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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
- President's and Committee notices
- weekly activity reports
- forthcoming trips
- library
- general notices
- introduce the speaker; ask for questions at the end
- after the talk moderate the online and in person pātai
- 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
TTC Social Club Committee Roster
PLEASE!
- The roster is tight; if you can't do a duty, please agree to swap with someone else.
- see the duty and event guides
| Date | Host | Supper |
|---|---|---|
| 19 May | Ann | Alan |
| 12 May | Muriel | Lainey |
12 May Walking and cycling in Portugal Pete and Trish
Pete and Trish went walking between Sintra and Cascais and around Pinhao in the Duoro Valley before cycling from Porto to Santiago de Compostela on the Caminho Portugues de Costa.
19 May Taking a hike in Japan
Peter Clough, his wife Nanette and TTC member Liz Aston explored parts of the 400-year-old Nakasendo Way linking Tōkyō and Kyōto and did country walks on back roads of Japan, sampling cultural and historic attractions along the way.
26 May The Great Wall of China Les Molloy
Les Molloy discusses the history of the wall(s) over 2,500 years and their effectiveness as a defensive barrier with a focus on the rarely-visited Qin and Han Dynasty remnants in the remote, arid, NW provinces of Xinjiang, Gansu and Inner Mongolia