BETA Lab Seating / Facilities

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 Chris Fawcett (fawcettc@csDELETEthisTEXT.ubc.ca)).

Our floor plan

BETA Lab

Current Assignments

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.

(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 fawcettc@csDELETEthisTEXT.ubc.ca with any errors.

Machine Details

Use of listed machines is prioritized according to (1) occupant of associated desk; and (2) students/guests of owner. Permissions should be obtained before using a machine for for which you do not have priority.

Machines missing details were either offline at the time of writing (amorgos, halki), or do not allow general login (paxi, pinky, schmucker).

CF: As of March 2014 this list is extremely out of date, and many of these machines have been retired. Removing the list entirely is pending on a decision on the future of dedicated desktop machines for stations.