CSSS Meeting Minutes Wednesday September 14, 2005; 5:00pm @ CSSS Office Roll Call: Andrew R., James, Jake, Peter, Nakisa, Rachel, Mark L., Tristan, Jamie
1.0 Clothing
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we are good to go!
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contest needs to be arranged (Nakisa)
2.0 LAN/Movie Party
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tentatively scheduled for Friday, October 7
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geared towards laptop users, headphones probably needed
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location -> Learning Centre? X-wing lounge? Learning Centre preferred
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sponsors? food? prizes? (Andrew R.)
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Xbox/PS2 games available to play, give away after to tournament winners?
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play movies in CSSS office with projector
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Xbox/PS2/computers in Learning Centre
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food in X-wing lounge?
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need 2+ projectors -> movie, console games (James)
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ask for input regarding games and movies on website
3.0 Bzzr Garden/BBQ
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tentatively rescheduled for Friday, October 14
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contact band for rescheduling (Nakisa)
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find out about tents, fences (James)
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location -> X-wing student lounge? outside Dempster? (Chris)
4.0 Photocopies
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we were allocated up to 500 free from the department
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120 used thus far
5.0 Newsletter (Mark L.)
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Jamie volunteered to help
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“big version” will be on the website, condensed version with link in email
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longboat/intramurals -> supply $3 subsidising per CS student per CS team
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SUS may provide additional funding
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advertise In My Experience, clothing design contest, info sessions, tri-mentoring, AGM, BBQ/Bzzr, LAN Party
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picture contest -> deadline September 22 at beginning of AGM
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yearbook -> mention in next newsletter
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announce year reps
6.0 Annual General Meeting
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Thursday, September 22; 12:30-1:30pm @ X-wing lounge
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provide pop and chips
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announce social events
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forgo Wednesday meeting
7.0 Food Sale
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provided as a service to students, not for profit
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sell pop $0.50, water $0.50, chips TBA
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see which exec will volunteer to pick up supplies
8.0 Funds
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received revenue from agendas
9.0 BBQ Post Mortem
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good turn out, sold all 200 meat burgers
10.0 Company Info Sessions
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Telus session “rescheduled” due to labour dispute
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Accenture may be interested in second info session for CS only in October
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Google set up through CSSS and Grad Society, geared toward CS/Electrical Engineering
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contact other CS related companies -> EA, etc. (Andrew R.)
11.0 Jake’s Ideas
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new fourth year rep brought a pile of ideas
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see if there is any interest in these ideas through CSSS forum
11.1 Resume Critiques
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allow students to have their resumes critiqued, even if not in co-op
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Jake will spearhead this
11.2 Old Textbooks
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donate to CSSS or study centre, possibly for some small reimbursement
11.3 Invitations to Faculty for Social Events
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good idea, might as well do so or else Steve may get lonely
11.4 New Courses
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encourage discussion about new course ideas
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more applied? cryptography?
11.5 CS Boat Racing Team
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in layman’s terms, speed drinking
11.6 Scavenger Hunts
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any ideas?
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must be wary of what might be construed as illegal
11.7 Pub Crawls
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themed T-shirts?
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some concern about low turnout
11.8 CS Art
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a way to dispell myth that CS students are not artistic and creative
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display case containing art?
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CS band?
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talent show?
11.9 University Engineering Competitions
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encourage students to get involved with pre-established competitions between universities
11.10 Pie Week
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based on U of T’s annual event -> March 14, 1:59pm, 3:14pm
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sell pies to people or groups of people who select a CS target
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target asked if they would take a pie to the face with the current pot
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if refused for small pot, which is unlikely, encourage additional contributions
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pot goes to charity or CSSS
11.11 CS High School Shadowing
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have a high school student shadow a CS student
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such a program may already be established, contact department and inquire
11.12 CS Endowment Fund
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encourage students to contribute money to fund future CS related ventures -> new lab equipment, etc.
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concerns about apathy among students based on last year’s poor performance in Class Act