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Re: [Palindrome] This American Life alert
At 07:22 PM 1/10/2007, Eric Albert wrote:
My suggestion is that Ms. Pollak come to MIT around 11:00 or 11:30
and hang out with us (and all the other teams) in the lobby of
Building 7. Then, at noon, she can watch with us the usually ornate
introduction to Hunt given by the Hunt Masters to all the teams.
Afterwards, our team will repair to our headquarters for
introductions and general organizational stuff. This usually lasts
30 to 60 minutes. Ms. Pollak is welcome to watch this, or to stay
behind and see if she can get any time with the Hunt Masters (who
will also be very busy, just as the Hunt begins).
At this point, which I estimate to be between 1:30 and 2:30, things
should calm down a bit in our headquarters, and it would be possible
for Ms. Pollak to take volunteers from our team, one at a time, to
some nearby classroom for an interview.
I would strongly prefer that Ms. Pollak *not* do anything that
involves taking multiple team members (at the same time) away from
the team. The Hunt weekend comes but once a year, and it's a time
for socializing and competition. (There are a fair number of folks
on our team who would like to try to win this year, in a fun way, of course.)
Media attention is OK, so long as it's in the background and not
disruptive. It should not become the main show.
I would add that, while I commend Dave for bringing this about, I
really think that any scheduling and planning should be between the
TAL crew and the Bombers, not between TAL and us. Just as media
attention should not become the main show, I have to say that I don't
think *we* should become the main show. The main show here is the
event. To the extent that Ms. Pollak wants to talk to participants,
she should feel free to interview our team members, as time and
individual willingness allows. But to the extent that she wants to
see the event, even the introduction at noon, I would prefer that she
was there in conjunction with arrangements worked out with the
organizers, and not just tagging along with us.