Terminal City 2009--No Gas, No Food, No Mercy--

A Burning Man Village of Theme Camps. 

Welcome to the Terminal City web information pages! This site will be continually updated.

(Last updated August 24,  2009)

WE ARE PLACED!  3:15 and Adapt. We gots ours early arrival set up passes!!!!!!  Yowsa!!!!

Everything you need to know about Terminal City is right here!

• Who we are, what we are about

• Camps of Terminal City

• Village Layout Plans. Maps, Diagrams

• Infrastructure

• Early Arrivals and Village Set-up

• Schedule of Events NEW!

• Interactivity

• Take-down and Clean-up Plans

Welcome to Terminal City, where all roads end!

2009 location: 3:15 and Adapt

Who We Are- What We are About

Terminal City (TC) is a Burning Man Village, made up of veteran theme camps.  TC first unofficially villaged in 2007 with member camps near by to one another near 3:00 keyhole.  In 2008, TC officially villaged and was listed as such.   Member camps of TC thematically share a common ideas-- the end is near... you are doomed... today is the last day of the rest of your life, etc.  Apocalyptic elements abound, and we are just fine with that.

Camps of Terminal City

2009 Terminal City village member camps include APOKILIPTIKA, The Booby Bar, Mash 4207th, Star Base 47- Larry Harvey Memorial Spaceport (aka Shuttlecraft Galileo), Camp TMI, Sex Filth Avenue, Playawaste Raiders Camp and Empress Rosa's Wedding Chapel and Chill Space. 

Location and General Layout

Located at 3:15 and Adapt, TC formes a unique sort of village.  Although we shared theme elements and infrastructure as well as interactivity, this was enhanced by the establishment of the "A Hole"- a sort of mini plaza that bracketed the street.  This provided a unique public area where interactivity, events, game shows and performances were held. Art pieces were placed here, and convenient MV parking was available without messing up A St.  Member camps created distinctive districts within the village.

Early Arrival and Set up

Set up will begin with a small survey party to arrive on Weds.  The main set up party will be in place by Friday. TC will have all set up complete by sundown on Sunday.

Membership and Recruiting--- We are full!!!

2009 Planning Maps

Requested Village Placement Size: 475 x 175

Member Camp Layout Maps:

(Note, not all camps of TC will have a map shown here)

Terminal City’s Final Questionnaire for 2009

submitted Feb 28, 2009

Placement Questionnaire

Camp Information

1. Project Type? (Required)

- Theme Camp (less than 150 people)

- Burning Man Department

- Other (Do not use this category unless directed to do so)

- Camp within a Village

 2. For Camps within a registering Village: which village?

 3. Camp/Village Name? (Required) 

Please provide the name of your Camp or Village. If you choose so (#7. below), your camp name will appear in a camp listing on the Burning Man website. You may wish to drop words like "A", "The", and even "Camp" from the front of your camp name for better positioning in this alphabetical listing. (34 characters max.)

4. Listed on Map? (Required)

Would you like to have your Camp listed on the Black Rock City map? ? (Information listed: camp name, camp placement) 

- Unlisted

5. Listed in the Playa Info Digital Directory? (Required)

Would you like to have your Camp listed in the Playa Info Digital Directory found at Playa Info in Center Camp? (Information listed: project name, camp placement, public URL, number of campers, text for website listing, contact

name, city, state, country, public email - optional) 

- Listed without Email

- Unlisted

6. Listed on Burning Man Earth? (Required)

Would you like to have your Camp listed on Burning Man Earth, a 3D virtual representation of Black Rock City? It's available year round, so you can learn what was done, how, and connect with who made it happen. (Information listed: project name, camp placement, dimensions, public URL, text for website listing, contact name, public email – optional) 

- Listed without Email

- Unlisted

7. Listed on Website? (Required)

Would you like to have your Camp listed on the Burning Man website? ? (Information listed: project name, public URL, text for website listing, public email – optional) 

- Listed without Email

- Unlisted 

Public Listing on our website:

What you should know when you submit your Camp description for the website: 

1. Please limit your description to two sentences. Remember, this is our voice to the world. Please consider this when submitting.

