Announcements Board & Tasks

[Anna Banana]

What is going on around Level Six? What does your Department Head have planned for you this week? Is there a new Employee of the Month?! These things and many more important notices will be posted here for you to read and take note of.

OOC: Please suscribe to this thread because ALL important notices will be posted here and you don't want to be left out.

*This thread is to be posted in ONLY with permission.

[PadfootAndTheWolf]

You ALL are invited to Level Six's...
WELCOME BRUNCH!

In honor of the remodel and reopening of our Ministry I have decided it would be beneficial to our level to host a welcome back and welcome brunch in order for everyone to get to know one another. Employees new and old are encouraged to come on in, eat some food and mingle with your bosses and co-workers!

Where: The Level Six Breakroom
When: First day of work when you show up! (You don't have desks yet so you have no choice!!! MWAHAHAHHA )

Can't wait to see you there!!
-Armen Recard!

OCC: We are finally ready to go! I know most of you OCC and have tried to correspond at least a little with each of you. This will be a fun little meeting in which our characters will get to know one another. Feel free to look around the new Level threads and see what this is all about. And if you notice in the Personnel Folders thread that your Bio for your charries is not in the Spoiler below your name, then that means I don't have one for you. Please pm it to me ASAP if you would like for it to go in!

Can't wait to rp with you guys! Any other questions pm just pm me!

[PadfootAndTheWolf]

First assignment!!!!

Ok everyone, now that desks have been chosen and we are starting to settle in, the Minister has sent along a special assignment for us to work! Come on over and join our discussion in the Inter-Division work area" about what we should do in order to freshen up and get some air moving in OUR department!

[PadfootAndTheWolf]

End of 'Decorating' to come!

Ok everyone great work so far on the assignment from Borr around the work spaces. We have spent some time on this and we need to get as many people involved with as possible to get this job finished and move on to our next one. So head on over and join a group either in the Inter-Division Work Area or the Level Six Waiting Area and let's get this job done right!

OCC: Just need to push this mini-plot along ok? Continue the great rping around the job sites and this would also be a great opportunity for newly hired employees to begin rping and getting to know the other employees! Keep up the good work!

[PadfootAndTheWolf]

Important Magical Transportation-Wide
Staff Meeting!

I need all employees of level six to please report to the Conference Room on level six IMMEDIATELY for a breifing on the current situation with out level and the important tasks ahead of us. I look forward to seeing you all there.

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Another time line: Mission Koi Pond

Armen and a few other employees are currently on Level 4 visiting and retirieving supplies for the planned koi pond in our Visitor's waiting area. Now there are already enough people up there (and we will be leaving to come back soon anyways) so if you or you character want to participate in the building then please post in the Waiting Area thread, waiting for their return, the building rp shall commence shortly!

[PadfootAndTheWolf]

Tree Planting Team Instructions:

Team one consisting of: Aidon (James.Potter), Andy (Mordaynes), James (Lady Vulu Vengenz), Leo (Presley Black), Lucas (taken*over*), Allie (weasleytwinsROCK), Anna (vijaya), Jenn (Miss Dee), Helena (loun4157), Ramona (city_girl_95), Jayden (LilFox06), Mackenzie (Reincarnation Jones), Layla (Davvy_Wavvy), Frankie (candy Rulez), and Hollie (Fred is Awesome) will go ahead and use the Floo exits in the Atrium and travel to the Floos in the Leaky Cauldren.

Once you arrive in the Leaky Cauldren you and your teammates will move on to the North End of the Street where you will plant 3 young trees. You will also have an employee or two handing out the Flyers from the Departmental meeting to passerby (students, professors, adults, werewolves, etc).

After you have completed this task you will move on to the South End of the Street and do the same. Now we want to get this done quickly and effectively to show Lord Borr we are a hard working Department and worthy of his liking.

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Koi pond building can be finished in the Waiting room probably within the next week or so, Its been a while now.

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And the members of team two, those who are planning the MLE retesting lesson, are to remain in the Conference room and discuss matters with Armen.

[PadfootAndTheWolf]

Magical Transportation Welcoming Brunch!

