Geek Fair 2006 Debrief

This is what we learned from Geek Fair 2006.

(See also Geek Fair 2005 Debrief)

General

• Big ticket items should be paid for an extra day in advance in case anything goes wrong. ($1750 for tents broke our debit card limt and caused too much scurrying around at the last minute.)
• Better communication about where to point volunteers that show up late and ask staff members what they're supposed to do.
• Have more bands with "loud" music, so that it draws local people or those passing by in cars with windows down/ Or have a pay system set-up and blask loud music with intent of drawing more people.
• Was asked many times "where do I drop off my computer?"

Silent Auction

• Remember to announce widely before closing off auction

Raffle

• Start selling tickets earlier. We could have made more money.
• Announce the drawing. Clarify if it's "must be present to win" or not.

Food

• There should be soda available for those that don't drink beer. There was juice, but people requested soda.
• Maybe print volunteer tickets like "Beer * Beer * Food" in a strip, rather than three separate tickets.
• One of the venders was located in the back of the tent, many people may have not known they were there.

Smashtacular

• Was moved from its original location to the street dew to noise complaints from an upstairs tenit