2009 BM Department Layout Plan Criteria
Plan deadline is April 30th.
- Layout Plans must be an overhead view complete with dimensions in feet.
- 8.5 x 11-inch "landscape" (horizontal) orientation, best suited for black & white printing – avoid dark, cluttered backgrounds. (We know they’re cool, but please do not use satellite photos of previous years).
- The largest item on your layout plan should be your Camp name, running along the top of the 11-inch edge. Under the camp name, please list your name, Burning Man Department, email address, and phone number.
- Call out significant features and each project within your Camp area:
- Where is the entrance?
- Where is the main structure for the Participant interactions?
- Where are vehicles parked?
- Where are generators?
- For Buildings/Trailers/Containers: how many feet from the closet boundary are they to be placed?
- Where should the door(s) of a Buildings/Trailer/Container be located?
- A Camp frontage view is requested, but not required.
- When submitting your plan as a digital file, be sure the file name is your unique Camp name. (NOT the generic "camp plan", or "layout plan")
- When writing or replying to us, be sure your Camp name is in the subject line of all emails.
Preferred plan submission:
- If you have posted your plan on the interwebs, the Placement Questionnaire has a field for the URL web address of your plan.
- You may send plan URL web address in an email with Camp name in the subject line to campplans.
Additional submission options:
- Email your Camp plans as an email attachment of no more than one megabyte (1MB) in size, with your Camp name in the subject line, to campplans. Preferable file format is JPEG. Other acceptable formats are .pfd, .gif, .tif, and .doc (please use campplans for plans only. For placement questions, use placement
- Fax plan to 415-707-2168
- Send plans via US Mail to:
Burning Man - Placement
P.O. Box 88468
San Francisco, CA 94188-4688
Questions? Email placement.
Thank you,
The Placement Team.
