Notes for Opening Session

  • These notes can be found under “opening” at the bottom of the WTF site sidebar

  • Wifi password

  • Bathrooms: more as you go down

  • Open Spaces: creating discussion

    • Use the Google Sheets board! (Link posted on Slack) – Load Google docs app on your phne
    • Post-its, merging similar sessions, moving sessions around
    • The online board is the “single point of truth”
    • Law of two feet: If you’re thinking it’ll be over soon…
    • Law of two ears and one mouth
    • Invert your participation mode
    • Butterflies (social connectors) and bumblebees (idea pollinators).
    • Eyes forward conference presentation is about the happy path. We talk about problems and challenges
    • It’s OK to try any experiment via post-it. Example: one person requested help on python. Even if only one person shows up you’ll have an experience. If no one shows up, you might have scheduled it against something that people really wanted to attend—it doesn’t mean your idea was bad.

  • Afternoon sessions

    • Skiing, etc
    • Workshops (again, be creative and bold and try experiments that might meet your needs. If you need it, chances are someone else will too).

  • Center for the Arts

    • We want to leave a good impression with the center so we can keep using this great building
    • We are cleaning up after ourselves
    • Storage closets
    • We can’t bring alcohol into the building (big fine)
    • Take off shoes for Jones Dance Room

  • Recording

    • Jabra Speak2 55
    • Seems to require a laptop, I couldn’t get it to work with phones (they have bluetooth though)
    • Software: search for and install Jabra Direct at jabra.com/direct
    • You need recording software on your laptop. Two free ones are Audacity and Ardour.
    • Upload to ???

  • Altitude: See the Health page.

    • The Fountain for IVs, Hyperbaric chamber in Gunnison, urgent care clinic at the ski area.
    • Let someone know soon if you’re having trouble, don’t wait until it’s bad.
    • Take Ibuprofen if you have the slightest headache, to catch it early.
    • Alcohol and other things.

  • Use Slack for everything

    • You can almost always do things with other people if you want.

  • Code of conduct, contact persons

    • Pronouns and whether photos are ok on your badge
    • Private feedback, public reflection
    • Would you be interested in some difficult feedback?
    • Explicit permission to take care of yourself. Law of two feet writ large.

  • Please wear your badge

  • Lightning talks

    • No Tuesday signups until Tuesday morning, new folks have priority
    • We assume it’s OK to record lightning talks for Youtube unless you say otherwise

  • Hackathon day

    • Tuesday after lightning talks: form groups and decide where to meet

  • Dinner: My house is available for group dinners; I’ll often do that. The Wooden Nickel and Elk Avenue Prime are expensive tourist traps. Sunflower is the best place in town. The Breadery is good. I’ve heard no good things about the Brohaus. I haven’t been to SoupCon in a long time (expensive). Thai Smile (not on Elk) is the good Thai restaurant.

  • Lunch: we recommend Momo’s, Teocalli Tamale for good and fast. Ryce and Pita’s in Paradise. The Gas Cafe makes good hamburgers. Breakfast & Lunch at McGill’s is good.

  • Game nights: announce if a game might be offensive, law of two feet.

  • Progressive Dinner Thursday

    • Group picture on Thursday during a morning session break

  • Banquet Friday

  • Saturday breakfast

  • Board of directors session

  • Introductions: Your name, where you came from, one interesting thing about you