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Pile of Info

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Here’s a pile of info… are you ready?!?
Topics coming at ya!….. Gate Hours, Ticket Transfers, Speed-friending, Fire Conclave, Transport, RVs, Sound Policy, COC, Covid, Fires, Ice, Theme Camps/Art
Here we go!………………………..
GATE HOURS: Thursday 12-10, Friday 10-8, Saturday 10 – 4
* You must arrive during gate hours, or be turned away! DO IT.* Not kidding.
TICKET TRANSFERS: You have until Tuesday AT NOON (on 8/10) to transfer tickets on Burner Tickets, and that’s it!
SPEED-FRIENDING with Fire Mama: Come meet some new people, or get to know the ones you know even better! It’s awesome!
FIRE CONCLAVE: Are you an experienced fire performer? Wanna spin in the Conclave just before the Cabin Burn? You must come to the REQUIRED fire performance meeting at 4:04 pm on Saturday 8/14 at Camp Mama. Passes will be issued. No pass, no play! Show up! Oh, and plan to be sober, cuz…. fiyahh!
TRANSPORT: If you show up during daylight hours, you will be allowed to drive in the grounds (only so many cars at a time), drop off your stuff (quickly, as it will be timed!), and then park your car in the lot. After dark, TTATC will provide transport for you and your stuff. Zero personal vehicles will drive in the grounds after dark.
RVs:: Have an RV Pass?!? You gotta have one to bring one into our RV area in the grounds (no parking lot camping!). If so, we wanna know what you’re bringing! Please fill out the following form so that we know what’s up, and can plan the best possible layout! You’ll also get this form in an email, but only fill it out once! THANKS!
SOUND POLICY: Not yet posted, but soooon! Stay tuned!
CODE OF CONDUCT: Don’t be naughty! For example: NO entry outside of gate hours, no re-entry after leaving the event. Be cool to others, Consent is a THING, and all that! We are watching, there are consequences for poor behavior, and we shall enforce the rules. You could be thrown out of the event, or not allowed for future years, and that would suck for you! You know what to do, and what not to do. If you don’t…. read the COC! (website!)
COVID: Well, we aren’t out of the woods with this pandemic thing just yet, so…. Please be smart and vaccinated. Feel free to ask people if they are vaxxed, and if not, feel free to steer clear of them. Even the vaxxed can spread this Delta variant, but fortunately for the vaxxed, the odds of serious illness/death is miniscule, but still…. This is all your call to attend the event or not. Obviously, if you are feeling ill, don’t bring it to the rest of us, and stay home.
FIRES: Zero fires on the ground (leave no trace, including burn scars!). Fires (raised camp fires, tiki torches, etc) MUST be attended at all times. Rangers will be looking out for this (it’s a freaking drought out there, so be careful!), and any unattended fires will be extinguished…. maybe with pee! You don’t want that!
ICE: Ice will be available for purchase during open hours at the Volunteer Spot! We’ve ordered 700 five pound bags, which will be stored in a freezer trailer, and when it’s sold out, it’s sold out! Come to the event stocked up as much as able, then re-fresh your ice as necessary! One for $3, two for $5. Bring small bills!
THEME CAMPS/ART: SO MUCH AMAAAZING STUFF is coming to TTATC this year! Get out and see it! Interact with it! Appreciate and respect it. We’ve done our best, with our crunched timeline this year to communicate with Camps and Art Projects, but let us know if we’ve left you hanging on anything, and we’ll try to help you know what’s up! All approved projects have been contacted. Please don’t surprise us with anything crazy! Also… check out the event guide to know what’s going on around TTATC town!
***The Mappy Map is coming…. SOOOOON! Stay tuned! It’s a HUGE project, and it’s almost ready! Woohooo!***
ANYTHING ELSE?!? That’s a lot of stuff, we know, but we figured that everybody could use some last minute info and reminders, as the event is right around the corner! The weather is looking pretty good (no, I’m not jinxing it, I swear!), and it’s going to be an incredible weekend. We look forward to seeing you! Please be smart and safe, look out for each other, and BURN BURN BURN! We got this! Can’t wait!
❤ Fire Mama

Art Grant Awards!

