Hello all, Indeed, I intended to arrive, and I have even had a key during the last two semesters (but not before that - we managed without for years, as explained before). However, I was unable to come on the last minute.
I am sorry there was nobody there who knew Moti should be contacted. This indeed will be fixed in the future as a part of the regular lecturer-inviting protocol. Orna. On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 4:45 AM, Eli Billauer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > Since I've been seen presenting the speaker in some talks, and sometimes > even made sure the projector is available (even though I don't have the key > myself), and I sometimes announce lectures, I suppose some people will > consider myself as an organizer. But the truth is, that Haifux has been > running for quote a few years without appointing anyone to "organize" the > event. Exactly as in the free software world, the slots have been filled by > whoever was there to fill them. > > I'm sorry to hear about today's mishap. It's a truly rare event, and it > looks like the shortcircuit lies somewhere between myself and Orna. > Personally, I had other things on my mind, and I actually wasn't aware that > anything was planned for today. One lesson to learn is that a lecture > announced on the same day is a bad omen. > > A second bad omen is when you're going to give a lecture, and you have no > phone number whatsoever to call in case something goes wrong (stuck on the > road, for example). It's actually true for any kind of appointment one > makes. > > Please keep in mind that the only dedicated staff in any lecture, is the > speaker himself (or herself). Arriving at a lecture expecting that > everything has been fixed by just somebody is a bit of a gambling. It works > almost always, but this time, it just didn't. And allow me to say, as > someone who has delivered professional courses, that the same rule applies > in the "real world". > > Having said all this, I'd still like to apologize for the inconvenience. > The few of us involved will make sure this will not happen again. > > Eli > > -- > Web: http://www.billauer.co.il > > -- Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda. http://ladypine.org
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