[ST] Massage Den Report

Thu Jan 24 12:50:59 EST 2008

Hi,

I don't know if we're "hiding" Staff Den from the rest of the con but  
perhaps something like those large CE boards could be used and put  
outside the Den? That wouldn't require space inside, which seems at a  
premium at times.

DDA

On Jan 24, 2008, at 12:44 PM, Tamidon wrote:

> I think next year I'll set up a small table for all those types of
> things,flyers,clear ethers,stuff not related to food,but which should
> be available to staff
>
> On Jan 24, 2008 12:42 PM, David D'Antonio <dda at dantonio.net> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I assume this is where one of my staff eventually got one. By the
>> time I made it down to Staff Den on a couple occasions, I didn't see
>> them. That doesn't they weren't there, of course; it just means I had
>> other priorities.
>>
>> DDA
>>
>>
>> On Jan 24, 2008, at 12:25 PM, Tamidon wrote:
>>
>>> there was a stack of them in staff den with the Clear Ethers
>>>
>>> On Jan 24, 2008 11:16 AM, David D'Antonio <dda at dantonio.net> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> There was indeed a big sign on Ops saying, "In case of emergency,
>>>> call Rick Kovalcik" or words to that effect. Whether or not it  
>>>> was a
>>>> wise decision to close isn't my call; I understand the reasons and
>>>> agree that burning resources for Thursday night might not have been
>>>> the best use.
>>>>
>>>> My point is that Ops was closed when I tried to get in there and I
>>>> wasn't able to get there until much later so I never saw or  
>>>> picked up
>>>> the fabled phone number/radio sheet.
>>>>
>>>> Also, I called the hotel and asked for Aquarium at one point (not
>>>> having the phone list and all) and it just rang and rang. So even
>>>> having that list wasn't always helpful.
>>>>
>>>> DDA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 24, 2008, at 9:56 AM, Rick Kovalcik wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Actually it would also help if Con Office locked so that we could
>>>>> set up once on Thursday and not move.
>>>>>
>>>>> As Happy says, I wasn't sure we would have the volunteers to stay
>>>>> open Thursday night.  I suspect it might have been Kit alone.
>>>>>
>>>>> IRRC, Con Office also closed Thursday night last year, but at  
>>>>> least
>>>>> it didn't have to move.
>>>>>
>>>>> -RKOV
>>>>>
>>>>> P.S.  In case you haven't figured it out, I think the name OpsDesk
>>>>> should be changed to ConOffice.   Whenever you say OpsDesk or Ops
>>>>> it is too easy to confuse it with Operations Division.   I'll be
>>>>> saying more about this in my Operations Division summary for the
>>>>> debrief.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jan 24, 2008 8:47 AM, Happy <happypete at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Ops did set-up pre-con, and then closed shop from 1200 until 0900
>>>>> Friday.  Personally, I think this was a wise decision.  There were
>>>>> many reasons, but chief among them were--I believe--the lack of a
>>>>> perceived need to stay open and that overnight staff were not yet
>>>>> readily available.  With a four-day con ahead, I think RKOV  
>>>>> made the
>>>>> right decision this year to not burn an overnight shift "pre-con."
>>>>> Next year, there might be a situation that cannot be resolved
>>>>> independently as you did--even so, it sounds like you had a  
>>>>> fallback
>>>>> plan ["wake Rick up"] if you weren't able to find help on your  
>>>>> own.
>>>>> One suggestion to counter a concern about "unknown unknowns"
>>>>> would be
>>>>> taping an "In Case of Emergency, Open This" envelope to the  
>>>>> "Ops is
>>>>> closed" sign that has cell-phone/room/pager numbers for people  
>>>>> that
>>>>> might need to be awakened if the feces impacted the impeller.
>>>>>
>>>>> Could this be a suggestion for the pass-down to the next ops div
>>>>> head,
>>>>> not necessarily that ops _ must _ stay open Thursday night, but
>>>>> certainly that the need should be looked at and feasibility
>>>>> considered.
>>>>>
>>>>> Warmly,
>>>>>
>>>>> --Pete
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jan 24, 2008 8:11 AM, David D'Antonio <dda at dantonio.net> wrote:
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ops closed Thursday night. I know because I went down there and
>>>>> tried
>>>>>> to get them to call the hotel liaison so I could get the hotel to
>>>>>> lock out the elevators from 16. Rather than wake Rick, I ended up
>>>>>> finding Dennis on my own and accomplishing the mission. So, no
>>>>>> handy
>>>>>> phone list/radio instructions for me.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> DDA
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jan 24, 2008, at 12:24 AM, Kit Golan wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ops does not close. I'm talking the Ops desk that was in  
>>>>>>> Aquarius
>>>>>>> (the fish bowl, where last year's con suite was).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I know Ops doesn't close, because I work the overnight shift,
>>>>> and I
>>>>>>> helped schedule people to work it at all hours.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Are you confusing Ops with program ops?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ~Kit
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Jan 24, 2008 12:08 AM, David D'Antonio <dda at dantonio.net >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Not everyone can get to Ops; most of the time that I wasn't  
>>>>>>> on 16,
>>>>>>> Ops was closed. We finally did get some brought up to the Art
>>>>> Show by
>>>>>>> chance but it was a tad late by then.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> DDA
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Jan 23, 2008, at 9:34 PM, Kit Golan wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There is a phone list. With all the rooms and extensions, for
>>>>> staff
>>>>>>>> den, massage den, etc. It's in Ops. On the reverse of it was
>>>>> radio
>>>>>>>> instructions this year.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There is always (as far as I can remember) a room list
>>>>> available at
>>>>>>>> Ops.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ~Kit, your overnight ops ninja
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [snip]
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> DDA
>>>>>>> Art Show Director, Arisia '08
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of
>>>>>>> yesterday is the hope of today and reality of tomorrow. - Robert
>>>>>>> Goddard
>>>>>>> ***
>>>>>>> Kit Marlow Golan
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> DDA
>>>>>> Art Show Director, Arisia '08
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> -----
>>>>> Pete 'Happy' Thomas ( happypete at gmail.com)
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> -RKOV
>>>>> Rick Kovalcik
>>>>> kovalcik at alum.mit.edu, rk at mit.edu, et. al.
>>>>> 1-508-259-6819 (worldwide cell phone)
>>>>>
>>>>> Note: This message may have been sent via the Gmail applet for
>>>>> CrackBerry.  So, please excuse the brevity and typos.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> DDA
>>>> Art Show Director, Arisia '08
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>
>> --
>> DDA
>> Art Show Director, Arisia '08
>>
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DDA
Art Show Director, Arisia '08