Im hosting a presentation in the MFM Practitioners Seminar. What are my duties?
You should contact the speaker in advance to be sure that you both understand what equipment will be available. In particular, if the host is expecting the speaker to bring a laptop and vice versa, then there can be a problem. (In our seminar, we typically ask the speaker to provide the laptop — see Q219 above — but it’s a good idea to have a second one, in case of difficulty.) You should plan to meet with the speaker about 15 minutes in advance of the talk to erase the boards and to set up. If there are difficulties, the Mathematics Systems Staff office is Vincent 11, but keep in mind that they typically leave at about 5:30pm. Before the talk, it’s a good idea to suggest that everyone turn off cell phones and PDAs. You should introduce the speaker and moderate the Q and A period after the talk. It’s not required, but, typically, the speaker, the host and others go out for drinks after the talk. You should ask the server to give you a separate itemized bill, with only appetizers that
