I'm coordinating the N'Burg Christmas events and I need help

Howdy Neualtenburgers!

I've been tapped by Sudane and Kendra to coordinate the upcoming Christmas events in our lovely town. I'll be packaging all the events planned into one cohesive campaign and then promoting the hell out of it to the general popluation.

I had a great conversation with Kendra last night and am excited to be helping out. I'll be at the RA meeting today to get more details, but I would also appreciate it if anyone planning anything for the holidays posts about it here.

Tell me what you have planned, for when & where, and any other details that I might want to know.

Drop me a PM or IM if you have any questions/suggestions/or if you would like to help.

Rock on N'Burg!

Thanks for your help, Kelt We should have the list of events ready as soon as possible to as to start the promotion immediately — I'm thinking mostly of the "free advertising" by Linden Lab as we integrate Neualtenburg's Winter Festival in the overall Linden festival, but also to get in touch with all the spots where we can get/buy ad space.

I also think that it's best to get the rough overview on most of the events we discussed Sunday (almost one per day!) and start advertising that, instead of waiting for further events to appear. These can still pop up spontaneously; but we definitely need the overall plan being annouced, ASAP...

Hi again,

Just *bumping* this thread again, because the time is running out...

We have until today (Dec, 12th) at 3 PM SLT to provide the Lindens with a complete list of events, so that we may get included in the overall Winter Festival.

I'm hoping that Sudane is able to post the transcript soon (I sadly didn't make a copy ) so that Keltrien is able to send that to [email]jeska@lindenlab.com[/email] (or on a notecard to Jeska Linden). She asks us to submit "date, time and location of the event, along with a brief description".

What I think is that during last Sunday's RA meeting, we had several events that we could set up "date, time, and location", and if these are all that we are able to submit "officially", well, that's better than the alternative — nothing at all!

I'll *try* to be in-world today, around 2 PM or so, if some last-minute things need to be done.

More information in this thread.

Keltrien, I'm sorry to be "overriding" your help Please don't take it against me, but I was really concerned that we wouldn't make it on the deadline for the Linden Winter Festival. So, I managed to get Jeska's attention, and while we're a bit over the deadline really, she might still consider our proposal...

Here go the submitted events:

Thursday, Dec 15th, 4 PM
Description: Neualtenburg's Decoration Building Contest
Help us to decorate Neualtenburg! Meet us at the Marktplatz for instructions. The winner of the contest will be announced at the end of the week.
Host: Kendra Bancroft and others
Place: Neualtenburg (159, 182) (Marktplatz)

Thursday, Dec 15th, 2 PM
Description: Thinkers @ Neualtenburg - "T'is The Season To Be Jolly"
Why has a long-lasting religious holiday (Midwinter solstice!) has turned into a mostly commercial event? Almost all religions have celebrated midwinter solstice in some way, we now celebrate it - by spending more! Is truly money our religion?
Host: Gwyneth Llewelyn
Place: Neualtenburg (232, 82) (The Altenburg Cafe)

Friday, Dec 16th, 2 PM
Description: Party at the Cabaret
Come join us at the Neualtenburg Cabaret for some warmth in this cold winter! We'll entertain you to a night of dilettantism and debaucherie in our 1920s-style cabaret. Drink, meet the ladies in scanty dressing, join the fun with our lovely hosts, look for some surprises on the first floor - who knows, maybe Santa is going to be naughty this year
Hosts: Moon Adamant & Gwyneth Llewelyn
Place: Neualtenburg (236, 101) (The Altenburg Cabaret)

Saturday, Dec 17th, 7 PM
Description: Best German-looking Avatar on Skates
What would be a winter festival without some figure skating? Well, you have now the opportunity to show off your best skating costime - so long as it's German-looking!
Prizes: best male/female, L$ 500 each
Host: Ed Baron
Place: Neualtenburg (94, 85) (Eisbahn)

Sunday, Dec 18th, 4 PM
Description: The Neualtenburg Awards Cerimony
Come around to Schloss Neualtenburg in your best formal outfit to attend to our awards cerimony! Awards will be presented for the following categories: Best Builder, Best Scripte, Most active citizen, Best event holder, Best new citizen, Best forum poster, Grand Award
Host: Eugene Pomeray
Place: Neualtenburg (238, 170) (Schloss Neualtenburg)

