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Nau mai, hoki mai ki te rōpū hikoi o te pae maunga o Tararua |
Welcome to the Tararua Tramping Club |
Hosting duty 'cheat sheet'
- open the presentation cabinet to setup the laptop, turn on the projector at the wall
- pro tip: the RCA sound cable is not required unless the presentation has audio
- welcome the presenter when they arrive, offer them a cup of tea
- explain the koha options
- explain the online and hall audiences and two sound systems
- explain the latest end time for the talk (8:30pm), encourage them to keep to time
- explain the hall microphone options
- setup the online meeting on the laptop
- pro tip: ensure 'Display Settings' are set to two screens
- pro tip: ensure the windows sound setting for the browser is set to minimum if the powerpoint presentation itself has sound
- pro tip: reboot the laptop if the reboot required indicator is displayed or the laptop will not connect to the WiFi
- start the meeting at 7:30 with a mihi to the online and hall audiences
- introduce the TTC, explain health and safety (toilets and exits)
- ask if there are any new people at the meeting and welcome them
- ask if there are any General Committee people at the meeting and introduce them
- ask if there are notices from the President and Geenral Committee
- weekly activity reports from Alan Graham -> mailto:ttc [period] weekly [period] activities [snail] ttc [period] org [period] nz?Subject=Query from TTC website , or Ann Walker -> mailto:ttc [period] weekly [period] activities [snail] ttc [period] org [period] nz?Subject=Query from TTC website on 027 457 2624
- forthcoming trips
- library
- general notices
- introduce the speaker; ask for questions at the end
- after the talk moderate the online and in person pātai
- if after 8:30 restrict or have no questions
- thank the speaker (or arrange someone else to do so)
- announce the club night topic for next week
- close the meeting with a request to put the chairs away
- return the laptop etc to the presentation cabinet and lock it, turn off projector and sound system
17 November A visit to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland
On a tour of the Baltic countries and Poland, Diana Barnes enjoyed the natural countryside, learned about some folkloric history and traditions, and visited towns dating from the Middle Ages, some with wonderful Art Nouveau buildings.
| Date | Location | Grade | Leader | Contact | ||
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| Sat 14 | Cone Hut - 80th Birthday Celebration - cake and merriment - walk in from Waiohine Gorge | All | Paul McCredie -> mailto:pail [period] mccredie [snail] ttc [period] org [period] nz | 021 477 617 | ||
| 18 | Crows nest - Ōtari | E | Michele Dickson | 022 635 0193 | ||
| 18 | Belmont Hills | EM | Cheryl McDonald | 021 895 296 | ||
| 18 | Ōrongorongo River - Jacob's Ladder to the Sea | M | Jim Gibbons | 027 495 3616 | ||
| 18 | East Holdsworth Track Circuit | M | Rob Handyside | 021 620 064 | ||
| 18 | Waikawa Stream - pts 969 & 1007 | MF | Franz Hubmann | 027 857 1612 | ||
24 November Walking the Stevenson Trail in south-central France
The GR70 (Chemin de Stevenson), traces the 1878 journey of Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson and his donkey,
Modestine, chronicled in his book Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes. Rachel Fry and Peter Morten followed the 240km route without a donkey, but enjoyed meeting other walkers and their donkeys.