BurningLAN

June 25th Tournaments

Eric Abruzzese — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:53:29 +0000

Hey guys,

Just a refresher on the upcoming BurningLAN event!

It’s from 9:00pm (June 25th) to 9:00am (June 26th). We will be have food at the event for good prices.

The address is:

2215 Brandywine Lane,
York, PA 17404.

You can find a map and more details here. You can also preregister and help us out!

For those of you who were wondering, the following tournaments will be held at the June 25th event:

12:00am, Counter-Strike: Source 5v5.
02:30am, Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2v2
10:00pm, Quake 3 FFA (if you don’t have it, we do!)

Elimination modes will be decided at event start.

BurningLAN, June 25th

Eric Abruzzese — Thu, 13 May 2010 07:41:15 +0000

Hey guys — We know you’ve all been chomping at the bit to get a date for the next event. Well, here it is. You can register with us right here, so get you registration on. Price is $10.00 if you preregister here, or $15.00 at-the-door.

Event details

Why should I preregister?

Preregistering (and prepaying) will ensure that you have a seat at the event. If we fill up and you haven’t prepaid, we have to turn you away… and we don’t want to do that. Prepaying will also help us get better prizes for the event, so please, by all means, preregister with us! It’s a win-win!

Are there going to be tournaments?

Of course! Right now we’ve got the following tournaments:

Counter-Strike: Source: 5v5, double elimination.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl: 2v2, single elimination.

More are on the way!

Soooo…. prizes?

Yep. We are currently looking for some nice stuff to give away for our tournament winners, and of course stuff for door-prizes! If you are a company or small business and would like to sponsor BurningLAN, head over to the sponsorship page and get in touch with us.

Is there anything I can do to help with the event?

Sure there is. Head over to this post and see if you meet any of the requirements. If not, we can always use some extra hands to set up (about 2 hours before the event) and as always, we need help advertising! Tell your friends and co-workers and get as many people as you can to the event.

Is that it?

Yep. See you at the LAN!

Register now!

Technical difficulties, help wanted, etc.

Eric Abruzzese — Thu, 13 May 2010 02:41:52 +0000

So it seems that we had a bit of a security hole in our hosting setup. Our stylesheet got deleted. Awesome. So we patched it up and are now in the process of improving the site’s functionality.

Anyway, we’re also in the process of looking for a few good, tech-savvy people to join our team. Interested? More info on availability after the jump.

Open Positions:

Tournament Administrator: We need someone with a good structured understanding of how to run a tournament. Knowledge of various tournament structures, how to organize and run each, and how they work is required. You, obviously, would be responsible for running the tournaments at our events.
Game Server Operator: We need a few people to be in charge of the various game servers that we have running at our events. Applicants should have in-depth knowledge of one or more game servers, and be able to respond quickly to any issues that may crop up during a game. These people will be responsible for running and moderating our Counter-Strike: Source and Team Fortress 2 servers.
Web Developer/Administrator: We’re always looking for someone knowledgeable in the ways of various web development techniques. Knowledge of PHP, MySQL, Linux (and comfortable in the shell) is recommended. Any other web-based skills are always a plus. You would be responsible for keeping the website up and running smoothly, keeping backups of the WordPress and forum, and resolving problems that may arise during normal site operations.
Professional Sponsorship Coordinator: we’re gaining sponsors all the time. We need someone to keep track of our professional contacts and our sponsorship agreements. Applicant should be well-organized, demonstrate a high level of charisma, and be quick to respond to emails and other communications. You will be responsible for keeping our sponsors updated on BurningLAN events, and of course gain support from them for each event.
Social Media Promoters: if you do not meet the requirements for any of the above positions, we are always looking for people to promote BurningLAN through physical and social media. If you are a Facebook or Twitter whore, this is definitely for you.

If you find that you are interested, shoot us an email at workforus@burninglan.com. The subject of your email should be the position that you desire, and the contents of the email should follow this format:

Applicant Name: Joe Blow

Desired Position: The position you want

Qualifications: Whatever qualifications and/or experience you have.

Why we should pick you: Why you are awesome.

Other relevant information: Anything else we should know.

If you have any questions, you can email me, Eric Abruzzese, at eabruzzese@burninglan.com.

Thanks!