To: Jeanne Bennardo
From: Robotics Graduate Students
Subject: Robotics Institute Tour Guidelines Update
Date: 12 December 1994
Re: Memo of 15 October 1991
The original memo (mentioned above) outlining the Robotics Institute tour procedure recommended a re-examination of the tour policy after a trial period. RoboOrg undertook this re-examination and voted on changes to the policy at a general meeting on December 9, 1994. This memo reflects those changes as well as the current mode of operation and, therefore, supercedes the memo of 15 October, 1991.

With the exception of retroactive credits for the Tour Queue Maintainer (which became a de facto exempt position under the previous guidelines), the revised guidelines for Tour Queue credits are effective for tours completed after December 9, 1994.

RI Tour Policy

Robotics graduate students will give general-purpose tours of the Robotics Institute to outside visitors as a community service activity. If the tour has a specific purpose or research focus, or involves a demonstration, then the appropriate researchers, faculty, or project members should be contacted to give the tour. Giving tours is not an essential student activity so it should not interfere with academic or research work. The following guidelines attempt to insure this.