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Registration: It really matters.

Submitted by heygabe on Tue, 09/21/2010 - 12:55pm

Here's some prime cuts from a recent discussion amongst the Barcamp Planning Cabal

Did you know registering for the event is a courtesy to everyone else involved in BarCamp?
 
  "Hey, I'm coming to BarCamp!"
 
By registering you let us know that:
 
 1. We should try to provide space for you.
 2. We should try to provide food for you.
 3. We should try to provide a chair for you.
 4. We should try to provide a table for you.
 5. We should try to provide parking for your car or bike.
 
I know not everyone can really be sure that they're going to make it and how long they're going to be around and what they plan on doing. And that's ok. Let us refer to first of the principles of Open Space Technology: Whoever comes is the right people.
 
Let me add this caveat: if the right people want to eat, park, sit, and be comfortable. They should sign up at least a week in advance. 

Shirts! We need to talk about shirts.

Submitted by heygabe on Mon, 08/23/2010 - 4:23pm

It's time to talk about shirts.

Do you guys like the BarCamp shirts? Or do you send them off to shirt Valhalla by setting them in a burning ship across Lake Michigan? What? I am being serious.

The fact is, our commitment to free shirts has been a big expense for BarCampMilwaukee. I love shirts. The Milwaukee shirts are some of my most beloved t-shirts. I think there should be shirts.

However, the choice we face, BarCampers, is one of finances. Do we want to spend some money on shirts, when we could, instead, have better food at one of the meals? It really comes down to an either or conversation, and if it's left to the cabal, I fear that apathy may just mean we don't have a t-shirt this year. We could _double_ the amount of money we spend on Saturday night's dinner if we didn't buy shirts.

 So here's what we need: A T-Shirt Czar. One person can make a difference. The t-shirt czar gets a small budget to spend on as many t-shirts as they want to. And can create that t-shirt experience pretty much anyway they want to.

Wanna be the t-shirt czar? Join the Cabal! Your input is needed!

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