IC:
Attention all level six employees old or brand new, Armen Recard and the current employees of the Department of Magical Transportation have decided to host a welcoming brunch in the break room in order to welcome our most recent round of new hires!

Please stop by, get something to eat, get to know each other, and stick around for a few announcments from your Department Head! Feel free to bring a dish of your own or enjoy some of the lovely ones others have already set up!!

OCC:
Hey guys, this placement saw LARGE numbers of new employees for all departments and Transportation was no exception, we received 12 new employees this time and I am super excited to have a practically full team! Please look for our new friend around level six, in the welcome brunch and stop by and welcome them on their Profiles. SHow them how awesome Magical Transportation Really is!

*Alex_Potter - Andie Jordan
*tomewitch - Eliza Toshaka
*marylandlily - Jacqueline Porter
*bowtiesarecool - Piper Pierce
*cookiesncupcakes - Mackenzie Gilbert
*KP1 - Tim Prexton
*kaseyus - Melissa Potter
*PercySonOfPoseidon - Caleb Silvers
*MagicSparkle - Charity Sheller
*Berttie-bott - Abigail Williamson
*Mugglemad - Victoria Potter-Weasley
*Boomshakalaka - Ara Smart

[PadfootAndTheWolf]

Tasks and To-Do's!

Apparition:
As many of you have seen and heard around the Ministry, Armen has been working inside the Cult and one of his biggest actions on the front within the Ministry has been to revoke all of the MLE department employees' Apparition licenses. Now we are going through the massive retesting procedure.

Written Exmainer: Jenn, I have posted the Written Exam questionaire in the MLE Task Board thread and they are taking it and their results are being sent to me since I am a Mod. But once I grade them I will send them to you and you can pm them letting them know when to come on down and begin rping with us.

Practical Examiners: Jess, Jenn will be helping us out with testing the MLE'rs and with the new placement we gained another tester, Faith (Mordaynes. She is going to be there but mainly watching and assiting in the beginning but then will be able to test people herself once she see's how we will do it. I am going to be pming the three of you all with more information within the next few days!

License Issuer and Records Liaison: You guys will need to be sure you are posting your charries sitting and work around the desk here greeting the MLE'ers as they come for the assigned testing time and then directing them to a free tester. The license issuers will then rp giving them their badge and the record liasons will have them fill out a form with the info requested off in the first post in this thread.

Broom Regulatory:
The majority of these tasks are still in the planning works. I am currently speaking with Kay (demented_death_eater) the Dept. of Magical Games and Sports and Dee-Dee the Shopkeeper of Quality Quidditch Supplies about what exactly is happening. I will be updating this again once I have exacts.

Broom Comp./Shops Liason: Speaking with Shopkeeper about something wrong with broom (still in process).

Broom Features Workers: Think of at least 3 total new features and then test them if you can indoors. Please report to Armen for further instuctions.

Brooming Games Liason: Speaking with Kay at the moment.

Floo Network:
Floo networks will need to be checked out. I will be pming you all exactly what there will be needed to rp this 'checking out' very soon.

All Floo network employees will be going out into the field this time and checking each of the floo connections marked UNCHECKED in this thread. When you look and decide which one you want to rp your charrie at, just pm me or vm me and I will speak to the member who that Floo belongs to and give them a warning so they can interact and rp with you!

Porkeys:

Muggle Item researchers: Rp your character in any threads in the Outside of the Ministry forum and have them discover at least 3 different muggle items per charrie and bring them back to the Porkey Manufacturers.

Porkey Manufacturers: Create the Portkeys from the Muggle Items the researchers bring you using the Portus spell that requires a slow, sweeping motion over the entire object and ends with a sharp tap of the wand. But first, while you wait for them, you will be creating 8 portkeys for the employees of the Dept. of Environmental Protection from the stalk of already picked Muggle items. (make them up ) An employee from level 4 will be there to pick them up soonish so start ASAP.

Delivery/Retrival: Await for individual pms and situations. I will be sending each of you prompted pms describing a delivery or retrival rp request and we will rp together.

