Programming - Things to Consider - Revision history

Tbmorgan74 at 23:19, 16 July 2007

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Tbmorgan74 at 23:16, 16 July 2007

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Tbmorgan74 at 23:10, 16 July 2007

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Tbmorgan74: /* Schedule */

2007-07-11T19:41:01Z

‎Schedule

Phi: /* Facilities */ link to new Children's Programming page (and to Babysitting, while we're at it)

2007-01-27T01:17:59Z

‎Facilities: link to new Children's Programming page (and to Babysitting, while we're at it)

Netmouse: slowly filling in the outline.

2006-05-04T18:46:57Z

slowly filling in the outline.

Netmouse at 12:18, 29 April 2006

2006-04-29T12:18:14Z

Netmouse: Things to consider while planning a program

2006-04-29T11:42:46Z

Things to consider while planning a program

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There are many things to consider while planning your program. Different aspects of your program plan can interact to aide or to hinder its success. A lot of [[Programming]] is coming up with cool ideas, with good people to make them shine, figuring out a schedule with no conflicts (moments where a program participant is expected to be in two places at once), and fitting everything into your available spaces. Here are some specific things to think about while you're doing that.

==Audience==
For each program item, think about the probable audience for that item. What

===Number===
Is this going to be a popular program item? How popular? The general rule is that it's better to put an item in a room that's slightly too small for it than in a room that's ''way'' too big for it, but generally you want there to be space for people to join an event when its already under way.

If one of your [[Guests of Honor]] is a big draw, you need to keep this in mind when scheduling his or her programming.

===Age===

===Circadian Rhythms===

==Building Layout==

===Traffic===

===Noise Pollution===

===Facilities===

If you can help it, do ''not'' put children's programming or babysitting someplace where people will have to walk the kids all the way down a long hall to go to the bathroom. I'm just sayin' is all.

===Equipment and Furniture===

I could have put this anywhere, but I put it under building layout because I encourage you to think of your Program Ops staff (and hotel staff) when planning the program. If you have multiple program items that require a projector for a presentation, or a particular workshop-style layout, consider scheduling them back-to-back in the same room to reduce the number of room changeovers. If you must switch equipment from room to room, try to make such switches fairly local and small in number, instead of having your staff run themselves ragged from a distant annex and back.

==Schedule==

===Time Blocks===

===Passing Time===

===Meal Breaks===

===Panelist Breaks===

===Topic Tracks===

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 There are many things to consider while planning your program.  Different aspects of your program plan can interact to aide or to hinder its success.  A lot of [[Programming]] is coming up with cool ideas, with good people to make them shine, figuring out a schedule with no conflicts (moments where a program participant is expected to be in two places at once), and fitting everything into your available spaces.  Here are some specific things to think about while you're doing that.
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 There are many things to consider while planning your program.  Different aspects of your program plan can interact to aide or to hinder its success.  A lot of [[Programming]] is coming up with cool ideas, with good people to make them shine, figuring out a schedule with no conflicts (moments where a program participant is expected to be in two places at once), and fitting everything into your available spaces.  Here are some specific things to think about while you're doing that.
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 ==Audience==
 For each program item, think about the probable audience for that item.  What type of people are they? What is it about this item that will draw them to it? How should that affect how you design the program item regarding who to put on it, how to organize it, where and when to hold it, and what furniture and other equipment, supplies, etc. to provide?

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 There are many things to consider while planning your program.  Different aspects of your program plan can interact to aide or to hinder its success.  A lot of [[Programming]] is coming up with cool ideas, with good people to make them shine, figuring out a schedule with no conflicts (moments where a program participant is expected to be in two places at once), and fitting everything into your available spaces.  Here are some specific things to think about while you're doing that.
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 ==Audience==
 For each program item, think about the probable audience for that item.  What type of people are they? What is it about this item that will draw them to it? How should that affect how you design the program item regarding who to put on it, how to organize it, where and when to hold it, and what furniture and other equipment, supplies, etc. to provide?

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-If you can help it, do ''not'' put children's programming or babysitting someplace where people will have to walk the kids all the way down a long hall to go to the bathroom.  I'm just sayin' is all.
+If you can help it, do ''not'' put [[Children's Programming]] or [[Babysitting]] someplace where people will have to walk the kids all the way down a long hall to go to the bathroom.  I'm just sayin' is all.
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+For each program item, think about the probable audience for that item.  What type of people are they? What is it about this item that will draw them to it? How should that affect how you design the program item regarding who to put on it, how to organize it, where and when to hold it, and what furniture and other equipment, supplies, etc. to provide?
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+Does your audience stay up all night?  Will they wake up in the morning on the day in question? Or not until noon?  If the target audience will not be awake when the item is held, it doesn't matter much how lovely the concept might have been - you will not draw anyone to it.
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