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Old Server Admin Section => Archived Topics => LAN VI Admins Only => Topic started by: smite on August 21, 2004, 04:35:04 PM

Title: Seating Plan
Post by: smite on August 21, 2004, 04:35:04 PM
I know that the last LAN people were not happy at first but when put into practice i think everyone was glad that it happened.

Do you agree?

If so i am planning on driving upto the Oliver Cromwell in a few weeks to have a look at the room, tables, chairs and dimensions.

Would TL, Oldie or anyone else care to take a look also?

When i have the info i am after i will post the proposed plan here first.


Mick
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: TeaLeaf on August 21, 2004, 04:40:43 PM
Yes please, I'd like to have alook around to assess little things like tables, cabling and BB access.  If possible we should book as the room is in use a reasonable amount.

TL.
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: smite on August 21, 2004, 04:42:25 PM
Squ0nk is now coming with me...
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: smite on August 21, 2004, 04:51:19 PM
How is Saturday the 4th pm.
Steve has footy training in the morning so we plan to be there around 3pm.

If this is OK with you TL do you want to talk to the Hotel or shall i?
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: TeaLeaf on August 21, 2004, 04:53:56 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by smite@Aug 21 2004, 04:51 PM
How is Saturday the 4th pm.
Steve has footy training in the morning so we plan to be there around 3pm.

If this is OK with you TL do you want to talk to the Hotel or shall i?
Talk to the hotel - Saturday at 3pm they usually have a wedding in there.......so you may want to choose a diff day/time.

TL.
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: smilodon on August 26, 2004, 12:45:58 AM
As an original opponent of the seating plan, it was obvious I was wrong and it's a sound idea. I was in March last week and will be back there next week. The hotel looked lovely through the torrential rain  :huh:
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: TeaLeaf on August 26, 2004, 06:46:59 AM
I believe Smitee has arranged access to review the room at 11am on Bank Holiday Monday?  I'll be there too, so hopefully we can review what tables they have, their AV equipment for the big screen, power and cabling runs etc.  I am also still waiting for a call back from their IT chap regarding getting access to their BB connection so if I have not heard by then I will make sure I sort it on the day.

TL.
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: smite on August 26, 2004, 05:21:21 PM
I have been trying to speak to someone all week regarding this......... im not impressed with them so far.

The manager is the scarlett pimperTANGOinL.

IT staff.... what IT staff sir we go through a third party company.... But i was informed that you had someone who deals with the IT for the Hotel.....Not sure who that could be sir.

I have spoken to at least 4 different people and the only decent one was the first who i cant now get hold of.

So ..for monday... There will be nobody to show us around as there are no staff except the receptionist .........Soooooo we will be given the key and left to have a look at the room ourselves.

TL is this OK for you?
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: TeaLeaf on August 28, 2004, 10:30:52 AM
Yes.  All I want to do is check the room size, spacing, power points, cables etc.

TL.
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: smite on August 28, 2004, 10:31:21 AM
OK
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: smite on August 30, 2004, 08:10:41 PM
Please take a look at these images and pick the one you think best.

pic 1 (http://www.smitethee.co.uk/LAN6/seat1.JPG)

pic 2 (http://www.smitethee.co.uk/LAN6/seat2.JPG)

pic 3 (http://www.smitethee.co.uk/LAN6/seat3.JPG)

pic 4 (http://www.smitethee.co.uk/LAN6/seat4.JPG)

pic 5 (http://www.smitethee.co.uk/LAN6/seat5.JPG)

I personally like number 5.
Please point out anything obvious and i can change it.

Once the layout is decided i will start adding the best seating for people.


Smite and Squ0nk.
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: TeaLeaf on August 30, 2004, 09:45:14 PM
My take on the plans is based on several things:

- 21.6 feet room width
- 49.2 feet room length
- we need to seat 43 peeps (there were 44 on the list and I removed Albert leaving 43) - I know the plans are based on seating 42, my apologies for my mistake.