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We got a whole slew of art grant applications this year, and we bumped up the art grant amount to $4200, cuz the number 42 just felt right in the end! Unfortunately, we are unable to award every single one, which is a huge drag, but that’s just how it has to be this time around.. But I gotta tell ya that there are some FANTASTIC art projects coming this year, and we are doing our best to fund as much interactive stuff as we can. And soooo with that…. Here are the projects being at least partially funded this year (hardly ANY are getting the full amount they are asking for, but we’re spreading it around the best we can. Are you ready??? Here we go!
Octagon, R-BAR, Cabin Radio, Dance Dance Time Machine, Boop, Bop, Jeffy’s, Meaty Beats Cat Food Eats, Smoking Meats, Monkey Toast, Say, and Jam and Catz!
SO MUCH COOL STUFF! Actual amount of rewards will be emailed to individuals that applied, ideally within a few days, so hang tight!
❤ Fire Mama

TTATC11 ART GRANTS!!!

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TTATC11 ART GRANTS!!!
In the spirit of our squished schedule this year, our art grant timeline is squished too! But we’re ON IT!
$4000 will be available for art grants this year, at a max of $500 each. We will do our best to reasonably divey up the funds appropriately amongst the applicants.
– If you’d like to further donate to our art grant program, please let us know! We’d love to add to it, if possible!
*** Art Grant apps are due at noon on Wednesday, July 28, 2021
*** Art Grants will be announced on Friday, July 30, 2021
* MUST have a TTATC ticket to apply for a grant..
* Filling out this form does NOT replace the Theme Camp/Art placement app. You must fill out BOTH!
* Must follow through on all agreements if your art grant is awarded. (See form for agreements).
❤ Fire Mama

https://forms.gle/NUEEiUMvLF5chAxb7

Volunteering!

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The list is ready! Sign up here (only if you already have a ticket!) to volunteer at the event! We need YOU to help us create the AWESOME! Co-creation is the Burner way!
Rangers, medical, and FAST are doing their own specific specialty recruiting, but here is the primary volunteer list. Sign up sooner than later to get the best choice! Woohoo! Let’s do this!!
❤ mama
https://signup.com/go/XLpLkBJ

Theme Camp Application

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MUST ALREADY HAVE A TICKET TO APPLY!
Do you have a theme camp or Art Project that you would like to bring to TTATC11?!? If so, you MUST fill out this form to be considered for placement at the event, and to be potentially put on the Mappy Map!
*NOTE: If you are a returning established camp and have already had contact with us, you STILL NEED TO FILL OUT THIS FORM!
We’re looking forward to seeing all of these amazing things! Gonna be SO COOL! Thanks!
❤ Fire Mama
(and Paulski, the Placement/Map Guy!)
https://forms.gle/HFVCgWVbsqUKyGgu6

Event Schedule Stuff

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We know that lots of theme camps are wanting to schedule parties and event kinda things, and many of you probably just wanna know what’s gonna happen, so here’s some cool stuff that we have scheduled already!
***Thursday 10:10 pm
Speed Friending w/Fire Mama! (love this!)
***Friday 8:08 – 10:10 pm
THE CAT BALL! (TTATC formal dance party)
***Saturday
– 8:08 pm TEMPLE BURN
– 10:10 pm CABIN BURN
Stay tuned for more info about all of these things, but just know… you’ll wanna be there!
I’m so excited!
❤ Fire Mama