[PadfootAndTheWolf]

IC:
Armen hurried along the hall not wanting to face any of his employees with the embarrassing news just yet and slammed a piece of parchment under a push pin and then Disapperated on the spot.

Quote:

Dear Employees of Level Six:
Due to recent changes in the Minister of Magic's power, Alexander Greingoth has taken up the role of Minister and has thus unfairly fired me. Not to worry though for I will be working on his level until I am able to make my return.

Please continue working hard and do not let this set-back affect your work or the safety of the Transportation systems we have worked hard to monitor for the Wizarding World.

-Forever your friend
Armen J. Recard.

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OCC:

Hey guys,

So now that the Cultist plot is over, Armen has been fired due to his working with the Cult to take over the Ministry and the sort of illegal actions he had taken against the Minsitry. So he had been reassigned as Gopher or Personal Assitant to the Minister and the Ministry as a whole. A new character, to be made public very soon, will now be your boss until the Minister has deamed Armen fit to return.

If you guys need anything at all still feel free to ask but Armen's replacement will be more than qualified to help you too. Job assignments and regular work will resume when they take up the position within this week.


-See ya soon
Chris

[Inez Grey]

Attention All Magical Transport Employees!

Because of there has been a change in management of the Department of Magical Transportation and the group of new hires, there will be a level-wide meeting in the Conference room in order for everyone to welcome themselves, new rules to be established, and other first order of business type items.

I hope to see all of you there, and I look forward to meeting each of you.

OCC: Meeting will start 1/17/2012. You may go ahead and post yourself entering the Conference Room but please don't chat too much.

[Inez Grey]

Ok so I know we have a smaller number of employees than some placements before but we will not let that effect our productivity!

Here is a list of BEGINNING task and jobs I would like you all to get started on: once some of the smaller ones are finished we will start others.

Apparition Division:

*Inez Grey, D.A Forever, iBeJenn, and Mordaynes - The Dept. Head and Practical Examiners will be holding testing sessions in the Practical Testing Center and the Written procter will be hosting Written Exams in the Written Testing Exam Center for all level six employees (That means you guys!) who do not already have their licenses and would like them.
*PhoenixRising and Alex_Potter - Man the desk in the Practical Testing Center and be ready to welcome testers, show them to their tester, having them fill out the forms, and then issue their licenses when they pass. PhoenixRising, you will be editting in the finished forms to the Archives thread.
*Bumblebee - Make announcement in Breakroom about testing of level six employees, be sure to state they need to take the written exam first and that they need to post in the Written Testing Center first. Then man front desk in Waiting Area.

Broom Regulatory:

*Orla and tomewitch - Go to Diagon Alley and speak with Quality Quidditch Supplies shopkeeper and get records of inventory and ask if they need any other services (more shipments, us to check on/test a batch of brooms, etc.) from us at this time.
* Presley Black and Native Kiddy - Create other broom features/Improve on others. Also be sure to get any previous or new ones you create patented by level 8 Magical Games and Sports Dept.
*marylandlily and weasleytwinsROCK - Meet with Dept Head Vindictus of Magical Games and Sports to see if he needs anything specific from us.

Floo Network Authority:

*CassiopeiaAKTF and vijaya - Check out Archives Thread (Floo post) and begin rping checking on each of the ones marked UNCHECKED. Pm me the ones you want before you go anywhere and I will give you permission. Cookiesncupcakes will go with you to be a witness and take notes. **Wait for my PM, I will explain how to check etc.**

Porkeys:

*Lady of Light - Take group of Muggle Items researches (Lilfox06, Frankie, and ReincarnationJones) to Muggl London and pick out a small number of acceptable Muggle items to be made into Portkeys.
*Candy Rulez and Mugglemad - create Portkeys with items brought to you (Lady of Light, you can help as needed). **Pm me if you need a reminder on how to create Portkeys**
*harmonyalways - send memo out to other Department Heads to see if they need any immediate Portkeys or would like to place an order for them.
*Shanners, Fred is Awesome, and MagicSparkle - Come up with a list of suitable places and locations to place Portkeys. You will be delivering and picking them up as soon as they are ready.

