Welcome to the ``tip of the week'', a pithy kickshaw provided 
on a sometimes weekly basis.


		A new events calendar
		---------------------

In May 1997 we are introducing a version of the familiar Weekly Events
calendar which should require much less human intervention than the
old one did.  (You may have noticed that we went many weeks in the
spring semester without a current calendar.)


Command-line access
-------------------

You can read the weekly events calendar from any shell window by
typing ``events week'', or just ``events''.  

The seminar-by-seminar listings are not currently available - we hope
that individual seminars will take up the slack with Web pages which
list at least as much information as those schedules did.


Window system access
--------------------

The ``Weekly Events'' item in the math department's main menu for
the X11 window system displays the current weekly events calendar.


Email notification
------------------

We are still working on an automated scheme for updating the posted
calendar and sending out email versions at the head of each week.
These should be working by the end of Summer 1997.


World Wide Web
--------------

The Uniform Resource Locator for our events lists and tools is 

	http://www.math.ufl.edu/events/

-- you can also find this document through several paths starting
with the department home page.

The Web page version of the events calendar gives ready access to
past and future weeks of the semester as well as the current week.


Submitting events for the calendar
----------------------------------

The URL above provides access to the password-protected calendar
submission tools.  The main tool is a simple form which one fills
out from a Web browser (any forms-capable browser will work,
including Lynx).

Seminar leaders/reporters should send email to www@math.ufl.edu to
request the password.


Printed versions
----------------

You can run off a paper copy of the weekly schedule from the print
function of any browser.



Bugs and suggestions
--------------------

Summer 1997 is a shakedown cruise for the events calendar tools.
Since we need an accurate, easily-maintained events calendar, your
suggestions and bug reports are eagerly welcomed.  Please send email
to cws@math.ufl.edu.


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Past Tips of the Week are found in /depot/documentation/tips.  They
may also be consulted through the Documentation/Online Help menu item
of the window system's main menu or through Info mode in the Emacs
editor.

						   cws@math.ufl.edu

Subject:	New events calendar