[Scale-planning] Feedback & SCALE 12x Ideas

Lori Barfield itdirector at gmail.com
Tue Mar 5 09:23:04 PST 2013


thanks for bringing that up, alex.

thinking without being constrained by the current venue, i imagine the
ideal .org mixer space would be rectangular, with all the booths around the
perimeter.  since there are fewer distractions in .org space, everyone can
be visible from every location.  a contained space allows a free flow of
clusters of people across the center that won't clog any arteries or block
other booths.  and people can visit exhibitors in the order that makes
sense to them.

i think .com booths in general need more individual space while also
needing to get rowdier from time to time.  they need to be able to have
high energy presence because they are making sales while doing their
outreach.

...lori
On Mar 4, 2013 9:58 PM, "Alex Perry" <alex.perry at ieee.org> wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Gareth J. Greenaway
> <gareth at socallinuxexpo.org> wrote:
> > The are currently two exhibitor halls at SCALE, with a large open space
> > in between them.  We're exploring ideas to utilize this space better
> > Thanks again!  A few ideas that have been discussed by the team already
> > include having some banners that promote the exhibitors who have been
> > supporting SCALE for awhile.
>
> We currently have booths which are mostly hangouts mixed in with the
> booths that have a project/product focus.  It doesn't work very well
> because the cluster of chatting people tends to disrupt mobility and
> access to the adjacent booths.  I suspect it's a factor why some
> sponsors choose to support the events and don't have a booth any more.
>  This year Facebook had both sides of an endcap that it seemed to work
> out well [verify with them in case I'm wrong].
>
> Maybe we could encourage sponsors to distinguish between having a
> booth in the conventional sense and/or contributing to an in-corridor
> social space.  Aim for that space to be segmented by vendor more for
> theming than anything else, since the idea is to chat and socialize
> without the presentation tools that would need a booth.  Give the
> social space the same pricing and basic initial setup as conventional
> booths, but make it clear the collection of vendors can make (ahem)
> improvements.  Propose the option of having an endcap as a product
> booth in either of the halls that is close to their social space if
> they would like to have both.
>
> In addition to using the corridor constructively, it may also free up
> more project booth space ... which I gather ran out fairly quickly
> this time?
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