staff@ has been setup, but Google Apps won't let me alias lists, so I'd have to resubscribe each person to each list, which would be lame since it's the same people on each. So is having one address enough?
Design
Write site content
Ask Reid & PixelMatrix for help with logo, layout, info architecture, etc.
Tart up site
Create fliers for walls at OSCON
Create business card handouts
Publicity
Identify blogs and mailing list to announce on (provide URL), e.g., ruby-talk, rails-talk, RubyInside, RidingOnRails, etc
Identify calendars to post on, e.g., Upcoming, Calagator, etc?
Find out what O'Reilly resources we should announce on, e.g., wiki, announcement lists?
Event process
We want at least two MCs to keep things rolling, and have them talk over to provide cover for the setup time between speakers
We want everyone to have a clear time slot and cut folks off if they go over
We want to practice the annoying things like hooking up computers in advance
Transport
We could rent a ZipCar to ferry people from convention center over
Provide walking instructions
Provide #6 bus route instructions
“Cooking competition” as main event
Create executable test script or human readable requirements document
Create a simple cookbook with tags that must pass an external test using framework like Rails, Django, Symfony/CakePHP?
Theme
Cooking with Ruby: Real-world recipes for fun, productive development!
Frying pan as time's-up gong
Chef hats to identify shuttle
Chuck Wagon or Chow Wagon for ZipCar shuttle
“Bowling with Lizards” –M. Edward Borasky's suggestion for next year's theme
Prizes
Come up with gifts for: e.g., Powells gift certificate, Stumptown coffee samples, Lucky Lab tees/gifts, etc for: