CSSS Meeting Minutes Thursday November 16, 2006; 1:00pm @ CSSS Office
1.CUTC
The department is going to support $2000 for CUTC and will help us figure out who is going to be subsidized
CSSS can match the department’s fund
Undergraduate committee will process the application
Good to support $400 for a maximum of 10 people (cover about half the cost)
Although seems like a good idea, it benefits few people. Decided to keep going with the decision because it is a good cause for spending the money we have
2.TV
Going to put down the offer today
$ 429.99
Albert is putting down the offer for now
3.XBOX
Andrew will look into the cost of XBOX 360 and look into asking Microsoft to sponsor us
Nintando wii can be a possible alternative
4.Wine and Cheese
Instead of wine and cheese, an alternative would be end of year celebration
Possible idea: People can talk about courses etc. and have popularity contest of courses and professors
Good idea to Getting faculty involved
Don’t have time for this term but can do it for next term
5.LAN Party
Next LAN party is on Dec 1, 2006
See if Business Object or Accenture is interested in sponsoring
6.Movie Night
Looking to partner with FOCWS in doing a movie night in January
FOCWS can allocate some funds
Will need to pay licensing fee for putting on a movie night
7.Career Fair
9 CS companies are coming
Nokia also coming
8.Survey
Anonymous employee awareness survey
To learn about what employee goals are most important
Give people $20 gift certificate for Amazon after completing the survey
Will stop with advertisement on the website
Deadline is Nov 29, 2006
9.New Labs
Good to have LCD monitors and see if we can get web servers
10.Class Act
Should start the planning in February
Can start discussing ideas earlier
11.Space
Proposal to a more tightly controlled first floor area
The project room is book-able
Thinking about making a fob access building
Things students want: more project rooms
Would like to have a storage room for CSSS
12.Advertise CSSS Website
Traffic hasn’t increased since last year
E-mail advertising
Can put up poster
Can use banner to advertise website (put up at various events)
Can tell professors about easy access to newsgroup through the cube website and ask the profs to tell the students at the beginning of the new term
Send out in newsletter clear step by step instruction on accessing newsgroup through the cube website
Table tents can be used for advertising