====== Welcoming Guests at Open Nights (a guide for members) ======

Some people don't know what to do when a new person comes in. Ignoring them is not welcoming and they will probably leave with a bad impression. While the lab is open you should try to do your best to be friendly. If you don't know what to do here is a suggested procedure.

  - Look up from your computer and say hello.
  - Offer them a chair - make a space at the table if necessary.
  - Ask if they have been before, what their interests are, why they have come.
  - Offer them tea or another drink.
  - Offer them a tour.

If you can't face this and there is noöne else in the lab who will do it then it might be worth ending the open night.