Announcement3

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PLACEMENT-ANNOUNCEMENT #3, '07

~ WEB-SITE BLURBS ~ EARLY ARRIVAL UPDATE ~ HEALTH DEPARTMENT ~ ICE SALES ~ STREET NAMES

Hello from the Placement Team!

Welcome to Placement-Announcement #3.

Thanks to those of you who got us additional names to add to this announce list -- you'll be glad you did. These announcements contain lots of important and helpful information about organizing your camp and getting placed in Black Rock City. So please make sure to pass them along to your group.

There's a lot of ground covered in this one . . .

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WEB-SITE BLURBS

We've been hearing from some camps, asking about their web-site listing. The web-team is working hard getting every camp name up:

http://www.burningman.com/themecamps/07_camp_vill_number.html

If you don't see your name here, that does not mean you do not exist! We have you in our database if you are receiving these announcements, so worry not -- and your camp's listing should be up shortly.

If you're not listed in the next week or so, contact us at placement@burningman.com

Also, if your listing needs a correction, let us know.

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EARLY ARRIVAL UPDATE

We've gotten a lot of questions about the early-arrival process this year -- we know everyone is anxious to get out in the desert and start setting up, but it's just not possible to let everyone in before the event begins (Monday, August 27th).

The number of people permitted to arrive early will definitely be much more limited this year. We've broken those down into two groups, as follows:

EARLY ARRIVAL People who absolutely needed to be there before Saturday, August 25th to work on their camp set-ups. This group has already been contacted about the process and criteria for being allowed in -- please do not contact us if you did not hear from us. No other camps or individuals will be considered, it's a done deal. Early-Arrival is closed.

WEEKEND ARRIVAL There will be a second group allowed in, over the weekend. (Saturday and Sunday, August 25th and 26th). The number of people will be much more limited than in past years, too.

Now's a good time to start planning on how many of your key people will be needed for Weekend-Arrival, if any. You will soon be contacted about this. Again, this must be the minimum here. All people in this group must be critical to your camp's weekend set-up.

We realize that last year's Early-Arrival and Weekend-Arrival process was chaotic, and have worked to make it better for everyone involved. We have a new system in place to make it easier for you (and us) to manage. The good news is that you won't have to give us a list of names, just the number of people, for Weekend-Arrival.

This will be covered in more detail in the very near future -- consider this a head's up, so you can start your planning.

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HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Are you planning anything requiring large amounts of water? Are you hosting a large kitchen? Are you giving away food? Are you serving quantities of drinks over ice? Are you thinking you may need to get a Health Permit? If so, this is important information to read.

WATER

Burning Man does not provide water for any projects. You must bring your own.

Large quantities of water (250 gallons+) being used for projects that entail full body contact or consumption by people must be "potable" and come from state health department approved water sources. If you are bringing in a water truck or are hauling in large amounts of water you should speak to us directly. There are health department regulations that you need to be aware of. Email us at placement@burningman.com

Water being used for misting systems, slip and slides and things that do not involve consumption do not need health department clearance. It is wise to make sure that you have "potable" water and the source is reputable!

Large public pools and showers will not be permitted. Art pieces involving water are not considered showers unless they are labeled such and encourage bathing. If you have questions about this, email us at placement@burningman.com

KITCHENS/ BARS or DRINKS

If you are providing beverages and/or food for your camp and friends, no health permit is needed.

PUBLIC kitchens of any sort need a permit. Remember, Burning Man does not tolerate the sale of anything at the event, including food. We have cultivated a gift economy. If you are caught selling or bartering food like currency the health department will shut you down -- if your neighbors don't get to you first!

If you are giving food to the public you need a permit. Your CAMPMATES and FRIENDS are the only people you can give food to without health department clearance. If you have any questions, please contact us at placement@burningman.com

FRESH SQUEEZED JUICES

If you are giving away freshly-squeezed fruit drinks to anyone other than your CAMPMATES and FRIENDS, you must get a permit.

ICE

Ice is considered food by the health department. Although there should be no permits needed for "free bars" or "barter bars", your ice source must be approved by state health. The easiest way to comply is to purchase your ice from commercial sources in the surrounding towns as you enter our city, or from us at the event. (Money from our ice sales goes directly back to the town of Gerlach as a gift.)

APPLYING

The health department has forms ready to send out to you. It costs about $50.00 to apply for a basic permit. The process is simple and the health department is easy to work with. They are genuinely concerned about the health of our citizens and prevention of food-born epidemics, so it is their duty to inspect food preparation areas. Like the other public safety agencies on the playa, they can issues citations and fines for violations, and/or shut you down for non-compliance.

If you know you need a permit you can call the health department directly at (775) 687-7548 and ask for Richard. Or email him at relloyan@nvhd.state.nv.us . . . or hit this link:

http://health.nv.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=471

If you are not COMPLETELY sure about your particular needs, we strongly advise you to contact us before calling them. They need about 4 weeks to process your permit so don't leave this to the last minute. Contact us or them soon!

This year we will be giving the health department a list of the permitted camps with their BRC addresses so the officials can find you easier for inspections. Make sure we know you are going for a permit so we can add you to our list!

Please pass this information to who ever it concerns in your camp.

GENERAL HEALTH & SAFETY

Check out our newly updated page on health related issues. There are all kinds of interesting topics covered, from pregnancy to rebar safety, first-aid kits, fuel storage, etc.

http://www.burningman.com/preparation/event_survival/health_safety.html

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ICE SALES

This message is related to the above topic, as ice is a necessary item for keeping food from spoiling (and drinks cold!) while out in the desert.

Ice will again be available at Arctica in center-camp. Those that have made their way from the further reaches of the city to get their ice will be happy to learn that we are also planning on having ice-sales in the 3:00 and 9:00 plazas this year.

More details to come.

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STREET NAMES

In our last announcement, we gave you some information on the layout of Black Rock City for 2007. This included information on the size of the blocks, placement of plazas, number of streets, etc.

Here are the street names for this year . . .

The radial-streets are still numbered in the clock formation we are all familiar with. Center Camp at 6:00. Plazas at 9:00, 7:30, 4:30, and 3:30. Camping/placement areas end at 10:00 and 2:00. The Man at the center.

The concentric-streets begin at the Esplanade and thereafter go :

ESPLANADE ARCTIC BOREAL CORAL REEF DESERT ESTUARY FRESHWATER GRASSLAND HABITAT INTERTIDAL JUNGLE KELP FOREST LANDFILL

the "ring road" around Center Camp is EVOLUTION

Enjoy!

Gomonk and the Placement Team placement@burningman.com