2. Please give us the correct URL; any future changes to the web address will be difficult.

3. All submissions will be reviewed and may be edited.

4. After your submission it will take about two weeks for the description to appear on the site.

8. Text for website listing

Please include the description of your Camp that you would like to have included on the Burning Man website.

Maximum of 300 chars. 

9. Public URL for Camp

If you have one, please enter a URL for any public website pertaining to your Camp.

10. Public Email

If you have checked “Listed with Public Email” on Playa Info Digital Directory, Burning Man Earth or Listed on Website questions above, please include the email you would like displayed (we will not display your email used for registration unless you enter it here). 

11. Leave No Trace plan

(Camps in villages should submit your plans only to your village mayor, who will submit the combined camps village plan to us). Burning Man is the largest "Leave No Trace" event in the world. We need your Leave No Trace plan. It should include:

A description of how your camp will clean up as it goes

A description of how your theme camp plans to clean up after the event

Examples of Leave No Trace plans

We recommend that a point person is assigned to be responsible for this task and that they develop a team to support them. 

About Art Installations

For the Placement Team to better understand what you are creating, you will need to answer all the questions in this section regarding any art installation. Esplanade and Large Scale Sound zone camps may use up to 100 feet of space for an installation in front of their camp.

Fire utilized with an art installation or within camps must register for safety purposes.

12. Art Installation

Will your Camp include an art installation?

13. Art Installation Name

If you will be associated with an art installation, please enter the name of the associated installation.

14. Art Installation Contact

Please include the name, phone number, and email address of the art installation contact, if appropriate.

15. Art Location

What is the desired location of your art installation?

- In front of the camp on the Esplanade

- In a Plaza (located at radial streets 3:00, 4:30, 7:30, or 9:00)

- On the open playa

16. Burning (Required)

Do you plan to burn your project?

- Yes

17. Combustibles (Required)

Will you be STORING HAZARDOUS FLAMMABLES or any potentially dangerous combustibles, such as gasoline, kerosene, propane, oxygen, consumer fireworks, etc at your art installation? (This information is for fire prevention only and is confidential.)

- Yes

About Those Mutant Vehicles

21. Mutant Vehicles (Required)

Are you planning to have any Mutant Vehicles in your Camp? Note: All Mutant Vehicles need to be pre-registered. If you are planning on bringing any Mutant Vehicles you must fill out a DMV questionnaire. by June 30^th 

22. Mutant Vehicle Contacts

Please include the names, phone numbers, and email addresses of the contact persons associated with any Mutant Vehicles. 

Interactivity ...

23. Interactivity Description

Please describe your Camp's interactive concepts and goals. Include your past history, philosophy, and personal interaction with the community. (This is the most important information we are collecting from you). Maximum of 5000 characters.

24. Project Features

25. Project Interactivity

What interactive aspects does your project include? Please check all that apply.

 Kinetic Art

  Music

  Sculpture

26. Camp Layout Plan

Deadline for all plans is April 30th for all BM Depts, and May 31st for all Theme Camps and Villages. We prefer you use one of the two options below. Sample plan and additional submission options are available for BM Depts and Theme Camps and Villages

Camps in villages should submit your plans only to your village mayor, who should submit the combined village plan to us.

If you have posted your plan on the interwebs, enter the Camp layout plan web address below (Test the address to be sure it’s working! We get many “page not found” errors in this process).

Please only use 1 option.

1. Plan URL

If you are submitting your camp plans via the web, please enter a URL here.

2. Email your Camp layout plan as an email attachment of no more than one megabyte (1MB) in size, with your Camp name in the subject line, to campplans@burningman.com. JPEG file format.

27. Number Of Campmates (Required)

How many people will be camping with you?

28. Number and Type of Vehicles

Burning Man would like to support environmentally conscious transportation options. Please consider this as you plan your transportation to the playa. Please specify the number of cars and large vehicles (RVs, buses) that will be in your Camp so we can determine space needs.

29. Physical Description

We need a description of the layout of your Camp. Please describe the physical aspects with as much detail as possible. Include a description of features like structures, buildings, vehicles, tents, platforms, and the locations of your power sources. Maximum of 5000 characters.

30. Arrival Date (Required)

What date* does your setup crew plan to arrive on the playa?

*Limited numbers of early arrival passes before our gates open on Monday 08.31.2009 is at our discretion, and there will be a process in place for camps request early arrival. Look for early arrival instructions in our Placement Announce email newsletter.