Some things…

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HEY EVERYBODY!
Here are some bullet points to keep you posted on what’s happening, as we move forward from our crazy fast ticket sales yesterday. Geez, that was FAST! Now…. we are starting to proceed with more stuff. Thanks for your patience!
– BIG THING coming your wayyy….. the EVENT VOLUNTEER SIGN UP LINK! We will neeeeed you! Participation is the way of the Burn! These opportunities will include shifts for gate, greeters, the Spot, parking, LNT, etc. Other specialty volunteer opportunities for the more experienced Burners will include shifts for Rangers, Perimeter Peeps, Medical crew, DPW, Transport Drivers, etc. Stay tuned for more info about ALL of these things!
– There will be a form coming out for NEW THEME CAMPS to get on board! Have a ticket? Want to bring something awesome (camp, art, whatever) that you want on the map? There’s a form for that, and it’s coming! Stay tuned!
– Art Grant Info – We’re working on it, and that info will come! On that, so far, we’ve received over $500 in donations with ticket sales, and just general donations (so far!), and all of that money will go to our art grant program! THANKS to all of the donors for supporting TTATC ART!
– Be patient. Life gets a little crazy sometimes, and we are all doing our best. Things have been a bit extra rushed this year, and we are all still shaking the dust off from the craziness of last year! We’re slowly getting to all the things, and it will be OK.
– Transport – we have new plans for the this year, and more info will come about that as we solidify our plans. We are constantly reinventing, developing, and improving our systems!
– Vax and Covid info…. obviously these are hot topics! We won’t be requiring vaccinations, and more official info will come, but in the meantime, do your civic responsibility and get vaxxed!
– NO DRAMA! Don’t stir the pots, don’t feed the trolls, and don’t poke the bears. Just walk away. Causing or participating in drama will only cause more trouble, and it’s a good way to get banned from this group. Turns out actions DO have consequences!
– If you didn’t get a ticket and want one, don’t freak out. They become more available closer to the event, as people realize they can’t go or whatever. So hang in there and find the TTATC11 Ticket Exchange group!
– Beware of scammers claiming to have tickets! Research them, and for the love of cat balls, don’t EVER pay for anything with dumb gift cards, which is a sure sign of trouble if they ask for that! If you get scammed, we can’t help you.
– On our agenda – scheduling a full lead team meeting (leads stay tuned!), gathering essential crew to making everything happen smoothly, and reserving all of our required services and infrastructure stuff!
– We’ll do a full introduction of our full lead team, as soon as we have everybody put together and committed, so you know who to ask about what. If you have the answers to various questions now, feel free to answer, but if you just don’t know, just leave it to those that do!
– Thanks for PARTCIPATING! That’s how this all works, and is the true beauty of Burns! Together we create so many amazing things, and I can’t wait to see what this year will bring!
CLEARLY our list is LONG…. but we are getting it together…. thanks for your patience, and for staying awesome!
WE GOT THIS.
❤ Fire Mama

Code Of Conduct

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HERE IT IS….our newly created and immediately enforced…..for this and all future years…..THE TTATC CoC (CODE OF CONDUCT)! PLEASE READ and plan to abide.(follow link at the bottom of this post)Notable things:
– These things aren’t really that hard to follow, YOU CAN DO IT!- Consequences. Failure to follow the CoC could result in immediate expulsion, or being banned for future years, possibly FOREVER! Seriously. We aren’t kidding.- Don’t be the naughty example for others.
– NO ENTRY outside of posted gate hours. NONE.
– You can leave any time, but once you leave, there is NO re-entry.
– We are working on added security measures this year, which may include a motion sensitive camera in our gate area (only active during NON-gate hours) so we can see what’s going on up there, which would include cars coming and going. Don’t wanna get caught on that camera? Just don’t be up there during any off-hours! It’s pretty simple, really.
– Our official sound policy is still being created, but will be posted and linked in the CoC when it is ready. Stay tuned for that.
– Thanks to Paulski and the C4 (Core 4)i for getting this whole thing together!***WE ARE DOING OUR BEST to keep TTATC safe, secure, and amazing! These rules have been in place for a while, but now they are officially in writing, and shall be enforced, hardcore style.. Thanks for doing your part to keep TTATC awesome!
❤ Fire Mama
https://www.ttatc.com/ttatc-code-of-conduct/

TTATC11 TICKET INFO!