[Inez Grey]

Please remember to check in on the tasks in the post above and if you need any help PLEASE PM ME FOR ASSISTANCE!!!

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Attention ALL Level Six Employees!

Do you not have an Apparition license? Do you want one?! Well its a good thing you do because the employees of the Apparition Testing Center are here to help you. If you wish to acquire your license then go ahead and come to the Written Exam Testing Area and approach either Ms. Amilee Rizzo (Bumblebee) or Miss Andie Jordan (Alex_Potter), the secretaries at the desk outside the door and state your name and your appointment time and they will give you a name tag and take your testing fee of 5 sickles, then send you in for the test.

Once you enter the exam room, please take a seat and begin working on your exam. Note that the written examiner, Miss Kaitlynnh Mae (D.A Forever) will be there the whole time and cheating will not be permitted. If you are caught cheating or taking the exam booklet with you upon your leaving you will be escorted away by security and possible charged judicially.

When you are finished with your test please turn it in to the written examiner and have a nice day. We will owl you your results before you can take your Practical Exam.

[PadfootAndTheWolf]

IC:

Greetings employees of Magical Transportation, I, Armen James Recard, have returned as your Department Head after a small respite recommended by the Minister of Magic. I am excited to bring back the glory Transportation had before I left and I am hoping you each feel the same way.

Please stay tuned for further memos and we will begin work shortly.

-Armen J. Recard
Dept. Head of Magical Transportation

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OCC:

Hey guys, just incase you didn't see the PM I sent you all, I am once again going to be your department head. Placement is being taken care of at the moment so we will be having some new employees joining our ranks soon enough and while we wait, there is a 'Welcome Back Armen' party happening in the Breakroom thread if you would like to go ahead and post your character there. Armen will be arriving soon so be ready!

Awesome, talk to you soon!

-Chris

[PadfootAndTheWolf]

ATTENTION!

The Maintainance workers on level one have been working hard for the past few months to renovate and construct the Ministry's new Food Court complete with buffet style dining, juice and dessert bars, and an enivornment where employees from all departments and divisions can eat and socialize as one!

So go ahead and stop by!

[PadfootAndTheWolf]

Attention Alll Level Six Employees!

Job Postings

Apparition Office:
* Testers begin drafting and coming up with possible lesson plans for Hogwarts testing and lessons next School RPG term. Begin with an introduction lesson.
* I will make an announcement in the Ministry Announcements thread reminding everyone to come to our level if they want their Apparition Licenses renewed or tested for their first one.
* ANYONE can create a license graphic to be PMed to those who pass.
* License Issuer and Records Liason will need to make a random post of whatever they want in the Archives Thread. They will then contact me letting me know when this is done. I will then give them the Apparition license information for all of those we have tested already and they are to copy and paste into into their post. Once that is done they can begin contacting the members listed to check up on info that is there and update it.

Broom Regulatory Office:
*Broom Supervisor needs to host a meeting with the broom shop liasons and the broom features development to discuss the batch of fake brooms that were discovered at Quality Quidditch Supplies. After the meeting you will contact the MLE dept. and go out and check the broom shop in Knockturn Alley to check if this is a bigger than one shop problem or not.
*Broom Games Liasons will need to contact the new Games and Sports Department Head and see where their efforts are needed and get to know their way around level 8.

Floo Network:
*Discuss the bad batch of floo powder that has damaged some floos throughout London.
*Send out repair workers and Head Inspector to various effected areas.
* Floo network record liason will need to make a random post of whatever they want in this Archives thread and contact me when they've done so. They will then copy and paste info on all floo networks and their current condition to be tracked.

Porktey Employees:
* A hold will be place on Portkeys due to the rather quiet atmosphere on the items.
* Attention will be shifted to the possible change in laws forbidding Flying Carpets. Meet together and discuss pros and cons of allowing Flying Carpets in Great Britain. Armen Recard will join you.

[Lissy Longbottom]

Hello all Level Six Employees!

Allow me to introduce myself: My name is Gabriela Schultz and I am pleased to inform you that I am your new Department Head! I am a transfer from Level Three, but don't worry, I'm well educated on the transportation system in this country and I'm so excited to get to work!

