Some general conference-going tips, borrowed from other conferences: * Label your laptop charger just as you would your luggage -- use a luggage tag, or stick some adhesive tape on and write your name on that.
* 5-2-1 rule: each day of the event, get at least 5 hours of sleep, 2 real meals, and 1 shower. * Each day, spend 30 minutes outside the venue, doing something that has nothing to do with the conference. * If you are overwhelmed or tired, it is OKAY to go back to your room and nap. You can't catch everything. Don't wear yourself out. * Searching for recent tweets about Wikimania: http://www.icerocket.com/search?tab=twitter&lng=&q=wikimania * If you're staying in a hotel where your room gets cleaned every day by the hotel staff, it's polite to leave a tip (gratuity) each night. I budget 1 dollar per person per night, and leave it on the bedside table with a note simply saying "thank you, housekeeping!" to make it clear that it's for them. * Thank the volunteers when you have a chance. They make this work. -- Sumana Harihareswara Engineering Community Manager Wikimedia Foundation _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
