The accountant makes sure that the finances are handled correctly. Coordinators take care of activities not done by the speaker, host or accountant. The group enjoys and recognizes the joint effort of these people. It's a win-win situation.

Initially Monica and Yuval approached people on a random basis, considering the following criteria to secure the group's diversity and bond:

• true interest (primary criteria)
• studies / educational background (diversity!)
• company / professional background (yet again, diversity!)

The group is likely to evolve in the future, so that participants who are not able to present this year, will have an opportunity to do so in the next cycle. Interested persons should thus contact Monica or Yuval well in advance.

This is your day! We will usually start with the brunch at 10:30am (you don't want to hound your friends out of bed all too early on a Sunday morning, do you?) - and then it's show time! Experiment, dare! Enjoy yourself while delivering your presentation.

You should think of - and communicate well in advance – your requirements in terms of facilities (overhead projectors etc.) to the host. The aim is that a single speaker and host can carry off a session entirely on their own - from beginning to end.

Should you so wish – and to complete the learning opportunity - a formalized feedback session on your performance can be realized.

The hosting requirements tend to differ from presentation to presentation, due to the uniqueness of each event. This is essentially an organizing activity. In most instances the venue-host and presentation-host are one and the same person. The only time that this may not be so is when one person can come up with a superb venue (venue host) but is not in a position to – or prepared to - take on the overall organization (e.g. setting up the invitation text, securing special facilities).

The accountant makes sure that the money is handled correctly. He reports to the group about the financial situation of BWAD when needed and works closely with the hosts of the different events in terms of budget and expenses. Since we are a non-profit organisation, he also coordinates the use of profits, should there be any, for example in favour of a special event / charity.

This is why we find it necessary to bring these brief feedback rules to your attention. They're useful for every situation where feedback – both formal and informal - is necessary and/or desirable in our day to day lives. Make the best of them!

How Feedback should be given:

• Ownership: in "my" opinion, not "the royal we" or "one"
• Descriptive, not interpretive
• Concrete, precise and based on facts, not general
• Honest and overt
• Clearly formulated
• Current, immediate (here and now)

How Feedback should be taken:

• Agree to a feedback session only if you are positively disposed
• In the first instance, hear out the feedback quietly
• Do not defend or seek to justify
• Calmly enquire and clarify
• Extend your thanks for the feedback
• Keep behavioral changes in check
• Current, immediate (here and now)

• Beware, metal cutlery can be dangerous.
• Keep it in the kitchen and bring it to the party room when it's time to eat.
• Keep it in a safe place so that it won't fall on your guest's feet!
• Keep it where it won't get accidentally dirty. It is classy to have it in a clean cotton towel.
• Have sufficient cutlery in the party room and a good reserve in the kitchen.
• Have abandoned cutlery returned to the kitchen.
• It is convenient to have it washed as soon as possible.
• Make sure it is well rinsed. Soap does not taste good.
• Have it well dried, water stains look bad.