[HacktionLab] List of suggested ammends to booking form and site

Mike Harris mike at mbharris.co.uk
Fri Apr 30 14:58:56 BST 2010


Hi Yoss,

As promised, I got a few ammends for the sign-up.  As requested they're
all in a single email.

After those are done, do you reckon we is fit to go live?

0.  I've been writing it BarnCamp, rather than Barncamp.  What does
everyone prefer?  I think we ought to be consistent....


1.  The workshops selection and listing isn't needed.  I think we want
to use it to gather information about which workshops to run, rather
than to take bookings for them.   So I think for the initial
registration can we stick to just the 'expression of interest in a
workshop'.  At a later date, if we need to take bookings, could we then
email out to people who expressed an interest to get them to sign up?


2.  On the registration form under the workshops section, please can we
change the wording: "In order for us to determine which workshops are
suitable for running at this year's BarnCamp, please choose any from the
list below that interest you.  We will email you to confirm the
workshops that we actually run nearer the time."


3.  Under the open space section, we need more of an explanation.
Here's some text, please ammend as you see fit:

"At this year's BarnCamp in addition to eight hours of programmed
workshops, we are intending to have six hours of 'open space' sessions,
or BarCamps (link to barcamp.org hacktionlab page at ).  The final
content of these sessions will be detmined on the day by those that are
there.  If you've any suggestions for a session, something you'd like to
present, demonstrate, discuss or find out more about, please use the
space below to tell us."


4.  Let's ditch the 'Non drinker' checkbox.  I think it's kind of
uncecessary and offputting.


5. In the thank you email, I suggest we re-word the message to:

"Dear ????,

We've received your signup for Barncamp 2010.

Thanks for that.

Just to note, your confirmation id is: 1D4183

Thanks for signing up!

To keep abreast of planning and development of this year's HacktionLab,
or to get involved in helping to organise it, please join our mailing
list at http://tiny.booki.cc/?hacktionlablist

If you need to contact us about BarnCamp 2010, please email us at
barncamp at hacktivista.net

Please make a note of this phone number for queries about how to arrive
(only operational between the 10th and 13th June):  0777 632 6315"


6. On the payment page we should say:

"We need to cover the costs of the event and ask a pre-payment amount of
25 to cover costs.  This amount rises to 35 if you pay on the door."

"You can make payment by either using the PayPal button below, or if you
prefer, please send cheques payable to 'HacktionLab' to:

HacktionLab
c/o OARC
East Oxford Community Centre
44b Princes Street
Oxford OX4 1DD

We need to receive your payments by the 1st June 2010.


7. It would be good to have an information page with contact details:

* Where is it?  A link to
http://hacktivista.net/hacktionlab/index.php/Highbury_Farm

* Contact?  Link to the list signup at
http://lists.psand.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hacktionlab and the
email address barncamp at hacktivista.net

* How to pay again?  Details about how to send in cheques and a link to
the paypal button, in case people missed it the first time.


That's all I think Yoss, hope that's okay for you to change?

Cheers,

Mike.

-- 
Mike Harris
w: http://mbharris.co.uk
t: +44 7811 671 893



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