What can we do to improve signage? How was the digital signage this year? The printed signs on easels? What were the hardest things to find, aside from SCALE t-shirts? ;)
Below are some frequent questions at registration I remember answering. Possibly an indicator of what we didn't have signs for.
1) What is the WiFi password? We eventually put up a shirt with the password on it. 2) Which WiFi do I connect to? There were several SSIDs with SCALE in the name. 3) Where is Ballroom X? (GH especially) 4) Where is Room NNN? 5) What are the expo hall hours? (Usually when it's not open yet) Or a similar question from exhibitors for when they can go in for set up. 6) Do you validate parking? 7) Is there SCALE-provided lunch? (Usually at lunch time) 8) Where is the Starbucks? (Cofffeeeeeeee)
On Thu, 9 Mar 2017, Lei Zhang wrote:
What can we do to improve signage? How was the digital signage this year? The printed signs on easels? What were the hardest things to find, aside from SCALE t-shirts? ;)
Below are some frequent questions at registration I remember answering. Possibly an indicator of what we didn't have signs for.
- What is the WiFi password? We eventually put up a shirt with the
password on it. 2) Which WiFi do I connect to? There were several SSIDs with SCALE in the name.
IMHO, the only SSIDs that should be visible are the ones we intend people to connect to. In the past the others were hidden.
- Where is Ballroom X? (GH especially)
- Where is Room NNN?
having a map of the buildings as part of the signage rotation would probably be a good thing. Is it worth enough to loose 1/3 of the horizontal space to have a map up all the time (rotating between the two buildings) while the schedule rotation scrolls by on the rest of the screen?
- What are the expo hall hours? (Usually when it's not open yet) Or a
similar question from exhibitors for when they can go in for set up.
similar issues as to when game night opens
David Langy
- Do you validate parking?
- Is there SCALE-provided lunch? (Usually at lunch time)
- Where is the Starbucks? (Cofffeeeeeeee)
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On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 9:58 PM, David Lang david@lang.hm wrote:
On Thu, 9 Mar 2017, Lei Zhang wrote:
- What is the WiFi password? We eventually put up a shirt with the
password on it. 2) Which WiFi do I connect to? There were several SSIDs with SCALE in the name.
IMHO, the only SSIDs that should be visible are the ones we intend people to connect to. In the past the others were hidden.
there is so much wisdom to this suggestion.
3) Where is Ballroom X? (GH especially)
- Where is Room NNN?
having a map of the buildings as part of the signage rotation would probably be a good thing. Is it worth enough to loose 1/3 of the horizontal space to have a map up all the time (rotating between the two buildings) while the schedule rotation scrolls by on the rest of the screen?
if we could somehow have a "You are here" spot, that would be perfect.
- What are the expo hall hours? (Usually when it's not open yet) Or a
similar question from exhibitors for when they can go in for set up.
similar issues as to when game night opens
maybe have one extra sign on an easel at registration, with these three schedules? i can't tell you how many times i saw someone running back to the welcome gate to read the expo hours. by the time we think to ask the question, we're already at the expo doors.
...lori
On Thu, 9 Mar 2017, Lori Barfield wrote:
On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 9:58 PM, David Lang david@lang.hm wrote:
On Thu, 9 Mar 2017, Lei Zhang wrote:
- Where is Ballroom X? (GH especially)
- Where is Room NNN?
having a map of the buildings as part of the signage rotation would probably be a good thing. Is it worth enough to loose 1/3 of the horizontal space to have a map up all the time (rotating between the two buildings) while the schedule rotation scrolls by on the rest of the screen?
if we could somehow have a "You are here" spot, that would be perfect.
the sign server and pi know their IP, so we can have a table to map their locations.
David Lang
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