Phone Interruption
The long distance phone lines will be down at 4:30 for about 15-20 minutes.
Incoming and outgoing local calls will still be working.

Who’s In, Who’s Out
Dan, Dan, Valerie, Kathleen & Bret are in NY today
Valerie & Kathleen will be in NY tomorrow also
Dan S. & Bret will be at Harcourt tomorrow and back in the office on Thursday

Intercoms
Bret’s phone extension is 119. I will distribute a new intercom list soon.

Free Books
We have a pile of books and CDs, mostly Catholic-themed, that are free to good homes. The titles change every day so takers should visit the bookshelf regularly and often. They are on a filing cabinet next to the CD editorial dept. Every so often, the shelves are emptied and items are donated.

Weather Watch
We will continue to use ext. 208 as an alert for work delays or cancellations. Early on the morning of a snow storm, call into work at 437-3012 and dial ext. 208 for an announcement about whether work is delayed.

Happy Valentine’s Day!
Glad to see almost everyone made it in though it was a slippery drive. I hope my message about the weather was clear and easy to access. Sorry about saying the wrong day of the week!

W-4 Forms
If you haven’t done so already, please give Barbara your completed Federal and Connecticut W4 forms. She would like to have these as soon as possible.

Who’s In, Who’s Out
Kathleen is in Washington DC today
Dan, Dan, Valerie, Kathleen will be in NY Feb 20
Dan S. & Bret will be at Harcourt on Feb 21

Holiday
Just a reminder that we are closed Monday the 19th for President’s Day.

Valentine Trivia
Over a lifetime the average person spends a total of 2 weeks kissing.

Weather Watch
We will continue to use ext. 208 as an alert for work delays or cancellations. Early on the morning of a snow storm, call into work at 437-3012 and dial ext. 208 for an announcement about whether work is delayed.

Who Says There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch?
Just a reminder that there are plenty of sandwiches and salad leftover from yesterday's luncheon. Help yourself!

Storm Ahead
We will continue to use ext. 208 as an alert for work delays or cancellations. Early on the morning of a snow storm, call into work at 437-3012 and dial ext. 208 for an announcement about whether work is delayed.

Welcome Luncheon
On Monday at 12:15 in the café, we will have a company-wide luncheon to welcome our new Bayard President, Bret Thomas. Please arrange your schedule so you will be able to attend this luncheon.

Who’s In, Who’s Out
Didier will be here Feb 8-12
Kathleen will be in NY Feb 13 Washington DC Feb 14
David will be here Feb 12-14
Dan S will be out Feb. 15 and 16 for EECCRE is Washington DC
Kathleen, Valerie, Dan C, Dan S & Bret will be in NY Feb 20
Dan & Bret at Harcourt on Feb 21, back in NL Feb 22

Weather Watch
I’ve volunteered to take over the bad weather announcements. We will continue to use ext. 208 as an alert for work delays or cancellations. Early on the morning of a snow storm, call into work at 437-3012 and dial ext. 208 for an announcement about whether work is delayed.

Bayard Procedures

The following is a memo from Didier regarding company procedures. Please see Paul to get your user name and password to access these documents. You will need Acrobat Reader to do this. Type in the web address Paul gave you. View and/or print each document from this website/browser. Please DO NOT download the documents to store on your computer. We do not want anyone to have an outdated version in their files.

When you type in the web address, before you type in your user name and password, add this link to your favorites so you will be able to find it in the future. We will be notified by email or blog regarding any future changes to these procedures.


Mémorandum

To: All Bayard Inc. Employees
From : Didier Remiot
Date : Feb. 6, 2007
Subject : Procedures

We have realized that some of the principles driving our operations were worth writing so that every employee would be aware of them.

We have worked accordingly at devising very simple procedures on the following topics :

· TRAVEL AND ENTERTAINMENT. This procedure gives some general principles so that Bayard Inc. can optimize the costs of travelling and entertainment.

· TIME-OFF REQUEST. This procedure explains how to get approval for time-off.

· PURCHASE REQUISITION. This procedure explains how to get approval for buying supplies.

· PURCHASE APPROVAL. This procedure aims at getting management a better vision of high ticket expenses.

· PRODUCT FEASIBILITY. This procedure details how to evaluate profitability of a book, booklet or media product before deciding to produce it.

· BANK AUTHORITIES. This procedure details the names of authorized signers on the company bank accounts, together with the limitations implemented on money movements.

· PRINT ORDER. This procedure establishes how the Print-order of the magazines should be set and how the print-run and distribution of copies are controlled.

· PERIODICAL REPORTS. This procedure lists the main periodical reports needed to monitor Bayard Inc. East Coast operations, their periodicity, when and by whom they are released, and who should receive and analyze them

Would you please consult these procedures on the following website : http://bayard-inc.com/procedures/To access that page, please use your personal username and password as set by Paul Bourque.

I am aware that some of the reorganization which is just now being implemented in the company will soon lead to changes in some of these procedures. We will amend them as needed and post on the Internet the revisions as they will get approved. Moreover, some other procedures will need to be written.

I hope you will find interesting this attempt at making a bit more clear how we want to operate and would like to ask for your help at improving the effectiveness of Bayard Inc.’s operations by implementing these principles and rules. Do not hesitate contacting me should you have any question.

Didier RemiotExecutive Vice PresidentBayard Inc.

Good morning!
It’s been a while since I blogged so there’s a lot of information to share.

A small cabinet in the kitchen has been moved to the left. The heat from the microwave ovens was interfering with the thermostat above.

Daffodils
Judy is selling daffodils as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. There is a sign-up sheet by the mail boxes. If interested, please sign up by the end of Feb.

Missing Jacket
Matt’s winter jacket he hangs on the rack in the kitchen is missing. Please let him know if you know where it might be. You may want to reconsider leaving valuables in the kitchen as there is no explanation as to how it disappeared.

Printer Use
When using the HP 4050 printer across from Paul, please pick up the documents you print. There is a large stack of them in the bin that has been there for quite a while. Also, before printing something a second time, please check the bin.

Who’s In, Who’s Out
Didier will be here Feb 8-12
Kathleen will be in NY Feb 13

Weather Watch
I’ve volunteered to take over the bad weather announcements. We will continue to use ext. 208 as an alert for work delays or cancellations. Early on the morning of a snow storm, call into work at 437-3012 and dial ext. 208 for an announcement about whether work is delayed.

Parking Update
Effective today, up to 10 people can park in any parking spot marked 21 MPB. They requested that we provide license plate numbers of the 10 people and Sue is collecting the license plate numbers today. If you are one of these people, you must park in the Medical Building parking lot to conserve parking in the unmarked spots for others. Those not requested to park in the 21 MPB spaces must park next to the medical building in the unmarked parking spaces across from the Chelsea Groton garage. Parking in the Chelsea Groton lot should only be as a last resort if there is no other parking available.

Valerie, Dan S., Dan C. & Kathleen