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Notifications about Delays and Re-Shedules

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Akulatraxas:
Hey!,

You know, there always will be delays, re-schedules or even cancellations in our program happening during convention.
I would like you to ask what method you would prefer to get notified about that.

Last year we used twitter and the official Eurofurence app.

Greetings
Aku

Jorinda:
I think Twitter is fine. That information also goes in the EF Prime, right?

A printed bulletin board wouldn't make much sense, as it would need reprinting for every update. That's a waste of paper (and time).

Vaulz:
An actual piece of paper would be nice. Just a simple list, at a key area of the convention, where someone who is in charge of an event can leave a note if he/she knows in advance that the event will be delayed or canceled. After all, not every attendee has constant access to the internet.

VulpesRex:
   For those of us who are not able to see a twitter-feed, an erasable "white board", updated as necessary and set up on an easle in the lobby between the elevators for block 2 and the hotel registration desk - or some other central location which everyone might resonably be expected to pass a few times a day - ought to do the trick.

SouthPaw:
I'd go for a "belt and braces" approach: Messages via Twitter, the EF app and the EF Prime ticker as well as a printed notice outside the affected room(s), preferably no later than the original scheduled start time if known about in advance.

One thing not to do, however, is to "slip" a time unless it's absolutely necessary. If you tell people, "Whittling for Beginners will start one hour late", they'll grumble, but it gives them a chance to get something to eat/drink or do something else. If you tell them "Whittling for Beginners will start fifteen minutes late", "Sorry. It's delayed by another 15 minutes", "Nope...Another 15 minutes", "Sorry...It'll be another 15 minutes", you'll have a queue full of angry people even though the delay's the same.

On the flip side, if you say "Whittling for Beginners will start half an hour late", but it subsequently proves to be possible to start earlier, stick with the original delay, otherwise you'll annoy people.

tl;dr There is no way to win if an event is delayed

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