For many burners, regional events are their first touchpoint with Burning Man. At SideBurn, we’ve noticed that we have a lot of newbies coming to our regional as their first burn that don’t know what to expect. How can we ensure that new burners are welcomed and understand how a burn is different from a commercial festival, and how can newbies be encouraged to fully participate?

We’ll talk about some strategies we’ve discussed and used – one of our board members led an amazing newbie tour, for example – but the majority of this session will be open discussion and a participant-driven brainstorm session.