The Elders - Burning Man Theme Camp 2009

Here's a summary of what I submitted on the application.

Purchased a ticket?:
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yes

What years have you attended Burning Man?:
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('2004', '2005', '2006', '2007', '2008')

Previous Projects:
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Coordinated "The Elders" theme camp.

Last Year's Contact:
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Jim Noel

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Theme Camp Questionnaire

Project Type?:
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Theme Camp

Camp/Village Name?:
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The Elders

Listed on Map?:
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listed

Listed in the Playa Info Digital Directory?:
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listed with public email

Listed on Burning Man Earth?:
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listed with public email

Listed on Website?:
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listed with public email

Text for website listing:
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"The Elders" are providing Brie, Bach, & Talk from 4:00 to 6:00 daily, except
Wed. Join us for a snack of Brie, crackers, a glass of wine, some soothing
music (not all Bach), and lot's of conversation.
Any time the "front door" is open you're welcome to come in and sit, chat,
draw, or just chill.

Public URL for Camp :
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http://lalagom.net/theelders

Public Email :
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edgeology@gmail.com

Leave No Trace plan:
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('\xe2\x80\x9cThe Elders\xe2\x80\x9d theme camp Cleanup plan
(http://tinyurl.com/theeldersthemecampCleanupplan)', 'Our cleanup plan
includes:', '1. Planning. We are planning meals, equipment, and showers, to
minimize problems in keeping our camp clean and to ease the final cleanup.
(Meals preplanned and individually packaged in wrap that we will carry out
and', 'in quantities to have little or no waste. We each are leaving
sufficient room in our vehicles to pack all of our waste out. We,
collectively, are carrying brooms, vice grips, sledge, ropes, trash bags, etc
to assure that we can remove anything that we need to.', '2. Daily life: We
plan on picking up daily and simply not having a messy camp site. We have
small garbage sacks on our bikes to help pickup any trash seen during our
travels in the larger area. We are planning no fires.', '3. Final cleanup.
Each person in our camp will be responsible for clearing and packing all of
their own materials, tents, lines, stakes, etc. All of us will make a final
check of the camp area after everything', 'is loaded.', '4. Bob Yant and Jim
Noel will make a final survey to assure that "we leave no', 'trace."', '5. We
all feel strongly about "the leave no trace" ethic and we\'ve all read and
assimilated the list of topics in the "cleanup basics" section of the Burning
Man web site.')

Art Installation:
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no

Burning:
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no

Combustibles:
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no

Primary Flame Type:
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prinone

Secondary Flame Type:
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secNone

Tertiary Flame Type:
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terNone

Mutant Vehicles:
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no

Interactivity Description:
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Every afternoon (except Wednesday) from 4:00 to 6:00 we open our main
structure for our "Brie, Bach, and Talk" get together. The idea is simple:
Lot's of conversation! We offer brie, crackers and wine. Surprisingly, at
least to me, we often host 50 to 80 folks each afternoon. While we attract
folks of all ages, we especially like the interaction between the
generations.

The Bach is in contrast to the pervasive tecno, often played so softly that
back fans ask us to up the volume.

We also will have golf toss out front for anyone to play.

Project Interactivity:
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('chill space', 'food given', 'entertaining guests', 'scheduled events',
'primarily day time')

Camp Layout Plan:
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http://lalagom.net/theelders/files/theeldersplotplan2009.jpg

Number Of Campmates:
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20 to 29

Number and Type of Vehicles:
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Cars & pickups: 14
Camping & supply trailers: 4

Physical Description:
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The main structure is 30'(front) X 20' with a 10X 10 entry canopy. It will be
composed of two 10' X 20' car tents joined by a 12'X 22' aluminet shade
structure with a tension pole in the center. The front entry will be a 10' x
10' canopy to a 8 ft wide opening to the main space.

The inside and part of the frontage will be decorated with colorful, sewn
together, fabric.

Minimal signage will be on the canopy.

We are also hosting the "My Clothes" camp and they will be to one side with a
canopy and some signage. They will share our community structure and they are
providing a shower.

Most of the rest of the camp is living space composed of tents, vans with
tents, and some small travel trailers.

We are laying out the site so that there is a small emergency egress road and
community paths.

Arrival Date:
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Saturday: 08.29.2009

Early Arrival Setup Crew Count:
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7

Requested Location 1st choice.:
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No preference

Requested Location, 1st Choice Dimensions:
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100X100

Requested Location, 2nd choice.:
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No preference

Requested Location, 2nd Choice Dimensions:
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100X100

Requested Location, 3rd choice.:
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No preference

Requested Location, 3rd Choice Dimensions:
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100X100

Sound Amplification:
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no

Stage:
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no

Big-Name Performers:
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no

You would prefer to camp near ...:
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('Children of Chaos - We are sharing some activities and would like to be
nearby, if not next door.',)

You would prefer not to camp near...:
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('When there are options, we prefer to be in a quieter (relatively)
location.',)

Comments:
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We enjoyed our "Comfort and Joy" and "Safer Sex" neighbors last year. We'd be
pleased to be placed near them again.

Alternative Power:
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We are using solar cells for powering the structure LED lights.