2016 Placement App
Some information [REMOVED] to protect privacy
First Name Sameer
Last Name Chopra
Email Address [REMOVED]
Playa Name
Address 1
[REMOVED]
Address 2
City
[REMOVED]
Country [REMOVED]
State or Province CA
Postal Code 94115
Phone Number 6508678324
What years have you attended Burning Man? 2011,2014
Burning Man Projects and Affiliations Theme Camp
Describe Your Burning Man Projects and Affiliations I have worked on Playasophy camp, dedicated to the spread of ideas on the playa. The last few years, we have operating a hookah and coffee lounge as a place for travellers to rest during a hot day, sharing stories and hopefully lessons they have learned with each other as well as the camp.
Camp Category
Theme Camp
Who directed you to this category?
Who is Providing Your Early Arrival Passes
Email of Provider
Camp/Village Name?
Playasophy
For Camps within a registering Village: name of village?
Interactivity Description
Once again, Playasophy is bringing back our popular hookah lounge as THE place to chill during the hot hours of the day! Guests are welcome to sit beneath our shade structures and enjoy a smoke as well as delicious iced coffee surrounded by our middle eastern themed tapestries. The lounge will once again include a bar, for people who want to add a little something to their coffee. With our 4 foot by 10 foot sign and laser etched wood carvings, we hope to attract more visitors than ever!
Last year, we experimented with serving hot coffee in the mornings, to huge success. We're upgrading our coffee equipment to better handle the demand, both from our neighbors as well as people who stop by early in the day. In particular, we found coffee went great with the Zumba classes we host Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
We're also building out our after dark offerings to make Playasophy a 24 hour hang out spot. In the past we've had our Wonderdome, complete with the LED chandelier, pillows and futon, open for people to stop by on their way to or from inner Playa, but this year we're excited to turn it into a full blown soft space with a literal ton of foam. We had planned to include this last year, but unfortunately the foam did not arrive soon enough, so we're really excited to share the Land of Soft with our fellow guests this year! In addition, last year we discovered our burn barrel was a great place to keep warm during the frigid nights (as well as a way to make the most of our second frontage), so we're bringing firewood to make it a hangout spot as well as an effective way to get rid of MOOP at the end of the week.
Project Interactivity Primarily Day Time,Scheduled Events,Acculturation for First time Burners,Bar,Chill Space,Food Given
Number of Campmates 19 to 25
Acculturation As an experienced camp, Playasophy is well equipped to help acculture our new members. We limit the number of virgins we take every year so we make sure the camp remains experienced, and make sure to each them about the 10 principles, how to keep safe, and how to help others who may not know as much. In order to share this knowledge with the greater community, we are once again hosting our "What is Burning Man" talk, an open forum guided by our more senior members to share our knowledge with others and answer any questions they may have.
Physical Description The front of the camp consists of a shade structure with an adjacent dome 24' in diameter. The dome will be the Wonder Dome, a public hangout space, and the front portion of the shade structure will be used for the hookah lounge. The back of the shade structure is private space for members to put their tents, and next to it is a carport that we're using as our kitchen. Behind the shade structure, we have 3 yurts that are being used as additional sleeping space, so we need less of the shade structure as private space and use more for the hookah lounge. Near the yurts we will have a smaller private dome, 17' in diameter, for camp meetings, as well as a pair of evaporation pools. Finally, in the far back we will have parking space and space for the box truck that will bring our equipment up, and at the very back we will have an open space for us to put our burn barrel, which will double as a public hangout at night when we have firewood in the barrel.
Project Features
Sound Amplification
No
Sound Amplification Details
Stage
No
Big-Name Performers
Big-Name Performer List
Large Crowds
No
House Managers Name
House Managers Email
House Managers Phone Number
Do You Want to Share Your Camp Name, Location and information?
Listed
Text for website listing Welcome to Playasophy, a space to rest and reflect in the excitement of the carnival. Come in the mornings for coffee to start off your day, and in the afternoons sit around a hookah, enjoy a beverage and share stories and experiences with both our members and other travelers! In the evenings, enjoy the splendor of the Wonderdome, a fully controllable immersive light display while resting in the House of Soft. We hope to see you soon!
Camp Hometown Seattle
Camp state/province WA
Camp country USA
Public URL for Camp
Public Email
1st additional contact Sameer Chopra
1st Additional contact role - Important to indicate, as this person may have more authority than the questionnaire filer. Placement Chair
1st Additional contact email sameerbchopra@gmail.com
1st Additional contact phone number 6508678324
2nd Additional contact name Greg Look
2nd Additional contact role - Important to indicate, as this person may have more authority than the questionnaire filer. Camp Lead
2nd Additional contact email greg@greg-look.net
2nd Additional contact phone number 7138184523
3rd Additional contact name Chris Klienknecht
3rd Additional contact role - Important to indicate, as this person may have more authority than the questionnaire filer. Future Camp Lead
3rd Additional contact email chris.kleinknecht@gmail.com
3rd Additional contact phone number 6619277866
4th Additional contact name
4th Additional contact role - Important to indicate, as this person may have more authority than the questionnaire filer.
4th Additional contact email
4th Additional contact phone number
Additional Emails
Purchased a ticket?
