Your first day, starts before your first day. If possible, set up pre-meetings with other team members, arrange for email/phone and a place to sit, etc... Al

Your first day, starts before your first day. If possible, set up pre-meetings with other team members, arrange for email/phone and a place to sit, etc... Also, see if you can participate in a team meetings/conference calls-- as a chance to listen and learn without the pressure to perform and to begin forming alliances.