From: "Mike Barker" <mbarker@MIT.EDU>
Subject: Meeting Basics
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 17:17:50 EDT

Just for fun...some of the "rules of meeting" that I think we keep
running afoul of:

1. Every meeting should have an agenda.  

2. The agenda should be announced before the meeting.

3. Invitations to attend a meeting should indicate whether the person
must attend or may attend.

4. Responses to invitations should not be expected before the agenda
is announced.

5. In the meeting, the agenda should be followed.

6. During the meeting, certain roles (leader, notetaker, etc) should
be clearly identified.

7. The method of "gaining the floor" (getting a turn to talk) should
be clearly understood and followed.

8. The method of making decisions/assignments/etc. should be clearly
defined and used repeatedly.

9. After a meeting, notes/minutes should be published.

10.  There should be clearly identified ways for people not attending
to (a) get the agenda (b) provide input and (c) get notes/minutes.

Any others?

Mike