fp:Furniture

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For the 2013 furniture request list, see fp:Furniture2013

Contents 1 Available Furniture 2 Furniture etc you need to bring yourself 3 Carpet and Flat Beam System 4 A word about costs and budget 4.1 Infopoints 4.2 Storage Space

Available Furniture

Below is a table with the available furniture you can request. So see how they look in real life, check out the photos of the 2010 project booths at [[1]].

Item Name	Catalog Description	Photos	Comments
Chair
Small Table
Large Table
Small Round Table			Available in black and white. In the previous years, we never specified the color, so it was random which color we got.
Tall Round Table ("Bar table")
Bar Chair			Available in black and white. In the previous years, we never specified the color, so it was random which color we got.
Infopoint	Art.-Nr. 06270
Glass Showcase (Vitrine)			2012: not in the official furniture list. Available by request. Same height as infopoint. Basically a sideboard with a glass showcase on top. Good for displaying hardware, circuit boards, mobile phones etc.
Sideboard
Counter
Infobar/Infotresen			May be a good alternative if you mainly want to sell stuff.
Prospektständer klein
Prospektständer gross
Sofa	Art.-Nr. 15010		Since each wall element is 1m long, you can see in the photo that the sofa is pretty small (W122/D60/H78). Seats 2 people.
Armchair (Sessel)	Art.-Nr. 15000		Like sofa, but only seats one person.
Projector Board ("Beamerhalterung")	Art.-Nr. 00208		Just a regular board/shelf that is mounted on the beam system of the booth. Placement is variable and should be discussed with booth builder during setup on Tuesday.

Furniture etc you need to bring yourself

Some furniture is really expensive to order or not available at all. Try to bring them yourself. We might do some shopping trips on Saturday, May 18th, so if you need anything and can't organize it yourself, let us know. Or if you want to join us on the shopping trip and help with carrying our purchases, send us an email!

Item Name	Comments
Shelves	Ridiculously expensive when ordered from booth builder. But might be useful to utilize storage room better. Consider bringing a simple Ikea shelf or a shelf from a home improvement store.
Sofa tables	I would suggest to get an Ikea LACK table instead. If you need one, let us know which color. We will go to Ikea anyway to get some kitchen equipment for the project catering.
Flowers & Plants	Way too expensive to order them through Messe Berlin services. If you want to decorate your booth with flowers or plants, bring them yourself.

Carpet and Flat Beam System

After having bland grey carpets in 2011 and blue carpets in 2012, projects can select their preferred color this year. Here is a photo of a booth with blue carpet (Mozilla, 2010):

We will have the fancy flat beam system again like in 2011. Projector boards ("Beamerhalterung") for this are pretty expensive (same price as 5 chairs or 3 regular tables), so please only request one if you really will use it.

A word about costs and budget

You all applied and were accepted to exhibit your projects at this year's LinuxTag exhibition. We provide you with a booth, including carpet, wall elements, and furniture. This means we pay for this, not you.

We have a limited budget for the booth furniture, so we need to use it wisely. This year, we have a lot of projects and a lot of booth space. So we ask you to only request furniture that you really need and that you will use it appropriately.

Infopoints

We love the Infopoints because they are great for presenting software on a screen or laptop to the visitors. They have an optimal height, storage space, and look good. But they are really expensive!

Some approximate numbers showing how much an infopoint costs in relation to other furniture:

           1 Infopoint 
           = 12 chairs
           = 7 tables
           = 5 bar tables
           = 8 barstools
           = 2.5 sideboards
           = 1 sofa + 1 regular chair and table
           = 3 armchairs
           = 2 counters
           = 1 info bar
           = 2 projector boards
           = 4 small flyer racks
           = 3 large flyer racks

So if you request an infopoint, please use it as it is intended to demo your software. If you don't really need an infopoint, request a table, or one of the counters

What we don't want to see this year is projects using the infopoints just for flyers or as a sales counter!

Storage Space

We can add small storage rooms to your booth. These storage rooms are 1sqm in size, sometimes 2sqm. So they take away space from your booth. The door of this storage room alone is more expensive than one sideboard. If you only need this storage space to store the jackets and backpacks of your team members, please consider using the cloakroom ("Garderobe") in the entrance area of hall 7. The usage of the cloakroom is free of charge for project members (show your project badge).