- welcome to (conference) (year) in (place)
- my name is ..., I do ... for living, and ... for fun
- we have been doing (conference) since ..., this is the ... time
- the next (conference) will be ...
- friendly space policy
- house rules (host)
- venue, restrooms, rooms...
- food, drinks
- food and drinks after the event, self organized?
- name tags
- t-shirts
- sponsors (...), people working for sponsors can stand up
- people that have donated while registering, they can stand up
- volunteers
- how open space works
- introductions: name, how did you hear about (conference), why are you here
- roles: convenor/facilitator, scribe/recorder, gate keeper, reporter
- law of two feet