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TAM6 The Forum Table!!!

kittynh

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That's right, I'm officially declaring that we are having SOME table space at TAM6.

I don't care if I have to steal space from Shermer, or whatever. Heck, I'll set up shop in the ladies room, we are having some space.

I've already some ideas....

Like information on how to order your forum tshirt. JREF Euro stickers (for free, you know just to show how really NICE we are on the forum), and perhaps a small booklet with Language Award winners.

Other ideas very welcome.

We're gonna need a sign too. And peopel willing to hang out at least between speakers to tell people how great the forum is, and some sort of handout. With photos of the guy licking Rebeccas butt.

We are going to be like the Mormons and recruit!!! How does "Forum membership entitles you to as many underage wives as you like" sound?
 
kittynh said:
That's right, I'm officially declaring that we are having SOME table space at TAM6.

Like information on how to order your forum tshirt. JREF Euro stickers (for free, you know just to show how really NICE we are on the forum), and perhaps a small booklet with Language Award winners.

Other ideas very welcome.

We're gonna need a sign too. And peopel willing to hang out at least between speakers to tell people how great the forum is, and some sort of handout. With photos of the guy licking Rebeccas butt.
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Can I design the sign?
And can I redesign for forum shirt? The only reason I didn't buy it was because it hurt my design sensibilities...there is so much empty shirt space that could be used!
 
I think that's a wonderful idea. I mainly lurk here (<20 posts since 2002) but would love to have a specific place to find forum information at TAM. My wife and I considered going to a couple of forum events but without a single place to get info we were just too lazy.
 
You missed the best part of TAM!!!!

Me with a giant chocolate lollipop!!!

We so need a table!

Design skills welcome! Go to it! We should order a banner type thingy that we can resuse perhaps? Because there will be mini TAM and big TAM and cruises and such.

I was thinking right now our budget provides for a half used up Sharpie and an old tablecloth. We may need some donations.

The shirts are not touchable I think. But we may have a say specail TAM forum shirt for an even perhaps as a fundraiser to help pay for the forum? I'm going to have to check. We should help raise money as well as awareness, but I do like the JREF euro logo giveaway (need donations!). I have one on my car and it's cool.
 
DiskoVilante said:
Can I design the sign?
And can I redesign for forum shirt? The only reason I didn't buy it was because it hurt my design sensibilities...there is so much empty shirt space that could be used!
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Sorry, you cannot redesign the forum shirt. They all need to match, it's called branding. Also, people chose whether to have the logo large and centred or small and discreet and most chose small and discreet.

A giraffe is a horse designed by committee.

However, it would be good to have generic forum designs for people who don't want their screen names on there. Darat and I discussed options including asking for fun submissions from forum members, but there wasn't time before TAM5. That would be a nice thing to get going at a later date, so feel free to start thinking about fun designs.

It should also be noted that any forum-related items will have to be properly branded and approved by Jeff Wagg :)
 
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kittynh said:
You missed the best part of TAM!!!!

Me with a giant chocolate lollipop!!!

We so need a table!

Design skills welcome! Go to it! We should order a banner type thingy that we can resuse perhaps? Because there will be mini TAM and big TAM and cruises and such.

I was thinking right now our budget provides for a half used up Sharpie and an old tablecloth. We may need some donations.

The shirts are not touchable I think. But we may have a say specail TAM forum shirt for an even perhaps as a fundraiser to help pay for the forum? I'm going to have to check. We should help raise money as well as awareness, but I do like the JREF euro logo giveaway (need donations!). I have one on my car and it's cool.
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I'll make the banner free of charge.

And I'm going to figure out how to touch them'n shirts.
 
Very cool idea Kittynh. I can help out in the land of design of flyers and easel back signs (for posting forum events schedule and such).

As for the shirts, the logo is fine but, hey, we could always have some quotes to take up all that blank space ;) Certainly there are plenty of good quotes to be had from the forum and it would showcase a bit of what we are too. Get people to submit their favorite forum quotes and have a vote on which could be put on shirts. No reason there can't be some variation in the shirts as long as the logo is there.
 
Folks, I do appreciate the enthusiasm to make forum stuff and raise money.. really, I do. We're talking about spending more money actually.

But, Teek is right. The JREF has a long history of making items that don't promote the brand, and that must end. So, if you're interested in designing something, by all means do so, but keep in mind that we won't produce anything, or allow anything to be produced, unless it meets our brand requirements.

That said, have fun! Get me involved early if you think it's something that might work.

Thanks!
 
kittynh said:
That's right, I'm officially declaring that we are having SOME table space at TAM6.

We're gonna need a sign too. And peopel willing to hang out at least between speakers to tell people how great the forum is, and some sort of handout. With photos of the guy licking Rebeccas butt.

