NB14

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NB14: Noisebridge's 14th Anniversary Celebration Weekend Noisebridge threw a 14th anniversary gala to celebrate reopening at 272 Capp St. WHEN: Friday April 1 Opening Ceremony, Saturday April 2 Hackathon Day, Sunday April 3 Demo Night & Music Show WHERE: Noisebridge Hackerspace at 272 Capp St. San Francisco, CA WHO: Past, present and future Noisebridgers ready to emerge from quarantine and celebrate creativity together. WHAT: Stupid Hackathon 8, HackComedy, 5MoF, Music TASKLIST: NB14todo Stupid Hackathon is sponsored by No Starch Press!

NB14 event poster.

Planning

• EVENT PLANNERS: User:Lxpk, User:Mcint
• PLANNING MEETINGS: Fundraising team will update the general meeting every Tuesday till it happens asking for input and help if needed + planning meetings after meetings.
• CHANNELS: #fundraising channel on Discord

Activities & Schedule

Tentative and subject to revision before the event.

Friday, April 1: NB14 KICKOFF, HackComedy, Stupid Hackathon 8

4:00-5:00	Setup: Decorating & AV mic and streaming check. Crew should show up early to make sure things are working!
5:00-6:30	Party social time
6:00-6:30	Stupid Hackathon 8 Retrospective & Kickoff: Form teams to do something even if it sucks especially if its ridiculous.
6:30-6:50	Ludum Dare 50 Kickoff: 20th anniversary Ludum Dare Game Jam. Do a stupid-themed game or something totally different!
6:50-7:00	INTERMISSION 1
7:00-7:50	Five Minutes of Fame NB14: 10 five minute talks about things people have been doing to inspire and amaze. CONFIRMED Noisebridge History Countdown: User:Lxpk Nthmost/Steve/Lizzard/Lxpk Noisebridge history panel Noisebridge BBS: User:Hungry bogart, User:Lxpk Zach: History of Noisebridge and #Occupy movement activism (needs to attend virtually) POSSIBLE Add talk ideas to the Five Minutes of Fame NB14 planning page.
7:50-8:00	INTERMISSION 2
8:00-9:30	HackComedy: Reprising their hilarity to make light of some challenging times. User:Victor
9:30-9:40	INTERMISSION 3
9:40-Midnight	Music: Musicians and DJs will perform.

Saturday, April 2: NB14 Stupid Hackathon Hackday & Noisebridge Workshops

1:00-12:00	Stupid Hackathon 8 Hack Day: Work on stupid hackathon projects to present them Sunday.
1:00-8:00	HOW TO NOISEBRIDGE WORKSHOPS: Various workshops on how to use Noisebridge things like Lasercutter, 3D Printing, VRBridge, etc.
TBD:	Noisebridge BBS ANSI art creation & door game programming workshop - User:Hungry bogart & User:Lxpk
TBD	Gamebridge game & VR development with Unity and more, featuring the Simbrige virtual hackerspace in VRChat
TBD	Add your workshops here

Sunday, April 3: NB14 Performance Night & Stupid Hackathon 8 Demos

2:00-4:00pm	Sewing Banner Making Workshop: We're making a Noisebridge banner! And you're invited to learn how to make your own in the textile space.
5:00-6:00pm	Party social time & Simbridge VR experience showing Game Camp projects and planned improvements to NB worth donating for.
7:00-8:00pm	Stupid Hackathon 8 Demos & Dubious Distinctions
8:00-12:00pm	Music: Musicians will perform their stuff!

Performers

• HackComedy has a lineup of great comics set to perform.
• Music is figuring out who can play.

Sustenance

Refreshments and food to sustain party goers.

• NoiseBrew: Noisebridge's brew guild to make brews for the party.
• NoiseBar: We will serve drinks including possibly Noisebrew and Club Mate.
• BarBot: We are working on getting BarBot operational.

Planning

Volunteer Positions needed during the Anniversary Weekend

Would you like to help with the event? Do you need help with a portion of the event? Drop in volunteers before and during the Exhibition are of course welcome, but if you would like to help in a larger more specific way, Please add yourself below if you like and let others know what you can help with or what you will need help with.

Workshop Assistant Help presenters prepare spaces between events	Usher Greet People, Offer information and tours	Event Safety-er Look out for hazards that develop in the space and clean them. Make sure exits are clear. Look out for the safety of the attendees.
Ball - between set DJ Help setup a DJ booth and play music between Live music sets	AV and IT Support Assist performers and presenters with AV and IT setups and play any needed cued media files.	Videographer We need help recording, editing, and streaming / uploading events.
Decorator and Production team member Help in the days leading up the the event, and during, designing, making, and installing decorations, infrastructure, and exhibits	Laser Cutter Trainer We'd like to add some laser cutter trainings to the event schedule	Music Performers & DJs Play music

Proposed activities

There's still time to suggest and plan new activities and performers!

• Add your ideas here.

Funny auction ideas

• Auction old toilet with NFT
• Labor of skilled people willing to donate hours

Food & Beverages

• Snacks: We will serve chips & salsa and other snacks. Food donations are welcome, contact us if you plan to bring something.

Planning Thoughts

• Ask Javier or MusicJ about music-related event
• Ask Victor of Hack Comedy for ideas on running it
• New version of Barbot, brought most money at 4 previous fundraisers, made $1K+ each time
• Ask LXPK (and Mcint) about overall timeline, low resolution - high level planning of weekend of events.

Planning Considerations

• Safety: Guidelines on distancing, vaccination+ booster requirements, masks, and safe occupancy numbers.
• Outside: Outside patio area can provide safer area for congregations with open air ventilation, as per many businesses operating street tables.
• Noise Levels and Hours: Hack Comedy experienced someone telling us to be quiet at one point so we need to keep loud stuff earlier in the day.
• Sound barrier: A wall of some kind could absorb most of our noise from inside.

Outreach

Plans for promoting the event.

How to volunteer

If you want to volunteer and correspond with the group, it is helpful to put your name next to whatever you're involved with and contact info. The best way to list contact info is to have a Wiki user page with your info on it and put a link to that.

Space Improvements (before the event?)

• NoiseCurtain - Noise & Heat airflow.
• Lighting
• NoiseCafe
• NoiseBar
• BarBot repaired or substituted

Past Celebrations

We can look back at some of our past events for inspiration on what to keep doing.

• Noisebridge_10_Year_Anniversary_Exhibition_and_Ball
• Noisebridge_Grand_Re-Opening_Party