- we need 6 feet per length of desk
- we ideally need 6 feet per depth/width of desk
(2.5 feet for the desk plus 3.5 feet for the chair & person sitting, this leaves about 18 inches passing room at the back if the person is seated with chair pulled in to the table)

Plan: Width Needed; Length Needed; Any room for expansion

Plan 1: 18;48;No
Plan 2: 18;48;Yes
Plan 3: 24;48;Yes
Plan 4: 24;42;Yes
Plan 5: 24;42;Yes

I prefer the people flow of Plan 5 too, but (and this is a big butt - mine in fact) I think that dropping the average space per width of desk from 6ft to 5'4" would be difficult.  On this basis I reluctantly drop plans 3, 4 and 5 :(

Of the final 2 plans both meet the room dimensions and space dimensions but only one leaves any chance for expansion (ie the 43rd place), so on that basis I would think we would be best going for plan 2.

Looking at Plan 2 from a cabling point of view it might be best to swap the two lefthand rows to leave a full row at the far end of the room and the OB/TL row second from the left.  This would allow easier routing of cables back to the switches and servers.  

Also, the projector table could be added to our row (at the bottom) to project directly onto a screen opposite (door side wall), this would be helpful as the projector needs to be linked up to a server!  

Finally, I would shift the rows of desks so that they are all up against the top wall (ie the wall opposite the door) as this will allow the cables to be run directly down that same wall to the servers at top left hand corner and put the projector a few feet away from the wall for projecting purposes.

This would leave the main circulation area as along the door-side wall.

What do you think Smite?  If in agreement can you redraw one please?

TL.
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: smite on August 30, 2004, 10:43:21 PM
Made with the gap between giving 6ft including desk.

pic 6 (http://www.smitethee.co.uk/LAN6/seat6.JPG)

I have been trying to add extra people into this plan in various ways and cannot fit anymore in above 44 without just sticking one more in a corner...... ahh i have found ghostmjr's spot.
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: TeaLeaf on August 30, 2004, 10:51:24 PM
:lmfao:  :lmfao:

Excellent plan Smite.  Can you run with this and draw up the seating plan?

Most excellent work dude :worship:

TL.
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: smilodon on August 30, 2004, 10:53:12 PM
Plan 6 seems the only way to run cable between the rows of desks (along the back wall). without there being the danger of someone tripping over them. So  plan 6 looks the best.
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: smite on August 30, 2004, 11:04:01 PM
OK i will tart it up, make it pretty and post here for adjustment.

I have had people PM'ing me for who they want/don't want to sit next to so will try and keep everyone happy.......... i only have one serious problem.. nobody wants to sit next to GhostMjr.... who will i upset (you can find smites bank account payment details in his profile ;))
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: OldBloke on August 30, 2004, 11:22:01 PM
He's Duvel's roommate I believe so ...  ;)

Nice work Smite. Thanks to all the recon squad.
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: TeaLeaf on August 31, 2004, 07:11:39 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by smite@Aug 30 2004, 11:04 PM
OK i will tart it up, make it pretty and post here for adjustment.

I have had people PM'ing me for who they want/don't want to sit next to so will try and keep everyone happy.......... i only have one serious problem.. nobody wants to sit next to GhostMjr.... who will i upset (you can find smites bank account payment details in his profile ;))
I think anyone who has already been to a LAN gets first dibs on being away from him!  A far corner sounds a good start though ;)

TL.
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: Dr Sadako on August 31, 2004, 08:14:08 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by TeaLeaf+Aug 31 2004, 07:11 AM-->
QUOTE (TeaLeaf @ Aug 31 2004, 07:11 AM)
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: smite on August 31, 2004, 08:13:32 PM
Seating Plan (http://www.smitethee.co.uk/LAN6/lan6seating.gif)
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: TeaLeaf on August 31, 2004, 08:37:19 PM
A most excellent job Mr Smite :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship:

.......make it so.

I'll fax a copy over to the hotel so they know what we'll need.

TL.
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: OldBloke on August 31, 2004, 08:42:48 PM
Perfick  :D
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: smilodon on August 31, 2004, 09:10:13 PM
NO NO NO NO NO......................................oh alright.
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: JonnyAppleSeed on September 01, 2004, 07:11:00 AM
Hope my side is close to the bar ;)
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: smite on October 24, 2004, 09:20:36 PM
Right it seems we have quite a few people dropping out now so TL could you please Give me a list of who is still coming .....ta.

