Booking Procedure

1. Please use the following on line link to book a time/slot on the FACS machines http://www.google.com/calendar/render
2. The signup is done by the users (an account per user).
3.  Email us your user name then we will send you an invitation/permission to access the calendar.
4. Make sure your booking does not overlap with other users’ booking slot.
5. You are not allowed to change/cancel your bookings 24 hours prior your scheduled time. May be done in some special circumstances, but please notify the FACS lab ASAP.
6. When booking more than 3 hours per slot, please notify us first to approve.
7. Users who do not arrive within 20 minutes of their start time will lose that booked slot. Anyone may use the cytometers after this 20-minute period and may not be asked to leave. If late, notify us.
8. Please be aware that if you cancel your appointment at the last minute, you are still charged for the time you booked the machine for. Sorting/analysis charges start at the time of your appointment, not when you arrive.
9. If you need to cancel your appointment, please do so as early as possible. If you are running late for your appointment, please notify us so we can see if we can arrange for a later starting time for people scheduled after you.
10. Users will now be charged for the greater of time scheduled or actual time used on the machines. Most users know that they were only being charged for the time they actually used. This new rule should discourage signing up for excessive time.