Re: reception not useful for WG chairs

[Christian Hopps <[e-mail]>]

Fred Baker <[e-mail]> writes:

> ditto. One of the really good things about it is a specific effort to bring new people into the community. The leadership is important, but so is the followership. I use it to meet newcomers (it used to be ones I was mentoring, but that program is no more I'm told) and introduce them to the leadership in working/research groups they are interested in. Absent some means of that, I'm pretty sure newcomers are lost in the hubbub of the meeting, and might never feel empowered to contribute.
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As Barbara mentioned elsewhere, they nixed the newcomers reception b/c they had good data that showed it was not useful to newcomers (or much less useful than the speed mentoring was).

However, this thread was a spin-off based on recognizing that it *was* effective time use for non-newcomers and that we should try and keep that part around somehow, rather than just saying "use the reception instead".

Thanks,
Chris.

>> On May 14, 2019, at 9:58 AM, Bob Hinden <[e-mail]> wrote:
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>> I like the newcomers reception.  I use it to meet actual newcomers, and to talk to ADs and other w.g. chair.   It’s a much better environment for these discussions than the formal welcome reception that follows.  That is much bigger and noisier.
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>> The newcomers reception is not perfect (what is?), but it works for me.  I hope we continue it, the alternatives are not as good.   One of its big values is that is on Sunday before the w.g. meetings start.
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>> Bob
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