[FOSDEM] OK to Do additional signage at FOSDEM?

[Boriss Mejias]

Leslie Hawthorn wrote on 17/01/2020 15.44:
> On Fri, 17 Jan 2020 at 15:18, Mark Van den Borre <mark at fosdem.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Ray,
>>
>> You are definitely right asking us. Potential impact on evacuation
>> safety would need evaluation before we can answer. Forwarding to the
>> relevant internal mailing list for advice. Please wait for a reply
>> before taking any further action.
> 
> Please reply back to the list. The Community DevRoom has put these
> entry/exit signs on the doors in years past and didn't know it would
> be an issue. We also have folks on the doors so when talks start / end
> so we can skip the signs if it is needed.

I assume any "Emergency Exit" sign (those green ones) supersedes any other type 
of sign when there is an emergency, and that any of those doors will be used for 
exiting in case of emergency. Even better if you have volunteers on each door to 
open the door and free the way to exit.

Cheers
Boriss

> 
> Thank you,
> LH
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> Op vr 17 jan. 2020 om 15:01 schreef Ray Kinsella <mdr at ashroe.eu>:
>>>
>>> Similar question - crowd control was a challenge in the SDN Devroom last year.
>>> Particularly at the start of the day.
>>>
>>> Is it permissible we erect signage to designate an "Entry Only" door and "Exit Only" door?
>>> This would help manage entry/exit between talks.
>>>
>>> Ray K
>>>
>>>
>>> On 17/01/2020 12:01, Leslie Hawthorn wrote:
>>>> Thank you kindly, Mark!
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, 17 Jan 2020 at 12:57, Mark Van den Borre <mark at fosdem.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello Leslie,
>>>>>
>>>>> I've bcc'd your request to the person responsible for signage at FOSDEM.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark
>>>>>
>>>>> Op vr 17 jan. 2020 om 12:52 schreef Leslie Hawthorn <mebelh at gmail.com>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello FOSDEM Team,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Community DevRoom will be located in Building U this year - and
>>>>>> thank you very much for the larger room assignment! - and we found
>>>>>> last year that it was a bit hard to find us. Would it be permissible
>>>>>> for the Community DevRoom team to bring some sign stands to set out on
>>>>>> the path to help visitors find us?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We would, of course, clean up after ourselves and leave no additional
>>>>>> trash for the staff and volunteers to deal with, because that's just
>>>>>> rude.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I was thinking we would buy some of these [0] and change them to say
>>>>>> "caution, you're walking past the Community DevRoom" with an arrow
>>>>>> towards the room.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We would also list the DevRooms in Building U that are taking place on
>>>>>> Sunday on the signage because we are loving, inclusive people who want
>>>>>> to help everyone out.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please let me know if this would be all right.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [0] - https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/wet-floor-caution-stand-7535174133.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> LH
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Leslie Hawthorn
>>>>>> http://twitter.com/lhawthorn
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