31. Early Arrival Setup Crew Count (Required)

Limited to a small number of essential workers only!

Camps in Villages/Burning Man Depts. indicate "n/a".

Camp Placement Preferences

Using the descriptions, Black Rock City plan, and table below, please list your three preferences for location within the BRC registered Placement zones. Coordinate your preference lists with other Camps you wish to be near. We cannot guarantee location, but we’ll do our best. All registered theme camps must be on site before our gate opens to the public on Sunday night August 30th at midnight. Placement of registered camps will end at this time. We cannot

hold your space after this time.

Black Rock City Registered Placement Zones ...

The Esplanade and Portals:

This is the first street at the front of the city and faces the Man. It is reserved for camps that have:

24-hour interactivity

Completely conceived visual scheme

Playa-frontage needs

Art Installations across the Esplanade.

No Large Scale Sound Art, but the Esplanade and adjacent areas are generally louder than other zones.

3:00, 4:30, 7:30 and 9:00 Avenues:

These are high visibility locations on the radial streets.

Located within the city limits.

This is for fun interactive camps without need for playa frontage.

Center Camp:

Visually interesting

Theme-related is a plus

Activities and events for ALL AGES

Demonstrating Burner ethos

24 hr activity, but quieter at night time

The 3:00 and 9:00 Plazas:

Both the highly interactive camps that fit into the plaza area "groove". Service camps desired to create mini civic

centers.

The 4:30 and 7:30 Plazas:

Smaller plazas positioned deep in the city. Camps that can serve to anchor these interactive avenues as destination

points.

Large Scale Sound Art: Located at the ends of the city, this area is filled depending on space availability and

reserved for camps with large sound systems. After these spaces are filled, you will not be able to bring your system.

Large Villages and Theme Camps: To accommodate our largest camps, we have reserved double-wide blocks

between C and E concentric streets between: 3:30 and 4:00, 5:00 and 7:00, 8:00 and 8:30.

Download the 2009 BRC Plan Zones (PDF, 88 Kb)

Table of Available Dimensions by BRC Zone

Find your preferred location above, and look at the dimensions for frontage and depth. Pick any value from the

frontage column and any value from the depth column, to customize the space you want for your camp. For example,

if you want to camp in a plaza, you could have a camp size of 30" x 200", or 60" x 100". Enter these dimensions for

each of your three location choices.

32. Requested Location 1st choice.

33. Requested Location, 1st Choice Dimensions

Using the Camp Dimensions chart above as reference, please provide an estimate of the amount of space your project will need. Select the frontage and depth in feet for your requested location.

Camp Logistics Information

If you haven’t yet, please familiarize yourself with BRC's sound policies: (here)

38. Sound Amplification (Required)

Will your Camp have sound amplification?

39. Sound Amplification Details

If yes, please provide details regarding your sound amplification plans. Please include whether or not you feel you should be placed in the Large-Scale Sound Art area of Black Rock City.

NA

40. Stage (Required)

Are you planning on building a stage in your Camp? (Please read about sound limitations.)

- No  not built-- adapted from trailers

41. Big-Name Performers

If you have sound amplification, will you be featuring any big-name DJs or performers?

42. Big-Name Performer List

If you will be featuring big-name performers, please list them below, one per line. 

 43. You would prefer to camp near ...

We are sharing resources with the following camps and MUST be placed adjacent to: (Please list the names of any other groups you must be placed near, one per line)

44. You would prefer not to camp near...

Please list the names of any groups you do not wish to be placed near, one per line.

45. Comments

Please list any special needs or comments that you might like to make. (Suggestions? Accolades? Complaints?)

46. Alternative Power

Please describe your plans to use alternative power options here.

47. Generators

If you plan to use generators on the playa, please tell us how many and what your fuel type is. (e.g. diesel, gasoline, bio-diesel, ethanol, veggie oil, or other)

More info soon!!!

A Few sample scenes from Terminal City 2008:

APOKILIPTIKA at sunset during set up in 08

The Booby Bar! With the Heavy Battle Lounge and Playa Frog in foreground

Camp Herring from Norway- which will return in 2010

M*A*S*H 4207th, Best Care Anywhere!