Positions Vacant: Make Playtopia happen!

Righto... obviously everyone wants another LAN to happen, and we've got a number of roadblocks stopping it. The biggest issue is admins, and an almost as sizable issue is leadership. Felix has now informed me that while he will still be around, he cannot lead the charge as he did previously. This leaves myself to head the hoo-hah, and I'm unsure if I have the will/time/requirement ETC to do so - but I plan on trying, at least in the coordination and planning stage.

So here's the plan. I'm going to outline exactly what I feel that we need, and anyone willing to take the job on can then reply and/or PM/email me and we can take it from there. Note that all jobs are voluntary and you do not "get" anything specifically for helping. However you will be expected to maintain a certain level of professionalism and performance needs.

Newbies are more than welcome, but DO NOT tell me you're going to do a job and then back out. You will be screwing me AND everyone else around. So if you can’t handle the responsibility, then don’t volunteer. =)

Let it be known that I will be running this akin to any medium scale project I would run in my actual job, and while I may come off abrupt or dictatorial at times, I am both open minded and friendly - but without putting the foot down this isn't going to happen, so it's for the greater good (of my mental health, ha!).

Below is a list of positions I believe need filling, based on the last LAN - some changes may occur with tournament changes etc. If you want to take on a job you must contact me (info @ bottom) and let me know (ME, NOT SOMEONE ELSE). Additionally if you're accepted (as most people will be) then you must be on my MSN list and preferably sitting in #playtopia on IRC as often as possible, along with coughing up your mobile number (like we did last LAN). Why? So I can contact you without fucking around. If you are talking to another Playtopia member, please TELL THEM ABOUT THIS THREAD so that all community members can see it. With a very small fraction of our attendee's bothering to check the website, there's a high possibility that people who will admin won't see this post unless others tell them it's here.

Right now there are NO admins (bar myself) set in concrete to help. So this is what we need (full expectations of roles will be defined to people who apply):

Essential positions:

Server Architect: This person will be in charge of creating the server image and ensuring all servers boot/load/perform as expected.

Network Architect: In charge of network design AND setup.

Electrics: In charge of calculating power usage and evenly distributing to tables. Design AND setup of electricity supply.

Meals (2 positions): In charge of transport, storage, cooking, and distribution of food and drink.

Ticketting and Sales: In charge of ticketing, sign-in table and sold goods eg: soft drinks

Sponsorship Admin: In charge of finding and liaising with sponsors, also responsible for securing and distributing prizes

TF2 Admin: In charge of TF2 server configurations and tournament

CS Admin: In charge of CS server configurations and tournament

DotA Admin: In charge of DotA tournament

CoD4 Admin: In charge of CoD4 servers and tournament

Resource pool (many positions): The resource pool from which the admins will select helpers and oversee/manage them as required.

Non-Essenital positions:

Media Admin: In charge of media including promotion of event, shoutcasters, pictures and video of the event.

Web Admin: In charge of Playtopia.com.au site redesign and development.

As you may or may not see from the above, each Admin is akin to a manager (if you think in business terms). They are the party ultimately responsible for their designated area running smoothly and effectively. As they complete their plans and decide on how many hands they need to complete the work, they will be assigned (or request) people from the resource pool. It is the admins job to ensure the assigned resources know what they're doing, and do it correctly. This allows for a much easier to handle structure within the admin team, and makes it easier to pinpoint issues as we go. Thought I may take on 1 or 2 admin positions myself, essentially my role is to manage the admins and ensure they hit their goals so that the LAN will run as planned.

Once again, if this seems pushy, or dictatorial etc then I apologize - however if you guys want a LAN, then this is the only way forward at the moment. All questions or 'applications' etc can find there way to me by any of the following:

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PM me on these message boards
thrax@playtopia.com.au
thrax_187@hotmail.com
thrax in #playtopia on irc.gamesurge.net

Thanks for reading