1. When driving on highway 447, obey all traffic signs and speed limits.

Local law enforcement are waiting to snag people driving

through Wadsworth, Nixon and Gerlach at 30 mph instead of 25 mph. Do

not try to avoid hitting the jack rabbits and mice that run across

the road in front of your car.  There have been fatal accidents as a

result.  Also, there are cows and steer on the road at times.  In the

dark you will come up on them very quickly.  More than one car has

been totaled and you will be expected to pay the rancher that owns

the cow $$$. If you are coming from the East, do not take Jungo

Road out of Winnemucca unless you have at least two spare tires and a

day or two to kill.  Many cars get stuck every year.

2. READ YOUR SURVIVAL GUIDE!

All of this and much more important information is listed there.

see http://www.burningman.com/preparation/event_survival/index.html

for significant highlights and new information for 2009.

You can also download the whole guide there.

3. Be respectful in Gerlach.  Wear regular clothing (don't go

shirtless or shoeless guys and gals).  It is a small conservative

town that we swarm into.  We need to treat the residents with the

utmost respect as we pass through.  Do not try to get water in

Gerlach unless it is from the Empire Store.

4. Have your tickets and early arrival passes ready at the Gate.

Tune into the Burning Man Information Radio (94.5) to get the low down

as you enter the city.

5. Your "theme camp check in" is at the Greeters Station. Tell your

greeter

that you are a "REGISTERED THEME CAMP".  Give them your camp name as

it appears on the web site and tell them your placement person's radio

name.

6. You will be escorted to your spot by this person if it is between

the hours of 8:00 AM and Sunset.  If it is later ask your greeter if

placement is still running. We may be able to get you settled, but

more likely than not you will need to camp in temporary camping over

night and wait to be placed in the morning.  Have fun that night

visiting and walking around.  We will get to you quickly in the

morning. If you are the first person in for your camp do not pass

through Greeters without identifying your camp.

7. DO NOT TRY TO PLACE YOURSELVES.  The placement information given

to you is approximate because we need you to use this system.  There

are too many problems with people setting up in someone else's spot.

The problem is compounded in the dark. It is not fair to anyone to

have to move big structures constructed overnight, so please work

with us.

8. There is also the messaging center at Playa Info.  In case there

is a problem with your placement, decide with your campmates which

alternative method of locating your camp you will use at Playa Info.

This way, camp mates coming later in the week can go to Playa Info

and locate you.  It takes the load off of them if you have this

arrangement worked out before you leave for Black Rock City.

9. Any camp arriving after the placement deadline - Midnight between

Sun 8/30 and Mon 8/31 -  may find their space occupied by another camp.

10. Use the What?Where?When? as your information resource and playbill

of events. Tune into BMIR (94.5) for additional news and events.