General rules

Speakers
Many of you have asked us what the guidelines for use of speakers are, and to put it plain and simple; you can bring what you can fit in your designated space (80x60 cm). If you bring too large speakers and your neighbor(s) complain that you take up some of their space, you will have to remove them. If your amplifier/speakers use too much power, you must turn it off for the entire length of the party.

1A rule and electricity
To ensure no electrical breakdown you are only allowed to bring stuff with the combined power of 1 AMP. All electrical equipment must also have a "ground" option to ensure no short circuits in the power grid.

During compos
During the competitions and when concerts or other events take place on stage, all audio and lights must be killed. We do not require you to turn off your monitor, but if you have a seat near the big screen you are required to turn down the brightness to make the big screen easier to see. Also; you can of course listen to your audio through a headset, but you cannot play loud music through your speakers. This is a simple but strict rule that we expect you to follow.

Take consideration of other participants
If you play too loud and receive a request from someone around you to keep it down, we expect you to comply. TG should be a enjoyable place for everyone, and you should act onto others as you wish to be acted on yourself. The golden rule applies. :)

Trolley, shopping carts etc.
Shopping carts (and similar) are not allowed in the ship. You can bring your own personal trolley but remember this: You have only got a limited space. This means if your trolley is to big for your designated space, crew will ask you to remove it from the party. Unattended trolleys blocking the way in any of the public areas will be confiscated.

Modification of tablespace
Many of you have expressed a desire to modify your table space. This is quite alright, as long as you keep the following in mind;

You cannot use more of the space between the table-rows. The distance between each row is decided by the fire-department and is there for your and your fellow attendees own safety.

You cannot use screws/nails or similar to attach things to the table. We use the same tables each year and vandalism to these bring on an extra cost for the party.

Feel free to build upwards but think about those around you. You are not allowed to construct something that is unstable and likely to fall and any damages occurring as a result of this are your cost and yours alone. The crew will be the final judge of what is considered good or bad construction.

The tables can only endure a certain weight. Please don't dance on them. Use the floor for you computer and speakers, it's made of concrete and can hold nearly everything. The tables this year will have a hole to route your cables and wires through so that you can save space by keeping your computer under the table. We are also going to raise the table-switches with a specific device to allow for more equipment on the tables and also for easier access to the switches for yourself and our support-personal.

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