The 2012 ChiefDelphi Web Hug

[RoboMom]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

Question: If there are no giveaways and it is unofficial, why would we need a mike? Just to welcome everyone?

When I've gone, I haven't really paid attention to the giveaway part, I've been busy saying hello. That means - I'm not good with understanding the purpose of the mike in the situation this year. Help me understand, please.

Jane

The mike was used in the past for the give aways. The structure of the webhug was usually to announce the prize winners. I got some great swag over the years. If the winner wasn't present, they would go on to the next winner. Winners were announced, and would go up to get the swag and I would be thinking (so that is what they look like, or they are here!). I missed it last year because I was grabbed for something at the last minute. Some years it looked like over 100 people there.

It was always great to see people but they aren't wearing their screen names. I guess you could just do a "hi, my name is "

And I'm guessing that Show Ready Events might be the place to start to ask the question.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by RoboMom

And I'm guessing that Show Ready Events might be the place to start to ask the question.

I'll spend a little bit of time working on this and see what can be done. I'll post here with the results.

Jane

[Cynette]

Team 1511 is still working on tweaking the All Rookie Meet and Greet. Right now, Friday at close of matches is looking like our best option. We met in that space by the Hall of Fame teams last year and it was a lovely space. But we do not know yet where the HoF teams will be this year and what will become of our lovely space. So our location is TBD!

The small courtyard space outside ended up being the smokers paradise and the croswalk between two buildings and very travelled. It was great for staging a team photograph, but was easily crowded.

I know I'm not helping...

Are we allowed to contact Show Ready? I never even though of that as a possibility! Jane, let me know if you make contact!

[RoboMom]

Originally Posted by Cynette

Are we allowed to contact Show Ready? I never even though of that as a possibility! Jane, let me know if you make contact!

They would probably prefer you don't. Jane is probably correct that the place to start would be with frcteams.

[Cynette]

Originally Posted by RoboMom

They would probably prefer you don't. Jane is probably correct that the place to start would be with frcteams.

Hmmm, I missed that. Was that posted here?

[JaneYoung]

I know we're brainstorming in the thread so readers, please don't confuse the brainstorming with actual information. I'll let you know when I have some.

Brainstorming: Does anyone know if there is a Mentor's Breakfast this year?

Cynette, thanks for the info regarding smokers paradise and walk-through traffic. I really want to minimize any clogging up/blocking traffic, etc. I'm also not going to worry about days - I'm going to see what we can make work and then go with that. I'll wait to hear back from the e-mail that I sent and then go from there. (I didn't contact Show Ready.)

Fingers crossed for a little bit of time to meet and greet.

Edit: No, Cynette. I've been private messaging with you and with Jenny. I told her what I had done. From you, I was asking about the process that you use for your gathering. I decided on my own to contact frcteams and see if they can provide any suggestions. (You know... adding one more e-mail to their long list of e-mails/questions this next week... )

Jane

[Cynette]

Brainstorming: The Mentors Breakfast is listed in the A-Z Guide: Mentor Breakfast hosted by Autodesk: Autodesk, a long standing sponsor of FIRST, is offering a breakfast for FRC Mentors Saturday morning from 8:00 am to 9:00 am in the America’s Ballroom, on the second level of the America’s Center.

[Barry Bonzack]

Brainstorming:

The Other web hug thread Thread has suggested everyone have an unofficial meet during the dinner timeslot on Thursday, 6:00-6:45. Location not decided.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Barry Bonzack

Brainstorming:

The Other web hug thread Thread has suggested everyone have an unofficial meet during the dinner timeslot on Thursday, 6:00-6:45. Location not decided.

I'm following that thread, too. I've been puzzling over how to cut down on confusion with the Web Hug threads. I created one which has become a brainstorming thread. John created one, and then Brandon created the 'official' one which has become a brainstorming thread, too. I think I won't worry too much about it for now unless the mods want to create some sort of merge or close mine. Or, the threads can just go on as they are and we'll make sure the correct information is posted in Brandon's thread before everyone heads to St. Louis.

We are passionate about that Web Hug, aren't we? Wings of Fire's fault. Well, Chief Delphi's. Well, you know what I mean. Totally.

Jane

[moonlight]

Hello CD

This is the first time i hear about Web Hug... What is it exactly?

[Mark McLeod]

A get-together of posters from here on CD (You'd think they all wanted to use the megaphone - See Jane, a microphone makes you very popular)

[JaneYoung]

This thread (and its confusion) is now worth it to me because of the photo that you've added to it, Mark.

Thank you. And thanks a lot for making me cry right before I have to go off break. Awesome. At least they'll know it has something to do with FIRST - they always do.



I love that photo.

Jane

[Gary Dillard]

Originally Posted by moonlight

Hello CD

This is the first time i hear about Web Hug... What is it exactly?

In addition to the meet and greet, there were some pretty cool give-aways - I got a nano hexbug set last year, I've gotten t-shirts and SolidWorks and water bottles...... the give-aways required that you remember to check CD at precisely 47 minutes after the hour any hour in the 2 weeks preceding the championship when a link appeared so you could claim a free raffle ticket; you were allowed to claim 2 per person. Like Jenny, I would listen for the names as they were called and then look to see what the person looked like in person so I could put names to faces.

Maybe we could just get unique stick-on name tags for people to write their screen name and have everyone wear them all day Thursday - perhaps team 51 would agree to keep a supply at their pit. Make it a day long group hug.

[plnyyanks]

Originally Posted by Gary Dillard

Maybe we could just get unique stick-on name tags for people to write their screen name and have everyone wear them all day Thursday - perhaps team 51 would agree to keep a supply at their pit. Make it a day long group hug.

Somebody did something like that way back when.


(dear God, how do I know of one picture on CDMedia that was uploaded 5 years before I even joined the site....)

[Mark McLeod]

Originally Posted by plnyyanks

Somebody did something like that way back when.

Ryan Foley (originator of that CD badge from way before your time) is now a FIRST employee supporting all that technology for the playing field.