[FOSS4G2016] defining "ice breaker"

[Daniel Kastl]

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Since this will be Germany, a Biergarten might be a good location.
I know, Bonn is not Bavaria, so I'm not sure you have a "real"
Biergarten that follows the "rules" to be allowed to bring your own food
.

The weather might be an issue, but Till, didn't you say, that the
weather won't be a problem?

Daniel



On 03/07/15 15:19, Jeff McKenna wrote:
> Hello everyone!
> 
> (I just went through this with the Seoul committee, and I have to 
> explain every year)
> 
> FOSS4G local committees focus on social events, but are always,
> until the last minute (and usually an email from me asking), only
> focused on these events:
> 
> - what they refer to as "ice breaker" the night after the first day
> of talks - "gala event" usually the night after the second day of
> talks
> 
> But there is a huge missing hole there: the night after workshops
> (or in fact the night that about 1,000 attendees arrive to your
> town).  They check into their hotels, don't know the area, but want
> to walk to somewhere where they can run into friends, and have a
> beer and eat. Nothing organized, just, a place.
> 
> To me, that is the actual "ice breaker".  And yes, FOSS4G
> attendees arrive in your town, the day before the talks begin, or
> take a workshop, and then expect the local committee to point to
> where to meet, for a beer, to network, to see friends.
> 
> Do attendees expect a formal organized event for the night before
> the first day of the conference? Of course not.  But they do need
> to know where they can possibly meet at.
> 
> So for the local committee, a reservation is not required, or an 
> organizing, no, all that is needed is some recommendations.   I
> really feel that FOSS4G 2007 did a great job for that: "Need a
> place to meet, say hello to community friends at any time during
> the event? Meet at the Sticky Wicket, on xxx street".  What
> happened was that that place became the central meeting spot of the
> conference, easy way to see your friends.
> 
> Each year, FOSS4G committees are so focused on organizing what I'd 
> rather call the "Welcome Party" (just after the first day of talks)
> and the Gala event, that there is no thought to the real "Ice
> Breaker".
> 
> Sorry to sound lecturing, but, I see this problem each year at
> FOSS4G.
> 
> I really feel that the local committee should be recommending a
> place for the ice breaker, as well as fully organizing a welcome
> party and then gala.
> 
> Your nanny,
> 
> -jeff
> 
> (by the way, I don't see myself as the "OSGeo nanny", but, I have
> played the role of "FOSS4G nanny" for over a decade)
> 
> Have a good weekend! :)
> 
> 
> 
> 
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