BETA Lab Seating

We have developed a policy that will hopefully avoid conflicts and problems allocating seats in the BETA lab. Before claiming a seat in the lab, please consult with the current Lab seating czar (currently DaveTompkins).

Reference Diagram

                 (WINDOW SIDE -- WEST)
            
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                     ------   ------   ------   
                    /      \ /      \ /      \ 
                   |1      3|5      7|9     11|
                   |        |        |        |
                    \      / \      / \      / 
                    /      \ /      \ /      \ 
     |A            |        |        |        |
      \            |2      4|6      8|10    12|
      /            |        |        |        |
     | 
     |
      \B   /\   C                 -    -     -
       ----  ------              |X|  |Y|   |Z|
      /D   \/   E                | |  | |    -
     |                           | |  | |
     |                           ----------------
      \F   /\   G               /         
       ----  ------            | 
      /H   \/   I              |     PHOTOCOPY
     |                         |       ROOM
     |                         |
      \J   /\   K              |     
       ----  ------            |
                               |
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                       DOOR

Current Assignments

New Computers

Currently the the new computers (at seats B,D,F) are outside of the regular policy -- please consult with Irmtraud Meyer (irmtraud) before using one of those machines

Official Policy

1. Seats at the tables (X,Y & Z) cannot be permenently allocated, and are for visitors, drop-ins and office hours.
2. When a new student joins BETA, he/she first chooses between an office and a lab seat
3. If a new student chooses a lab seat, then he/she may select any free seat in the lab (ideally he/she might select a seat near students in a related research area) after consulting with the current lab seating czar.
4. If multiple new students select the same seat, ties are broken randomly.
5. When a student leaves BETA and his/her seat becomes vacant, that seat is made available to students in order of seniority.
6. Seniority is measured in years as a graduate student at UBC (so a M.Sc. in Computer Science at SFU does not count toward seniority, whereas a M.Sc. in Biology at UBC does).
7. Of course a student may choose to stay in his/her current seat, and pass the opportunity on to the next most senior student.
8. In the case of a tie, then the student in the same research area as the departing student gets priority (to help maintain grouping by research area), and then randomly if necessary.
9. It may be possible to move specific computers to new locations, but there is no guarantee.

Current Seniority

Currently the Lab seniority is as follows:

(note that the effective starting date may not be the actual starting date and incorporates leaves of absence, etc.)

(my apologies if some of these are incorrect -- please contact DaveTompkins with any errors)