Most people in Black Rock City live together in placed camps (theme camps), the most unique aspect of this unique event. BRC has 1400 camps.

Smack dab in the middle of Communal Effort, Self-Expression, and Immediacy, theme camps gift a uniquely decommodified ‘third place’ of offerings and ambiance.

At this annual symposium, staff and volunteers share how they gift their interactive camps to the participants. It’s an art. It’s a science.

Andie Grace: Senior Producer in the Philosophical Center

Andrew Lowe: Senior Software Developer, Burning Man Project

Bryant Tan (aka Level Placerman): Head of Placement for BRC

Christopher Breedlove: Director of Civic Engagement / BWB Camp Lead

Marian Goodell: CEO of Burning Man Project

Michael Vav: Technical Producer in the Philosophical Center

and a keen crew

• Fowler of Gate
• Magpie of Gate
• Neon Glimmer of PEERS
• Papa Bear of Placement
• Razzmatazz of Placement
• Rex on the Radio of DMV
• T-Fire of Bureau of Erotic Discourse
• Vesper Bell of the Camp Support Team
• Wild Wes of Burners Without Borders

Hear about the seen and the unseen, from behind the scenes to the obscene.

Hear about the Burners who create and integrate these interactive passion projects that are the heart of Burning Man events.

This Saturday April 4th: The Participation Fair

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Remember that whiteout in deep playa? That prepared you for a NASA mission to space, maybe.

Andie Grace talks with Samuel M. Coniglio, aka Ranger Spacecat, and Spaceman Sam. He isn't just a ten-year Black Rock Ranger and a veteran of the legendary Neverwas Haul (that three-story Victorian house on wheels)...

He’s a writer, inventor, and futurist who worked on the Space Shuttle and the ISS. From his Zero-G cocktail glass, to his book about making offworld living worth living, he studies creature comforts in extreme environments.

Stuart Mangrum opens the show with a look at the Lunar Codex, an ambitious project placing the art of 50,000 Earthlings (including Burners!) into permanent archives on the Moon.

Then, Sam and Andie spacewalk into why "civilizing a barbaric situation" is a human need, whether its serving fancy tea in a mud storm, or grilling chicken on a space station.

Hear about radical self-reliance, orbital infrastructure, and why—if we’re going to Mars—we’d better bring decent coffee… and a bucket.

"Burning Man is just like going to Las Vegas on Mars. You have to learn how to live on Mars first before you enjoy the parties. It’s survival first, party second… The Burning Man org learned we have to have toilets, roads, and support systems. NASA probably should learn from you guys."

retro-futurist.com

spacemansam.substack.com

obtainiumworks.net

nss.org/book-review-creature-comforts-in-space

youtube.com/@spaceman.sam.coniglio

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George Paap, a pioneer of the Burning Man Regional network, talks with Andie Grace.

He founded Burning Flipside in Texas, the first-ever Burning Man sanctioned event beyond the desert. What inspired him? Black Rock City 1997. He found freedom there, and it sparked a lifelong mission.

Hear his adventures of building a culture from scratch, and why, as a futurist, he believes Burners are steady & ready to handle the societal shifts ahead.

• Collaborating to create local community without a blueprint
• Celebrating Burning Man culture is a backstop for a polarized world
• Finding resilience under pressure in the art of radical integrity

"Don't wait. You have to jump in and do it. You can't wait for something to happen. You’ve gotta provide the motivation... the inspiration... the vision, and bring people along." — George Paap

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www.burningflipside.com

burningman.org/global-events-groups

www.trippingly.net/burning-man-musings/tag/George+Paap

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