As camp coordinatPLACEMENT-ANNOUNCEMENT #2, '08

-- ADDING SUBSCRIBERS

-- CONTACT INFORMATION

-- WIRELESS GEEKS ARE UNITING @ BMHQ ON JUNE 12TH - SHOULD YOU JOIN 'EM?

-- WHAT? WHERE? WHEN? GUIDE

-- 2007 MOOP MAP --- NOW WITH "MOOP TRACKER"

-- LEAVE NO TRACE PLANS: MORE PLEASE!

-- 2008 BLACK ROCK CITY EXPANSION

-- ONCE AGAIN: CENTER CAMP PLACEMENT? / EARLY ARRIVALS?

-- GOT SOMETHING TO POST TO THIS LIST?

-- PLACEMENT-ANNC #1, '08 (A SPECIAL ENCORE PRESENTATION!)


Hello from the busy Placement Team!

This is the second Placement-Announcement for 2008. You are receiving this because we have received your questionnaire requesting placement, and have your camp in our database. If you meet all the criteria, we, the Placement Team, will work hard to give every camp placement as close to what they ask for as possible. Your questionnaire, layout plan and leave no trace plan will be our guide to your needs. Placed camps will be announced by early August.

These announcements help to answer frequently asked questions and give you and your camp-mates important information for this year's event. Please make sure to pass them along to your group.

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ADDING EMAIL ADDRESSES TO THIS LIST

Communication and information-sharing is key to your camp's planning, so be proactive and add the email addresses of some of your key folks to this list. Send your additional email addresses to placement-announce-owner@burningman.com , and remember to include your camp's name in the email.

Note: these additional subscription-requests should come ONLY from the main contact-person who filed the placement questionnaire.

Last year some of the important early-arrival passes were kicked-back by the main contact's email address. Don't let this happen to you! Provide extra email addresses as insurance!

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UPDATING YOUR MAIN-CONTACT INFORMATION

It's important that we have the most current information for the main contact-person of your camp. While working on this year's city layout, we often have questions or need clarification on something in your questionnaire. This could affect your camp's placement, so being able to reach someone is important.

If your phone number or email address is not current, you can update it by logging into forms.burningman.com and clicking on "my preferences".

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ARE YOU AN ARTIST, CAMP AND/OR GEEK WHO BRINGS WIRELESS/'NET TECHNOLOGY TO THE PLAYA?

If you are planning a largescale technological project, have an art project that absolutely requires Internet connectivity, or will be
beaming any sort of bits and bytes into the airwaves above the playa, you are cordially invited and strongly requested to participate at the Burning Man Technology Department will be hosting our second Playa Wireless Summit at 7 pm on June 12, 2007. If you're not in the area, write to us for
info on how to dial in.

PLEASE RSVP and get more info by responding to this post at playatech@burningman.com. It would be great if you could give us a few details on your project.

Burning Man HQ: www.burningman.com/officedirections

When we say "technology", we don't mean just a laptop to check your email once during the week when you randomly hop on the Wifi cloud provided by the good folks at Internet at Burning Man. We're talking about the kind of geek who brings a whole car full of technology and towers and beams bits and bytes all over the playa and into the universe.

Well, from one geek to another... we all know that these bits and bytes that we are beaming all over the playa will play a lot nicer with each other -- and get to where they are supposed to be going -- if we all talk about what we are planning to do and work together ahead of time. Heck, we may even be able to help each other out a bit on our projects!

Please let us know the nature of your project, and feel free to get as geeky as you wannabe - we'll get it. You'll be invited to attend the Summit where we'll talk geek talk and compare the size of our towers and other fun things like that.

Once again, if you are bringing "heavy geekery" like repeaters and towers, or you have a project that MUST have an Internet connection, we need to hear from you.

Send us a ping at playatech@burningman.com .

Thanks!

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WHAT?, WHERE?, WHEN? SUBMISSIONS

Q: Why where the locations for events not included in the 2007 What?, Where?, When? guide?
A: There was a mistake in the guide for the 2007 event and the locations and times of things were difficult to discern. We recognize the issue and will have it resolved for 2008.

Want Black Rock City to know about your wonderful parties, events and happenings? Get it into the What?Where?When booklet today! Just go to our on-line calendar, click on "Playa Events Calendar" and add your blurb on your day:

www.burningman.com/calendar/

DO NOT wait until you get your placement information. That won't be until early August. We will add your playa-address later, after we have finished mapping.

