Re: [Haifux] Where were the organizers?

2010-05-23 Thread Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda
On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Dotan Cohen dotanco...@gmail.com wrote: On 21 May 2010 09:15, Nadav Har'El n...@math.technion.ac.il wrote: On Tue, May 11, 2010, Eli Billauer wrote about Re: [Haifux] Where were the organizers?: Please keep in mind that the only dedicated staff in any

Re: [Haifux] Where were the organizers?

2010-05-23 Thread Eli Billauer
Hello all, I hoped that this thread would die out sooner or later, but I realize that people have a lot on their minds. To the plain user, the critical difference between free software and the one you pay for, is that you don't have a number to call when something goes wrong. I know, there

Re: [Haifux] Where were the organizers?

2010-05-22 Thread Orr Dunkelman
As Orna had already pointed out there is usually someone there to take care of stuff, and once in a while there isn't. It is not the presenter's fault (and if this was implied than this was a problem), but as I've written earlier - for future reference, ask Moti, or call one of us. Specifically,

Re: [Haifux] Where were the organizers?

2010-05-22 Thread Nadav Har'El
This discussion is a bit off-topic, but just to explain myself, On Sat, May 22, 2010, Orr Dunkelman wrote about Re: [Haifux] Where were the organizers?: While I do not like the security at the entrance to the Technion, and find them annoying, they are far from fascists. Due to many reasons

Re: [Haifux] Where were the organizers?

2010-05-22 Thread Orr Dunkelman
It indeed went completely off topic. On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 11:18 PM, Nadav Har'El n...@math.technion.ac.il wrote: To return to the nimshal, while I was in the Technion, I got too often the feeling that the security guards forgot that they are there to serve the needs the people of the

Re: [Haifux] Where were the organizers?

2010-05-22 Thread Dotan Cohen
On 21 May 2010 09:15, Nadav Har'El n...@math.technion.ac.il wrote: On Tue, May 11, 2010, Eli Billauer wrote about Re: [Haifux] Where were the organizers?: Please keep in mind that the only dedicated staff in any lecture, is the speaker himself (or herself). Arriving at a lecture expecting

Re: [Haifux] Where were the organizers?

2010-05-21 Thread Nadav Har'El
On Tue, May 11, 2010, Eli Billauer wrote about Re: [Haifux] Where were the organizers?: 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

Re: [Haifux] Where were the organizers?

2010-05-13 Thread Dotan Cohen
On 10 May 2010 22:52, Orr Dunkelman orr.dunkel...@gmail.com wrote: Dear All, For future reference: In case the desk with the projector equipment is locked, please go to the second floor, to room 203 (Alex Ratinzki's room), and ask Moti (who sits there) to open the projector at room 6. As

Re: [Haifux] Where were the organizers?

2010-05-11 Thread Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda
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 kovg...@gmail.com 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

Re: [Haifux] Where were the organizers?

2010-05-11 Thread Nir Abulaffio
Hello everyone, Indeed we had no luck yesterday. I was late, and I would like to apologize for that (I was at a funeral and had a traffic jam getting to Haifa) So I am really really sorry, Roy. If I had been in time, I might have remebered to go to the ahraii-binyan and get the key. This is the

Re: [Haifux] Where were the organizers?

2010-05-11 Thread cool-RR
On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 5:36 AM, Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda ladyp...@gmail.comwrote: 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

Re: [Haifux] Where were the organizers?

2010-05-10 Thread Orr Dunkelman
Dear All, For future reference: In case the desk with the projector equipment is locked, please go to the second floor, to room 203 (Alex Ratinzki's room), and ask Moti (who sits there) to open the projector at room 6. As for the organizers, we have other commitments, and we cannot arrive to all

Re: [Haifux] Where were the organizers?

2010-05-10 Thread cool-RR
Thanks for the info Orr. On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 9:52 PM, Orr Dunkelman orr.dunkel...@gmail.comwrote: Dear All, For future reference: In case the desk with the projector equipment is locked, please go to the second floor, to room 203 (Alex Ratinzki's room), and ask Moti (who sits there) to

Re: [Haifux] Where were the organizers?

2010-05-10 Thread guy keren
hi orr, it will be a good idea to add this info to lecture announcements - in case this happens again in the future - as well of adding it to haifux.org (not just on haifux - people won't necessarily remember that it is written there when this problem happens again in a year from now).

Re: [Haifux] Where were the organizers?

2010-05-10 Thread Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda
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

Re: [Haifux] Where were the organizers?

2010-05-10 Thread Maxim Kovgan
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