description of what and how you want to demonstrate would be helpful.</p>
<p>You should also have prepared a description of the project (in both
-languages, German and English would be best). As soon as the project
+languages, German and English would be best). The description will be
+used for advertisements and public lists of the projects, e.g. in
+newspapers and in web-zines. As soon as the project
has been accepted to the list of projects that may eventually be get a
booth at LinuxTag you should add staff members (see a later FAQ item on
why).</p>
<p>No. <a href="http://www.linuxtag.org/">LinuxTag e.V.</a> is
sponsoring space, furniture, electricity and IP connectivity (if
- possible) for projects. We have to pay for it, though, but that
- should not worry you.</p>
+ possible) for projects with the help of an IP sponsor and the
+ Karlsruhe exhibition company. We have to pay for it, though, but that
+ should not worry you too much.</p>
<p>We are proud to be able to help projects improve their visibility
and demonstrate their work to the public. This has been a part of
the LinuxTag show from its beginning and gained a high priority on our
- own list. This will in turn help the community grow and become a
- better accepted member of the larger picture.
+ agenda. This will in turn help the community grow and become an even
+ more accepted member of the larger picture.
<p>If you want to help us in turn, we are always looking for
competent and reliable people who help us organize this event. You
will probably learn a lot if you pick one or another part of it and
work on it on your own. However, you'll have to have some sort of
masochistic and egomanic, otherwise you won't stand the stress,
- flames, lazyness, problems etc. Feel free to contact us by naming
- the part you would like to work on.
+ flames, discussions, lazyness, problems etc. Feel free to contact us
+ by naming the part you would like to work on.</p>
</question>
-<question id=size q="How large will our booth be?">
+<question id=size q="How large will the booth be?">
<p>This depends on what your project plans to demonstrate, how you plan to make
use of the provided space, and how important the project is for the
Free Software community. Definitive booth reservations can only be made
at a very late stage, one to two weeks before the show.</p>
- <p>If I should be forced to provide guaranteed booth size at an
- earlier stage, I could only hand out only small booths with one open
- side, because that's the only thing I would be able to guarantee at
+ <p>If Jey should be forced to provide guaranteed booth size at an
+ earlier stage, he could only hand out small booths with one open
+ side, because that's the only thing he would be able to guarantee at
that time. You are, however, always invited to pay for booth space on
your own, in which case the booth and number will be guaranteed as
early as you order.</p>
- <p>Hence, it's working the other way around to get the most use of
- space for all projects. People are exchanging ideas and tell me what
+ <p>Hence, it is working the other way around to get the maximum use of
+ space for all projects. People need to exchange ideas and tell Joey what
they plan to demonstrate, how they plan to use the booth etc. They
- normally have an idea of how much space they need for this, because
- that's implied by the ideas anyway. This will be the basis for booth
+ normally have an idea of how much space they need for this, since
+ that's implied by the ideas anyway. This will be used as the basis for booth
reservations. The best and most helpful plans look like <a
- href="../LinuxTag2001/booth.html">this one</a>, which may as well be
+ href=""<root_prefix>Debian/events/LinuxTag2001/booth.html">this one</a>, which may as well be
submitted in ASCII art (e.g. drawn with Emacs' picture-mode).</p>
<p>Please, pretty please write your plans for the booth as additional
comments to the projects <a href="<root_prefix>LinuxTag/">interface</a>
or sent them to Joey via mail, including sketches. Joey will insert
- them into the system, since that's the only place where plans don't
- get ignored since they are stored in a central repository aka
- database.</p>
+ them into the system, since that's the only place where plans are
+ guaranteed to not get lost since they are stored in a central
+ repository or a database respectively.</p>