Sunday, Dec 18th, 2 PM
Description: Church Meeting @ Neualtenburg
Always non-denominational, and free to attend, no matter what your religion/beliefs/philosophy is. We'll talk a bit about one of the most famous sayings ever: "Love your neighbour as you love yourself", which appears under several forms in several religions and philosophy systems. For some, it's the Single Rule that matters most. In this holiday season we will be discussing what this old saying actually *means*
Host: Gwyneth Llewelyn
Place: Neualtenburg (123, 175) (Church)

Monday, Dec 19th, 6 PM
Description: Drunken Santa Gives Out Gifts!
Well, Santa is in Neualtenburg - but he has a taste for our home-brewn Bier, the best there is in all SL! And he'll give you nice gifts if you come around - or a spanking if you have been a naughty girl!
Host: Nisse Nilsson
Place: Neualtenburg (159, 182) (Marktplatz)

Tuesday, Dec 20th, 2 PM
Description: Winter Edition of "Das Neualtenburger Leuchtfeuer"
A new weekly newspaper is launched! At this event, we will have the opportunity to discuss what Neualtenburg's nwespaper will feature, how it will be different
Host: Seldon Metropolitan
Place: Neualtenburg (200,200) (Biergarten)

Wednesday, Dec 21st, 6 PM
Description: Neualtenburg's Decoration Building Contest Awards
After a week of building and decorating, it's time for the Gildemeisterinn preside over a jury of citizens and present the awards for the best decorations.
The winner will get L$ 1000 and all citizens' gratitude
Host: Kendra Bancroft & many others
Place: Neualtenburg (159, 182) (Marktplatz)

Times and places may change (you have been warned!)

I sadly forgot one event that Keltrien sent to me (and to Jeska):

Saturday, Dec 17th, 5 PM
Description: Neualtenburg Open House
Take a tour of Neualtenburg's well known houses by the people who know them best, their owners and builders.
Prizes: Raffle- L$500
Host: Keltrien Baker
Place: Neualtenburg (159, 182) (Marktplatz)

Also, I was informed by Jeska that we would only get 2-3 listed, I suggested the following ones:

Neualtenburg's Decoration Building Contest
Best German-looking Avatar on Skates
Drunken Santa Gives Out Gifts!

Kelt sent the missing one (sorry about that, Kelt, I completely forgot that, and even with Sudane's quick review — she was the only one online! — we both missed it on the transcript) directly to Jeska, so we *might* get an additional one listed

We'd also like a, uh, "victim" to create a sign that could spew out a notecard with these events, to have them visible at the Marktplatz. And then it's up to you guys to list those events on the "normal" event list — and promote them

eeeeep! I can't possibly there on Thursday until 6pm PST!

and its going to have to be MUCH earlier than 2pm on that tuesday seing as I work at 12:30 SL time

The sign in the Platz is up, and there's a notecard in it based on the event listing here. As things change, please let me know, and I can change the sign very quickly. I can change the notecard, too, but that should be accessible to anyone in the Raumnutzung group. If you need an invite for that, please let me know.

The sign DOES NOT have times, only days. The notecard has the times.

Sudane

To all that have agreed to help us out with the events — please post them on the Events List, hopefully with the correct time as well.

I haven't been seeing Eugene for a while, I wonder if someone wishes to step in for hosting the Award Cerimony instead...

If we absolutely can't find anyone, I can step in, but what exactly still needs to be done?

Let's talk via PM Gwyneth.

Oh Kelt — take a look at Eugene's proposal: /103/9c/75301/1.html

Basically, what we need is to organize people to suggest nominees for each category, and, on the Award's Day, have a host to call out the names and the achievements under each category, suggest a way to discuss the achievements and a procedure to vote upon them, while the rest of the attendees cheer

The nominees should also be properly invited in advance to attend, of course

Discussing things via PM is fine for me — or IM's in-world later, when I'll be able to login from home. No wait — I just remembered that we'll have two events later hehe. Well, perhaps we can meet in N'burg between one and the other event and talk a bit? This is really Eugene's idea, I miss him

Do we have volunteers to do a nice "award certificate" or something like that? Suggestions for a statue or similar silly object to be presented to the winners in each category are welcome. We should name it the "Haney", according to our silly traditions (for the ones that don't know it, Haney Linden, now currently working for omidyar.net and not with LL any more, was the Linden that helped us set up Neualtenburg in the first place), or, eventually, the "Chicken" But of course you can suggest something more serious if you wish... hehe

Hmm, it seems that we need to cancel the Awards Cerimony. Ah well. We'll have an opportunity to do it when Eugene returns.