The door should be open all night long - this room is dedicated to self-studying during the night.
On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 7:22 AM, Maxim Kovgan <[email protected]> wrote: > I think a good idea is to set up a "chain of command" as people do in the > armies. > It is also a good thing from organizational perspective. > This chain of command should work with the faculty people (Moti or Alex or > whoever), and not every willing lecturer. > > If the obliged representative is not able to arrive they *has to* ping the > next in the chain, > to at least make sure the door is open and for *the right* people (there > are also some faculty security aspects - equipment had been stolen in the > past) > > of course: IMHO. > > Regards. > > > > On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 6:36 AM, Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Haifux mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haifux >> >> > > > -- > Maxim Kovgan > -- Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda. http://ladypine.org
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