Possible HHC door prize?

[Jake Schwartz]

(09-06-2019 07:29 AM)ggauny@live.fr Wrote:  Hello,

What is exactely the meaning of "The door prize" ?

I guess it it a table with gifts for winners ?

Good day and good meeting in Reno !

In this case, attendees have traditionally brought calc-related (and some not calc related) items which they are willing to donate, and they are all placed on tables around the conference room. With the conference registration, a numbered prize ticket is given to each attendee. Then at the end of the conference, the ticket numbers are drawn randomly and each person is then able to choose a prize from the prize tables. The object has been to re-distribute all the items back to the group, so frequently, the prize-ticket drawing continues over and over until all the prizes are gone. I think in one conference, we had to go through all the tickets randomly around four times. It takes a relatively long time (approaching an hour), but is usually fun and there is typically SOMETHING that each person desires. In addition, we all get to also take home other peoples' junk <grin>.

Jake