Some general conference-going tips, borrowed from other conferences:
* Label your laptop charger just as you would your luggage -- use a luggage tag, or stick some adhesive tape on and write your name on that.
* 5-2-1 rule: each day of the event, get at least 5 hours of sleep, 2 real meals, and 1 shower.
* Each day, spend 30 minutes outside the venue, doing something that has nothing to do with the conference.
* If you are overwhelmed or tired, it is OKAY to go back to your room and nap. You can't catch everything. Don't wear yourself out.
* Searching for recent tweets about Wikimania: https://twitter.com/search?q=wikimania&mode=realtimehttp://www.icerocket.com/search?tab=twitter&lng=&q=wikimania
* Thank the volunteers when you have a chance. They make this work.
-- Sumana Harihareswara Engineering Community Manager Wikimedia Foundation
Thanks Sumana for sharing great tips!
On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 5:14 PM, Sumana Harihareswara sumanah@wikimedia.org wrote:
- If you are overwhelmed or tired, it is OKAY to go back to your room
and nap. You can't catch everything. Don't wear yourself out.
As a perennial Wikimania participant, I realize this is highly, highly important. You can't attend every single presentation. Take your time, and get focused on selected, interesting talks.
--Takashi
I actually lost my charger yesterday, after I've read your message. But thanks to Carol, I found it back in Sky100.
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Regards, benny
________________________________ From: Sumana Harihareswara sumanah@wikimedia.org To: Wikimania general list (open subscription) wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2013 4:14 PM Subject: [Wikimania-l] little tips
Some general conference-going tips, borrowed from other conferences:
* Label your laptop charger just as you would your luggage -- use a luggage tag, or stick some adhesive tape on and write your name on that.
* 5-2-1 rule: each day of the event, get at least 5 hours of sleep, 2 real meals, and 1 shower.
* Each day, spend 30 minutes outside the venue, doing something that has nothing to do with the conference.
* If you are overwhelmed or tired, it is OKAY to go back to your room and nap. You can't catch everything. Don't wear yourself out.
* Searching for recent tweets about Wikimania: https://twitter.com/search?q=wikimania&mode=realtime
* Thank the volunteers when you have a chance. They make this work.
-- Sumana Harihareswara Engineering Community Manager Wikimedia Foundation
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