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2007 MOOP MAP

MOOP is an acronym for Matter Out Of Place. Just about anything that isn't playa dust on the Black Rock desert is MOOP. As your camp's plans are gearing up for this year, we can't emphasize enough the importance of Leave-No-Trace planning. Were you at the event last year? How did your camp do? Check out this link:

2007 PLAYA RESTORATION CREW MOOP MAP

"A picture is worth one-thousand words". The 2007 MOOP map has an great new feature, the "MOOP TRACKER". You can access the Tracker at the link above on the right side of your web browser screen. When you select the "Hotspots" or "Abandoned Stuff" links, a mouse-over of the glowing hot-spot icons will open a photograph of the MOOP items left behind. You'll see that big items were especially a problem last year: pieces of carpet and lumber.

We can all work at doing a better job. In general terms, many large camps have not adequately staffed their clean-up crews proportional to the size of their camp. Also, while many large camps do a great job cleaning their assigned camping space, they neglect the area occupied (and MOOP-ed up!) by their large "audience" during the event. As all Esplanade and Large Scale Sound Art camps at 2:00 and 10:00 have use of 100 feet of space in front of their camps for art installations and other uses, they are responsible for cleaning this area too.

Coming up with a committed daily Leave-No-Trace Plan NOW is as important as anything else you're planning. It's how we are allowed to return to the Black Rock Desert year after year.

Here are some good resources to help in your camp's planning:

www.burningman.com/preparat...ment.html

www.mezziah.org/burningman/cleanup

earthguardians.burningman.com/

This is really required reading for anyone going to Burning Man -- so please take a look. It can save you (and everyone else) a real headache once you're out on the playa.

Yes, the Placement Team always takes a camp's Leave-No-Trace past history into consideration when we do our placement planning!

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BETTER LNT PLANS, PLEASE!

We have noticed a deficiency in some camp's Leave No Trace plans submitted. How do you know if your LNT submission is lacking? Please review the email summary of your questionnaire answers that we sent you. The Leave No Trace summary is at the very end. If you have just one to three lines, and have not identified your camp's Leave No Trace leader, well . . . as the DPW sometimes says (with tongue-in-cheek): "You're doing it wrong!"

Review the sample plans and send your more detailed plans to campplans@burningman.com, please! We wouldn't want to turn you away for placement because your LNT plan was too brief.

The good news is that there was a marked improvement in LNT efforts between 2006 and 2007, so returning camps should keep up the good work and be proud of your contribution to the largest Leave No Trace event on the planet!

. . . did you already submit your camp layout plan? All plans are due by May 31st.

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BLACK ROCK CITY DESIGN: EXPANSION IN 2008

2008 Black Rock City Plan Changes. Did you feel the squeeze in 2007? Well there are some BIG changes to our city this year! Remove 2007’s three inner blocks — Esplanade through “C” — and you have our new Esplanade for 2008 (where Street “C” was last year). The distance from the Man to the Esplanade road is increasing from 2200 to 2700 feet. This will increase the length of the Esplanade 2500 feet over last year. Our 2008 streets after Esplanade run from “A” to “K”. So we’ve removed three shorter concentric inner runs of blocks from the inside, and added two very long concentric runs at the back of the city.

Center Camp Changes. Our Black Rock Ranger Headquarters, and main Medical Station have relocated to the Esplanade frontage of Center Camp, located approximately at 2:00 on the Center Camp circle. Look for larger interactive theme camps in Center Camp too this year, as the depth of Center Camp has doubled — now with an increased footprint into the Esplanade, and intersecting the 5:30 and 6:30 radial roads.

3:00 and 9:00 Plaza Changes. The Ranger Outposts and Medical Stations at the 3:00 and 9:00 plazas are moving this year. They are pulling back to be on “C” street just behind the plazas. We’ve adjusted the plazas to give these essential service locations continued high visibility.
(when the 2008 Map goes on-line, we'll let you know)

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IT BEARS REPEATING: FROM ANNC #1 - CALL FOR CENTER CAMP PLACEMENT & PREPPING YOUR SMALL EARLY ARRIVAL CREWS

Is your camp ready to 'play the palace'? With the 2008 city expansion Center Camp can now hold larger camps. Interactive camps of 30-40 people with activities for all-ages are encouraged to write placement@burningman.com and request Center Camp placement.

What are you waiting for?

. . . and please start compiling a list of your essential setup crew NOW. Our early, limited city services cannot support a large population. We must limit early arrivals to those essential for construction and set up only. Before Monday, everyone on playa must be working, no exceptions. Make your list now and look for early arrival instructions and a call for those counts in future placement-announce newsletters.

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YOUR LIST/YOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you have an announcement that you feel may be appropriate for this list, please email us at placement@burningman.com with a submission request. We are happy to make other camps aware of what you are up to and help to further a community of support.



More to come . . .


