<samueldr>
just a thought about ticketting; might be good to ensure there's a way, even after tickets are sold, to add information like github/twitter usernames for the passes :) would be neat to have an even greater amount of personalized badges (maybe even "custom badge name" field?)
<flokli>
martyet-o: can you add the address of the venue to the board?
<martyet-o>
samueldr custom badge name?
<martyet-o>
can you explain that please? :)
<samueldr>
were you at NixCon last yest?
<samueldr>
year*
<martyet-o>
sadly no
<samueldr>
right, no worries, I was going to say "just like last year's badges"
<martyet-o>
ah
<martyet-o>
i was dreaming about "special" badges.. but maybe thats what you mean :-)
<martyet-o>
so, please tell me, or show maybe?
<samueldr>
hmmm, I don't have a "sheet" of badges from last year ready to show
<martyet-o>
is it necessary to show me whole sheet?
<samueldr>
no
<martyet-o>
is not one badge enough?
<samueldr>
but therein lie the issue: no single one "filled" in too
<samueldr>
%NAME1% was replaced by the full name (e.g. Samuel Dionne-Riel)
<samueldr>
%NICK1% was replaced with the github ID when known, and the 1024 thing the github avatar
<martyet-o>
flokli by board you mean trello?
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<martyet-o>
thats what you mean!
<martyet-o>
yeah, this was also part of my plans
<martyet-o>
but what i was dreaming about... dont try to kill me, it was just idea :)
<samueldr>
so, the important bit is to have a way to gather that data, even for group buys, etc. after the fact more easily
<martyet-o>
make from some thick wood desk (like really few milimeters) badges :)
<samueldr>
if you can source something like that, more power to you
<martyet-o>
samueldr group buys like more guys from one company you mean?
<samueldr>
yeah
<martyet-o>
well
<martyet-o>
its not actually + or - either.. but there will be possible to buy tickets probably just one by one
<samueldr>
e.g. last year mayflower group bought for their employees, none of their badges had "more information" on than their names
<martyet-o>
we can gather this data
<martyet-o>
but it is important to fill it of course.. :) in form there will be place for this
<samueldr>
not talking about rebates, just that they are likely to have a single point of contact doing the thing :)
<samueldr>
though, about the badge, if you have access to either/or CNC and laser printer, I guess something could be done, but the resolution will probably quite different
<samueldr>
though, interesting
<martyet-o>
yeah :)
<flokli>
So, with pretix, we can add custom fields per single ticket
<flokli>
And have a csv export
<samueldr>
main issue probably will be actually doing the thing, will take a lot of time; and I guess "prototyping" them will also take some time
<martyet-o>
it was doable earlier, not sure if now, but im counting with basic paper badges, probably covered by some plastic frame or something
<martyet-o>
in case of rain..
<samueldr>
in addition to that, we might need some "blanks" (blank name area) for those with lacking info
<samueldr>
flokli: how much were the badge holders + paper last year, 48€ IIRC?
<goibhniu1>
FWIW, I thought the badges at NixCon Munich were the best ever. I've used mine a fair bit since then too.
<martyet-o>
samueldr well its not that hard
<samueldr>
martyet-o: what's "not that hard"? (just making sure we're on the same page)
<martyet-o>
but as i dont have so much time, im not giving it big chances..
<martyet-o>
samueldr: talking about wooden badges :)
<martyet-o>
and quality is also good, i have took picture of one already.. its pretty okay
<martyet-o>
for normal text - photo is not real of course
<samueldr>
goibhniu1: I tend to agree, but talked briefly about that with someone last nixcon: we probably need both an "even badge" and for those without a pin a pin made like those from the munich nixcon
<samueldr>
goibhniu1: I'm thinking bought in addition
<samueldr>
because they're nice pins that can be re-used across different events like local meet-ups
<martyet-o>
how was munich badge?
<samueldr>
and they looked like they'd be fine enough to last through... so many cons!
<martyet-o>
any type or name of that? can check my options let it print here in czech
<goibhniu1>
ah cool, I do love the sound of a wooden version of that though
<samueldr>
yeah, that's more like a "NixOS enthusiast name badge" than a con badge, not that there's anything wrong with that and I'd like one too :)
<martyet-o>
well, im not sure if this will not be big time killer
<martyet-o>
but i agree, it looks cool :)
<flokli>
I also liked the ones from NixCon Munich very much
<flokli>
We might be able to reach out to whoever organized printing them :-)
<goibhniu1>
I guess Christine took care of them (or would know who to contact), will I ask her?
<martyet-o>
goibhniu1: i think it will be fine at least to know about price..
<martyet-o>
so yes, ask, why not :)
<goibhniu1>
cool
<andi->
Reusable badges like those from 2017 would be nice :)
<martyet-o>
andi-: to be honest, reusable badges (or maybe anything) sounds better, but im sure that just few % of all visitors will bring their own badge :)
<andi->
We discussed that last year already. The general reception was good.
<martyet-o>
general reception?
<martyet-o>
what is that?
<samueldr>
"people were generally in agreement"
<martyet-o>
with reusable badges
<martyet-o>
right?
<martyet-o>
okay, why not, but still.. i see reusable badge as badge with as less information on it as possible.. so its 50/50 if we want to put more informations on badge
<martyet-o>
but generally, nevermind for now please, we agreed on call we should more work on website + cfp + non-profit organization (or any organization which will cover this)
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<flokli>
martyet-o: did you reach out to pretix too?
<flokli>
We should probably not both approach them at once