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Mozfest
How did RSA House help Mozilla
run 31 events over six days?
rief
We hired most of the RSA’s
public space and turned it
into “Mozfest House” for the
week. Mozfest House is a central
London venue that extends Mozfest
into a week-long festival. Mozfest
connects all those people wanting to
build a healthy internet globally. From
22-26 October, Mozfest participants
were invited to dig deeper into their
work, trade ideas, swap code, and
build solutions.
Mozfest House features films,
workshops, conferences, and talks,
all focusing on Internet health and
showcasing the diversity of the
Mozilla network. We also offer a
co-working space for those
participating during the week or
at the festival. Organisers used the
space on the Saturday for our
end of week party.
There were over 1,000 people in
the space over the week with events
from six people up to 180, and over
300 at the party.
What went on?
A large range of talks, meet ups,
creative workshops, films and
conferences - all the events were
different, and we used
the various spaces throughout the
Client:
Mozilla
Event:
teams often had excellent
suggestions for helping with logistics
and making suitable amendments.
4. We felt we had an excellent
partnership with all the RSA team
and that we worked well together to
help each other throughout the week.
Mozfest
Date:
22–26
October 2018
Venue:
RSA House
Number
of guests:
1,000+
RSA to provide a
bespoke environment for each piece. Set ups varied from
chair seating to tables and chairs for more hands-on,
creative work.
Challenges
With 31 events over six days, there are always changes and
adaptations required however much you plan. These were
overcome in a number of ways:
1. The RSA understood our events and how we worked from
the experience in 2017
2. We understood the spaces better
3. The RSA was very accommodating to change and
last-minute tweaks and amendments which in turn made
everything far less of a challenge. The RSA was also very
pro-active in asking to meet with us regularly and discuss
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Client comment:
Sarah Allen, events and training
executive director of Mozfest: “When
we were searching for a venue for
Mozfest House, we wanted a building
that felt like a surprising yet
comfortable home for a technology
festival. One that carried the history
of London and yet felt modern at the
same time. The RSA was this and
more. Our participants loved the
heritage and the beauty of the venue
which was reflected so well in the
rooms that hosted unconferences,
film nights, and workshops all
exploring new technologies and
Internet health. The building allowed
us to expand across the three floors
during the day as our events and
participant numbers grew, and still
feel intimate for the smaller night
talks and social events. The team is
incredible, really friendly, professional
and very supportive.”
“Our participants
loved the heritage
and the beauty of
the venue”