Excerpt from The Official Residents’ Guide to Moon Base Alpha, © 2040 by National Aeronautics and Space Administration:
ASSEMBLY
Although MBA is equipped so that all lunarnauts have multiple ways of communicating with one another—e-mail, phone, ComLink, etc.—sometimes the best way to disseminate information is still the good, old-fashioned group meeting. Therefore, on the first Monday of every month, a mandatory assembly will take place in the rec center for all lunarnauts over age 18. Said meetings will be run by the moon-base commander (unless he or she assigns someone else that duty) and shall cover any topics deemed necessary. If there is something you would like discussed with the group, please submit it to the MBC several days ahead of time.
In addition, the MBC has the right to call additional meetings whenever he or she deems necessary—and for whatever residents he or she deems necessary as well. In these cases, the assembly should be considered mandatory for all whose presence is requested.I Furthermore, if there is a group of lunarnauts whom you would like to call an assembly for, please submit your request to the MBC at least seven days in advance for scheduling purposes. And remember: Everyone enjoys an assembly far more if the person leading it is organized and enthusiastic and doesn’t waste their time, so please conduct yours accordingly.
I. Except in the case of severe illness.