BurnT OUT IAS Proposed Bylaws – 28 March 2012

If you find this sort of thing thrilling, keeping you on the edge of your seat through multiple sessions of multi-hour meetings… then you too can come to our secret lair and be a part of the committee. Serious inquiries only, punch and pie may be served. Inquire at Town Hall for details.

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The Burning Man website says,

Once a year, tens of thousands of participants gather in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, dedicated to community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance. They depart one week later, having left no trace whatsoever.

It is hard to explain just how wonderful and horrible dancing in the dust can be. But for the 358 other days a year those same passionate, artistic, resilient people form communities around the world and are finding ways to bring the beauty of the playa back to the default world. This website is a vital communications cog for the tribe of like-minded Ontarians that want to keep that energy growing until they might make the 4,000 km trip to Black Rock City to be a trip to their own personal mecca.

Ottawa, Toronto and London all have strong communities of Burners who have great ideas in mind and taking bolder steps everyday to make them happen.

Burn On!

P.S. If you are going to the playa for the first time this year, check out 8 tips for virgins!

99 Sudbury Street

12th November 2011   2pm – 4am   Main event from 9pm

Bring a donation for the food bank

Curious about Burning Man? or been and desperately missing home?
We have the cure for what ails you!

Official 2011 Toronto Burning Man Decompression Part and Art Fundraiser

… This event generates funds for the local arts community (such as the Heart Machine featured at Nuit Blance)

Saturday November 12th — 99 Sudbury
Workshops starting at 2PM – Main Event at 9PM-4AM – Final admittance 1AM

Expect:
Burning Man Information Centre
Gifting
Greeters
Workshops — Starting at 2 PM.
Art — A minimum of 10% of each ticket sale will go towards this year’s arts grants.
Two Rooms of DJ’s & VJ’s
Live Performances — Random Acts of Spectacle & Weirdness all night. . .
Outdoor Fire Show!
Cash Bar

Tickets:
$20 early bird online until October 21
$25 offline and after
$30 at the door
Online at http://torontoburningmandecompression2011.eventbrite.com/
Also available at:
Center of Gravity/Side Show Cafe
Shanti Baba
Fairies Pyjamas

This is a Leave No Trace event.

We Need Volunteers!
Want to run a Workshop? Liljen.cutie@gmail.com
Want to help out in other ways? ljweller@bell.net

If you’d like more information about Burning Man visit http://www.burningman.com/

-mOOseman2011-Final_Budget_Summary.Aug26

DATES: JULY 29TH – AUGUST 1ST

This year’s Mooseman weekend is set to take place in a new venue on a hilly terrain near Haliburton ON. Our site this year is beautiful, and will include a 1 km ring road through the forest taking you on a magical path past dance venues and theme camps. Tickets may be purchased by pARTicipants 19 years of age or over. See below for a note below for policies with regards to children. Note that ALL admissions are on-line ‘will call’ tickets.

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

This event adheres to these 10 core principles:
http://regionals.burningman.com/network_principles.html

VOLUNTEERING

An event of mOOseman’s magnitude needs many hands and minds to come together to be a success. Given the scale of this year’s event, it is critical that all pARTicipants volunteer to assist in some capacity to make the event a success.

We’re all volunteers so why not join the fun of working to make the event happen?

Email mooseman.toronto@gmail.com NOW to get involved! Even a couple of hours of your time before or during the event will make it run that much better. Volunteering is also a great way to meet or get to know our community pARTicipants better.

IN & OUT POLICY

Site in and out access for cars will be restricted during the weekend due to space restrictions.. Please email mooseman.toronto@gmail.com if you will require in/out privileges.

GENERAL CAMPING AREA

The camping is gorgeous but somewhat more remote than in the past. In keeping with the natural beauty minimal camp structure is encouraged in this area. Generators are strongly discouraged. Fires and all sources of open flame may be banned in the general camping area, depending on regional conditions. This is real camping: electricity and water will not be available in the area. Foodstuffs and organic refuse should be kept locked away, thereby not encouraging camp invasion by wildlife. There is a public lake with swimming a short (1 km) walk away.