The 2008 Placement Team:
Abdullah, Baulknaub, Douglas, FakeJake, Harley, HepKitten, Manflesh, Retro, Sacred Flame, Scar, Shadow, Sweetthang

placement@burningman.com



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Campers registering at the (ahem) last minute missed announcement #1. Here it is:

PLACEMENT-ANNOUNCE #1, '08

-- WELCOME

-- BREAKING NEWS: CENTER CAMP + EARLY ARRIVALS

-- COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION


Hello People

This is the first Placement-Announcement for 2008. You are receiving this because we have received your questionnaire requesting placement, and have your camp in our database. If you meet all the criteria, we, the Placement Team, will work hard to give every camp placement as close to what they ask for as possible. Your questionnaire will be our guide to your needs.

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CENTER CAMP 2008 - IS IT RIGHT FOR YOU?

Center Camp has increased in size. We have MUCH MORE room for larger camps there now. Interactive camps with a population of 30-40 campers will now fit in Center Camp. Camps should be:

- Visually interesting
- Theme-related is a plus
- Activities and events for all ages
- Demonstrating Burner ethos
- 24 hr activity, but not loud. (No large scale sound art camps).

Think of the possibilities! So close to Ice and the Cafe If you think you are the right fit, it's not too late to request Center Camp placement. Write placement@burningman.com today.

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HOW MANY EARLY-ARRIVERS?

For the first time this year, all registered and placed camps must claim their space BEFORE our public gate opens August 25th (Monday morning at 12:01 AM). Limited numbers of early arrivals is at our discretion, and there will be a process in place for camps to request early arrival. Please start compiling a list of your essential setup crew NOW. Our early, limited city services cannot support a large population. We must limit early arrivals to those essential for construction and set up only. Before Monday, everyone on playa must be working, no exceptions. Make your list now and look for early arrival instructions and a call for those counts in future placement-announce newsletters.

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THIS LIST

This is a one-way announcement list. It will give you vital information about placement for this year. The email address of the person who filled out your questionnaire, and any additional email addresses provided, have been subscribed to this announcement list. You can expect approximately 10 announcements between now and the event. This list will provide you with valuable information about what is new for this year, tell you how to take advantage of different opportunities, remind you of deadlines for additional information we may need, answer frequently asked questions and finally give you instructions on how to get placed once on the playa. As a member of this list it is your responsibility to communicate this information to the rest of your camp members.


PLACEMENT

Around August 1st the city will be planned and we will give you your approximate address in Black Rock City. Between now and then do not wait for us to contact you: proceed with your planning. We will call or email you if we have any questions. If you continue to receive these important Placement-Announcements and do not hear from us directly, assume all is well. Please do not email us asking for information on your placement. This will only slow down the process. We will not know until August 1st.


CONTACTING US

If you need to make any changes to your questionnaire or have any questions, email us at placement@burningman.com. The Placement Team is waiting to assist. If you do not hear back from us within a week please email again. Check your email provider for filtering that may prevent our messages from getting to your inbox. The volunteers comprising and leading the Placement team have changed over the last few years. Please note that calling or emailing past placers or managers directly will really slow everything down. Use placement@burningman.com, and only placement@burningman.com, please.


CONTACTING YOU

Communication is essential for your camp's successful placement. Every theme-camp or village must have an official "contact-person". This person is responsible for speaking to us on behalf of your theme-camp or village. All communication between us and your camp will go through this contact-person only. It is critical to your successful placement that your contact-person be informed, engaged and available via email or phone between June 15th and August 1st. We assume that the person who filled out your questionnaire is taking on the role of contact-person. If this is not the case we need to hear from both the person who filled out the questionnaire and the true contact-person before we make any changes to our records


GOOD COMMUNICATION

Your contact-person is responsible for seeing that all Placement-Announcements are passed along to your entire theme-camp or village. Also, it is HIGHLY recommended that every camp or village have more than one individual who receives these, to assist with information dissemination. The email address of the person who filled out your questionnaire, and any additional email addresses provided, have been subscribed to this announcement list. A request FROM THE CONTACT-PERSON'S EMAIL ADDRESS is the only way we will add more people to this list, so figure out what addresses to add, and send them today to:

placement-announce-owner@burningman.com

It is clear from past history that the larger the camp, the greater the need for additional people to help remind others of deadlines, dates and critical information.

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That's all for now folks. Upcoming Placement-Announcements will cover such subjects as the 2008 City Plan, web-site blurbs, Health Department matters, fire-safety guidelines, and rewards for the best LNT camps, etc.

Stay tuned!

The 2008 Placement Team:
Abdullah, Baulknaub, Douglas, FakeJake, HepKitten, Manflesh, Retro, Sacred Flame, Scar, Shadow, and Sweetthang.

placement@burningman.com
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placement-announce mailing list
placement-announce@burningman.com
lists.burningman.com/mailman...nounceor it is my job to pass these onto the camp.
This is a thread to do that. Here ya go. More to come: