On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 11:06:09AM -0800, Katie Kelly wrote:
> I love how all these advancements, like radios, work
> stations and computers only stress us out. :)
Katie, I was just thinking that the system so well-tuned
that people get upset about relatively minor inconveniences.
People complain about glitches, not realizing that there are other
clubs where it's like that *all the time*.
People's expectations have been too high regarding how well each run
group scheme copes with exceptional circumstances. In the end, either
system can work well, and success or failure is due to the experience
and judgement of the people running the events.
Fortunately we have a lot of people in our club who have experience
and good judgement. The way to improve how things are run is to help
people learn how to handle the problems that may arise. I think that
Tony Tabacco once wrote up an "event chair handbook", which I think is
a great step in the right direction. It should be made easily
accessible for new event chairs to learn from, and for old hands to
contribute to.
--
john@idsfa.net John Stimson
http://www.idsfa.net/~john/ HMC Physics '94
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