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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr | Marcus | Lynne |
| 8 Apr | Muriel | Lainey |
| 15 Apr | Marcus | Muriel |
| 22 Apr | Lainey | Sue |
| 29 Apr | Belynda | Alan |
| 6 May | ||
| 13 May | Ann |
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 not to run over
- explain the 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 presentation itself has sound
- start the meeting at 7:30 with a mihi to the hall and to the online audiences
- introduction to TTC, health and saftey (toilets and exits)
- ask if there are any new people at the meeting and welcome them
- President's notices
- weekly activity reports
- forthcoming trips
- library
- general notices
- introduce the speaker; ask for questions at the end
- after the talk moderate online and in person pātai, then thank the speaker (or arrange someone else to do so)
- announce the club night topic for next week and 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
22 April Hutbagging the North Island Maarten Ruiter
Maarten started bagging huts when he joined WTMC in 2010 and has now visited every hut in the North Island.
29 April Monitoring marine ecosystems: impacts of coastal change on pāua
Katie Fenton, a Michael Taylor Award recipient, is pursuing a PhD in marine biology. Her thesis aims to understand how increasing intensity of global climate and local environmental stressors influences the growth, distribution, and survival of Haliotis iris, the blackfoot pāua.
06 May The Gladiator shows no mercy Sarah White
Sarah and Paul McCredie journeyed to the headwaters of the Karangarua and Douglas Rivers, deep in southern Westland.
13 May Ball Ridge/Ball Pass traverse, Aoraki Mt Cook
Janette, Devon, Peggy and Chris went to Ball Pass on Aoraki Mt Cook. It was a really great trip, with some challenging terrain. And a wonderful place to celebrate a 70th birthday.
20 May Langtang Valley trek in Nepal Geoff Marshall
Geoff did a six-day trek in the Langtang Valley. The trek climbs through a forested valley to around 3,000 metres elevation, then continues up a wide valley surrounded by snow-clad peaks to Kyanjing Gompa.
03 June Volunteering with DoC on Rakiura Sarah Fisher
During a 15-day FMC scholarship trip, Sarah assisted DoC’s work saving the critically endangered Southern New Zealand dotterel population, sat out a wild storm on Tin Range, and came across an untamed mud monster that tried to capture an unsuspecting tramper in a waist-deep mud hole.