Dear Burning Man Contact Campers,
Greetings from CI36! I'm here at Juniata College in PA taking in
some great classes and having some great dances. When I have breaks
I've been getting things organized for our camp this year. I've been
picking Laura's and Karl's brains,
getting a new website updated, setting up a new registration system to
better coordinate our efforts on and off the playa and talking to
some of our camp staff to bring everything together. I'm excited to
hear of everyone's interest and energy to bring Contact Improv
back to the Playa for a fourth year and am looking forward to having a
great camp.

The first news is that Karl, as infrastructure lead, will be
organizing a Camp CONTACT work party on
Saturday June 28. Attendance at this will count for one of the two
sessions we're asking all camp members to
participate in, and if you attend you get free admission to on Sunday
June 29 to Contact workshop/Jam on the S Fork Yuba River
lead by Karl. If there are specific infrastructure ideas you have
for this year, please let Karl and I know
so that we can make plans and budget for them. Possibilities include
making a burn barrel, new/improved bike racks and a better shower
system. I've also heard from a number of you that you'd rather not
use paper plates, etc, which I'm in agreement with. If we do this,
need to set up a better system for cleaning, which means collecting
and getting rid of gray water, and getting a better sink. If people
can help with this please let Karl know.

Once we get the registration system up and running we'll ask people to
register for this and other work shifts, Lead Chefs and dinner
preparation assistance, as well as the main event. In the mean time,
if you are planning to camp with us,
please join our internal camp news and brief discussion list at
lists.campcontact.org/listinf...gcontact

The current staff lineup is as follows:
Camp Coordinator - Darrell Duane
Camp Infrastructure - Karl Frost
Camp Setup/Takedown - John Barret
Food Manager - Brooking Gatewood
Events Coordinator - TBD
Workshift Manager - TBD
Leave No Trace Coordinator - TBD

If you're interested in any of the open positions please let me know,
I hope to have people lined up for these slots in the next week.

Other news--It looks like we'll have access to more dome space this
year. I'm thinking it would be nice to set up a bodywork dome if
people have tables they can bring for the week. Ken Martini will be
bringing his sound system and lighting, and we expect to be camped
next to HeeBees again and be able to use their power.

Please tell your contact friends about our camp!

--Progress Darrell