Note from PBS Visit

[JackieKazil]

Here are some notes from the PBS visit...

Review of PBS Space for DjangoCon 2012

Review of space:
* There is a good amount of space, but would probably be at capacity
at 150 in the main space. The space includes a main hall with walls
that move to open up for more space. The combined space of the main
hall which opens into a lounge area like it could fit 150. The lounge
area with a couch and some comfortable seats. There are also three
conference rooms that would be available as breakout spaces. At least
two of the breakout spaces are equipped with projectors or a large TV
for display.
* During business hours, the front-desk staff will be aware of the
event you should be able to check-in with them and proceed upstairs to
the main conference area. Outside of business hours, there will be
PBS staff on hand to ensure that the building is accessible and you
will be free to come and go at your leisure.
* There are ~36 outlets in the main hall and more in the lounge area
and in the meeting rooms. (Follow up is needed on the actual load
capabilities to better understand how these outlets are divided across
circuit breakers and the load capacity of the breakers)
* The space is fully accessible. The main space is on the second
floor. Two of breakout rooms are on the first floor. Attendees will be
able to travel freely between the two spaces. There is an open
stairwell connecting the spaces and an elevator. The elevator will not
be available to regular traffic to use, because it is behind a secure
door. If someone needs to use the elevator, we can accommodate by
letting them through the secure area.
* There is a fridge, microwave, coffee-maker and ice-machine in a
pantry area located adjacent to the main hall!!
* Room available for lock up of stuff overnight.
* A public area with benches right outside, which has access to the
Crystal City public wifi.
* PBS has a visitor wifi hotspot that can accommodate 500 simultaneous
connections. As with any wifi hotspot, the available bandwidth will go
down as more users are connected.
* Space includes tables and chairs, so we wouldn't have bring these in
from an outside source, but there is an extra cost to run the
building's air conditioning after 1p on Saturday. That cost is $110/
hour for 8 hours, which equals $880. The team at PBS are going to try
to absorb this cost for us.
* There is only 1 white board in one of the breakout rooms, but we
have sticky notes and lots of wall space.
* Full A/V built into the main hall and larger breakout room (the one
with the white board). One of the other breakout rooms has wide screen
TV with SVGA connection.
* There are two sets of restrooms. One set is on the second floor. The
other is on the first floor but will require an escort.

Pending questions:
* Full power/outlet capabilities.
* Insurance

[tomatohater]

We should also highlight the fact that PBS is located in lovely Crystal City, just a few blocks away (~10 min walk) from the conference hotel.

Walking map:

http://g.co/maps/sxr9q