[mch2021-orga] Call for Participation open & ready to share!

[Niels Hatzmann]

Hi Vesna (and everyone else), 

It’s nice to see you’re here as well and read the worries you have. I see it as an act of kindness, not criticism :-) I’m helping out with ’Team Safety’, who run the first aid tent, the security volunteers and fire brigade.

> On 26 Aug 2020, at 15:27, Vesna Manojlovic <becha at xs4all.nl> wrote:
> 1. please mention health & the protection from corona epidemic: how will orga deal with the measures that will still be needed in august 2021
> 
> (i saw from the comments that this was taken seriously during the "field trip", but just by reading the CFP, i got the impression that this event is planned to be on a planet different then this one...)


- About Corona in general: 

No-one needs an infection party. The field day in Zeewolde was in a way ‘a testcase’ to see how those involved in the organisation deal with the measures. And all was fine, without any issue. Keeping distance, washing hands, masks, helping each other follow measures in the nicest way: I am still amazed what we as a group can do and hope to continue this @ MCH - when needed.

It is difficult to predict the situation with Corona in 12 months time. But if we wait until we are certain we’re too late to organise the event. What we know for sure is the current situation. The ’noodverordening’ with the set of rules that apply to events is quite something but I am not too sceptical that we can comply to it, get our permit and create an event that is worth organising. We’re working on scenarios for worse (oops) and for better (unicorns!), and we will have a contingency plan to deal with the changes that are bound to happen. 

Also I am sure we will find cool ways to deal with hygiene, social distancing and real life routing :-) 

MCH will be different from the previous ones, but it will be cool and it will be an hacker congress that fits into the current situation. We’ll adapt. 

During the field day both Stitch and I have said a few words on Corona. The slides can be found here: https://wiki.mch2021.org/MCH2021_Orga_Meeting_20200822#Slides


> 4. provide info on how is the ORGA going to cut down our own event's carbon footprint (or are we just going to keep on using disel-powered generators like there's no tomorrow?) ...
> 

For this we have such a cool project-in-the-making. Team Power is working to use the current infra that exists on the scouting terrain and hook it up to a medium voltage line that runs just across the street. This would allow us to buy the type of electricity of our choice and solve any issues with generators on the field (there might be one or two as backup for vital stuff, but most will stay at home). 


I look forward to seeing you at the event!


all the best,

Niels




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