It looks like Mars and Thursday arn't as they have not booked a room and not been in contact for quite some time.


I could also do with the IP's for assigning to people like we did last time. (Give me the start number and i will do the rest ie: 192.168.20.200) and i will make up the nice triangle tags for the top of the monitors......if i can grab the laminating machine.
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: TeaLeaf on October 25, 2004, 07:59:08 AM
This is the current list:

1. TeaLeaf
2. Zok
3. <<<<<<<<
4. Sheepy
5. GhostMjr
6. Jamoe
7. OldBloke
8. Doorman
9. Armitage
10. MAD_ness
11. Smite
12. Squ0nk
13. Benny
14. Gh0st Face Killah
15. JonnyAppleSeed
16. Smilodon
17. JB
18. Frenzy
19. DarkAngel
20. Gandalf-LoJ
21. Niel
22. Ninja_Freak
23. FBG
24. DuVeL
25. FATAL
26. Sn00ks
27. Dingo
28. Brass
29. Waster
30. FatBob
31. Lionheart
32. <<<<<<<<
33. Chimpboy (hoping not to be in Toronto)
34. <<<<<<<<
35. Stryker
36. DogMeat
37. ThePENDRAGON
38. PoeticHunter
39. DrDave
40. Liberator
41. <<<<<<<<
42. MisterEggs
43. Swiss
44. Monknightway

Not heard from and not booked a room: MarsVolta (Joe) & Thursday   (please contact TL ASAP)
Uncertain: Red Thunder (apparently unable to attend but no confirmation received by TL)
Uncertain: Poley (may not attend according to Zok)
Reserve: A Twig
Tentative: Ice Hawk
Disappointed: Albert [/quote]

As for a private IP range then go ahead and use 192.168.0.1 upwards (subnet mask of 255.255.255.0).
A printed list of IPs with names (and some blanks) against it would be helpful to have at the LAN.  
There should be two main servers at the LAN.

TL.
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: smilodon on October 25, 2004, 10:51:14 AM
Chimpy may want to confirm this but a business trip to Toronto isn't now on the cards. . I'm scheduled to pick him up from his palacial mansion on Friday at nine am.
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: smite on October 25, 2004, 06:33:23 PM
(http://www.smitethee.eclipse.co.uk/pics/lan6seating.gif)

New plan ....Hopefully the nice people at the Hotel will keep the coffees topped up at the side aswell :D Wishfull thinking.....and yes i know we will all be drinking anything alcoholic :D
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: TeaLeaf on October 25, 2004, 08:18:17 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by smite@Oct 25 2004, 06:33 PM
(http://www.smitethee.eclipse.co.uk/pics/lan6seating.gif)

New plan ....Hopefully the nice people at the Hotel will keep the coffees topped up at the side aswell :D Wishfull thinking.....and yes i know we will all be drinking anything alcoholic :D
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Smite, would you mind faxing that to the hotel on my behalf and advising them that this is the latest floorplan we require.  They said their 'maintenance man' would set up the tables as per the plan - you'll need to identify the tables as 6 or 4ft etc.

Cheers.

TL.
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: smite on October 25, 2004, 08:55:34 PM
TBH we may aswell get him to do it as it was and we can remove the other ones ourselves just incase there are a few unforseen problems with people on the day.

And it isnt really that hard move a few tables on the day.
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: TeaLeaf on October 26, 2004, 11:43:50 AM
Ok.

TL.
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: smite on October 27, 2004, 08:09:56 PM
Name tags made.
Same style as last time with ip address on....starting with 192.168.0.1 to 40

I left Doggers in just incase but it is looking like swiss isn't coming aswell...nothing i can do now that tags and plan are done.


Has anyone heard from Jamoe or MrEggs? they are quiet and i am getting the feeling we may have a few non attenders.
Title: Seating Plan
Post by: TeaLeaf on October 27, 2004, 11:09:20 PM
I suspect you're right, but then that leaves more lounge room for us all :D

TL.
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