We are going to be like the Mormons and recruit!!! How does "Forum membership entitles you to as many underage wives as you like" sound?
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You could mention that the ratio of hot smart skepdudes to girls is about 20 to 1.

No wait, don't.

I volunteer to help and can help out in other ways.
 
I love the idea of a forum table! So much so that I want to muddy it up a bit.

(Note: as a project manager, there's nothing I hate more than scope creep. Therefore, please know that I am wincing as I attempt to creep the scope of this very project.)

I think it would be interesting for such a table to serve an additional purpose at TAM, specifically some sort of newbie outreach/welcoming/assistance. It's very easy to feel overwhelmed coming to something like TAM for the first time when you don't know a single person, and getting plugged in to the forum crew could be extremely helpful. It's one thing to tell newbies "feel free to ask anyone a question," but think how much better it would be to add, "and the people with these stickers on their badges will be extra happy to help you out and feed you chocolate."
 
I live in Vegas. I don't know what that means--but I think some clever skeptics can find ways to utilize my JREF zeal and I'm open to exploitation.
 
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I think it would be interesting for such a table to serve an additional purpose at TAM, specifically some sort of newbie outreach/welcoming/assistance. It's very easy to feel overwhelmed coming to something like TAM for the first time when you don't know a single person, and getting plugged in to the forum crew could be extremely helpful. It's one thing to tell newbies "feel free to ask anyone a question," but think how much better it would be to add, "and the people with these stickers on their badges will be extra happy to help you out and feed you chocolate."
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I can personally attest that this is an excellent idea. I was at TAM2 and had a very difficult time meeting other forumites. Maybe it was me. But, anyway, having a place to go to meet up with at least one other familiar name (if not face) would have been a big help.
 
yeah, this isn't really going to be about selling anything I think. Just promoting the forum. So we do have shirts. We will promote them!

And designs are great, but the WAGG MAN is in charge.

And we are talking stuff has to be done quite nicely to fit in with the professionalism of JREF.

WAGG MAN in charge.

No whining allowed. That said, I still think Euro stickers would be cheap and fun and people like something free. JREF has a lot of stuff to sell, so maybe we should be just on selling the forum? What I'm saying is let's just be friendly. A good place for people to check in and find a friend...well the forum!

I think of it as part of the whole TAM thing. Let us have no person just wandering around feeling left out. We aren't just for the forum, we are the heart of JREF, and need to make people feel welcome and like they have some after the official stuff someplace to meet up with other skeptics. This is about connecting people up. Even if people don't want to join the forum the forum area can be a place they can feel welcome, ask questions, whatever! The bulletin board was just not all that inviting. We want people to feel like family. Well, not eat all the good snacks and scratch your favorite DVD, but still family.
 
Hmm.

Could call the Forum Party the "Meet the JREF Forum" party instead from now on, and give details on the time, place, etc.

What would be the cost of renting a ball room for a night, and getting an actual dj or sound system (good stereo with rad speakers)? That way, it would be party all night, with LOTS of noise and dancing, and no getting kicked out. BYOB? All that you can carry? Then we can do a fundraiser of some sort this next year to get the funds together. I can be a good bartender, just point me to a fridge and and ice machine!
 
I would put the forum table close to the billboard. Since most of the non scheduled events are arranged by forum people the table would be the best place to have information to anyone that want to join in any of the activities.

In fact it seems to me that it is a good division of labour if non-scheduled activities are taken care of by the forum and the official jref run the rest of the show, each knowing about the other but with no responsibility. The forum could take care of the “welcoming people to TAM” or perhaps more accurately named “hanging with other sceptics” part.

I also think that we are going to need a bigger place for the next party if we are going to have more people.
 
Jeff is in charge of the branding.

I think that just needed to be be clearly stated by itself.

The only question that remains is will he do this at all functions, say, at the next NESkeptics get together?

*Yes, that little part of my brain that gets me into trouble finally recovered from Vegas. Evil of me, especially since Jeff just did me a favor.*
 
As Rebecca pointed out, if you rent a party room from the hotel, you must also buy their liquor, their food. Bummer.

The reception might be a good place to do this - it's a social gathering, everyone is invited anyway, and the booze is cash bar. A corner could be set up with tables, signs, forum members hanging around, a big banner. A table in the meeting room could be more low-key with instructions on how to join the forum, tshirts/et al.
 
Geek Goddess said:
As Rebecca pointed out, if you rent a party room from the hotel, you must also buy their liquor, their food. Bummer.

The reception might be a good place to do this - it's a social gathering, everyone is invited anyway, and the booze is cash bar. A corner could be set up with tables, signs, forum members hanging around, a big banner. A table in the meeting room could be more low-key with instructions on how to join the forum, tshirts/et al.
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Tis a bummer? But could someone look at cost for one night for a party room with liquor and some finger food?

Or music at the reception, and no curfew?

Two options, that is cool!
 
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