Before we begin, I'd like to have a little meet and greet to get to know you. Please meet me in the Break Room for some bagels and introductions. See you there!

Sincerely,

Gabriela Schultz

[Lissy Longbottom]

ATTENTION EMPLOYEES
JOB OPENINGS AVAILABLE!

If you are currently very happy with your position, disregard this post. However, if you're looking to try something new, please PM me with a short resume explaining why YOU are perfect for this position and what you'll bring to your new job. If this positions are not filled, they will be filled during the next Ministry sorting.

Apparation Testing
License Issuer and Records Liaison (1 or 2)
-In charge of issuing licenses to people who have successfully completed the Apparation test (both written and practical) and updating that witch/wizards records in the archives.

Written Test Examiner
-An OOC and IC position. OOC, assures that the person applying for the license has completed the questionnaire to be graded by the DH. IC, escorts test takers to the examination room from the waiting room and then to the practical exam room once the written exam is complete.

The Office for the Regulation of Brooms
Broom Feature Developer
-Works with other broom developers to come up with fun, exciting and innovative changes to brooms and make them more appealing to consumers

Please note that all open positions are not listed here. I am only offering THESE positions for the time being since the other positions are not in dire need of employment at the current time.

[Lissy Longbottom]

CURRENT TASKS AND ASSIGNMENTS FOR EACH DIVISION

Ministry Liasion
-Please visit each department and announce that there is a new Department Head on Level 6, and if anyone wishes to meet her, just stop by the office!

Apparation Licensing and Testing Center
-ALL employees of this division meet together and examine the practical/written portion of this exam and decide if any editing needs to be done. Make changes if any are necessary and report to Gabi with new forms and testing guidelines. (If you need help finding these materials, PM me!)

-Practical Examiners We have someone waiting for their license in the waiting room! Please escort them to the Written Exam room and give them the written exam, then take them to the practical exam room and begin the practical portion of the exam.

The Office for the Regulation of Brooms
Shop Liasions Visit Quality Quidditch Supplies to check on their stock of brooms. Also ask if any issues have been reported with the brooms recently sold. If any are needed, submit an order form to Gabi stating how many/what makes to order!

-ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES come up with a list of broom safety to give to Hogwarts Students who are playing Quidditch this term. Liasions, owl the new Flying Professor requesting that they pass on the pamphlets you created to the captains, who will in turn pass them on to players. BEFORE owling the professor please get the guidelines OKed with Gabi. Be sure you also include steps on how to properly care for your broom to minimize risk of accidents!!

The Floo Network Authority
Repair/Testers- Take a trip to the fireplaces in the atrium and assure that all the connections are working properly. Make any repairs necessary. Report back to Gabi when you're finished.

-ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES please update floo records and update the safety guidelines for using floo powder. Turn in to Gabi once you're done.

The Portkey Office
Muggle Item Research - Portkey sales have plummeted. Meet and come up with at least three new muggle designs that can be used to make portkeys more attractive to the wizarding community. Be sure to report your findings to Rosemarie Wallace and Gabi.

-ALL other employees, come up with some advertising campaigns to try and raise portkey sales. Come up with slogans, print up ads, etc...report your finished results to Gabi!

As always, PM me, Lissy Longbottom, if you have any questions or concerns OR RP your character visiting Gabi in her office! There is no right or wrong way to complete these tasks, so get creative with it! You'll have at least a week to complete these tasks. Anyone who completes their assigned task will get a special something once our NEW employee incentive program is put in to place! Also remember to work together, don't have one person do all the work!!

[Lissy Longbottom]

Announcements

Welcome back employees! I hope you enjoyed your time off--we're back and ready to get to work once again!

First of all, if you haven't done so already, please vote in the Board of Governors poll (hopefully you've all been paying attention to the debate!) if you haven't already. Remember, this is an IC vote, NOT an OOC vote. You can vote for up to three candidates, so go make your voice heard now!

If you've already done that, then don't get too comfortable...

