2005-09-06 Meeting Minutes


CSSS Meeting Minutes Tuesday September 6, 2005; 12:30pm @ CSSS Office Roll Call: Peter, Derrick, Andrew T., Nakisa, Mark L., Mark S., Jenny, Andrew R., Chris, Tristan, James, Rachel

1.0 Meeting Schedule

  • to be held Wednesdays; 5:00pm

    2.0 Exec Dinner

  • to be held Tuesday September 13 @ 5:00pm

  • location to be decided

    3.0 Website

  • execs complete write ups with pictures

  • surveys -> use polls

  • all execs add content as necessary, Drupal system is GOLD

    4.0 Google Pizza Reps

  • purpose is to give free pizza to students who work late

  • Tristan still retains his position

  • should fill second spot with someone

    5.0 Agenda/Planner

  • status unknown, hope Jamie is on top of things

    6.0 BBQ

  • Wednesday September 14; 12:00pm @ outside Dempster

  • advertisement -> AMS promo department and CopyRight provide good deals

  • meat -> AMS? Costco? Tristan inquire

    7.0 BBQ and Bzzr Garden

  • Friday September 23

  • location undecided

  • require alcohol license; Chris/James inquire

  • one type of beer, stick with conservative numbers

  • speaker system -> Chris, from Gage

  • band -> Nakisa needs to say where/when, otherwise accounted for

    8.0 Surplus

  • CSSS given an expendable surplus from last year

  • income from agenda/yearbook ads

  • income from AMS, CS department, SUS

  • improve CICSR 002 lounge? Peter inquire

  • produce quality yearbook?

  • subsidise cost of burgers?

    9.0 Monthly Newsletter

  • link to website with captions to encourage website use

  • website contains all the pertinent information

  • CS department quarterly newsletter -> include CSSS stuff? Mark L. inquire

    10.0 Website

  • forum utilization -> talk about courses, more categories needed

  • promotion -> Nakisa talk to department about using forum as well as newsgroup

    11.0 Welcome Event

  • Thursday September 8; 12:30pm @ DMP 310

  • introduce ourselves

  • promote website

  • hand outs? advertise website, bzzr garden, BBQ; Mark L. produce

    12.0 Office

  • disable door alarm; Rachel inquire

    13.0 Business Info Sessions

  • organize event list

  • IBM/Google clash

  • Career Services vs. CSSS on this issue

  • charge fees?

    14.0 Sponsored Events

  • pay for food/games for social nights

  • maybe pizza, prizes

  • rent arcade? supply food, win iPod; Andrew R. inquire

    15.0 Office Hours

  • email free time periods to Rachel

  • sell food/drink as done last year

    16.0 Sports

  • intramurals -> sponsored by SUS/CSSS, subsidize some of the cost

  • advertise on website/newsletter