Venue pre-flight checks

We need to think of all the things we need to check in the venue prior to the event, make fallback plans, etc.

Done

Owner

Question

Answer

Status

Risk

Remedy

alexm

opening and closing hours on Sat and Sun

8am - 8pm
* 4 beadles

confirmed

venue closed

venue contact

alexm

tables for the front desk

2 tables 160cm with red cloth

confirmed

not available

rent them or bring our own

alexm

power outlets for the front desk

yes

confirmed

unable to power registration laptops

bring long power cables

alexm

food and beverages for coffee break

2 plastic tables 180cm

confirmed

running out of them in vending machines

find deals with near bars

alexm

power outlets for the coffee break tables

yes

confirmed

unable to power coffee machines

bring long power cables

alexm

locked room for luggage and other gear

B2
* alexm will have the key

confirmed

uncomfortable for attendees and orgas

front desk

alexm

leave stuff overnight

anna's

confirmed

waste time

bring some cars

alexm

venue contact

anna

confirmed

unable to solve venue issues

backup contact

alexm

permission to video record

yes

confirmed

NA

record interviews somewhere else

sim6

fill up vending machines

request

done

running out of stuff

NA

alexm

access to the parking

no

rejected

difficult transport of heavy equipment

use the front door

alexm

network on-call

budget

discarded

NA

NA

alexm

banners size

rollups would be better

discarded

too small or too large

rollups and maybe little banners for tables

alexm

room available the whole Fri afternoon (7pm-9pm)

yes

confirmed

not having time enough for the video setup & train volunteers

choose another room which is available on Fri

alexm

cleaning budget covers does include removing garbage

no

confirmed

they will charge more for it

will do it ourselves

alexm

power outlets for attendees in talk room

as many as maintainance team at the venue sees it's safe

confirmed

people won't be able to recharge laptops

recharge on hacklab

Work in Progress

Owner

Question

Answer

Status

Risk

Remedy

alexm

working wifi

wifi credentials

semi-confirmed

some ports are filtered

use some vpn

alexm

working network

public IP and port 1447 open

pending

no streaming

network on-call

alexm

1 UTP cable 20m

for the server near the camera

pending

no streaming

buy one in a near store

alexm

5 UTP cables 4m

for the servers near the switch

pending

no streaming

buy them in a near store