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Putting up the 2011 Shows

We had a meeting yesterday about the shows - I don't know if FDA2 remember much from last year, you were not really involved, but here is advance warning of what you need to do. There is quite a lot to get through in the last few weeks - so make sure that you don't leave you work to the last moment, you MUST be involved in putting the show up and pulling your weight, it does not happen by magic, not does Richard the technician do it all.


You will be showing in your own room - SP4110 - by far the best space for this event, but because of all the light and space, the standard of finish must be very high.

Boards 

They have been ordered ( 28, 4 x 8 ) - Richard will be cutting them down to take off enough to clear the lighting and then delivering them to the room - they will need to be put together into two large bulkheads ( already designed ) and then painted - I need the boys to help with construction and the girls to be around to paint - it's not me being sexist, but they are very heavy and I need quite a few of you at the same time to put everything together.

All the furniture needs to be either stacked inside the bulkheads or moved to the 5th floor - this will take a day. All the computers will be moved to the Illustration studio - only a handful will be networked, so don't assume you can come in and work.

We need to pay for materials and equipment, last year everyone put £15 into the pot. We had a bar on the PV night and the profits were divided up by me and everyone made a profit. If we are having a bar, we need a rota and you must apply for a licence through Ali. You also need to buy beer and plastic glasses ( last year Foundation went to France and we had beer brought back from Belgium, we got everything else from ESK ) We are already planning a large bar in the area outside the back lifts - a small bar in our Hall / Reception area off the main corridor would work well - you need to decide what you want to do.

The show needs to be manned all the time - so a rota will have to be put together and EVERYONE must do a stint ( in pairs )

Publicity.

It's an awkward issue - there are so many departments with different ideas about what to do and almost no money to get anything printed. It's been suggested that each department put an idea forward - and I've also said that anyone in Graphics can put a concept together too ( it's your show - if you don't bother - then you can't complain if you don't like it - you future is at stake so get organised and design something )

This whole process starts at the beginning of June - you must have your work out of the way and be getting ready to print and mount. Putting up the show takes a lot longer than you expect.