Family
Will somebody think of the children !!1
1st line contacts:	Sim
Is an exclusive team:	No
Contact e-mail:	family@lists.mch2021.org
Responsible for:	Role:Family
IRC:	#mch2022-family
Contact at projectleiding:	Boekenwuurm
Backup Contact at projectleiding:

Team Members

Sim

fhp

Team Members MCH2021

Sim
Haakjes
ElMicha
Konjani
Aequitas?
you?

Introduction

You are welcome to join the Team:Family and make MCH2021 an awesome experience for the next generation of hackers, and their nerdy parents.

Team organising the SHA2017 family village has written a letter for us with the lessons learned : [1], It is also attached to the wiki File:Letter-to-future-team-family.pdf

Yes, you can join this team! Having kids, or experience in dealing with them is preferred, but certainly not required. It doesn't have to be a lot of work, even just brainstorming during the meetings or on IRC is really appreciated!

Connecting with us

If you want to be informed about our plans, or even just planning to visit MCH2021 with your kids, subscribe to the mailinglist. You can also join us on IRC (#mch2021-family on irc.oftc.net). If you are not used to IRC, you can follow the following Matrix instructions to easily use IRC on your phone or it in your browser.

Meetings

Location

Probably using the following fields, to be designated as the Family Zone:

Clarke: For the big tents and big activities
Boole: Activities for smaller children
Babbage: Sleeping/quiet zone (quiet in the night, not so much in the early morning :)

Note: In previous events this area was known as the ~~Family Village~~, but this also caused confusion about the status of Team Family. Our purpose is to make MCH2021 an awesome experience for the next generation of hackers, and their nerdy parents. The geographical area previously known as the ~~Family Village~~ was just one part of that. In order to avoid this confusion we're designating this area the Family Zone.

Changes to SHA2017 Family Village

No kids <12 allowed during buildup and tear-down phase, most likely up to day -2, and from post event day + 1, exact days TBA. Safety risks are simply too high.
Location of the Family Zone is back to the originally planned location
Professional, externally hired daycare is a good idea, and will be explored.
We drop the name "Family Village", the team is called "Team Family" and the area is called "Family Zone"

Plan

These tasks have been imported from the SHA2017 event, and updated with information available at this point. We'll still need to prune this list and add to it.

Topic	What	Status	Who	Notes
Location	Get use of Babbage, Boole and Clark fields (no other villages here)
Location	2 Big tents with tables, chairs, power distribution and lighting for indoor playing, eating
Location	Arrange projection and audio
Location	Communicate with PL/Bar regarding the stage-music-plans			Stage location/orientation should minimise sound in the direction of Family Zone, for example using an End Fire Cardioid Subwoofer Array
Location	Additional showers (babies and kids require more cleaning)
Location	Ask for the camper spaces closest to the family zone for kids/family
Location	Plenty of toilets and showers close by
Location	Power everywhere
Location	Networking (cabled) everywhere
Location	Networking (wifi) everywhere
Location	DECT everywhere
Location	Plenty of garbage bins close by
Location	Signs signifying this is the family zone
Location	Arrange drinking water and lemonade
Location	Outdoor space for outdoor playing
Location	Shared refrigerator			Ask team bar
Location	Contact Team:Logistics regarding receiving orders
Safety	Contact Team:Entrance and Team:Infodesk to distribute child bracelets
Safety	Make area safe for kids
Safety	First Aid kit suited for babies, kids and parents
Safety	Check for additional fencing requirements towards water
Safety	Communicate with Team:Safety regarding Missing Child Scenario			Make a plan, and actually test-run it
Communication	Ask parents to have a recent picture of their kid standby in case of missing kid scenario			To be added to the "Family Zone Rules"
Communication	Quiet during the night (21:00 - 07:00) at the Babbage (sleeping) field			To be added to the "Family Zone Rules"
Communication	Text for booklet
Communication	Contact Team:Sysadmin for a mailinglist		User:fhp
Communication	Set up mail for team ticket			We would like to be able to directly reach all visitors with children.
Communication	Blog posting about family zone
Communication	Add commitments section to wiki
Communication	Twitter account for communication	Done	User:Haakjes	@MCH2021Family Contact User:Haakjes for access
Team	Create a build-up plan
Team	Communicate with PL/Heaven about Orga bands for spouses/children			Agree (and clearly communicate) in advance about the orga bands for spouses of team members, mainly because of meals in heaven. Having meals available greatly increases the participation of both parents in orga, FV and angel system. Confusion and discussion about this during the event is unpleasant and unnecessary. In advance confirm with heaven that if both parents have orga bands, kids of course can eat as well. Overzealous angels checking bands at mealtimes needed some reminding of this.
Team	Arrange angel shift in the morning to clean up Family Zone
Team	Create angel shifts			Create a clear description of tasks for the angels and a clear point-of-contact for questions. Ideally, a team-member will talk to the angels at the beginning of their shift. This would also ease the distribution of meal-vouchers.
Team	Create kid-specific angel shifts			Kids-angel shifts are not a substitute for parental supervision, and should not be occupational therapy. They do greatly help kids get into the spirit of the camp. Last event, Team:Deco in particular had suitable tasks , such as painting flags and signs, hanging flags from bushes, etc.
Content	Contact Team:Content for workshop program			Actively work together with Team:Content to create a proper child program, and have it also in the CfP
Content	Wiki setup similar to the CCC Camp Kids Zone wiki page that invites community to enter their own projects/events
Child Care	Investigate professional child care		User:fhp

Shopping List

What	Status	Who	Notes
Stationary for making signs, notes (paper, markers, scissors, tape, ropes)
Printers
~400m Flatterband			Don't buy red/white which is used by Team:Safety
2x gaffer tape
Child wristbands for telephone number
Cable ties (various lengths, can't have enough of this)
10-20 power strips (the more sockets the better) with safety covers ("shutters")
DECT phones
Order tables and chairs			At https://wiki.mch2021.org/Furniture_requests
2 fire extinguishers in the tent (one each)			Check first with Team:Safety
big pile of bandaids with nice pictures			Check first with Team:Safety
2x EHBO basics			Check first with Team:Safety
3 high baby chairs for heaven
3 high baby chairs for Family Zone
3 baby cleaning stations
A gazillion diaper bags			A separate diaper disposal bin is not needed, but a lot of diaper bags is

Cool ideas, wishes, suggestions

Bamboostick building set
Your idea here!

Roles

Family

To make MCH2021 an awesome experience for the next generation of hackers, and their nerdy parents:
- Work with rest of orga to make families an integral part of the event
- Coordinate child friendly activities and content
- Organize Family Zone
- (Possibly) arrange for professional child care

Team:Family

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