facilities questions
From RCC 2007
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Food Handling
Can we serve food in the facility, provided we have a food handlers license? Amber Straub wanted to cook for 100-200 people last year, in her traditional Colombian style (she's done it before,) but the hotel said, "No! Not even with a food handlers license." I'm wondering if she can do food this time. I'll retract this question if I find out she doesn't want to, this year. -- LionKimbro
- Ilan from AudioCinema responded: "That sounds fine. We do not have, a kitchen with ovens, big fridges, or hot water. We have a food area with only a small fridge and cold water. You would need to clean all traces of the meal, directly after the meal, and dump all trash in our outside dumpster. Besides that, who does not like a home cooked meal? Thanks, ilan" Isabelanheier 17:54, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
Map of the space at Audio Cinema
The Space 10,000 sq ft main space. We officially do not have a capacity limit! :-) Seriously, this is freaking huge. TedErnst
- There's plenty of wall space in the main room that could be used for the agenda wall - from what I remember, the back wall would work the best (second and third photos of the main space). Isabelanheier 18:02, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
Flags/Section Markers
Can we do signposts? To designate sections of chairs we could have flags/ banners. Like boy scout camps or SCA. I'm thinking pictures printable on a laser printer, simple two-dimensional line drawings, visible from 50+ feet away. Easy to spot when directing traffic to the small group. OsCamp had nature and electrical symbols for themes. How to get them to stand up if there is not enough wall space? I'm thinking tables might block the view across the room and signs taped to back of chairs in a circle are not easily read from standing height. Kristin 00:59, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
- We have a few options on items to rent from Portland Rentall, the place we're getting the tables and chairs from. They have aisle standard poles (which are the ropes and poles used for aisles such as in the airport) for $5 a piece. These could work,but they're only 39" tall. They also have available aluminum easels for $8.50 a piece that can be adjusted up to 60". The easels would work a little better with butcher paper as well. This is the list I'm looking at, under conferences and trade shows. Any preferences? I could get these reserved next week. Isabelanheier 18:37, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
- Notice that there are columns all around the room. It should be very easy to just use flip-chart paper with symbols hand-written to designate break-out spaces. TedErnst 18:44, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
- Good point, we'll go with that idea. Thanks. Isabelanheier 19:58, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
I just priced poles (PVC pipe) and angle brackets at Home Depot. About 5$ would cover a signpost 8'tall. Easels would be good to draw on. But a signpost would be readable from both sides and not block too much view. How do you see the layout of the space? I'm picturing wall and easel for around the perimeter and signposts high and easels lower around the middle. Kristin 20:12, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
Or what about something that can clip to the top of the easel? They would stand higher than (most) heads and be visible from both sides. I'd have to know what kind of easels they are. I couldn't find them from that link. -Kristin
- Kristin, I think we'll go with the idea Ted mentioned above (just using the existing poles in the space) unless you think there aren't enough or they'd be hard to work with. Isabelanheier 23:32, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
- Sounds good. I'll keep thinking about ways to use the pillars. I'd like to make things obvious for attendees. As far as amount, it just depends on what the attendees need as agenda progresses. OST means you make more if you need more. Kristin 07:40, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
- OST has been used thousands of times all over the world without needing any specialized section markers. What this means to me is that section markers are not universally "necessary." On the other hand, I've never heard of an OST event with caricatures either. They're not universally "necessary" but last year they were necessary for this event, and Ray was the only person in a position to know that. No one would've missed them had they not been there, except Ray, yet his work affected everyone. What I mean to say is that this even will work just fine without any section markers, but if you have something specific you see that will make the event better for you, and you want to do it, of course, you are warmly invited to take whatever action you like. :-) -- Ted
Internet
See WiFi.
Thursday night access
Will we have access thursday night and also have the chairs at that time? TedErnst 18:51, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
- The space is available then and we will have the tables and chairs delivered by 5pm so that we can setup Thursday night. We'll probably use it from about 4:30 until about 8pm to setup and allow people to come in and help, meet, etc. Still waiting for confirmation from the venue owner though. Isabelanheier 00:51, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
Great! TedErnst 04:30, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