FIRE & FIREWORKS POLICY

Fires are entirely dependent on environmental conditions and local burn policy. Fireworks are not permitted at the event. Weapons are not permitted at the event

CHILDREN AND PET POLICY

(yes, this is a joke)

CHILDREN

Responsibility:

The parent(s) must take full responsibility for their minor (17 years old and under) children. That is, if they mess it up, parents get to make it right. The same applies to all children’s behaviors, if they are doing something that might be dangerous or harmful participants should expect that it will be resolved via escalation process outlined below:

Safety:

Escalation Procedure:

Etc.

At the Mooseman Event, participants with children are encouraged to camp close to one another. We will be dedicating a camping area for families.

Any further questions – please email: mooseman.toronto@gmail.com

PETS

Requests for pet admissions will be considered on a per-case basis to the leadership team. Please email mooseman.toronto@gmail.com with a statement of the pets character as well as a management plan for the pet. Please email mooseman.toronto@gmail.com if you have any questions/concerns/ponits to make about pets attending this event.

ART & ART GRANTS

BurnT is committed to supporting and funding where possible interactive, collaborative, community art. We welcome all pARTicipants to create art at mOOseman that will enhance our collective experience. This is your chance to satisfy a deep soulful desire to create and share your work with others in a non-judgemental, supportive, an inspiring environment! Be creative, think outside the box and tell us your vision! Together, in all modalities of artistic self-expression, we create the magic that is mOOseman! Please email mooseman.toronto@gmail.com to request an art grant application. Once complete, art grant applications go to burnon.artgrants@gmail.com.

YOUR pARTicipation

No advertising, commerce or spectating. Mooseman is about pARTicipating and respecting the 10 principles above. We’re not about promoting commercial or political causes, participating in commerce, or showing up to be entertained. Bring yourself to the event and make mOOSeman2011 a success by getting involved.

NOTE

All admission sales are * FINAL* – Absolutely no admissions will be sold at the event. Your fees must be paid and you must be registered by July 27th. Only registered pARTicipants will be admitted. – Ticket purchasers must be 19+ – All pARTicipants must present valid government issued photo ID with a name that matches their registration name on the Will-Call list prior to entering the event venue. – All pARTicipants must sign a waiver and release prior to entering the event venue. – No commerce – No fireworks – No weapons – Child policy will be announced week of July 4th – * Admissions fees may be transferred up to the last day of admission sales (July 27, 2011) WITH notification to the event organizers of the transfer AND submission of the new buyer’s name and email address. Email mooseman.toronto@gmail.com for transfers.

PLEASE email mooseman.toronto@gmail.com if you have any questions.

FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=238431426168060

Announcements are also made via the BurnT Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/burnt/subscribe?hl=en

TICKETS: http://mooseman2011.eventbrite.com/

The Toronto Core Crew cordially invite you to Mooseman’s County Fair,  a fund-raising event to help us send Moose Man to the playa this year. The County Fair will be held at the Centre of Gravity Fairground, 1300 Gerrard St East, from 9pm.

please lemme know!
hope you have a great day and an incredible long weekend!
Teri
KnockinOnTheSky@gmail.com

decomp 10-11 final accts v4 – final

For those people who don’t want to read the line item expenses, here’s the summary: before art grants, we were $1033.97 in the black. We allocated $2000 for art grants this year, which allowed for some incredible art to be made for Cold Compress! So at the end of the evening, after everything in and out, the event cost the community $966.03.

Had there not been last-minute surprises that were out of our control (security and insurance costs more than doubling from what was initially quoted, due in part to an unrelated party at the venue three weeks previous), we would have made a small profit after the art grants.

The Cold Compress team feels that this was a very successful event: the community threw an incredible event, made awesome art, and are building a relationship with a new venue who would love to work with us again. Should the planners decide to go with the same venue next year, and have the event not in the dead of winter, it’s very likely that we’ll be able to spend even more money on art grants and still make a modest profit.

If there are any questions on the financials, including on why certain costs were what they were, please feel free to ask for details. The afterburn report will have much more detail; please keep an eye out for it soon!