OMG, TLDR
The document that dictates who does what, minute by minute, on event day — three letters
Run of Show - ROS
The floppy disk icon still means this action in most software, decades after the media vanished.
What is "Save"
Rows of chairs facing a stage with no tables — the setup named after a movie house.
What is theater style?
What is 18-20?
When one person follows another through a secured door without badging, it's called this.
What is tailgating (or piggybacking)?
The written playbook for how to respond to a threat step by step, abbreviated SOP.
Standard Operating Procedure
Three-letter format for the short looping animation that powers most internet reaction humor.
What is a GIF?
The period before doors open when crew build the set and test equipment.
What is load-in (or setup / build)?
Hot Ones with Hitika - self acclaimed foodie, and claims to be a connoisseur of this type of condiment.
What is Hot Sauce?
The archway guests walk through that alarms on metal, abbreviated WTMD.
What is a Walk-Through Metal Detector?
Kamal, Henry, Calvin, Mark; members of our sister-team under Executive Protection, three letters.
ESO - Executive Support Officers
Meta's camera-equipped eyewear collaboration with this Italian-French luxury group brought AI assistants to your face.
What is EssilorLuxottica (Ray-Ban)?
The pre-event meeting where all security personnel receive assignments and expectations.
What is a security briefing (or roll call)?
When she was little, Hitika attended a school that had ties to this religious figure who was known for devoting her life to serving what she called "the poorest of the poor."
Who is Mother Teresa?
The sensor that triggers when a door opens without a valid badge read.
What is a door-forced-open alarm (or DFO)?
Meta's global in-house technical and creative production team.
TPG = The Production Group
This HBO comedy followed a Silicon Valley startup called Pied Piper and its compression algorithm.
What is "Silicon Valley"?
The pre-event note sent to attendees with parking, dress code, and arrival details.
What is a know-before-you-go?
Hitika started at Meta (then Facebook), in this MONTH & YEAR. The same month/year that Netflix's stock briefly surpassed Disney for the first time.
What is June 2018?
The advance team member who scouts a route and venue before the principal arrives.
What is an advance agent?
The system controlling who can badge into which doors, three letters.
ACS - Access Control System
When an AI confidently invents a fake citation or fact, we say it did this.
What is hallucinate?
The monitor facing the stage that shows a speaker their slides and notes.
What is a confidence monitor?
धन्यवाद (Dhanyavaad) - This expression of appreciation is in this lanuage, which Hitika can read, write and speak.
Thank you - Hindi
The temporary storage where confiscated items are held until a guest departs.
What is bag check (or an amnesty bin)