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-2021 General Admission Tickets
– NEW Low-Income Tickets
– RV PASSES
– Directed Ticket Info
GA TICKETS
As previously announced, GA Tickets will go on sale Saturday, June 26, 2021 at NOON!
It’s great to finally get going this year, and your C4 (Core 4 Team) has met a handful of times for discussion and planning. As a group, we’ve decided that tickets will be $100 (plus fees) this year for a variety of reasons. Last year was obviously very tough and difficult for a BUNCH of reasons,but we still did it! However, last year, we ended up several thousand under due to some additional and odd expenses, had way fewer ticket sales than usual, plus a garage burglary (we lost 2 generators and our entire TTATC event walkie system, plus lots of personal stuff! Youch!). Basically, we took a big hit! This year our population will still be lower than originally anticipated (350 this year), but we hope to catch up, boost our grant program back up, and hold on to our event quality standards! We hope our population can keep creeping back up in future years! Regardless, we have no plans to have any further ticket fee increases for the foreseeable future.
The total for a regular GA ticket this year will be $111.
*NEW* LOW INCOME TICKETS!
To offset anybody with major issues with our new GA ticket price, we will be offering LI (low-income) tickets to those that need them to attend. Those tickets will be priced at $50 (plus fees). These forms will be reviewed by the C4 team, and we are planning to award about a dozen of those (a bit flexible depending on the response) with the ability to purchase a ticket at the discounted price. To get the discounted rate, there will be a special personal code to use during your purchase during regular ticket sales. You will still need to get in line (online) during regular ticket sales (June 26 at Noon) like everybody else, and if you find yourself with the ability to purchase an LI ticket, you may use your code at that point. If you end up purchasing a ticket from somebody else after regular sales, you will still need to pay them the price that they paid for the ticket (or whatever they decide), which is only fair. We talked a lot about this process, and we came up with this. We hope this all makes sense, and that this option is appreciated! These forms will be due on Monday, June 21, 2021 by NOON, and those given this opportunity will be notified (with further instructions) by Wed, June 23 by 5 pm. Sorry for the short quick notice, but welcome to our quick squished schedule this year! We hope this helps those that need a little extra assistance to attend TTATC11! Responses will be kept private amongst the primary C4 team that will be making these decisions.
The total for a Low Income ticket this year will be $55.
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To apply for a LI Ticket, you must fill out this form, due Mon, June 21, 2021 by noon.
https://docs.google.com/…/1B6KjG1AgZHFuCHONZpLrdL…/edit
RV PASSES
As in previous years, we will be offering a limited number of special RV passes for those that would like to bring a camper or RV into our reserved/designated area in the back of the actual event grounds. There is NO car or RV/Camper camping allowed in the general parking lot. An RV pass needs to be purchased along with an admission ticket to the event (an RV pass does NOT include your personal admission to the event). NO POWER AVAILABLE. RVs will be on grass, not gravel. Those that purchase an RV pass will be required to fill out an info form (TBA for those that get em), so we know more about what to expect!
35 RV passes will be available at $35 each.
DIRECTED TICKETS
We will be offering a very limited number of directed tickets (at the GA rate) to established theme camps in good standing. Stay tuned for emails and more info about this if you qualify (don’t call us, we’ll call you!). Specific established Rangers, Medical Crew, and DPW peeps may also be contacted and given the opportunity to purchase directed tickets. We NEED these people to provide the guts of the event! There’s a lot to juggle around this, but it’s happening! Hang in there and stay tuned!
The TOTAL number of tickets available this year will max at 350. We hope to bump up our population again next year, but we’re definitely easing back into bigger numbers. Coming off a pandemic, moving our date around, being generally thrown off by the weirdness of the world has thrown us ALL for a loop! But hey, we’re figuring it out, and MAKING IT HAPPEN the best we can! Thanks for hanging in there with us! No matter what, WE make it happen, and it will be AWESOME!
❤ Fire Mama (and your Core Four Team!)