GEEK FAIR

GEEK FAIR is Free Geek's annual celebration and summer fundraiser. It is a day-long block party in front of the FG Community Technology Center and inside the event space. This year, it's on July 16th from 1pm - 7pm. Here's the Geek Fair Timeline.

Outreach

Events

Current

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Ideas

• Workshops on FOSS and Ubuntu
• Showing of Revolution OS

To Do

Please see Geek Fair Timeline for a more complete todo list.

• Revise GEEK FAIR web page [1] (Oso)
• Create poster (Shawn/Oso)
• Create Press Release(s) (Oso)
• Contact bands, chunk, food, sponsors and report back by 24th
• Contact chunk
• Corporate Sponsorships
• Permits
  • Block Party
  • Noise
  • OLCC? (Liane)

GEEK FAIR Coordinators

These are the various areas of coordination to pull off GEEK FAIR. Each needs a volunteer to take on the responsibility.

• Music - Ian
• Stage Manager/make stage schedule - MNR and Ian
• Event Volunteers - ???
• Setup/Construction - Oso
  • Tents - Oso
• Raffle/Silent Auction - ???
• Booths - Ian/Shawn
• Outreach - Oso and more people
• Chunk - Oso/Shawn
• Dunk tank - Oso
• LAN party - Jeff
• Smashtacular - Jhasen
• FOSS workshops - ??? (David Poole?)

Event Layout

Big, loud bands should be outside, and the mellower stuff should be inside. Oso's looking into getting great big tents for outside. We're thinking of using the Manta Ray stage - it's easier to get to.

Bemusements

• LAN party by Backspace in meeting room or lab (Jeff)
• Videos?
• Stuff inside
  • Dance - Capoeira (Ian)
  • Downtempo music: Lance, acoustic music (Ian)
  • Workshops/speakers
• Futons from Love Tribe (Ian/Oso)
• Food: Redwing/Green Bean, vegan frozen treat girl, Imbibe?
• Beat the Geek (Dave's on board)
• Kids' Area - if we can find coordinator
• Dunk Tank (Oso)
• Water Feature
• Chunk 666 tall bike jousting (perhaps get a bleacher for this?)
• Smashtacular (Jhasen)
• Music: Sprockettes (Ian), Bad Mintons (Laurel), Empty Room (Shawn), Like a Circus Fire (Shawn), Black Peppercorns? (Ian)
• Clown, caricature-draw-er? (Ian and Oso)

Fundraising Ideas

• Booth Fees
• Raffle Tickets
• Silent Auction
• Sidewalk Sale (thrift store)

Alcohol Sales

Let's look at this possibility. We'd have to cordon off an area. We could sell soda from the beer garden too. We should look into control factors so possibly we could mix the party up a little more. Some people might have some issues with this.