Yes
Previous Camp Info Playasophy Camp
Early Arrival Setup Crew Count 8
Early Arrival Date Friday
Camp Producer False
Camp Producer Name
Camp Producer Email
Producer Phone Number
Who will receive the EA Passes?
Requested Sectors (rated)
3:00 Sector,9:00 Sector,4:30 Sector
Requested Street Type (rated) Plazas,Avenues,Streets
Recommended Square Footage Text up to 10000 square feet or 100 x 100
Agree With Recommended Square Footage? yes
Different Space Needs
You would prefer not to camp near ...
Requested Sector: Other Camps
Other Camp Location: Comments
Requested Approximate square footage need by population: Other Camps
LNT Contact Name Sameer Chopra
LNT Contact Email sameerbchopra@gmail.com
Leave No Trace is a cornerstone of the Burning Man ethos and one of our Ten Principles. Practice the 5 R's: Rethink what you bring, Reduce trash when packing, Reuse, Recycle, Restore and Respect.,Make a written plan or detailed strategy for Leaving NO Trace. Your LNT crew should be different from your set-up crew. Hold people accountable within your camp.,Make arrangements to have everything picked up before the last camper departs. Leaving things behind is MOOP and will affect your standing with the Placement Team.
During Burning Man, our camp will: Clean as you go, and never let it hit the ground!,Adopt the principles and practices of Leave No Trace at Burning Man.,Acculturate all camp members about minimizing our impact on the playa, learn about the Fairy Shrimp and how to protect them too.,Conserve energy, use renewable energy sources and minimize waste.,Collect, reduce and properly dispose of grey and black water. (e.g. we will bring extra buckets to address any leaks.) Grey and black water is MOOP and of interest to the BLM and the Placement team. Report spills and emergencies immediately.,Use or creatively use discarded materials for all the components of our camp structure and decorations, so that our camp is sustainable year after year.
As we depart the playa, our camp will: Bring tools (rakes, magnetic rakes, brooms, MOOP sticks, etc) to clean and pick up every last nail and wood shard that dropped on the playa surface. We will leave our space and our surrounding spaces better than we found them.,Follow the guidelines for line sweeps – performing required multiple sweeps of our camp before leaving BRC. (One sweep is not enough. Do as many passes as necessary: the strength of the line sweep is in the number of people and passes.),Designate a LNT MOOP team within your camp. They will document all stages of your clean up and remain on playa if you are having any materials picked up. Anything left unattended in an empty camp is considered MOOP.,Secure all vehicles' loads to prevent windblown trash on the highway and in neighboring communities.
Art Installation Name
Heavy Equipment Use
No
Heavy Equipment Details
Share Heavy Equipment
Outside Services Deliveries?
No
Outside Services Details
Outside Services Provider
Number and Type of Vehicles
5 cars, 1 box truck
RV / Portable Housing Rental No
Number of RVs / Portable Housing Units
RV / Portable Housing Provider Name
RV/ Portable Housing Unit Provider Email
RV / Portable Housing Unit Provider Phone
Have you purchased a year-round storage container from Burning Man?
No
What is the PC # of the container that you purchased?
Shipping Container From Somewhere Else
No
Water for Civic Benefit No
Mutant Vehicles No
Name of Mutant Vehicle(s)
Mutant Vehicle Contacts
Generator Powered?
Yes
Number of Generators 1-3
Kind of Fuel gasoline
Fuel Storage 1-20
Alternative Power
Comments
Flame Effects
No
Flame Effects in Villages
Camps in Village with Flame Effects
Fire Performance
No
Open Fire and Store Bought Fire Appliances Yes
Describe Burn Barrel and/or Fire Appliances 1 Burn barrel
Are You Using Lasers in Your Theme Camp? No
Laser Safety Contact Name
Laser Safety Contact Playa Name
Laser Safety Contact Email
Describe Lasers and Safety Measures
Camp Layout Plan Must be uploaded to complete questionnaire
191-3789be7319323e72f66755f966dc49b8_layout-plaza-top.png
If your project will include activities for mature audience or that raise health and safety issues, which of the following will be included? Please check all that apply.
I Have Read And Understand The Flame Effects Fire Safety Agreement Information And Accept Its Conditions
I Have Read And Understand The Above Information on Fuel and Hazardous Materials Storage And Accept Its Conditions
Fire Safety Liaison Name
Fire Safety Liaison Phone Number
Fire Safety Liaison Email Address
Fire Safety Assistants
Flame Effect Fuel Types
Gallons of Propane Consumed per day
Gallons of Gasoline Consumed per day
Gallons of Diesel Consumed per day
Gallons of Methanol Consumed per day
Gallons of Kerosene Consumed per day
Gallons of Naptha Consumed per day
Gallons of CNG Consumed per day
Gallons of Hydrogen Consumed per day
Gallons of Other Fuel Consumed per day
Burning Scenario
Via the Web
Fire Diagram Image Upload
Safety Plan
Emergency Response Plan
Types of Fuel Being Stored
Gallons BioDiesel Being Stored
Gallons Diesel Being Stored
Gallons Ethanol Being Stored
Gallons Gasoline Being Stored
Gallons Kerosene Being Stored
Gallons Methanol Being Stored
Gallons Naptha Being Stored
Gallons Propane Being Stored
Gallons Other Fuel Being Stored