This isn't a direct answer to the question, but because I've had the same experience as Jerome (a.k.a. ya can't actually do it), you may want to look at other tools that integrate with GCal. I haven't actually used this tool, but I've seen it used and it seems really nice:
http://www.scheduleonce.com/meetme.aspx -ALex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 8:32 AM, Jerome Chang <jer...@blankspaces.com> wrote: > ...not a whiz, but single log-ins for google share[-anything] doesn't seem > to work in my experience. You have to invite/share the calendar to > individuals, even though you may end up communicating to all of them via a > group address like members@. > > You could, however, create a single email address like > conferencero...@hattery.com, and then have people write in their name(s) > in the appointment note. Not ideal, but that does simplify the booking > process especially if your goal is just to visually determine and display > vacant/not-vacant. > > > *JEROME CHANG* > > *Mid-Wilshire* > 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) | Los Angeles CA 90036 > ph: (323) 330-9505 > > *Downtown* > 529 S. Broadway, Suite 4000 (@Pershing Square) | Los Angeles CA 90013 > ph: (213) 550-2235 > > > <http://www.yelp.com/biz/blankspaces-los-angeles> > <https://twitter.com/BLANKSPACES> > <https://www.facebook.com/pages/BLANKSPACES/132257631339> > <https://www.facebook.com/pages/BLANKSPACES/132257631339> > <http://www.linkedin.com/company/blankspaces?trk=top_nav_home> > <http://vimeo.com/blankspaces> > <http://vimeo.com/blankspaces> > On Jul 20, 2014, at 11:40 AM, Lisa Anne Logan <lisaan...@hattery.com> > wrote: > > Hi there, > > We've been using the ol' "write your name on the door" method for booking > conference rooms, and I'd like to implement a Google Calendar system > instead. And, of course, by tomorrow ;) > > Ideally, everyone on a specific Google Groups distro (e.g. > memb...@hattery.com) would have access to all our conference room > resource calendars for booking. I would add and remove people from that > group as they join or leave Hattery, and that would update their calendar > access. Access would always by synched between that group and the resource > list. > > It seems like this should just work as described, but it doesn't. The > kicker may be that our members use dozens of different domain names, so the > typical "share with everyone in my domain" choices don't apply. > > Looking for a Google Calendar whiz who might be able to lend some ideas... > > Thanks! > > LA > > > Lisa Anne Logan > > Director of Marketing and Operations > > Hattery > > l...@hattery.com > > 415.205.5325 > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
