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 Dear NAME, Dear NAME,
  
-This a reminder that you've signed up to give a 20-minute Journal Club talk on +Thanks for signing up to give a 20-minute Journal Club talk on 
-MONTH DAY. Once you have a topic picked for your talk, please let me and +MONTH DAY. Once you have a topic picked for your talk, please let 
-OTHER ORGANIZER know a few things when you get the chance:+us know a few things when you get the chance:
  
-- What paper(s) will you be presenting? +- What work(s) will you be presenting? 
-- Would you like us to find someone somewhat familiar with your talk +- Do you expect to use PowerPoint (or similar) for your talk? 
-  topic who can spend a little time helping get you oriented? +- Is there any particular kind of feedback you'd like to get 
-- Should we use the paper's abstract as your talk abstract? If not, +  after your talk?
-  what abstract should we put? +
-- Do you expect to use PowerPoint for your talk? +
-- What level of familiarity do you have with the subject area of the paper? +
-  (We'll mention this when we introduce you to the audience in an attempt +
-  to set their expectations appropriately for questions, etc.) +
-- Do you want feedback on your talk? If so, regarding what? +
-- Do you have any other goals for this talk that we can help you achieve?+
  
-For some suggestions on choosing a topic and preparing for your talk, see +For some suggestions on choosing a topic and preparing for your talk, 
-http://tinyurl.com/ucbjcsi .+see http://tinyurl.com/ucbjcsi . Please let us know if you have 
 +any questions.
  
-Thanks,+Cheers,
  
-YOUR NAME+YOUR NAMES
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 +(As a side note, everyone always says that they'll use some form of presentation
 +software, but I like to ask because it encourages the idea that you can actually
 +give a talk **without** such software.  --- //[[pwilliams@astro.berkeley.edu|Peter Williams]] 2011/04/07 23:58//)
 ===== Journal Club Man-Cron ===== ===== Journal Club Man-Cron =====
  
-  * Every Tuesday+  * Tuesdays
      - Send a reminder to the following week's speakers using something like the above template      - Send a reminder to the following week's speakers using something like the above template
      - Bug the current week's speakers for an abstract if necessary      - Bug the current week's speakers for an abstract if necessary
-  * Every Thursday, send a notice about Friday's JC speaker/topic. (If undergrads don't show up for a couple of weeks, we should stop spamming then.) For ease of copy-paste, the addresses are: ''faculty@astro.berkeley.edu, research@astro.berkeley.edu, students@astro.berkeley.edu, postdocs@astro.berkeley.edu, astromajors@astro.berkeley.edu'' +  * Thursdays, send a notice about Friday's JC speaker/topic. For ease of copy-paste, the addresses are: ''faculty@astro.berkeley.edu, research@astro.berkeley.edu, students@astro.berkeley.edu, postdocs@astro.berkeley.edu, astromajors@astro.berkeley.edu'' 
-  * Every Friday +  * Fridays
-     - In the morning, make notes about the speakers' experience/feedback desires/etc for the intro +
-     - In the morning, ask the speakers if they have any last-minute needs+
      - At ~11:30, send out another reminder email to the same set of lists.      - At ~11:30, send out another reminder email to the same set of lists.
      - At noon, do Journal Club.      - At noon, do Journal Club.

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