</question>
<question id=space q="Who decides how much space we get?">
<p>Joey will decide how much space a project requires and where it will
- be located. Even though, this may sound harsh, it's the best way to
- handle this. Space is not only limited but also expensive and
+ be located based on your own ideas and plans. This sesms to be the best way to
+ handle this. Space is not only limited but also quite expensive and
hence, needs to be used in the most efficient way. We are only able
to pay for a limited amount of space and furniture, hence the existing
amount needs to be used as efficiently as possible.</p>
</question>
+<question id=furniture q="What kind of furniture can we use?">
+
+<p>LinuxTag will provide you with a carpet, surrounding walls,
+conference tables (130cm wide, 65cm deep and 75cm high) and conference
+chairs. The general rule is that 9qm justifies two tables and four
+chairs. We're not sure if we manage to get more tables. If you need
+more tables and you are able to take some with your, please do so.</p>
+
+<p>We will not rent furniture from the exhibition renting company since
+it is way too expensive. If you want to do that, please get in touch
+with Joey or the LinuxTag office during the show so thing can be rented
+for you, but you'll have to pay for them on your own. We will only be
+able to tunnel the requests to the proper people.</p>
+
+<p>We usually rent some additional equipment from the Kaiserslautern
+Univerty named <a href="http://www.kit.uni-kl.de/">KIT</a>. This system
+builds up into a couple of presentation desks on which you can put one
+monitor or a laptop. Things must not be too heavy, though. For
+pictures you'll have to scan through the booth pictures from last
+year. You can apply for these as well, assignments will probably be
+made directly before the show.</p>
+
+</question>
+
+<question id=ml q="Is there a mailing list for the organisation?">
+
+<p>There are several mailing lists dedicated to organisation of
+LinuxTag. One part is running on lists.infodrom.org (talk to
+majordomo@lists.infodrom.org for details) and the other part is running
+on linuxtag.org (check <a href="http://mailman.linuxtag.org/">\
+mailman.linuxtag.org</a> for details).</p>
+
+<p>For projects the main list is linuxtag-projects@lists.infodrom.org
+where discussions and inter-project communication is done. People from
+several projects have already joined this list. People from all
+projects should join this list in order to be able to talk to other
+projects who will attend LinuxTag.</p>
+
+<p>For general discussions and questions concerning LinuxTag there is
+lt2k@linuxtag.org. Everybody affiliated with this event is invited to
+join this list. Public information from LinuxTag people will also be
+distributed there.</p>
+
+<p>For supporters there is linuxtag-helfer@lists.infodrom.org which is
+dedicated to our volunteer supporters who help us break down the chaos
+during LinuxTag. This list has no connection to the projects pavillons
+during LinuxTag but only reflects another fields of endeavour for Joey.</p>
+
+</question>
+
<question id=poster q="Are we able to use posters?">
<p>Yes, definitively. Even more, you are encouraged to create coloured
<question id=talk q="Is there a way to give a demonstration or talk?">
- <p>Yes. We are able to use two small rooms for talks and workshops. They are
+ <p>Yes. We are able to use two smaller rooms for talks and workshops. They are
not large and no more than 80 people will fit in them. I guess,
actually, there will be only about 50 chairs. You can use them for
talks, presentations, key signing, informal meetings etc. Please
and the preferred time which will be placed online so people can
decide where to go before LinuxTag starts. You can also reserve a
room for your project during LinuxTag if it isn't used already, please
- meet Joey in the administrtion office for reservation.</p>
+ meet Joey in the administrtion office for reservation at least at the
+ day before.</p>
<p>You will also have to advertise your talk on your own, since it
will not be listed next to the free conference talks of <a
area and hence quite easy to get to. However, it is not one of the
cheapest hotels. If you want to stay there and book through LinuxTag
(there should be a web form), you should get some discount and don't
- have to pay the full price.
