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Room Reservation with JOAN

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JOAN is a Room Reservation device and system that uses an Outlook Calendar.

Schedule using Outlook

  1. Open your CIA Outlook Calendar (appearance may vary)
  2. Create an event as usual (select "More options" if desired)
  3. Select the appropriate room as the location ("Reinberger Room" for Rm414)
  4. Save the event

If you don't know the room name check the JOAN Device

Avoid meeting/event titles with sensitive information. The title will be visible on the room display.

About the JOAN Device

The actual display may appear differently than the following photos.

Let's take a look at the JOAN interface.

  1. Branded image
  2. Room Name (for scheduling with Outlook)
  3. Current Room Status (Free, Booked, or Outlook Reservation details)
  4. Meet Now Button for Ad Hoc room reservation
  5. How To Button displays QR code to these instructions
  6. Timetable lists the scheduled events fo the day
  7. Next meeting scheduled for the room
  8. Meeting Title
  9. Meeting Owner

Avoid meeting/event titles with sensitive information. The title will be visible on the room display.

Meet Now - Ad Hoc Reservations

Ad Hoc room reservation with JOAN is easy

  1. If the room is free you will see the 'MEET NOW' button.
  2. Select it and the room is yours for 60 minutes or until the next scheduled reservation (whichever comes first)

Need to Cancel the Ad Hoc room reservation?

  1. Select X next to the Room Status of 'Booked'
  2. If you didn't mean to cancel it select X again
  3. To confirm the cancelation select the Checkmark or do nothing

How To

Need Help with JOAN?

  1. Select 'HOW TO'
  2. Scan the QR code to view this article about JOAN at CIA

Timetable

Need to see the room schedule?

  1. Select TIMETABLE
  2. View the current room reservations
  3. Scroll through the day's schedule with ^ and v
  4. Return to the main Screen
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