Gabi has a meeting going on in the conference room to discuss the Department Head's expectations for her level. She's very different from Armen and the way she runs things, so I'd be sure to attend (plus it'll give you brownie points in Gabi's book! ) so please make your way to the conference room thread. I promise it won't be painful or super long!

[Lissy Longbottom]

Uh oh, looks like trouble is brewing in the Waiting Area...all active personale should report here immediately and help out!!

[Lissy Longbottom]

ATTENTION EMPLOYEES

ALL staff members, regardless of department, are required to attend a Broom Testing Session in the Oak Clearing outside of Surrey this morning. Bring a sweater, it's a bit chilly!

OOC: For this assignment, you'll all be human guinea pigs testing out the various new models of brooms the department has come up with! Feel free to RP your character coming in, grabbing a broom and jumping right into the activity. More instructions in the thread. Have fun!

[Lissy Longbottom]

ATTENTION

All employees are to report to the Conference Room for an emergency meeting. Anyone who is late WILL be docked half a day's pay. I'm serious. Don't test me.

-Gabi

[Lissy Longbottom]

Welcome Back Employees!!

Your new Department Head, Cale Newell, is really looking forward to meeting you all! When you get a chance, pop into his office and say hi to him! He'll be wandering around the level meeting everyone as well!

First things first - go enjoy yourself at the Ministry Orientation! Remember, it's black tie only, and you're free to bring a guest to the festivities. See you there!

IMPORTANT! We are currently in need of a Level 6 Liaison to the Minister! The duties of the liaison include weekly visits to the Minister to keep him informed on the happenings on the level, creating press releases with Cale if the Daily Prophet needs to be aware of something that has happened on Level 6 (such as the recent Floo Powder incident) attending meetings with other liaisons, communicating with other levels, and a few other small duties. If this interests you, please come talk to Cale!

OOC: If you're interested in this position, PLEASE PM me, Lissy Longbottom, with a little mini resume/cover letter stating why you think your character is the best for the job. I'll select a few to go into interviews with Cale IC and then we'll go from there!!

Assignments:

Apparition Team - Go decorate your brand new Classroom! Do what you'd like with it, just don't get toooooo crazy - examples of appropriate decorations are inspirational posters, Apparition dos and don'ts charts, etc. See Cale for more clarification!
OOC: Feel free to make your own graphics/take photos from Google as your "posters" and such for the room. Have fun with it! Work together to make it your own personal space!

-Also, when you get a chance, please look over the new Guidelines for Apparition License Testing in the Ministry. Lesson materials will be OWLed to you shortly.

Floo Network Authority - Even though all Ministry Floo Connections have been checked, the Diagon Alley portals have NOT been checked. Please visit the Archives and check the Diagon Alley connections that are listed as "UNCHECKED". Correct any problems there might be in the connection, and once you're finished, please inform Cale either in person or by owl so the archives can be edited.
OOC: Have fun with this! Go out into the Diagon Alley forum, interact with shopkeepers, and RP your team correcting the connections. It's up to you whether or not there are problems to be fixed! Let me know when you're done RPing and I will edit the archives thread for you!

The Office for Regulation of Brooms - Begin brainstorming pros and cons to Flying Carpet travel. I know this is not your exact area of expertise, but think outside the box and do research if necessary. Compile a list and turn it into Cale (either in person or via owl).

-Begin brainstorming new attachments/charms/etc that can be used on the new Nimbus model. A representative will be coming by in the near future to hear a presentation from your division, so be sure to create diagrams and other visuals to demonstrate your ideas to him!
OOC: Get creative with this! Again feel free to make graphics, make up spells and charms, etc. Use your imaginations!

Portkey Office - Find the portkeys that are lying around the office and deactivate them. A simple "Finite" charm should do the trick. Be sure to wear gloves or you might accidentally be transported somewhere else!
OOC: For this one, I've edited FIVE posts in the Level Six forum with portkeys! It's your job to find them and then RP your characters deactivating them in that particular thread. This is very similar to the Astronomy Long Term assignment being held in the school right now! Pay careful attention - if you RP your character touching one of the portkeys, you may be transported someone else!! Again, there are FIVE posts. They are all in separate threads, although ONE thread contains TWO edits.