+ have to pay the full price.</p>
</question>
people at any later time or to remove others. It is, however, a big
problem if 10 projects want to add 15 people (sum: 150 people) one
week before the event begins. At that late time, Joey will probably
- don't have enough time to manage such things properly.</p>
+ don't have enough time to manage such things properly and everything
+ that needs to be printed externally will already be ordered.</p>
</question>
organization during last four years included sending mails to projects
staff for information and preparation. It is important that these
mails do reach booth staff since these people need to discuss and
- decide upon their presence. Please see the informails from the past
+ decide upon their presence. Please see the informails from past
years for examples.</p>
<p>As usual, registration for the social event and for the sleeping
<p>Yes. You will need either an exhibitor pass or a normal ticket to
pass the entrance of LinuxTag. You can get exhibitor passes for all
-registered booth staff in our office above the Gartenhalle. You should
-fetch the passes before the exhibition opens or you'll need a regular
-ticket, printed through the net or purchased at the counter, as well to
-get past the entrance. The LinuxTag office is located behind the entrance.</p>
+registered booth staff in our office above the Gartenhalle.</p>
<p>If you purchase a normal ticket at the entrance, you will get
more than only printed information, which should be worth the price
<question id=exhibitor q="Do we need exhibitor passes or something?">
<p>You will need special passes in order to be able to enter the
-exhibition area before LinuxTag has opened on Thursday to Sunday. With
-an exhibitor pass you don't need a normal entrance ticket, but you'll
-have to fetch the passes on Wednesday at latest in order to benefit from
-them. You are, however, invited to purchase the LinuxTag Kit which will
-also help LinuxTag e.V. keep their costs under control.</p>
-
- <p>You can get exhibitor passes for free for yourself or, if you
- manage a project, for the entire project in the LinuxTag office
- upstairs of the exhibition area. Exhibitor passes are only available
- for those who are listed as staff of the particular project in the
- projects interface.</p>
+exhibition area before LinuxTag is opened for the public on Thursday to
+Sunday. With an exhibitor pass you don't need a normal entrance ticket.
+However, you'll have to fetch the passes on Wednesday at latest in order
+to benefit from them.</p>
+
+<p>You can get exhibitor passes for free for yourself or, if you manage
+a project, for the entire project in the LinuxTag office upstairs of the
+exhibition hall named "Gartenhalle". Since the office is located behind
+the entrance you'll have to fetch the passes before the show starts or
+you'll have to get regular tickets as well in order to get past the
+entrance.</p>
+
+<p>Exhibitor passes are only available for those who are listed as staff
+of the particular project in the projects interface. You are, however,
+invited to purchase the LinuxTag Kit which will also help LinuxTag
+e.V. keep their costs under control.</p>
</question>
start on Monday and continue through Wednesday. Several booths should
be usable on Tuesday, though. However, in general it should be
sufficient to set it up on Wednesday. If you have any questions drop
- by at the LinuxTag office where Joey will probably be.</p>
+ by at the LinuxTag office where Joey will probably be or return to.</p>
<p>Furniture will arrive on Wednesday, but you can upload your stuff
at the booth already, but please stay there to guard your worthy
</question>
-<question id=ml q="Is there a mailing list for the organisation?">
-
-<p>There are several mailing lists dedicated to organisation of
-LinuxTag. One part is running on lists.infodrom.org (talk to
-majordomo@lists.infodrom.org for details) and the other part is running
-on linuxtag.org (check <a href="http://mailman.linuxtag.org/">\
-mailman.linuxtag.org</a> for details).</p>
-
-<p>For projects the main list is linuxtag-projects@lists.infodrom.org
-where discussions and inter-project communication is done. People from
-several projects have already joined this list. People from all
-projects should join this list in order to be able to talk to other
-projects who will attend LinuxTag.</p>
-
-<p>For general discussions and questions concerning LinuxTag there is
-lt2k@linuxtag.org. Everybody affiliated with this event is invited to
-join this list. Public information from LinuxTag people will also be
-distributed there.</p>
-
-<p>For supporters there is linuxtag-helfer@lists.infodrom.org which is
-dedicated to our volunteer supporters who help us break down the chaos
-during LinuxTag. This list has no connection to the projects pavillons
-during LinuxTag but only reflects another fields of endeavour for Joey.</p>
-
-</question>
-
<question id=network q="Will there be a network for us projects?">
<p>We hope so, but nothing has been negotiated yet. However, network
projects / infodrom.org / www.infodrom.org / commitdiff