Neal Rakesh, Udayan Bubna, Chrstine So

 Read and Re-Read  Everything you need to know ◦ Training Guide ◦ Schedule  Ask us questions ◦ Tech Day HQ: 1303 EECS ◦ (5-2526) or (734) on any phone

 Remember its Saturday, Nov 8 th  Tech Day Depends on you ◦ Group Leaders are responsible for presenting what the University of Michigan is all about ◦ Group Leaders are the first impression people get about the University of Michigan

 Share your personal experiences  You have the power to keep things on time  Groups of two ◦ Back each other up ◦ Both of you need to provide your inputs on campus

 Group Leaders ◦ Maize Tech Day T-Shirts  Planning Committee ◦ Red Tech Day T-Shirts

 By 8:00 a.m. at 1311 EECS  Pick up ◦ T-Shirt ◦ Folder ◦ Name Tag  Breakfast  Go to Opening Session Assignments (8:30 a.m.)  By 8:50 a.m. have your group seated in their correct Opening Session Rooms  Student groups should only have students  Parent groups should only have parents

 9:00 – 10:15 a.m.  Keep focus towards the speaker  Help Others Find Seats  Cell Phone on Silent  D ON’T L EAVE!!!!  At the End ◦ Gather your Group In the Front ◦ Hold up your Group # Sign ◦ Take a Head Count (Remember the Number)

 Talk About Yourself ◦ Name ◦ Year ◦ Major (No Abbreviations)  Go over the day schedule briefly  Make Sure Each Person has ◦ Bag ◦ Name Tag ◦ Welcome Packet Publication ◦ Flyers ◦ Lunch Ticket ◦ Feedback Survey ◦ Exhibit Map  Break the tension….

 10:25 – 11:00 a.m. (PG)  1:05 – 1:35 p.m. (SG)  Turn Cells ON  Tours are 35 minutes ◦ About 3-5 minutes for each stop ◦ D ON’T L OSE T RACK O F T IME!!!!  Campus Tour Page ◦ A Guide not a necessary thing (Don’t Recite it….) ◦ Talk about your own experiences ◦ Answer all questions possible

 11:05 – 11:40 a.m.  2 Department Presentations – 35minutes each  Stay with your group  Cell Phone on Silent

 50 minute Session  Led By Design Competition Leader  Help or Participate in the Competition

 Refer to Schedule for Times  2 Department Tours – 50 minutes each  Stay with your group  Cell Phone on Silent

 1:40 – 2:30 p.m. & 3:45 – 4:35 p.m.  Volunteers will drop off Transfer students with you.  They will join you for the first Department Tour.  At 2:30 p.m., the transfer students will be picked up by their volunteers at their designated ending points (on the schedule).  Make sure transfers students are not with you after 2:30 p.m.

 11:45 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. (PG)  12:25 – 1:05 p.m. (SG)  Need a Lunch Ticket to get lunch (given at check-in for visitors)  Visitors Cannot Buy Lunch  Pick it up at the Lunch Distribution Room (on Schedule)  Follow Trafficking Signs (Enter/Exit)  Eat in the Lunch Room  Talk and have fun with your group  Lunch ◦ Sandwiches ◦ Chips ◦ Pop/Water

 12:25–1:15p.m. (PG)  10:25–11:15a.m. or 11:25a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (SG)  Cell Phone Ringers ON  50 Exhibits ◦ Housing exhibits – Dude ◦ Other exhibits – EECS  Locations on Exhibit Map and Description in Welcome Packet  Runners between the Dude and EECS to make sure you group doesn’t get lost  Allow for a bathroom break  Set a time and place to meet when your session is over (VERY IMPORTANT!!!)  Use your Group # Sign

 The purpose is to allow students to interact with different societies.  Societies: 5 RED raffle tickets each  Students: 5 BLUE raffle tickets each  RED tickets are awarded after the students talk and interact with great interest to the different societies  BLUE tickets are given by student to society that they like  The student that is picked from the raffle wins  The society with the most BLUE tickets win a cash prize

 3:30 – 3:45 p.m.  Drink and Snacks  One per person  Bathroom Break (locations on the map)

 1:25 – 4:35 p.m. (PG)  10:25 – 11:15 a.m. or 11:25 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (SG)  Tell your group you are leaving (PG)  Someone else will take them to their closing sessions  Help visitors take their seats  Leave them your , if they want to ask you more questions

 Sign Up Now if you want to volunteer for panels  Parent Group Leaders ◦ Stay extra in order to do panels (Refer to Schedule)  Student Group Leaders ◦ At Tech Day for the entire time  Answer Questions  Be appropriate

 4:45 – 5:00 p.m.  Before entering the room ◦ Tell students to fill out the feed back survey with the pencils provided (for more raffle prizes) ◦ Write their name clearly on each RED raffle ticket  Raffles will be drawn for students ◦ Winners for both RED tickets and Feedback surveys  Help the student find their seats  Leave them your , if they want to ask you more questions  Stay until the end of the closing session to fill your group leader surveys

 Can be found in your folders  Please Fill the Survey  It allows us to make Tech Day better for coming years  Turn it into 1303 EECS  Sign Out at 1303 EECS

 Keep your comments appropriate  Make sure you know all rooms before Tech Day  Ask us questions ◦ Tech Day HQ: 1303 EECS ◦ (5-2526) or (734) on any phone  Bring a watch and check it a lot  Turn your cell phone on during exhibits and campus tours  During lunch read traffic flow signs  TALK A LOT  Remember You have the power to keep your group ON TIME  Answer Questions

 Watch  Warm Jacket  Cell Phone  M-Card  Writing Utensil  Comfortable Shoes  Your Brain and Experiences  Your Enthusiasm

 Group Member Want to leave in the middle of Tech Day ◦ They cant leave!  Group Member Wants to switch groups ◦ Cant switch! (if they persist, send them to registration at Chrysler Center)

 What if you don’t know the answer to a question that needs to be answered immediately? ◦ Call Headquarters for serious issues. ◦ Give if its an academic issue.  What if a group member wants to attend a department tour other than the two he/she is registered for? ◦ They cant! (it’s the same as a switch!)

 Group Member gets lost ◦ Call Tech Day HQ and tell a runner to find the member  Department speaker doesn’t show up ◦ Contact Us and Tech Day HQ ◦ Speak on behalf of the speaker until he/she gets there ◦ Make sure you are on time

 What if you realize that your group is off schedule? ◦ You have authority to make group leave department sessions early.  You get lost ◦ Refer to schedule and training guide first ◦ If that fails, call Tech Day HQ for a runner to help you

 Group Member wants medications ◦ You cannot give or buy them medication (they can buy it at U GO’s themselves)  Group Member is injured ◦ Call Tech Day HQ

 Fire Alarm ◦ Take your group safely out the building ◦ Count the number of people in your group ◦ Contact Us and Tech Day HQ to get building problem solved

 What day is Tech Day? ◦ This Saturday, November 8 th  What time and where is Group Leader Check- In? ◦ 8:00 a.m. at 1311 EECS  What do you do if you don’t know what to do? ◦ First, refer to your group leader training guide and schedule. If you can’t figure it out call us or find a Committee member.

 What if group members want to go to Bursley? o NO ONE can go to Bursley!  What is Tech Day HQ phone number? ◦ (5-2526) or (734)  What if group member wants to go to Panda Express? o No one is allowed to buy their own food!

 Neal Rakesh ◦ rakeshnk ◦ (989)  Udayan Bubna (udy) ◦ udayanb ◦ (734)  Christine So ◦ caso ◦ (248)  Tech Day HQ ◦ (734)