- Ask other elders if there any committed speakers for the upcoming month. We have a history of getting wires crossed when Cat Herder A takes over for Cat Herder B.
- check the following:
- Remember, if you are the Cat Herder, feel free to delegate tasks. You don't have to do it all yourself. Thank you for taking this on!
- do the speakers know how much time they have to present?
- do the speakers have appropriate dongles for the projector?
- do non-regular speakers know they can use a projector, and the # of people in attendance?
- announce/tweet MeetUp (this can be done sooner if things are set)
- Note that Meetup will remove the Announce button, if it is not announced within 7 days of the event. According to this, there is an auto-announce feature that kicks in.
- ask speakers how they would like to be introduced / bio
- update monthly outline with speakers, sponsors, announcements, etc. We use this as a slide before Speaker #1.
- It is wise to ask for announcements in the
#generalchannel on Slack (or Twitter?) to ensure that we get everything.
- It is wise to ask for announcements in the
- update the human-readable log
- send out an email reminder
- generally, the Cat Herder is the emcee. If no other arrangements have been made, they will read the announcements, etc
- the Cat Herder is also the "time police" and should tell the speakers when they have 5 minutes to go
- as of JUN-2022
- there might be a power button on the controls on the pillar?
- look for NEC remote control
- choose input
- I think we used HDMI 2 but try various options
- Startup Zone co-ordinator asked us to:
- ensure that the projector is retracted
- ensure that dishes are put in the dishwasher and not left in the sink
- update the csv log with the attendance (the # of sign-ups on MeetUp is good enough)
- the cat-herder is generally responsible to find the next cat-herder for the next event/stint