rgardler)
Senior Technology Evangelist
Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc.
A subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation
On 4 October 2013 02:20, Isabel Drost-Fromm <isa...@apache.org
<mailto:isa...@apache.org>> wrote:
On Thursday, October 03, 2013 04:17:33 PM Melissa Warnkin wrote:
Physical
Content List:
[...]
* Extension cords….how many and what length????
Keep in mind that depending on where the event takes place it might be
easier
to buy the local ones locally.
Please keep in mind that this is an initial draft, and not a
comprehensive
and/or guaranteed list!! I welcome feedback from your past experiences
from
the events that you have coordinated!! Is there anything that I missed,
or
anything on the list above that was not needed??!!
From my personal experience: For anything that is not a Barcamp, the stuff
for
the scheduling grid is not needed.
Concerning WiFi Routers: That may be an advantage of being in Berlin: I
never
bothered to set up a separate WiFi for the smaller events but rather went
for
locations that provided open access points - co-working spaces usually work
well, universities in Germany not so much. With 3G everywhere the need for
WiFi at local events is not quite so urgent anymore except for hacking
events.
When making an Apache related event, I generally find it convenient to have
stickers/buttons to give away - people keep asking me where I got the
stickers
on my laptop from. Potentially add flyers to give to people (basic
information
on the ASF, upcoming events, whatever we want to promote). Depending on
where
the event takes place, getting such flyers printed might be less trouble
when
done locally.
I welcome feedback based on your past experiences that you think will
help
others in the future with their events!!
Tell them lots about the positive feedback they will get - don't tell them
too
much about the time it *might* take to setup: a) With some clever shortcuts
the effort needed can be reduced substantially and b) In general the
positive
feedback you get weighs much more than any time put into the event ;)
Isabel
